Wife of (1) Michael "Mikell" Donaldson, they were married January 14, 1847 in Bulloch County, Georgia.
Mother of Sarah Jane, James M. and John W. Donaldson, all born in Bullock, Georgia.
After Mikell's death in 1855 she married (2) John Ellis Gibson, they were married January 17, 1856 in Bulloch County, Georgia.
Mother of Madison Adolphus, Stephen McCall and Charles McDonald Gibson, all born in Camden, Georgia.
John Gibson died in the Civil War on June 10, 1862 at James Island, South Carolina.
Wife of (3) Jefferson Butler.
Mother of twins, Charlton Fletcher and Hardee Hampton, Julia Rebecca, Eugenia Viola and Mildred Louise Butler, all born in Bryan County, Georgia.
Daughter of David Williams and Margaret Jones.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, Savannah, Georgia, February 9, 1921, section A, column 3
Double Funeral Today - There will be a double funeral today at Lanier, Ga. when Mrs. Rebecca Butler, age 91 years, who died there yesterday and Mrs. Elizabeth Blackburn, her granddaughter, who died in Savannah are buried. Funeral arrangements in both cases are in charge of Fox and Weeks.
Mrs. Butler who died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Downs. She is survived by a brother, J. B. Williams of Arcola; seven sons, J. M. Donaldson and J. W. Donaldson of Pembroke, M. A. Gibson of Savannah, S. M. Gibson of Yonges Island, S.C., C. M. Gibson of Charleston, H. H. Butler and C. F. Butler of Yonges Island and Ravenel, S.C., three daughters, Mrs. A. J. Iler of Pembroke, Mrs. C. B. Jones of Ellabelle, and Mrs. W. C. Downs of Lanier.
Mrs. Butler was a member of Little Creek Baptist Church near Lanier and the funeral for herself and her granddaughter will take place there at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Blackburn's body was shipped to Lanier by Fox and Weeks yesterday afternoon.
Wife of (1) Michael "Mikell" Donaldson, they were married January 14, 1847 in Bulloch County, Georgia.
Mother of Sarah Jane, James M. and John W. Donaldson, all born in Bullock, Georgia.
After Mikell's death in 1855 she married (2) John Ellis Gibson, they were married January 17, 1856 in Bulloch County, Georgia.
Mother of Madison Adolphus, Stephen McCall and Charles McDonald Gibson, all born in Camden, Georgia.
John Gibson died in the Civil War on June 10, 1862 at James Island, South Carolina.
Wife of (3) Jefferson Butler.
Mother of twins, Charlton Fletcher and Hardee Hampton, Julia Rebecca, Eugenia Viola and Mildred Louise Butler, all born in Bryan County, Georgia.
Daughter of David Williams and Margaret Jones.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS, Savannah, Georgia, February 9, 1921, section A, column 3
Double Funeral Today - There will be a double funeral today at Lanier, Ga. when Mrs. Rebecca Butler, age 91 years, who died there yesterday and Mrs. Elizabeth Blackburn, her granddaughter, who died in Savannah are buried. Funeral arrangements in both cases are in charge of Fox and Weeks.
Mrs. Butler who died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Downs. She is survived by a brother, J. B. Williams of Arcola; seven sons, J. M. Donaldson and J. W. Donaldson of Pembroke, M. A. Gibson of Savannah, S. M. Gibson of Yonges Island, S.C., C. M. Gibson of Charleston, H. H. Butler and C. F. Butler of Yonges Island and Ravenel, S.C., three daughters, Mrs. A. J. Iler of Pembroke, Mrs. C. B. Jones of Ellabelle, and Mrs. W. C. Downs of Lanier.
Mrs. Butler was a member of Little Creek Baptist Church near Lanier and the funeral for herself and her granddaughter will take place there at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Blackburn's body was shipped to Lanier by Fox and Weeks yesterday afternoon.
Inscription
Come Ye Blessed In Loving Remembrance Of Mother Mrs. R. E. Butler. See Here My Friends As You Pass By, As You Are Now So Once Was I, As I Am Now So You Must Be, Prepare For Death And Follow Me. Gone But Not Forgotten. Safe Now In the Arms Of Jesus. Butler.
Family Members
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Sarah Jane Donaldson Iler
1848–1928
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James Michael "Jimmy" Donaldson
1851–1934
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John William Donaldson
1853–1942
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Madison Adolphus Gibson
1858–1930
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Stephen McCall Gibson
1859–1930
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Charles McDonald Gibson
1860–1934
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Charlton Fletcher Butler
1866–1923
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Hardee Hampton Butler
1866–1947
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Julia Rebecca Butler Shuman
1867–1907
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Eugenia Viola Butler Jones
1869–1938
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Mildred Louise "Lula" Butler Downs
1872–1963
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