John's mother Mary James Abernathy died after he was born in about 1852 and before the 1860 census. John and his older brother Thomas E, along with a young uncle Robert James Butler, are found as residents in a hotel, perhaps under the care of the Inn owners, E B Wells and her son F M. 1860 Federal Census, Panola County, Mississippi, 11 August, Page 45, House/Fam #300 F M Wells 34 M Hotel Keeper $0 Personal Estate $2200 Personal b Miss [born abt 1826] C C Pence 26 F b SC [born abt 1834] E B Wells 60 F b Virginia Cannot read or write [born abt 1800] W S Wells 23 M House Carpenter b Alabama [born abt 1837] Thos Butler 10 M b Miss [born abt 1850] John Butler 8 M b Miss [born abt 1852] Robert Butler 17 M Merchant's Clerk b Miss [born abt 1843]
1900 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi, 12 June, Alligator Lake, District 2, page 34A, Hse/Fam #764 Butler, Bernard B Head W M Mar 1860 40 Married 16 years MS AL VA Farmer Rent Butler, Anna Wife W M Dec 1862 37 Married 16 years 7 children/6 living MS MS MS Farm Laborer Butler, John B Son W M May 1894 6 Single MS MS MS
The RootsWeb entry for Ida Knowlton and her husband, listing all their children, confirmed the middle name of Benjamin for son John B (called Benny during his lifetime), the same name as his father. One uncertainty had been why his brother also had the middle name Benjamin. Ida Knowlton and her husband John Benjamin Butler name two sons with the same middle name: Oregon Benjamin Butler and John Benjamin Butler -- RootsWeb ID: I1592 -- John Benjamin Butler - Ida Knowlton; by Mary Nell Burnett. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4 Butler, Bennie J Head M W 39 Married 19 yrs AR AL AL Farm Laborer Butler, Ida Wife F W 38 Married 19 yrs AR MS AL Butler, Bennie Son M W 2 AR AR AR 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, District 16, page 7B, Hse #131, Fam #138 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 49 AR AL AR Farmer Butler, Ida Wife F W 47 AR MS AL Butler, Bennie Son M W 11 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #132, Fam #133 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 59 Married at age 20 AR MS AR Farmer Butler, Ida W Wife F W 58 Married at age 19 AR MS AL Butler, John B Jr Son M W 22 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 2A, Hwy 17, Hse #27, Owns Farm, $800 value Butler, Matt O Head M W 44 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer Butler, Fairlee Wife F W 48 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper Butler, Calvin Son M W 17 Single Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer ** Butler, Bennie Nephew M W 22 Single Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same house in 1935 County Laborer ** Cohns, Luke Lodger M Neg 39 Divorced Grade 4 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer Filer, Celo Lodger F Neg 23 Grade 7 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Cook, Private Home Social Security Death Index John Butler Born 30 Mar 1908 Died Jan 1974 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 430-20-0558 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
The gravestone has his name as "John B Butler." This is how he was listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses. Benjamin married Ida Knowlton on 1 January 1891. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Benjamin Butler, Age 20 (b abt 1871) Ida Knowlton, Age 17 (b abt 1874) Marriage 1 Jan 1891 Marriage License Date 31 Dec 1890 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 9B, Hse #156, Fam #160 Butler, Benjamin Head W M July 1870 29 Married 10 yrs AR AL AL Farmer Butler, Ida Wife W F April 1873 27 Married 19 yrs Married 10 yrs AR MS AL Butler, Oregon Son W M Oct 1841 8 AR AR AL Farm Laborer Butler, Lottie Dau W F Nov 1892 7 AR AR AL Butler, Robert Son W M Jan 1895 15 AR AR AL Farm Laborer Butler, Mildred Dau W F Dec 1896 3 AR AR AL Butler, Stella Dau W F Aug 1899 9mos AR AR AL In 1900 Benjamin and Ida and family are living next door to Frank Nicholson and two of his chidlren, Huldah and Wilber. I see that in 1900 the birthplace of Ida is reported as Alabama, both on her entry and those of her children. But in 1910, on her entry, her birth state is shown as Arkansas, but on the children's entries, it is reported as Alabama. