Background
Butterworth,, Abner Keen was born on December 18, 1937 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Abner Keen and Mildred (Feild) Butterworth.
Butterworth,, Abner Keen was born on December 18, 1937 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Abner Keen and Mildred (Feild) Butterworth.
Bachelor, Randolph-Macon College, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University South Carolina, 1970.
Teacher English, Petersburg High School, 1963-1966. Professor English, University South Carolina, Columbia, since 1970.
Lieutenant junior grade United States Navy, 1960-1963. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Millicent Strole Butterworth, June 20, 1960 (divorced June 1986). Children: Anne Roney, Evelyn, Abner Keen III. Married Nancy Keen Butterworth, June 28, 1986.