Rutha C. Malinda GERRIN[1]
1843 - -
Name Rutha C. Malinda GERRIN Born 1843 , White, Georgia 
[2] - Information from "Declaration of Widow for Pension" within pension file.
Gender Female Military From 7 Feb 1895 to 20 Feb 1897 [3] - Malinda (Gerrin) Butler applied for a widow's pension on the service of James Butler. Said pension was allowed on 07 Feb 1895. She received $409.87, $25 of which was paid to attorney H. H. Walker, before her name was dropped from the roll on 20 Feb 1897.
Name Lindy Gerrin Died - Y
Person ID I1162 Kendrick-Hemphill Last Modified 17 Jul 2010
Family James B. BUTLER, b. Abt 1816, Virginia , d. 5 Dec 1876, Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia (Age ~ 60 years) Separation Abt Oct 1871-Nov 1871 , Lumpkin, Georgia [2] - James is reported to have left Lindy five or six months after their marriage.
Married 22 May 1871 , Lumpkin, Georgia [3] - 1. The pension file contains a certified copy (dated 09 Jul 1896) of the marriage license and certificate. The original is filed in Book D, Page 164.
2. This marriage was proven invalid through the course of the pension inquiry, due to the fact that James and Nancy (Rutledge) Floyd were never divorced.
Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 Family ID F701 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S197] P. M. Sinclair [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail,; privately held by Kendrick, [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,]., "RE: James Butler (re: Susannah Butler message)" (Reliability: 2).
- [S50] Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, Old Wars, Indian Disturbances (1815-1858); Records of the Bureau of Pensions and Its Predecessors, 1805-1935; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C., Malinda Butler, widow's pension application no. 5705, certificate no. 3909, for service of James Butler (Chastain's Co., Ga. Mtd. Vols., Fla. War); (Reliability: 2).
- [S50] Case Files of Approved Pension Applications, Old Wars, Indian Disturbances (1815-1858); Records of the Bureau of Pensions and Its Predecessors, 1805-1935; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C., Malinda Butler, widow's pension application no. 5705, certificate no. 3909, for service of James Butler (Chastain's Co., Ga. Mtd. Vols., Fla. War); (Reliability: 3).
- [S197] P. M. Sinclair [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail,; privately held by Kendrick, [(E-ADDRESS) HELD FOR PRIVATE USE,]., "RE: James Butler (re: Susannah Butler message)" (Reliability: 2).