William Pleasant Routon

Male, #44473, (26 Aug 1807 - 17 Oct 1872)

ParentPleasant Routon (1781 - before 1812)
ParentCatherine Lee (15 Jan 1785 - 1 Apr 1862)
William Pleasant Routon|b. 26 Aug 1807\nd. 17 Oct 1872|p44473.htm|Pleasant Routon|b. 1781\nd. before 1812|p46433.htm|Catherine Lee|b. 15 Jan 1785\nd. 1 Apr 1862|p46434.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*26 Aug 1807 William was born at Georgia on 26 Aug 1807.1 
 He was the son of Pleasant Routon and Catherine Lee. 
Marriage*30 Oct 1830 He married Sarah Watts at Butler Co., Alabama, on 30 Oct 1830.1 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 William was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Butler Co., Alabama.
((1M5-9, 1M30-39, 2F0-4, 2F5-9, 1F20-29, 1MSlv24-34, 2FSlv0-9, 2FSlv10-23, 1FSlv24-34; 13 total, 4 in Agriculture)).2 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 William was listed as the head of a family (Wm Routon, 43, M, Farmer, 900, GA) on the 1850 Census at Butler Co., Alabama.3 
Election*1 May 1859 William was elected Justice of the Peace at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, on 1 May 1859.4 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 William was listed as the head of a family (W. P. Routon, 52, M, Farmer, RE=5500, PE=13200, GA) on the 1860 Census at Butler Co., Alabama.5 
Church membership*Sep 1865 Founders at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, in Sep 1865 included William.6 
Death*17 Oct 1872 He died at Crenshaw Co., Alabama, on 17 Oct 1872.1 

Family

Sarah Watts (8 Feb 1814 - )
Marriage*30 Oct 1830 He married Sarah Watts at Butler Co., Alabama, on 30 Oct 1830.1 
Children

Last Edited 19 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. , RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, Ancestry.com: Rootsweb.
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
    Mary Stearnes Henley. <e-mail address>
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Butler Co., AL, page 150, ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  3. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Beat 3, Butler Co., AL, page 275.
  4. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    p. 132.
  5. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Precinct 12, Bulter Co., AL, page 258. Ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  6. George Bernard Lewis: Chairman of the Butler Co. Heritage Book Committee, editor, The Heritage of Butler County, Alabama, Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2003.
    page 27: "Pleasant Routon" (Could also have been Jeremiah Pleasant Routon).