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4 Butler, Bennie J Head M W 39 Married 19 yrs AR AL AL Farm Laborer Butler, Ida Wife F W 38 Married 19 yrs AR MS AL Butler, Oregon B Son M W 18 AR AR AR Butler, Lottie Dau F W 17 AR AR AR Butler, Robert Son M W 15 AR AR AR Butler, Mildred Dau F W 14 AR AR AR Butler, Stella Dau F W 10 AR AR AR Butler, Anna N Dau F W 8 AR AR AR Butler, Alton Son M W 6 AR AR AR Butler, Mabel Dau F W 4 AR AR AR Butler, Bennie Son M W 2 AR AR AR Alton here matches other information for Sam Perthshire Butler, born 4 March 1904, according to family genealogies. Alton was named Alvin in the 1920 census. Their son Knowlton was born on 12 April 1910, so just missed getting counted this year. They had another son named Clark born in 1912. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, District 16, page 7B, Hse #131, Fam #138 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 49 AR AL AR Farmer Butler, Ida Wife F W 47 AR MS AL Butler, Lottie Daughter F W 26 Single AR AR AR Butler, Robert Son M W 25 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Stella Dau F W 10 AR AR AR Butler, Anna N Dau F W 18 AR AR AR Butler, Alvin Son M W 14 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Mabel Dau F W 13 AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Benny Son M W 11 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Knowlton Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR Butler, Clark Son M W 8 Single AR AR AR In 1920 living on one side of John Benjamin and Ida is Charles Knowlton, Ida's brother. Two houses away on the other side are Lee and Carrie Criswell and next door to them Thomas and Lyda Criswell. In 1930, it appears the Butlers have moved, and are on Ethel and Chute Rd next door to Wiley Carew McSwain, with Manuel Criswell living on the other side of the McSwains. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #132, Fam #133 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 59 Married at age 20 AR MS AR Farmer Butler, Ida W Wife F W 58 Married at age 19 AR MS AL Butler, John B Jr Son M W 22 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Knolton Son M W 20 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Butler, Clark Son M W 18 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer ==================== David Lee reports the following additional source information on John B Butler, Jr. Repository: Records of David Lee 1880 Census, Arkansas, Arkansas Co, 16 June, Page 26A, Line 5, Family 164 Benj Butler, White, Male, Age 10, Son, At School Born in Arkansas, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in Alabama LDS Ancestral File RootsWeb WorldConnect Database laura47 Laura Buckmaster (buck@jas.net) -- David Lee, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dlee-pobox&id=I95 ==================== John Benjamin Butler Birth Jul 20, 1870 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death Feb 23, 1936 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Parents John Benjamin Butler (1829 - 1887) Spouse Ida Knowlton Butler (1872 - 1933) Son Knowlton Butler (1910 - 1922) Siblings: Mary Suffrone Butler Bunyard (1865 - 1942) Elnora Butler McKay (1868 - 1953) George Washington Butler (1872 - 1888) Thomas Ethelbert Butler (1875 - 1877) Milus Marion Butler (1877 - 1894) Matthew Oliver Butler (1879 - 1963) Annie Davidson Butler (1882 - 1898) Inscription: "An honest man's the noblest work of God" Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Dale Houghton Jun 25, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #92560510, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92560510
1850 Federal Census, Panola County, Mississippi, 24 October, District 511, p 204, Hse/Fam #1380 Thos F Butler 48 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate b North Carolina [born abt 1802] Mary Butler 40 Virginia [born abt 1810] John B Butler 21 M Laborer Tennessee [born abt 1829] In 1870 John Benjamin Butler (Jr) is in Prairie Township, in or near St. Charles. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, PO St Charles, page 24, Hse/Fam #195 Butler, John B 41 M W Farmer Tenn Butler, Melissa 22 F W Kps Hse Ala Butler, Mary S 5 F W Ark Butler, Elenora 2 F W Ark In this census living next door (Hse/Fam #196) to John Benjamin and family is a black family also named Butler, head of household Haley 32, born in Virginia, with wife Matilda 38, born in Mississippi, and their 7 children, all born in Mississippi. I note that in the slave census of 1850, there were numerous black slaves listed under the name of John Benjamin's father, Thomas F, in Panola County, Mississippi. Note that Matilda Butler and all her children were born in Mississippi. Both children of John and Malissa were born in Arkansas, and the last child of Haley and Matilda was also. The first child of John and Malissa was named Mary