Jacob Buttram15 was born about 1775 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. He died about 1855 at the age of 80 in Mcminn Co., Tennessee. JACOB is shown in the 1800 census of Iredell Co., North Carolina and was in Wayne Co., Kentucky in 1810 & 1820, moving to eastern Tennessee, Rhea Co. in 1830, then just across the Tennessee River to McMinn Co. about 1835. Jacob shows on the 1840 McMinn Co., Tennessee census and left a will in the McMinn Co. Will Book #22, 23 Sept 1855. Jacob Buttram also appears in Will Book 1:140 JULY 1858; Rhea Co. , Tennessee. Jacob and his family founded Buttram's Chapel Methodist Church about 1835 in McMinn Co. Parents: William Butram and Margaret .
Spouse: Julia Ann Keeton. Julia Ann Keeton and Jacob Buttram were married about 1794 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. Children were: Aheil "Heil" BUTTRAM Rev., Lavina Buttram, Larkin Buttram, Temperance Ann Buttram, Prudence Buttram, Noah Buttram, Margaret "Peggy" Buttram, Julia Malissa Buttram, Mary "Polly" Buttram, Nancy Buttram.
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