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Letson of Butts County
David Letson was born on 31 December 1824 in Butts County, Georgia, died 9 September 1897 in Chaulksville, Alabama. He married on 31 January 1844 in Butts County, Susan Martin (Born 21 December 1826 Georgia, died 18 May 1898). They resided in Butts County, Georgia until about 1859, when they removed to Jefferson County, Alabama.[1]
Butts County Deeds
Deed Book F, page 399. 27 July 1850, Janall and Duffy to David W. T. Letson of Butts County, land in the 3rd District, of originally Monroe County, now Butts County, north of Brushy Creek, "it being the place whereon David W. T. Letson now resides", in Lot 182. Issue:[2]
- Mary J. Letson, born 1846 in Butts County, Georgia.
- Marsha A. Letson, born 1848 in Butts County, Georgia.
- Frances E. Letson, born 1849 in Butts County, Georgia.
- Permelia A. Letson, born 6 January 1853 in Butts County, Georgia, died 8 February 1929 in Alabama.
- David Letson, born 1861 in Alabama.
- Cordelia Letson, born 1863 in Alabama.
- Samuel Letson, born 1865 in Alabama.
- Rossie E. Letson, born 1867 in Alabama.
- Safronia Letson, born 1869 in Alabama.
Sources: [1] Comment: Butts County was taken from Monroe County. Therefore, David Letson was probably a son of Robert Letson, Sr. David stated on the 1880 Census that his parents were born in South Carolina.
[2] 1880 Jefferson County, Alabama Census; Butts County Marriages; 1850 Butts County Census.