Suffronia, or Suffrone. The last child of Haley and Matilda was named Suffronia. Mary Suffronia is 5 and Suffronia is 9 months, with birth month being reported in the census as September 1869. These factors seem to indicate that this is a family that moved with John Benjamin and family from the Butler home place in Panola County, Mississippi, to Prairie Township of Arkansas County. This would be a free family at the supposed time of the move to Arkansas. Many free families continued their association with their former slave owners after the war and emancipation. This appears to be one case of that. 1880 Arkansas County, Arkansas, census has the family of John Benjamin Butler (Sr) with some variations of names or initials. But all entries match names we have. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 June, District 2, page 23, Hse #155, Fam #164 Benj Butler W M 52 TN SC VA Farmer M E Butler W F Wife 34 AL TN MS Housekeeping Mollie Butler W F 14 Dau AR TN AL At School [Mary Suffrone] Nora Butler W F 12 Dau AR TN AL At School [Elnora/Elinora] Benj Butler W M 10 Son AR TN AL At School George Butler W M 7 Son AR TN AL At School Melus [Milus] Butler W M 4 Son AR TN AL Mat [Mathew O] Butler W M 5Mos Son AR TN AL John Benjamin Butler Birth May 27, 1829 Aspen Hill, Giles County, Tennessee Death Jun 17, 1887 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Parents: Thomas F Butler (1802 - 1851) Mary Elizabeth Ingram Butler (1809 - 1855) Siblings: Rufus A Butler (1827 - ____) George Washington Butler (1839 - 1907) half-sibling Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Jack77 Aug 21, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #75296331, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75296331
In 1850, John has married a woman named Edith J, whose maiden name I have not discovered (as of October 2008, when this entry was made). His widowed mother, Mary/Polly Hunt Butler, is the head of the household. 1850 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 20 August, District 2, page 615 (scan p 398), Hse/Fam #1 Polley Butler 79 F $20,000 Rel Estate b N Carolina [b abt 1771] John I Butler 40 M Farmer $4000 Rel Estate b Giles Co TN [b abt 1810] Edith J Butler 26 F b Alabama [appears to be John's wife, b abt 1824] Mary M Butler 3 F b Giles Co TN [b abt 1847] John S Butler 2 M b Giles Co TN [b abt 1848] Charles F Butler 1 M b Giles Co TN [b abt 1849] Additionally in the household was a Physician, who appears to be a boarder. This census did not report the relationships between the members of the household. William L May 23 M Physician b N Carolina [b abt 1827] 1860 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 21 August, Page 130, House #944, Fam #927 John I Butler 50 M Farmer $5140 Real Estate $14175 Personal Estate b Tennessee [born abt 1810] Edith J Butler 36 F b Alabama [born abt 1824] Mary M Butler 13 F b Tenn [born abt 1847] John S Butler 12 M b Tenn [born abt 1858] Charles F Butler 10 M Tenn [born abt 1850] William Butler 9 M b Tenn [born abt 1851] Elizabeth T Butler 7 F b Tenn [born abt 1853] Tennessee Butler 5 F b Tenn [born abt 1855] Isaac N Butler 2 M b Tenn [born abt 1858] Not Named Butler 1month M b Tenn [born abt July 1860] James H Nelson 24 M Overseer $300 Personal Estate b Tenn [born abt 1836] James D Thomas 23 M RR Engineer $300 Personal Estate b Tenn [born abt 1837] Wilber F Foster 25 M RR Engineer b Massachusetts [born abt 1835] --------------------------- John Isaac Butler Birth Dec. 21, 1809 Death Mar. 7, 1863 Tennessee John Isaac Butler was the child of John Butler and Mary (Hunt) Butler. His father, John Butler brought his family to Giles County from Granville Co., N.C. and settled at Aspen Hill, which at that time was the area of Tarpley Shop southward across Richland Creek including the present community known as Aspen Hill. The area extended down Highway-31 to about Conway. John Isaac Butler was the first white child born in the area of Aspen Hill and is buried in the Butler Graveyard on a hill overlooking Richland Creek. John Isaac Butler was one of a number of children of his father, John Butler and his mother Mary Butler, and all of his siblings stayed in the area except for brother Thomas, who moved to Alabama and then to Mississippi. One of Thomas's children was George W. Butler and he fought in the Civil War. Parents: John Butler (1770 - 1837) Mary Hunt Butler (1771 - 1851) Spouse: Edith J. Biles Butler (1824 - 1885) Children: Mary M. Butler Howard (1841 - 1905) William Anderson Butler (1851 - 1916) Wilber F. Butler (1860 - 1864) Burial: Butler (John J.) Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee Created by Jack77 Jun 10, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial # 71137299, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71137299 ---------------------------
