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Butts Family History
Butts Genealogy & Family TreeButts is an English name from Butt, Normandy. It comes from the Middle English word butt which means "stump" and referred to someone with a thick build. The earliest known ancestor--Walter But--was recorded in 1114. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany. The family motto is Possunt quia posse videntur which means "They are able because they seem to be."
Other spellings include "Butt," "But," "Buttson," "Butting," and "Butte." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete James Butts (triple jump), American football player Marion Butts Jr. (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Houston Oilers), and British musician Gizz Butt (The Prodigy). The first Butts to come to America was Robert Butts in Virginia in 1640.
Butts Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary G Butts -- --, 1716 March 17, 1789 Virginia
- Blanch Butts -- --, 1898 October 17, 1989 Kentucky
- Samuel Garrett Butts -- --, 1851 October 6, 1930 Virginia
- Clyde Butts -- --, 1900 February 15, 1973 North Carolina
- Columbus C. Butts -- --, 1874 February 2, 1964 North Carolina
Butts Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Charles W. Butts -- --, 1923 January 7, 1989 North Carolina
- Julius B. Butts -- --, 1845 March 12, 1929 North Carolina
- Graham Butts -- --, 1914 July 7, 1919 North Carolina
- Rebecca Ann Butts -- --, 1848 April 30, 1937 Alabama
- Ellen Elmira Butts -- --, 1853 June 21, 1921
