Mary Jane “Jane” BUTLER

1842 - 1920  (78 years)

• Name	Mary Jane “Jane” BUTLER  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	4 Jan 1842	Sampson County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Female
  HIST	died at 30 years of age- information taken from Wilmington Daily Journal, WIlmington, N.C., Tuesday, September 30, 1862 Her daughter, Mary, was born 30 Oct 1869 so Mary Jane couldn’t have died in 25 Aug 1862. Proposed Change: Captain James VANN, Jr. (I50119) Tree: Singleton and Related Families Link: http://singletonfamily.org//getperson.php?personID=I50119&tree=1 Description: There are several discrepancies on this page. James Vann, Jr of Sampson Co., NC and Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC >No record found so far to indicate this James Vann was a Capt. One of his younger daughters told this but unknown if it originated with her or if there was some other information regarding that status. If you have one, please share. He was referred to as James Vann, Jr to differentiate him from an I older relative James Vann, who was called James Vann, Sr. James Vann, Jr died in 1890 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC and was buried in Cross Creek Cemetery #2. His son, Enoch James Vann also died in 1890 and was buried there also. >James Vann married 1. Mary Robinson, d/o George Washington Robinson and Margaret Matthis of Sampson Co., NC abt 1847. Mary died August 1862 in Sampson Co., NC 2. Mary Jane Butler on Oct. 8, 1866 in Sampson Co., NC. At the time, she had been widowed twice and was listed as Mary Tatum, not of Butler. > Mary Jane Butler married 1. James R. Tatum d. July 1863 during Civil War (Williamsport). She had two children James R Tatum and Ida Lorraine Tatum at the time of his death. James (the son) apparently did not survive to adulthood because he stops being mentioned in he the guardianship records within two or three years of his father's death. Ida's appointed guardian is George Washington Robinson, who remains such until his death in 1880, when his sons assumed the responsibility of the accounting. 2. William Robinson Tatum of Sampson County, NC. In September. 1865, Mary Jane Butler Tatum has a son, Julius Lilly Tatum. In November 1865, Robinson Tatum dies. George Washington Robinson was executor/administrator of the estate of Robinson Tatum. Guardian for Julius L. Tatum and the minor children of Robinson Tatum (through first wife) was L Highsmith, brother-in-law (married to Julius' older half sister). **side note-- Robinson Tatum was the uncle of James Vann, Jr (mother of James was younger half sister of Robinson Tatum) 3. Mary Jane Butler Tatum Tatum married James Vann on October 8, 1866 in Sampson Co., NC. By 1870 census, they were living in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC in the Cross Creek area. They remained there until the death of James Vann in 1890. After that time, until her death in 1920, Mary J Butler Vann traveled between Greeneville, Greene County, TN where her daughter, Lula traveled with her until her marriage to Alonzo Jacob Bird when she settled in Greeneville. Mary Vann continued to travel, visiting her sons, Clarence and Troy Vann in addition to her daughter, Lula and stepson, Festus Augustus Vann, who was the first nown of our Vanns to relocate to Greene Co. Son, Edwin H Vann settled there briefly before relocating to Harris County, TX. She died January 1920 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC and was buried at Cross Creek Cemetery #2. I have more (newspaper articles, vital records, Family Bibles, etc) which can be shared for documentation or other disruptions. SFisher ncgenealogysearch@yahoo.com James Vann was first married to Mary Robinson, daughter of George Washington Robinson and Mary Matthias.  Their children were Festus Augustus Vann and his twin Claudius (Claudius appears to have died as a teen),  Junius Richardson Vann, Virginia Ruth Vann, Sarah Elizabeth Vann, Thomas Jefferson Vann and Enoch James Vann.    After Mary died in August 1862, James married Mary Jane Butler in October 1866. They had Neill A. Vann, Clarence Ashton Vann, Troy C Vann, Lula Vann, Edwin H Vann,  Mary Montez Vann, Josephine Catherine Vann.     From prior marriages, Mary Jane Butler had three children: James R Tatum, Jr (assumed died as child) and Ida Lorraine Tatum by her first husband James R Tatum who died at Williamsport July 1863 during Civil War.    Her second husband was William Robinson Tatum (his father was Labon  Tatum and he was older half brother to Rebecca Tatum-James Vann's mother making him James Vann's uncle).   Robinson tatum had several daughters by his first wife.  I don't have that list with me right now.   One of his daughters married L. Highsmith.  That Highsmith was appointed guardian for all minor children of  Robinson Tatum when he died in Nov. 1866, including Julius Lilly Tatum, infant son of Robinson Tatum and Mary Jane Butler.   Junius Richardson Vann married Ida Lorraine Tatum, his stepdaughter. More later, have to get ready for work.  [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Religion	member of the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church  [5]
  _UID	76D3F62C25554286A12C61953621523B549F
  Death	20 Jan 1920	Sampson County or Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Cross Creek Cemetery #2   [6]
  Person ID	I87264	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 1	James R. TATUM, Sr.,   b. 1838   d. Jul 1863, during Civil War (Williamsport) (Age 25 years)
  _UID	70BA20336AF54B538D4BB14CAAB6116D2D05
  _UID	70BA20336AF54B538D4BB14CAAB6116D2D05
  Children	1. James R. TATUM, Jr.   2. Ida Lorraine TATUM
  Family ID	F174302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 2	William Richardson TATUM   d. Nov 1865
  _UID	26811A7458284EC1BDD4B923603A1169455E
  _UID	26811A7458284EC1BDD4B923603A1169455E
  Children	1. Julius Lilly TATUM,   b. Sep 1865   2. Margaret TATUM
  Family ID	F203678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Captain James VANN, Jr.,   b. 1827, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 6 Apr 1890, Sampson County or Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1863 or 8 Oct 1866	Sampson County, North Carolina   [1, 6]
  _UID	2A6EFFBFE4324EF4AE7CB9EF03FBBE175392
  _UID	2A6EFFBFE4324EF4AE7CB9EF03FBBE175392
  Children	1. Mary Montez “Molly” VANN,   b. 30 Oct 1869, Fayetteville, Cumberland County/Sampson County, North Carolina d. 20 Nov 1949, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina (Age 80 years)   2. Lula VANN   3. Josephine Catherine VANN   4. Clarence Ashton VANN   d. Feb 1944   5. Troy C. VANN   6. Neill A. VANN   7. Edwin H. VANN
  Family ID	F35759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S14791] . [S14799] Mrs. Howell, Civic Leader, Dies at age 80. [S14801] Mrs. E. E. Howell. [S23033] SFisher , Proposed Change: Captain James Vann Jr. [S1982] Bradley Lee West, (bradleywest@earthlink.net), page 179. [S23029] SFisher , Proposed Change: Captain James VANN Jr. [S14804] .