Sources consistently spell John's middle name Pomfert, and his mother's maiden name (including the name of his father) as Pomfret. Some sources also have a middle name for one of John's sisters as Mary Pomfret Butler. I have seen no reference in any source to this difference in spelling. I would think it inadvertent, since it is an easy typo. But because the difference is consistent it seems to be purposeful. The Vermont town is spelled Pomfret. I have found that David Lee reports this person, who married Mary Polly Hunt, and father of William H Butler, as John I Butler, but with the same dates and info as the sources reporting his name as John Pomfret Butler. David Lee also reports different birth information for William H Butler, with birth date 4 April 1800 in Granville Co NC, and death in 15 Mar 1861 in Panola Co MS. Other sources report William H (Hunt) Butler born in 1816 in Giles Co TN. John Butler Birth Mar 31, 1770 Death Jun 18, 1837 Giles County, Tennessee Spouse: Mary Hunt Butler (1771 - 1851) Children: William H Butler (1800 - 1861) Thomas F Butler (1802 - 1851) Jane Howard (1807 - 1875) John Isaac Butler (1809 - 1863) Burial Butler (John J.) Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee Created by C Wayne Austin Apr 17, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #68515414, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68515414
1850 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 20 August, District 2, page 615 (scan p 398), Hse/Fam #1 Polley Butler 79 F $20,000 Rel Estate b N Carolina [b abt 1771] John I Butler 40 M Farmer $4000 Rel Estate b Giles Co TN [b abt 1810] Edith J Butler 26 F b Alabama [appears to be John's wife, b abt 1824] John S Butler 2 M b Giles Co TN [b abt 1848] 1860 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 21 August, Page 130, House #944, Fam #927 John I Butler 50 M Farmer $5140 Real Estate $14175 Personal Estate b Tennessee [born abt 1810] Edith J Butler 36 F b Alabama [born abt 1824] John S Butler 12 M b Tenn [born abt 1858] 1880 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 14 June, Civil District 2, Enumeration District 100, page 27, Hse #220, Fam #221 Butler, J Stephen W M 30 Head Farmer TN VA TN [b abt 1850] Butler, Mattie A W F 22 Wife Keeping House TN TN TN [abt 1858] Butler, Jno W M 7 Head Cannot read or write TN TN TN [b abt 1873] Butler, Clifton W M 10mos Son Single TN TN TN [b abt Sept 1879] 1900 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 1 June, Civil District 21, Enumeration District 36, page 1A, Hse/Fam #7 Butler, Stephen J Head W M May 1848 52 Married 57 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns Butler, Mattie Wife W F Mar 1858 42 Married 57 yrs 4 children/4 living TN TN TN Housekeepr Butler, John F Son W M Jan 1872 28 Single TX MS GA Farmer Butler, Irine Dau W F Feb 1885 15 Single TX MS GA Farm Laborer Butler, Meda Dau W F Jan 1888 12 Single TX MS GA At School 1910 Federal Census, Morgan County, Alabama, 5 May, New Decatur Ward 2, District 166, Sheet 29B, 1813 7th Ave South, Hse #590, Fam #617 Butler, Stephan Head M W 65 Married 34 yrs TN TN TN [b abt 1845] Brick Mason, Railroad Shop Butler, Nattie [sic] Head F W 47 Married 34 yrs 4 children/4 living TN TN TN Butler, John M W Son 35 Widowed TN TN TN Laborer, Railroad Shop Butler, Sybil F W Grand Child 6 Single TN TN TN Butler, John M W Grand Child 4 Single AL TN TN Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Stephen Butler Birth abt 1847 Tennessee Death 12 Sep 1913 New Decatur, Morgan, Alabama Burial Place Aspen Hill, Tennessee Death Age 66 Occupation Carpenter Married Street address 1813 7th Ave E
In 1900, this daughter is reported as John A. Family genealogies have her name as Johanna, but the name in the 1910 census is Johnanna, not Johanna. This is consistent with the 900 entry of John Anna), understood by the enumerator as two names instead of the one Johnanna. 1900 Federal Census, Shelby County, Tennessee, 4 June, Civil District 16, Enumeration District 53, page 10A, Hse/Fam #34 Butler, Thomas Head W M Nov 1852 48 Married 14 years MS TN TN Farmer Rent Butler, Evie Wife W M Mar 1870 30 Married 14 years 4 children/4 living TN MS MS Farm Laborer Butler, John A Dau [sic] W F Feb 1892 9 Single AR TN TN At School 1910 Federal Census, Shelby County, Tennessee, 4 May, Civil District 16, Enumeration District 88, Page 10A, Hse/Fam #181 Butler, Thomas E Head W M 57 Married 24 years MS TN TN Farmer Owns Butler, Evalina L Head W F 39 Married 24 years 4 children/4 living TN MS MS Own Income Butler, Johnanna Dau W F 18 AR MS MS "Johnanna 'Aunt' Butler Raggio... My dad Brinson Burgess loved his Aunt Johnanna. He and his brothers and sisters called her Aunt. My dad spoke very highly of her." -- J Lipford, Comment on Ancextry.com, 11 Jul 2010
