1920 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 5 May, Jonestown, District 2, page 27A, Hse #599, Fam #624 Butler, G W Head Owns M W 45 MS MS MS Planter Butler, Elizabeth S Wife F W 38 Married NY Penn Germany Butler, M M Son M W 6 MS MS NY Jack Dodson provides a detailed Memorial for Moss Butler. ------------------------------ Moss Merseles "Snooky" Butler Birth Oct. 15, 1913 Jonestown, Coahoma County, Mississippi Death Oct. 6, 2010 Mississippi Moss Merseles (Snooky) Butler, 96, a retired farmer, died Wednesday, October 06, 2010, at Indywood Glen in Greenwood, Mississippi. Mr. Butler was born on October 15, 1913 in Jonestown, Mississippi, the son of George Washington Butler and Elizabeth Salter Butler. He graduated from Jonestown High School in 1932, attended Millsaps College in Jackson, then graduated from Mississippi State College in Starkville in 1937, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He received a degree in Civil Engineering at Mississippi State and then earned a Degree in Law from the Jackson School of Law in 1940. He operated farming interests near Jonestown for many years, where he was a member of the Jonestown United Methodist Church and served as chairman of the Board of Stewards until the church closed in 2003. He subsequently joined St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Clarksdale. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and a shriner. Mr. Butler had many interests. He was a member of the Mississippi State Bar Association in addition to being a Registered Professional Engineer. He served as a director of the Mississippi School Board Association and locally, he was a member of the Coahoma County School Board where he served as president for 16 years. He also served as president of the Jonestown Cemetery Board, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jonestown Peanut Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Jonestown, and the Board of Directors of the Coahoma County Farm Bureau. Mr. Butler was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Merle Weaver Butler. Survivors include his son, George W. (Bunky) Butler and his wife, Audrey, his daughter Elizabeth Melton and her husband, Floyd of Greenwood, his daughter Merlyn Dodson and her husband, Jack, of Clarksdale, and his daughter Anne Butler of Overland Park, Kansas; seven grandchildren, George Butler and wife Leigh of Jackson, Allison Butler Fielder and husband Allen of Jackson, Floyd Melton III and wife Lisa of Greenwood, Moss Melton and wife Shannon of Greenwood, Blewett Melton of Nashville, TN, Rob Dodson and wife Meredith of Franklin, TN, and Lyn Dodson of Atlanta, GA.; twelve great grandchildren, Brent and Kathryn Butler of Jackson, Walker and Abby Fielder of Jackson, Floyd IV and Anne Craig Melton of Greenwood, Ainsley and Salter Melton of Greenwood, Grace, Ava, and Lily Dodson of Franklin, TN, and Gates Allen of Oxford, MS.; nieces Barbara Butler and husband Don Ringsmuth of East Hampton, NY, Suzy Butler Hutton of Long Beach, CA, Dibba Butler Hamilton and husband Ben of Hampton, V A., Carolyn Little Kennington and husband Bruce of Ocean City, MD, and Barbara Jordan Fuller and husband Robert of Osceola, AR. Published in Clarion Ledger on October 7, 2010 Parents: George Washington Butler (1875 - 1959) Elizabeth Salter Butler (1881 - 1970) Spouse Merle Weaver Butler (1913 - 1989) Burial Jonestown Cemetery, Coahoma County, Mississippi Maintained by Jack77, Originally Created by Faye Nations McCardle Oct 07, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 59721200, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59721200 ------------------------------
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, Nora Dau W F Aug 1889 11 Single TN TN TN At School "My dad's mother was Nora Lee Butler Burgess daughter of Thomas E. and Evie Lena Brown Butler. Nora died in childbirth in 1929. Thomas E Butler's other daughter was Johnanna Butler Raggio." -- Janice Burgess Lipford, Ancestry Messaging, 23 September 2011 Tennessee Certificate of Death #3338 Nora Lee Butler Burgess Resdience 3281 Allison St (Memphis, Shelby, Tenn; City, County and State not stated) Died in Gartly-Ramsay Hospital (City and State not stated) Birth 25 Aug Tennessee, Age 40 [No birth year given, based on age: 1989, matching 1900 census] Father T E Butler, born Alabama Mother Evie Brown, born Tennessee Informant J T Burgess [husband], 3281 Allison St (City and State not stated) Death 19 Oct 1929 (City and State not stated) Cause of Death Pulmonary Embolism; Gave birth to stillborn child 10/19/29 3PM Burial 23 October 1929 in Mullens Chapel by Thomason Brothers (Nowhere on the whole certificate is a town, county or state ever written)
