Chronicles of Boone County

Kirtley, Mary Mildred

Item

Title

Kirtley, Mary Mildred

Alias

unknown, Milly [11]

Gender

Female

Biography

Freed by deed from Fanny Parker, of Boone County (Ky.) on July 14, 1847. On July 1, 1861 she married Philip Butler, a Canadian farmer. They settled in Ontario, Canada.

According to the 1871 Census of Canada, Mary was literate and a Weslyan Methodist.

At the time of the 1921 Census of Canada, on June 1, the widowed Mary was living in the Colchester North district in Ontario. Her older brother George lived with her.

When she died, her remains were sent to Amherstburg, Ontario for burial. She was likely buried near her husband in Rose Hill Cemetery (Amherstburg, Ont.).

Member

Kirtley family

Birth date

9 Nov 1840

Place of birth

Kentucky

Father

Kirtley, Burk

Mother

Parker, Clarissa

Life event(s)

Marriage: 1 Jul 1861; Wayne County (Mich.)

Wayne County (Mich.)

Spouse(s)

Butler, Phillip

Child(ren)

Butler, Gordon Calvin

Butler, Samuel Walter

Butler, Olive

Butler, Clara A.

Death date

24 Dec 1921

Place of death

Detroit (Mich.)

Death and burial information

Cause of death: Brights Disease

Burial: Amherstburg (Ont.)

Relationship

Slaveholder(s): Parker, Fanny

Parker, Fanny

Bibliographic citation(s)

Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Dearborn County, Indiana Deed Book Y, page 179

Michigan, Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1851-1875

1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Essex, Colchester

1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Essex, Colchester North

1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Essex South, Colchester North

Source(s)

Seventh Census of the United States, 1850

Indiana African American Genealogy

Dearborn County Deed Books

Michigan Death Records 1867-1952

Item sets

AA--Enslaved--Kentucky--Boone County--O-P-Q