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... However, late in the 1830’s Columbus - along with the rest of the nation - was struck by the greatest economic depression that had ever occurred in the United States, making necessitous some of the most prominent citizens in the county, including the family of a relatively wealthy store owner known as John Butler.
Born in 1790, John Butler was a well distinguished man with everything to lose and not much left to gain. By 1830, he co-owned a store, Butler & Harris, had a wife, Margaret, and nearly 1,000 acres of land spread throughout Mississippi and Alabama. ... In an attempt to relinquish some of their financial responsibilities, Butler and Harris sold their store early into 1837. ... One named William and the other James, neither son had a great deal of time to spend with their parents, as they died early in the 1840’s, when neither of the boys had even reached the age of 10. ... So, he determined that he would allow WHD Carrington, a long time friend and exemplary Christian, to take guardianship of James and William.
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