He always went by Junior. In his business, he used the initials O B. -- Edith McSwain Jenkins 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141 Butler, Oregon B Head Owns M W 38 First married at age 25 AR AR AR [born Feb 1892] Butler, Elsie Wife F W 33 First married at age 20 AR US US Butler, Oregon B Jr Son M W 4yrs2mos AR AR AR [born Feb 1925] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000 Butler, Orgon Head M W 48 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer Butler, Elsie Wife F W 43 Grade 10 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Orgon Ben Son M W 14 Single Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Oregon B Butler Birth Date 7 Jan 1926 Hc 86, Ethel, AR, 72048 ------------------- Oregon Benjamin "O.B." Butler, Jr. BORN January 7, 1926 DIED November 23, 2015 LOCATION Ethel, Arkansas Oregon Benjamin "O.B." Butler, Jr., age 89, of Ethel died November 23. 2015. He was born January 7, 1926 in Ethel to Oregon Benjamin Butler, Sr. and Elsie Kline Butler who preceded him in death. Also preceding him were an infant daughter, Anita Karen Butler, son-in-law, Stephen E. Dumond, great granddaughter, Lacy Elise Morgan, two sisters, Bernice Chavez, Polly Tinsley and a brother, James K. "Jimmy" Butler. He and his wife owned and operated O.B.'s Catfish Farm and Bait Shop in Ethel and he was a farmer. He was also a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lavelle Dempsey Butler, daughter, Lucille Dumond of Ethel, brothers, George Butler and wife, Dorothy of Conway, Robert "Bobby" Butler of Hot Springs Village, sister, Ruth Johnson of Benton, granddaughter, Anita Morgan and husband, Kevin of Ethel, and great grandchildren, Lilly Wilmoth, Emma Morgan, Kaitlyn Morgan and Bailey Morgan. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 25th at Belleview Missionary Baptist Church in Ethel with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery by Essex Funeral Home, DeWitt. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, % Jo Alla Nutt, 121 W. 14th St., DeWitt, AR 72042. -- Essex Funeral Home, http://essex.funeralplan2.com/current-obituaries.aspx?turl=http://hosting-479.tributes.com/obituary/show/oregon-benjamin-o.b.-butler-103034243 ------------------- This obit was repoeated in teh memorail created for Junior n Find a Grave. ------------------- Oregon Benjamin "O.B." Butler, Jr Birth Jan 7, 1926 Death Nov 23, 2015 Daughter Anita Karan Butler (1963 - 1963) Oregon Benjamin "O.B." Butler, Jr., age 89, of Ethel died November 23. 2015. He was born January 7, 1926 in Ethel to Oregon Benjamin Butler, Sr. and Elsie Kline Butler who preceded him in death. Also preceding him were an infant daughter, Anita Karen Butler, son-in-law, Stephen E. Dumond, great granddaughter, Lacy Elise Morgan, two sisters, Bernice Chavez, Polly Tinsley and a brother, James K. "Jimmy" Butler. He and his wife owned and operated O.B.'s Catfish Farm and Bait Shop in Ethel and he was a farmer. He was also a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lavelle Dempsey Butler, daughter, Lucille Dumond of Ethel, brothers, George Butler and wife, Dorothy of Conway, Robert "Bobby" Butler of Hot Springs Village, sister, Ruth Johnson of Benton, granddaughter, Anita Morgan and husband, Kevin of Ethel, and great grandchildren, Lilly Wilmoth, Emma Morgan, Kaitlyn Morgan and Bailey Morgan. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 25th at Belleview Missionary Baptist Church in Ethel with burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery by Essex Funeral Home, DeWitt. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 before the service at the church. Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Created by Vickey Feb 22, 2016 -- Find A Grave Memorial #158458329, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158458329&ref=acom -------------------
He went by the name Oregon. -- Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins 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 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 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 February, South Prairie Township, "By Road" [Ethel], District 16, p 8A, Hse #138, Fam #144 Butler, Oregon B Head M W 28 AR AR AR Farmer Butler, Elsie Wife F W 22 AR USA USA Butler, Ruth E Dau F W 2yrs 7mos AR AR AR Butler, Bernice Dau F W 1yr 0mos AR AR AR 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141 Butler, Oregon B Head Owns M W 38 First married at age 25 AR AR AR [born Feb 1892] Butler, Elsie Wife F W 33 First married at age 20 AR US US Butler, Ruth E Dau F W 12 AR AR AR