Son of William Butler & Ellen Bois Enston, both born in England.
William Enston Butler, LL.B. 1885.
Born June 28, 1850, in Charleston, S C.
Died June 21, 1915, in Charleston, S C.
Father, William Butler, a cabinet maker; later in the furni-
ture business; born m Kent County, England, lived in
Philadelphia and later in Charleston; son of Thomas and
Kathryn (Coppin) Butler. Mother, Ellen (Enston) Butler,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Knowles) Enston, who came
from Canterbury, England, to Chester, Pa , in 1821 and set-
tled; later moving to Evansville, Ind.
Private schools, Charleston; C.E. Pennsylvania Military
Academy 1883; studied at Yale School of Law 1883-85,
practiced law in Charleston from 1885 until his retirement
about 1911, with the exception of a year spent in Spartans-
burg, S. C , appointed judicial magistrate by Governor John
Gary Evans in 1896 and served two years; vice-president and
trustee of William Enston Home, an institution founded and
donated to city of Charleston by his mother's brother, by
whom he was adopted; had served as Captain in Charleston
Riflemen and in Montgomery Guards; member Second Pres-
byterian Church, Charleston, at time of his death.
Married (i) in January, 1873, in Charleston, Lura Belle,
daughter of Peter and Anna (Kennedy) Zeigler. One son,
William Enston Mrs. Butler died January 30, 1874. Married
(2) December 28,1876, in Charleston, Ella Jessie, daughter of
Duncan and Margaret Allison (McFarlane) McDermid.
Children Hannah Ellen (Mrs Jesse T. Bryant), who gradu-
ated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1904;
Kathryn Cameron; Jessie Allison; Alfred Enston, a graduate
of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1915; Elize Belle
(died in 1899); and Bethea Boys (died in 1891).
Death due to paralysis Buried in Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston Survived by one son, three daughters, and four
grandchildren.
William Enston Butler, LL.B. 1885.
Born June 28, 1850, in Charleston, S C.
Died June 21, 1915, in Charleston, S C.
Father, William Butler, a cabinet maker; later in the furni-
ture business; born m Kent County, England, lived in
Philadelphia and later in Charleston; son of Thomas and
Kathryn (Coppin) Butler. Mother, Ellen (Enston) Butler,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Knowles) Enston, who came
from Canterbury, England, to Chester, Pa , in 1821 and set-
tled; later moving to Evansville, Ind.
Private schools, Charleston; C.E. Pennsylvania Military
Academy 1883; studied at Yale School of Law 1883-85,
practiced law in Charleston from 1885 until his retirement
about 1911, with the exception of a year spent in Spartans-
burg, S. C , appointed judicial magistrate by Governor John
Gary Evans in 1896 and served two years; vice-president and
trustee of William Enston Home, an institution founded and
donated to city of Charleston by his mother's brother, by
whom he was adopted; had served as Captain in Charleston
Riflemen and in Montgomery Guards; member Second Pres-
byterian Church, Charleston, at time of his death.
Married (i) in January, 1873, in Charleston, Lura Belle,
daughter of Peter and Anna (Kennedy) Zeigler. One son,
William Enston Mrs. Butler died January 30, 1874. Married
(2) December 28,1876, in Charleston, Ella Jessie, daughter of
Duncan and Margaret Allison (McFarlane) McDermid.
Children Hannah Ellen (Mrs Jesse T. Bryant), who gradu-
ated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1904;
Kathryn Cameron; Jessie Allison; Alfred Enston, a graduate
of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1915; Elize Belle
(died in 1899); and Bethea Boys (died in 1891).
Death due to paralysis Buried in Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston Survived by one son, three daughters, and four
grandchildren.
Son of William Butler & Ellen Bois Enston, both born in England.
William Enston Butler, LL.B. 1885.
Born June 28, 1850, in Charleston, S C.
Died June 21, 1915, in Charleston, S C.
Father, William Butler, a cabinet maker; later in the furni-
ture business; born m Kent County, England, lived in
Philadelphia and later in Charleston; son of Thomas and
Kathryn (Coppin) Butler. Mother, Ellen (Enston) Butler,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Knowles) Enston, who came
from Canterbury, England, to Chester, Pa , in 1821 and set-
tled; later moving to Evansville, Ind.
Private schools, Charleston; C.E. Pennsylvania Military
Academy 1883; studied at Yale School of Law 1883-85,
practiced law in Charleston from 1885 until his retirement
about 1911, with the exception of a year spent in Spartans-
burg, S. C , appointed judicial magistrate by Governor John
Gary Evans in 1896 and served two years; vice-president and
trustee of William Enston Home, an institution founded and
donated to city of Charleston by his mother's brother, by
whom he was adopted; had served as Captain in Charleston
Riflemen and in Montgomery Guards; member Second Pres-
byterian Church, Charleston, at time of his death.
Married (i) in January, 1873, in Charleston, Lura Belle,
daughter of Peter and Anna (Kennedy) Zeigler. One son,
William Enston Mrs. Butler died January 30, 1874. Married
(2) December 28,1876, in Charleston, Ella Jessie, daughter of
Duncan and Margaret Allison (McFarlane) McDermid.
Children Hannah Ellen (Mrs Jesse T. Bryant), who gradu-
ated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1904;
Kathryn Cameron; Jessie Allison; Alfred Enston, a graduate
of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1915; Elize Belle
(died in 1899); and Bethea Boys (died in 1891).
Death due to paralysis Buried in Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston Survived by one son, three daughters, and four
grandchildren.
William Enston Butler, LL.B. 1885.
Born June 28, 1850, in Charleston, S C.
Died June 21, 1915, in Charleston, S C.
Father, William Butler, a cabinet maker; later in the furni-
ture business; born m Kent County, England, lived in
Philadelphia and later in Charleston; son of Thomas and
Kathryn (Coppin) Butler. Mother, Ellen (Enston) Butler,
daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Knowles) Enston, who came
from Canterbury, England, to Chester, Pa , in 1821 and set-
tled; later moving to Evansville, Ind.
Private schools, Charleston; C.E. Pennsylvania Military
Academy 1883; studied at Yale School of Law 1883-85,
practiced law in Charleston from 1885 until his retirement
about 1911, with the exception of a year spent in Spartans-
burg, S. C , appointed judicial magistrate by Governor John
Gary Evans in 1896 and served two years; vice-president and
trustee of William Enston Home, an institution founded and
donated to city of Charleston by his mother's brother, by
whom he was adopted; had served as Captain in Charleston
Riflemen and in Montgomery Guards; member Second Pres-
byterian Church, Charleston, at time of his death.
Married (i) in January, 1873, in Charleston, Lura Belle,
daughter of Peter and Anna (Kennedy) Zeigler. One son,
William Enston Mrs. Butler died January 30, 1874. Married
(2) December 28,1876, in Charleston, Ella Jessie, daughter of
Duncan and Margaret Allison (McFarlane) McDermid.
Children Hannah Ellen (Mrs Jesse T. Bryant), who gradu-
ated from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1904;
Kathryn Cameron; Jessie Allison; Alfred Enston, a graduate
of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1915; Elize Belle
(died in 1899); and Bethea Boys (died in 1891).
Death due to paralysis Buried in Magnolia Cemetery,
Charleston Survived by one son, three daughters, and four
grandchildren.
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