Martha Smothers married Jefferson Butler (1840-1889)Mar 4 1858 Lavaca Co. She later contracted pneumonia and died at 28yo leaving her husband Jefferson with 4 small children to raise.

Collection: Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: Jefferson Butler Bride's Name: Martha Ann Smothers Marriage Date: 04 Mar 1858 Marriage Place:Lavaca Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59235-1 System Origin: Texas-VR Source Film Number: 983239 Ref #2:V43R1S

Name: Jeff Butler Age 1860: 31 Birth Year: ABT 1829
Birthplace: Alabama Home 1860: Lavaca Lavaca Texas Gender: Male Post Office: Hallettsville
Household Members: Name Age
Jeff Butler 31
Martha Butler 17 wife
Charles Butler 27 (brother?)
William Butler 7 (wondering if this isn't William Ford as listed on the 1870 census)
Christopher Kons 22

1870 Name: Jefferson Butler Est birth year: ABT 1827
Age 1870: 43 Birthplace: Alabama Home 1870: Lavaca, Texas Race: White Gender: Male widower
Jefferson Butler 43
Mary Butler 9 1861 dau
Jefferson Butler 7 1863 son
Frances Butler 5 1865 dau
Annie Butler 3 1867 dau
Mary Smithers 52 MIL Mary Harris Ashby mother to wife Martha, dec'd [Mary Ashby was her mother]
William Ford 16 (works on farm)

Children Martha Smothers & Jefferson Butler
Mary Elizabeth1860, Jefferson Jr1862, Frances Alma1864,
Sarah Annie1868

1Mary Elizabeth Butler b Aug 13 1860 Lavaca Co TX d Feb 26 1940 Lavaca Co TX
+1James Addison Lynch 1881 d 1890
+2 Jacob LeRoy Lynch in Don Milo train wreck

2Jefferson Butler Jr b Nov 15 1862 Lavaca Co TX
he contracted pneumonia and died Oct 13 1883 the day set for his wedding.

3Frances Alma Fannie BUTLER b Nov 15 1864 Lavaca Co TX d 2 DEC 1954 Lavaca Co TX bur City Cem Hallettsville TX.
+Joseph Hillary DUFNER b June 16 1866 Lavaca Co TX d July 27 1928 Lavaca Co TX m Bef 1886 burial City Cem Hallettsville TX. Son/o Francis Hillary Dufner & Ann Elizabeth Brown
In her dad's will Jefferson appointed WT Kelly and Joe Dufner Executors of his will.

4Sarah Annie BUTLER b Feb 20 1868 TX
+Luke A GREER 1887 b June 1867 TX
Her dad's will included her- 'My daughter Ann Greer [Martha's son] is entitled to five cows and calves and one horse out of my property which is to be turned over to her by my executors.'

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 about Martha Butler Gender: Female Race: White Place of Birth: TX Est Birth yr: 1842 Age: 28 Month of Death: March Cause of Death: Pneumonia Census year 1870 Lavaca Co TX
Pg: 213 Line 32 Roll: T1134_55 ID# MRT197_46140