Butler, Bernice Dau F W 11 AR AR AR Butler, Polly A Dau F W 6 AR AR AR Butler, Oregon B Jr Son M W 4yrs2mos AR AR AR [born Feb 1925] Butler, Jimmie Son M W 2yrs10mos AR AR AR [born Jun 1927 but this conflicts with family sources] Butler, George E Son M W 10 months AR AR AR [born Jun 1929] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000 Butler, Orgon Head M W 48 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer Butler, Elsie Wife F W 43 Grade 10 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Polly Ann Dau F W 16 5ingle Grade H-1 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Orgon Ben Son M W 14 Single Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Jimmie Son M W 12 Single Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, George Son M W 10 Single Grade 4 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Bobbie Son M W 8 Single Grade 3 b Ark same house in 1935 Battle, Milton Son M Neg 26 Single Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Social Security Death Index, Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6 Butler, Oregon Birth 10/29/1891 Death 01/00/1968 Last known residence Ethel, Arkansas 72048 Social Security #430-70-4941 Issued in Arkansas Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery Oregon Bejnamin Oct 29, 1891 Jan 17, 1968 Elsie Kline Mar 19, 1897 June 8, 1982 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photos by Edith McSwain Jenkins, 27 June & 13 May 2017
1880 Federal Census, Etowah County, Alabama, 18 June, Gadsden and Turkey Town, District 66, page 22, Hse #111, Fam #112 Butler, Rufus W M 53 Blacksmith TN -- -- Butler, Caty W F 25 Wife Keeping House TN -- -- Butler, Osca W M 5 Son Single AL -- --
David Lee and others reprot a first child who was short-llived, named Oscar. Because he was born between censuses, there is no census documentation. I have not found any birth or death record. David Lee mentions other family soruces for this information. In his second marriage Rufus named another child Oscar. Oscar Butler Birth ABT 1848 in Panola Co., Mississippi Death BEF 1850 Father: Rufus A Butler b: 1827 in Giles Co., Tennessee Mother: Mary James Abernathy b: 1832 in Tennessee Source: Letter from Richard Ray "Rick" Barnes, 14 Nov 1999, With genealogy reports Source: E-mail from Ingram, Sarah at scingram@msn.com Source: RootsWeb WorldConnect Database laura47 Source: Laura Buckmaster (buck@jas.net) -- Davide Lee, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dlee-pobox&id=I2615
Two One World Tree sources give two different dates for the birth of Mary Pomfret Butler: 1786 and 1803. The normal cutoff date used in genealogy for childbearing years is age 50. The last two birth dates are past the 50-year mark. For this reason I am using the year 1786. No source gives any further explanation about birth dates.
Burke in his Complete Peerage, gives some information about Petronilla (Petronella) Butler and her parents. He knows her by the name Pernel, a form of the name we now know primarily as Parnell. "GILBERT (TALBOT), LORD TALBOT, ... married, 1stly, before 8 September 1352, Pernel, daughter of James (BUTLER), 1st EARL OF ORMOND [IRL], by Eleanor, daughter of Humphrey (DE BOHUN), 4th EARL OF HEREFORD and 3rd EARL OF ESSEX, Constable of England, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of EDWARD I. She was living, 28 May 1365, and is said to have died in 1368." -- Burke's Complete Peerage, transcribed by Dave Utzinger, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/ViewStory.aspx?tid=80902&pid=-949091737&oid=37e09888-81fb-44b7-80ad-0c91091534f4&pg=32768 Millennium File Petronella Butler Birth Date 1332 Death Date 1368 Spouse Gilbert Talbot Son Richard Talbot
It appears from records that Polly was her full given name, rather than just a nickname for Polly which it normally is. Some records spell her name Pollye. Of three city directories, one spells it that way, but the other two have Polly. Her grave and obituary have Polly. Censuses have Polly. Edith McSwain Jenkins, who knew Polly and grew up in the same community, says Polly spelled it without the E. But we also note that both her marriage and her divorce record notices in the newspaper had it spelled Pollye, which would seem to indicate the spelling used in the official legal proceedings for those events. