LICKING COUNTY OHIO - BUTT, Mrs. Mahala (GREEN) (d. 1884)
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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Mr. William J. Bertini
FZDQ55A@prodigy.com
Licking County Ohio USGenWeb Registry Page
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November 16, 1997
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Obituary for Mrs. Mahala Butt

From a local paper - LCGS obituary files

Contributed by Mr. William J. Bertini
on 16 November 1997.

The death of Mrs. Butt, one of the oldest residents of Licking county, took
place at her residence in Monroe township, December 5, 1884, at the age
of 77 years, two months and twenty days. She was the first born of Mr. George
Green, and the first white child born within the present limits of Monroe
township, her birth having taken place September 15, 1807, before Licking
county was organized, while what is now Monroe township, was Granville township,
Fairfield county. Mrs. Butt was the oldest of seventeen children, fourteen
of whom lived to be fathers and mothers.

Her father and uncle, Charles Green, came to Raccoon valley from Virginia
in the spring of 1807, and bought the Wyandot Indian village of "Raccoon
Town," a mile above where Johnstown was afterwards laid out. Basil
Butt and Mahala Green were united in marriage, May 25, 1826, and eleven
children were born to them, ten of whom are still living. He died November
16, 1854, and she remained in widowhood thirty years. While yet a mere boy,
Mr. Butt was a member of a Virginia company of militia, rendering service
in the war of 1812, and Mrs. Butt was placed on the pension list some years
before her death. In 1881, when the history of Licking county was published,
Mrs. Butt's mother was still living at the great age of 92 years, and in
that volume was represented to have then sixty-six grand children, 126 great
grand children, and twenty six great-greatgrand children.

Mrs. Butt was highly esteemed by her acquaintances, friends and relatives,
was generous, kind, hospitable, patriotic during the late war, giving much
of her time and money in aid of the Union cause. She was left with seven
children to care for at her husband's death, and she discharged her duties
to them with great fidelity. For sixty-three years she held a membership
in the Methodist church.

Notes by the contributer:
Subject: Mrs. Mahala (Green) Butt
Born: September 15, 1807
Died: December 5, 1884
Text: from Johnstown or Newark Advocate

Notes: Her mother's name was Diadema Green