Personal Family History

My Grandfather
John Butler McAuley and me through the years
(in 1954, 1958 and 1981)
"The best place in the house to put a squirming toddler was on Pop's knee."

"The way he was...his youthful spirit and loving heart
lives on in the souls of those he touched."

Includes the descendants of Robert Le Boteler through Thomas Butler, our Immigrant Ancestor from England, down the lines from Elias Butler, the Miller and his brother Thomas Butler, the Hillsborough Representative of North Carolina and Tennessee. Also includes the descendants of John MacAulay, our Immigrant Ancestor from Scotland who settled in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Born about 1750 in Scotland, his ancestors likely came from Ireland. His lineage
to our grandfather John Butler McAuley of East Texas.

Plus the lineage from Elias Butler to our famous cousins, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Gene Autry and
links to their web sites.

Down the Butler line in England, the surnames Hanbury, de Froxmere, Wibbe, Bradwell, de Backecott, Throckmorton,
St. John and Elliott.

And in America for Butler and McAuley, the surnames Starke, Franklin, Stepney, Bennett, Spencer, Baldridge, Huffman/Hoffman, Schwingel, Keesee, Mustain and Haley. Also, our Rust family lineage from William Rust (1630-1699) of Suffolk, England to our great great grandmother Darthula A. Rust McAuley of Tennessee. Surnames in the Rust line include Allen, Pullen, Cox (Lamkin, Thompson, Newman, Presley), Turner, Clement, Garner, Metcalfe, Thorley, Lacye and Keene.

Our 3rd Great Grandmother
Mary "Elizabeth" Butler McAuley
Born February 4, 1791
Daughter of Elias Butler, the Miller

Includes the descendants of Richard Manly, Sr. (believed to be of Irish ancestry) and Keziah Freeman from Virginia to our father Horace Conway Manley born in Hood County, Texas. Plus the Meanly Family of Colonial New Kent County, Virginia beginning in the mid-1600's. 7/24/04

Also the Freeman, Stokes and Bishop families of Lunenberg County, Virginia in the
1700's; The Randle's in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee including the surnames Hogan, Ware and Johns;

The Cornelius and Crow families of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Also the surnames Dunn, Jones, Williams and Keith. Plus information about Manlyville, Tennessee;
Manly Chapel and Campground.

The Village of Manlyville, Tennessee
Named in honor of our 4th Great Grandfather
The Reverend John Manly

Includes the descendants of Ross Reece, our Immigrant Ancestor (and 5th Great Grandfather) from Scotland and his wife Payne A. Welch from Wales who settled in Pickens County, South Carolina to our grandmother
Ora Alta Reece of Leonard, Texas. Also the descendants of our 4th Great Grandfather Daniel Reece Harrison of Abbeville, South Carolina; our 7th Great Grandfather Ralph Jopling of 1700's Virginia; and our 8th Great Grandfather Ambrose Rucker born in 1640 Europe. Plus information about Farrar's Island, Henrico Co., Virginia and our 10th g-grandfather William Farrar. Our Stephens genealogy including the descendants of our 6th great grandfather Joshua Stephens (born before 1742) whose line began in South Carolina, and settled in Whitley Co., Kentucky. The surnames Cunningham, Perrin, Royall, Banks, Ehart, Reynolds, Fielding, Wood, Welch, Wilson, Marlowe, Miller (Williams), Storm (Dupree) and allied families.

Includes the descendants of our 2nd Great Grandfather and Civil War hero, John "Abraham" Pearce of East Tennessee and Texas through his son, John Pearce who married Sarah Riley to our grandmother Margaret Alice Pearce from Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Plus results from the continuing search for Abraham's parents.

The children of George Ramsey and Patience Mason; Information on the Mason family; and our Brashear (Brasseur) family lineage from France in the 1600's including the surnames Nicks, McDowell, Tydings, Jones, Fowkke, Cager and Richford. Also including the families of Edward Riley, Abraham Whitaker, and Francis Poteet, Sr. Includes links to the history of the Battles of Shiloh and Chattanooga.

Our 2nd Great Grandfather
The Fallen Hero

Abraham Pearce
1830 - 1863
Fought at The Battle of Shiloh, Civil War

Our Great Grandparents

John I.A. Pearce and Sarah Jane Riley
With 9 of their 12 Children ~ Circa 1904
Front Row: Jim, "Papa" John, Liddie, Sarah Jane, Albert, Effie
Back Row: Marion, John, George, Mattie and Jess

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Includes the story of Captain Jim Fletcher, District Chief of the Choctaw Nation (three-quarters Choctaw and a wee bit Irish ), his wife Nancy (full-blooded Choctaw) and their descendants through their daughter Sarah "Sallie" Fletcher and Richmond Hoggard to Sarah Ann Fletcher and Reuben Russell Riley, their daughter Sarah Jane Riley Pearce to our grandmother Margaret Pearce McAuley. Also our Riley line (non-Indian) including the surnames Whitaker and Hall. Photos of Sarah Fletcher Hoggard, Reuben & Sarah Ann Fletcher Riley, William
H. Riley, Albert R. Riley and Margaret "Babe" Riley and some of their children. Plus a few unrelated Fletcher notes. Our Choctaw heritage is through our Pearce family lineage. (The above artwork, a cast paper sculpture entitled "The Three Sisters" by John Guthrie was found at ArtNatAm-Native American Art Exhibit.)

Choctaw History ~ Research links to the History of the Choctaw Indians, Native American culture, history, genealogies, cemeteries, art and poetry. Plus The Trail of Tears, the Story of Chief Pushmataha, other Choctaw Chiefs and Customs.

The contributions and recollections of a great many family members fill these pages. Most notably, my grandmother Margaret Pearce McAuley who kept detailed records and photographs for prosperity and inspired me to continue her work. My grandfather John Butler McAuley whose storytelling spanned the generations. My parents Horace and Betty Jean McAuley Manley for their love and support. My great uncle Reverend Aubrey McAuley whose McAuley Manuscript, A Joyful Journey enlightened and amused. Professor Robert Allen of the University of Kentucky who provided research information taking our Butler line back to 12th Century England. Fred Hughes of Arlington, Texas who provided names (and wonderful photographs) to jump start the Manley search. Nathan Witt of Seymour, Texas who confirmed the Manley legend. Gay Pearce Armstrong who planted a confusing seed that resulted in interesting findings in the Riley and Fletcher lines. Nan Butler Hughes of Mesquite, Texas who helped solve the mystery of Atlas Butler's lineage. Mike True of Memphis, Tennessee who connected our Elizabeth McAuley to her father Elias Butler and made us all related in more ways than one. Teddy Fischback Noye for providing the Butler link to Lyndon Baines Johnson. Rasmus Lodusky McAuley Council, known as "Aunt Duck" whose tin type photo album became an incredible source to confirm my findings. Mary Alice Nall Beck for her compelling book "From the Meanly's of Virginia to the Manly's of Tennessee." A special thanks to Linda Dunlap, the director of the LDS Library in Paris, Tennessee for gathering records, taking photographs and creating a video of Manlyville and the Manly Cemetery. Other contributors included Opal Patrick McAuley, Rose McAuley, Neta Clary Light, Mary Butler, Gladys Butler Knight, Joe France, Ruth Hord, Mary Manley Bebout, Jessie Pearce Manley, Dollie Manley Martin plus countless genealogical societies and a great many distant cousins whom I've chanced to meet on the Internet.