Kenneth Clark and wife Phyllis Beck divorced in 1965 after their daughter Angela Renee was born in February 1965. I do not have the date of the divorce. Cousin Edith McSwain Jenkins reports that Kenneth retained custody of the 4 daughters. Edith reports that she seems to recall that Kenneth remarried his first wife Phyllis Beck at some time after his divorce from his second wife Susie. Kenneth was killed in a car accident on a highway near Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas. -- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins "Sunday about nine miles east of Stuttgart. State Police said Kenneth C. Butler was killed when his car went out of control and struck a dirt embankment...." -- Blytheville Courier News, Blytheville, Arkansas, Aug 27 1979, NewspaperArchive.com U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Kenneth Butler Birth Date 12 Jul 1946 Death Date 26 Aug 1979 ARMY Enlistment 22 Dec 1965 Release 5 Oct 1967 SSN 431821833 Social Security Death Index Kenneth Butler Born 12 Jul 1946 Died Aug 1979 Last Benefit 72042 DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas SSN 431-82-1833 issued Arkansas (1961) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Kenneth Clark Butler Birth 12 Jul 1946 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Date Aug 1979 SSN 431821833 Feb 1962 Name listed as KENNETH CLARK BUTLER; 30 Dec 1987 Name listed as KENNETH BUTLER Kenneth C Butler Birth Jul 12, 1946 Death Aug 26, 1979 SGT US ARMY VIETNAM Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Dale Houghton Jun 25, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #92561082, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92561082
---------------------------------------- Hello, Thank you for your email. Matthew O. Butler was my great grandfather. I did not know him, but I did know Fairlee Tichenor, my great grandmother. They actually had four children: Matthew, Kirby B., Rosebud (who married and became Rosebud Nicholson), and Benjamin Calvin. Matthew died as a baby or small child. Rosebud, my favorite great aunt, died a couple of years ago at around 93 years. Benjamin Calvin died in 1985. He either killed himself or was murdered. Kirby B. was my grandfather; he died of a stroke or a heart attack in 1975. Kirby Bonner Butler, Sr. (my grandfather) had 3 children: Kirby Bonner Butler, Jr. (my dad), Pamela Butler, and Greg Butler. My maiden name is Laurie Lee Butler. I have a twin sister and two brothers. John Benjamin Butler's parents were Thomas F. Butler (born in Granville, NC in 1802, died in Panola, Mississippi in 1851) and Mary Elizabeth Ingram (born May 30, 1809 in Brunswick, Virginia and died May 10, 1855 in Panola, Mississippi). They had 8 children: Rufus A Butler, John Benjamin Butler, Infant Butler, William H Butler, Frances M Butler, Francis M Butler, George W. Butler, and Robert James Butler. Thomas F Butler's parents were John Pomfert Butler (born March 31, 1770 in Granville, NC and died June 18, 1837 in Giles, Tennessee) and Mary Polly Hunt (born May 21, 1771 in Granville, NC and died in 1857 in Giles, Tennessee). They had 9 children: Mary Butler, Sarah Butler, William H Butler, Thomas F Butler, Nancy Butler, Elizabeth Butler, Jane H Butler, John Isaac Butler, Memucan Hunt Butler. John Pomfert Butler's parents were Isaac Butler (born abt 1744 in Culpepper, Virginia and died May 13, 1809 in Granville, NC) and Mary Ann Pomfret (born March 31,1749 in King William, Virginia and died in 1821). These are a list of children I found for them, I'm not sure of the accuracy: John Pomfert Butler, William Butler, Nancy Butler, James Hunt Butler, Polly Butler, Patsy Butler, Isaac Butler, Sarah Sally Butler, Mary Pomfret Butler, Ormand Butler, Elizabeth Butler. Isaac Butler's parents were E G Butler (born in Berwick, Scotland and died in Culpepper, Virginia) and Mildred Lewis. They had two children: Lawrence Butler and Isaac Butler. -- Laurie Lee Myers, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 March 2007 ---------------------------------------- 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 31 January, Prairie Township, District 16, Sheet 5B, LaGrue Springs & Ethel Rd, Hse #99, Fam #102 Butler, Mathew O Head Owns Farm M W 40 AR AL MS Farmer Butler, Fairlee T Wife F W 29 AR Indiana Kentucky Butler, Kirb B Son W 6 AR AR AR U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Kirb B Butler Birth Year 1913 Enlistment Date 15 Jan 1942, Private Education 3 years of college Civil Occupation Pharmacists Marital Status Single, without dependents Height 68 inches, Weight 137 Kirby's wife, according to Butler researcher Laurie Myers, was Bertha Niederschmidt, born 26 September 1917 in Cincinatti, Ohio. She survived Kirby so e years after he died in 1975. she died in 2006 in Florida. