Hide Article Text (OCR)
r • - 1 * jButton Family ReunionHMd.South EdmestoncAbout Tiixty Attend Saturday • at Honth Kdmesfon the 2ffth Annual Reunion *,of ,liutton DescendantsxrwnLCd;diS(BP1W«aslt;1;dy1g\\nSncc:Undlchbade;noTkfiP11fiLV\vafindS(d;nDblt;iiiYiFhtiiiAIV!IiComing from Utica, Pharsalia, Columbus, Norwich, Ilion, and surrounding places, 60 or more descendants of Givenitt Button, signer of the Declaration of Independence, gathered Saturday at the country home of I^afara 'Button at S. Edmeston to spend the day. The weather man not bdfng in a good pioodf sent a Tittle rain, that helped to keep many away.Upon arriving at the home it was plain to be seen that many a good cook runs jn' this grand old family The* table shining with spotless linen and silver*- was tempting in thes{art, but at 1:30 nothing could hold back the hungry visitors. A delicious dinner consisting of meat pies, scalloped eorh, potatoes, salads, pickles, beets, cheese, baked beans, rolls, coffee, tea, cake, pie, and ice creame graced the table.'After this wonderful dinner asocial hour Was enjoyed, then thebtisfnedd ftnfeUrfg was called to order by Art-kWr H:*-Button. Arthur L. Baffkc^vS^tetfted chairman of thehe minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The election of officers for ensuing year was* held with the following result, Mrs. -B. F. Lamb, president; Harvey ‘Wheeler, vice president; Mrs. Arthur L. Barker, secretary, treasurer, and historian.The next reunion will be held with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lamb on the Reuben Button farm at North Pharsalia, the time to be decided by the president. A vote was taken to purchase from Charles F. Jenkins the complete genealogy of Givenitt Button.Two marriages occurred during the year, that of Miss Myrtle Clapper and ^Clifford Button, and Miss Mary Button and Floyd Terk; one death during the year of Silas Button and three births, a son Raymond to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Button; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Oliver, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Walling.A dark horse contest was held and Walter Button won the prize of a nice Turkish towel. A brief sketch, of Givenitt Button was read*by Mrs. Barker as follows:Givenitt, Button came from England with his - three brothers over 1.50 years ago. The family formerly of France, came into England to teach the new Christian faith. They were men of great wealth and It is recorded that a loan of millions Was given the king of England. It was never paid back, fFfid the Button family asked for payment of same. It was talien into court and left with the Chancery courts of England toi**»b out*. .«♦ »» *s Sir Frances Button, Bishop of Exeter, England, in the 13th century was appointed by the Normans to go to England with William Duke of Normandy.. They were men of great influence up to the time of Thomas Button 1612-1614. Sir Thomas Button was successor to Henry Hudsjbn the first white man to stand on Manitobian soil. He returned to England and was knighted in 1614. Afterwards he quarreled with the royality *k)f England and then lived I J |a retired life, dying in 1635.Mathias . Button, brother of Givenitt,^Button, came over with Endieptt0u 1626 and went to Har-ville, Mass., where he married. It is | claimed they had a family of 20 children.Giveiikt Button married at the age of 42 to Miss Nancy Brown, in the coukt of England. They had one son, Elias, Givenitt Button after | j marrying and coming from England settled in St. Catherine Island glv-1 j ing a note for same. By signing this note and a few other documents his name became famous. He was one | ] of the first 56 men of Georgia to march forth for liberty and our country’s cause. His army life was f excellent and he was cited to be j brigadier general, but a man named \ McIntosh through jealousy beat him out of it. Button challenged McIntosh to a pistol duel in which Givenitt Button received his fatal blow, but died for honor sake. Before his death at one time, he was governor of Georgia and in honor to him and two other beorgia patriots a monument is erected in Court Square at Atlanta, Georgia. He was the third^igner from Georgia on the DeefiratiSh of Independence. He was a man of keen sense of judgment, also*, a very valuable adviser in important offices. After his death his wife’s whereabouts * became unknown. His son Elias Button had a son whom he named for his father, Givenitt Button Jr. Elias had moved to Virginia, then to Dever, Dutchess county, N. Y. He. had besides Givenitt Jr., three other sons, Or-rfn, Blevitt, and Russell, and two daughters, Mrs. George Champlin, and Mrs. Gideon Thorton. Judge Champlin is a relative on this side.Elias Button moved to Pharsalia in 1810. Givenitt Button Jr., married Nancy Baker. They had seven sons and three daughters, Hannah, Lenora, Jane, Ambrose, Bryant, Gus-sie, Frank, Edwin, George and Wil-lian Nelson.He was born in Edmeston, N. Y., March 12, 1832 and married my grandmother’s sister, Clarissa Gil-lett. They had 13 children, by name, Decatur, John, Orlando, Leander, Raphael, Delos, R. Devi, ry, Chalphino, Caroline, Jessie, „nd Fidela, mother of Herbert Barr, the glove manufacturer and William Henry. He is .the father of Mrs. Tessie Franklin at North Pharsalia who still lives in the family hqme. William tienry Button died Dec. 16, 1925. There are about 75 direct descendants of the famous Givenitt,by name.: . . i 19i{J Givenitt. Button, Elias Bu§Jn;jWlfSlFvIrButton, William Henry Button, Asa Button, Lorenzo Button, Albert Button, Russell Button, George Button, Joseph Button, Harrison Button, Julius Button, Irp, Button, Adelbert Button, Silas Button, Lafaro Button, Arthur H. Button, tCharles H. Button, Nathan Button, John Francis Button, Sylvester Button, Blevitt Button, William, Button, George Dexter Button, George H. Button, Nelson Button, Leon Button, Reuben .Button, Garfield Button, Herman Button, Lawrence Button, Jonas Button, Wayne Button, Minor Button.MRS. ARTHUR £. BARKER, „ Secretary, Historian and Treasurer.JAMES FARRELLREAL ESTATEfT illllB. . HOUSES FOR RENT57 Silv*r StreetHOUSES,* 1»aj
Newspaper Details
Norwich Sun
Norwich, New York, US
Tue, Aug 28, 1928
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
VA, USA 29 May 2022
Other Publications Near Norwich, New York
Norwich Evening Sun
Norwich Sun
