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Facts and Events
- The Tills of Butler County are descendants of the original Swiss immigrant, Nicholas Till, who came from Prattein, Basel, Switzerland to the port of Charleston, South Carolina in 1737 with his wife, Anna Marie During, and their six children. Nicholas, born 29 September 1695, was a linen weaver and a rifle marksman. Two of the children died during the ocean voyage and Nicholas himself died 10 days after arriving in Charleston, South Carolina. Anna Marie and his remaining children made their home in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The great grandson of this first Nicholas Till, also named Nicholas Till, was born about 1771 and married in Orangeburg to Barbara Bruner. The children of Nicholas and Barbara Till of Orangeburg, South Carolina migrated to Lowndes County Alabama before 1830.
- There are many, many descendants of the Till family of Butler County scattered throughout the country, almost 4,000 recorded at the last count, with numerous Butler County families connected by marriage, including Majors, Dantzler, Arant, Autrey, Pope, Stabler, Shell, Luckie, Jones, Black, Haigler, Coleman, Williams, Manning, Pouncey, and many others. Some well known descendants are: Hank Williams Sr., and Hank Williams Jr., famous country musicians; Melba Till Allen, Alabama State Auditor; and Cornelia Wallace, second wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace.
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