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141 Butler, Oregon B Head Owns M W 38 First married at age 25 AR AR AR [born Feb 1892] Butler, Elsie Wife F W 33 First married at age 20 AR US US Butler, Polly A Dau F W 6 AR AR AR 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000 Butler, Orgon Head M W 48 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer Butler, Elsie Wife F W 43 Grade 10 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Polly Ann Dau F W 16 5ingle Grade H-1 b Ark same house in 1935 Polly married James Tinsley, and they had two daughters. It is thought they divorced but later remarried. "Polly was Junior's [Oregon Butler b1891] sister. They lived in St Charles when I knew them. They may have met in the service. They divorced, I think. They had two girls. The oldest was Anna Ruth, but I don't remember the other one's name," -- Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 November 2018 A later marriage record in 1952 supports their divorce and indicates a remarriage. The record reports both having the last name of Tinsley when they married. Marriage License Notices James F Tinsley, 30, North Little Rock, and Pollye Ann tinsley, 28, Ethel. -- Arkansas Democrat, 6 May 1952 p 11A But there is one anomaly. Polly and James appear in three North Little Rock city directories, but the first one is in 1951, then again in 1954 and 1957. So it appears they were still married in 1951, but divorced then remarried before the 1954 directory came out. Otherwise, why would both their surnames be announced as Tinsley? A later divorce in 1957 is found, however, posted on Ancestry by the same genealogist who posted the 1952 marriage record, "gilmonts." I have other couples in my genealogy who were divorced and remarried more than once. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1951, p 200 Tinsley Jas F (Polly) hlpr Vets Admn (FtR) h 130 Silver City cts U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1953, p 165 Tinsley Jas F (Polly) atndt Fort Roots VA Hosp h 900 W 20th U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1957, p 203 Tinsley Jas F (Pollye) nurses aide Maumelle ordnance Wks h 209 W 51st Divorce Notice 107024 Pollye Tinsley v James Tinsley The Arkansas Democrat legal notices announced that the divorce was filed on March 5, and announced on 5 April 1957 that it had been granted. -- Arkansas Democrat, 5 Apr 1957 p 34 U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Polly B Tinsley Birth Date 4 Mar 1924 5205 Westminister Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72209-2864 (1984) 3 Ironwood Dr, Conway, AR, 72034-3628 (1986) The B in the directory listing would be for her maiden name Butler. Her obituary (summary index record) reported that her residence at the time of death was Conway, Illinois, but no such location can be found. She had lived in Conway, Arkansas, as reported in the record above. The obituary was published in Evanston, Illinois. It is not known what her connection with Illinois was. See the obit below in her Find a Grave profile, which reports her death in Conway, Arkansas, and her memorial service there. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 Polly Butler Tinsley Death Age 90 Birth 3 Mar 1924 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Residence Conway, Illinois [Arkansas] Death Date 12 Nov 2014 Obituary 18 Nov 2014 Evanston, Illinois, USA (newspaper not stated) Father Oregon Benjamin Children Ana Stoops, and Rebecca (David) Lee Siblings Jimmy Butler; O.B. (Lavelle) Butler, Jr, George (Dorothy) Butler and Robert Butler; Ruth Johnson, and Bernice (Manuel) Chavez She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Polly Butler Tinsley Mar 4, 1924 Nov 12, 2014 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas; Photo by Edith McSwain Jenkins, 13 May 2017 Her memorial on Find a Grave includes her obituary, published by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway, Arkansas. That obituary reports she was a resident of Conway, Arkansas, but does not specifically state the place of death, nor place of burial. Her gravestone is in Ethel, Arkansas, her home town. It is presumed she is buried there. Her onituaty was included in her memorial on Find a Grave, but the specific source was not stated. It does not appear on the Roller-McNutt website. ------------------ Polly Butler Tinsley BIRTH 3 Mar 1924 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA DEATH 12 Nov 2014 (aged 90) BURIAL Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Polly Butler Tinsley, 90 of Conway, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. She was born March 3, 1924 in Ethel, Arkansas to the late Oregon Benjamin and Elsie Ruth Kline Butler. She is also preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Lee and brother, Jimmy Butler. Survivors include her daughters: Ana Stoops, Rebecca (David) Lee; grandsons: Kenneth (Jessica) Lee, Michael (Angela) Lee; great grandchildren: Josephine Lee, Kaitlyn Lee, Ethan Lee; sisters: Ruth Johnson, Bernice (Manuel) Chavez; brothers: O.B. (Lavelle) Butler, Jr., George (Dorothy) Butler and Robert Butler. A memorial service will be held 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway, Arkansas. Maintained by Orville Jenkins, originally created by Marson 24 Nov 2014 -- Find A Grave Memorial 139183162, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139183162 ------------------