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1952, p 158 Butler Kirby B (Bertha) br mgr Taylor Drug Store h 6624 Strawberry La I note that here it is recorded that Kirby is single with no dependents, yet sources report his son Kirby Jr as born in 1935. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Covington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1954, p 65 Butler Kirby B (Bertha) pharm Walter G Steiger h 1203 Elberts Cir Apt apt 173 (Park Hills) U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Covington, Kentucky, City Directory, 1959, p 69 Butler Kirby B (Bertha) pharm Walter G Steiger r Erlanger Ky U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Kirby Butler Birth 26 Nov 1913 Death 28 Oct 1975 Enlistment Date 15 Jan 1942 SSN 429058601 Release Date 18 Oct 1945 Kirby's military grave marker provides the following details: Kirby B Butler Sr Tec4 US Army World War II Nov 26 1913 Oct 28 1975 Social Security Death Index Kirby Butler Born 26 Nov 1913 Died Oct 1975 SSN 429-05-8601 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Note that the SSDI does not report the place of death or address of last benefit. Family sources identify a death record in Kentucky with Kirby, with the same death date. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Volume 56, Certificate #27747 Kirby B Butler Death 28 Oct 1975 Kenton County, Kentucky Age 61 Residence Kenton County
BUTLER, Knowlton, 31, to Miss Gertrude DUMOND, 20, both of Ethel (Source: DeWitt Era Enterprise, April 9, 1942, Vol 60, Page 3, Recent Marriages recorded in Arkansas County) -- Arkansas County, Arkansas Marriages, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/arkco/marr_annoucements.php 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, District 16, page 7B, Hse #131, Fam #138 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 49 AR AL AR Farmer Butler, Ida Wife F W 47 AR MS AL Butler, Knowlton Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #132, Fam #133 Butler, John B Head Owns M W 59 Married at age 20 AR MS AR Farmer Butler, Ida W Wife F W 58 Married at age 19 AR MS AL Butler, Knolton Son M W 20 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Knowlton Butler Birth Date 12 Apr 1910 Ethel, Arkansas Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Contact Mr Robert Butler, brother and Employer, Ethel 6' 160 lbs, Brown Eyes and Hair, Light Brown Skin Registered 16 October 1940 DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Knowlton Butler Birth Date 12 Apr 1910 Hwy 17, Ethel, AR, 72048 The Social Security records report that Knowlton stil lived in Ethel at the tiem of his death. Social Security Death Index Knowlton Butler Birth 12 Apr 1910 Death 27 Feb 1997 Last Address Ethel, Arkansas, AR 72048 SSN 432-60-4232 issued in Arkansas Some genealogeis report he died in Little Rock. Knowlton Butler Birth 12 Apr 1910 in Ethel, Arkansas Death 27 Feb 1997 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas Parents: John Benjamin Butler1870 - 1936 Ida Knowlton1872 - 1933 -- Slavens, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/2079653/person/-1759455924?ssrc=&ftm=1 Knowlton and Gertrude were both buried in the Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Butler Knowlton April 12, 1910 Feb 27, 1997 Gertrude M (Dumond) Mar 6, 1922 April 15, 1973 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photos by Edith McSwain Jenkins 13 May 2017
Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002 Marilyn Krappman Marriage 26 Apr 1991 Tarrant County, Texas Age 40, Birth Year abt 1951 Spouse: Charles H II Cox Spouse Age 45, Spouse Birth Year: abt 1946 Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 Larry D Butler Age 23, Estimated Birth Year abt 1947 Spouse's Name: Marilyn S [Butler] Spouse's Age 19, Spouse's Estimated Birth Year abt 1951 Divorce 11 Dec 1970 Tarrant County Marriage Date 11 Sep 1969 Number of Children: 1