Social Security records repot that Reid Butler Jr was born 14 March 1930. Social Security Death Index Reid A. Butler Born 14 Mar 1930 Died 4 Apr 1999 Last Residence La Place, St John The Baptist, Louisiana 70068 SSN 438-34-4850 issued Louisiana (Before 1951) A compilation of Public Records also reports the 1930 birth date. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Reid A Butler Birth 14 Mar 1930 Address: Athania Pky, Metairie, LA, 70001 (1986) 22 Glenwood Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70123-4611 (1993) The date of birth reported by these public records is confirmed by Reid's son Reid III, in his genealogy and in personal correspondence with me. "Thanks Orville, as far as the info on my dad's birthday (Reid A Butler Jr) it is 14 March, 1930." -- Reid Butler III, email message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 August 2011 Reid Alymer Butler Jr Born 1930 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Death Laplace, St John The Baptist, Louisiana Parents: Reid Alymer Butler, Willa Birdwell Spouse: Marcella Agatha Hamilton -- Butler, by Reid Butler III, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/RequestTreeAccess.aspx?tid=26105522&pid=1779498596 Reid also explained that his mother's name given in the genealogy above is actually her confirmation name. Her given middle name is Rose. "My mother Marcella Rose Hamilton was born 16 April 1933. ... You notice the change in middle names for Marcella (Agatha is her confirmation name." -- Reid Butler III, email message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 25 August 2011 1940 Federal Census, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 24 April, New Orleans, District 36-455, page 1B, Hse #525, Rents $8 Butler, Reid Sr Head M W 43 Grade H-4 b Tennessee Same Place in 1935 No Occup Rptd Butler, Willa Wife F W 33 Grade C-2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 Butler, Reid Jr Son M W 10 Grade 2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Reid A, Jr Butler Address 1105 Athania Pkwy, Metairie, Louisiana 70001-2825 Phone Number 504-835-0444 Residence Years 1997 1998 ------------------------------- My Son Reid Adrew (not Andrew) Butler Born June 23, 1989 My Self Reid Alymer Butler III Born Jan. 8, 1953 My Father Reid A. Butler Jr Born March 14, 1933 [1930] Death 1999 Grand father Reid A Butler Sr Born July 3, 1897 Death 1960 Great Grand father Bernard Benjamin Butler Born 1860 Approx. Death 1900-1910? 2x Great Grand father William G (or H, two different indexes have it two different ways. Have looked at 1900 census in Bolivar Co, MS and can't make up my mind either) Born 1834 approx. Death ? -- Butler Family Pedigrees/DNA testing, From an email sent by Reid A. Butler III, April 19, 2011, http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=9438.msg122606#msg122606 ------------------------------- An obituary index reports that Reid's obituary was published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune on 5 April 1999, the day after his death. I have not found the text of the obit. BUTLER, Reid Almer Jr; New Orleans LA; Times-Picayune; 1999-4-5 Reid A Butler, Jr Birth unknown Death Apr., 1999 Note: Age 69, Name on Plot, Date of Burial 4/6/1999, Ref: Cemetery Records Burial Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, , Orleans Parish, Louisiana Plot: 56 Myrtle Hazel North Created by Graves May 07, 2012 -- Find a Grave Memorial #89703021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89703021/reid-a-butler
Reid's grandson, Reid Alymer Butler III, indicates that the middle name three of them share comes from an earlier relative, Ross Almyr Butler. "Thank you for solving the mystery of where my middle name came from. Even though it is spelled different my middle name is Alymer most probably came from Ross Almyr Butler. I wad told it was a family name just like my Uncle Ross whose name was William Ross Butler. It seems like if a Butler liked a name it or a variation was used over and over." -- Reid Alymer Butler III, email message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 16 December 2012 In 1900, Reid is a 3-year-old in the home of his parents Bernard and Anna, in Bolivar County, Mississippi, on the Mississippi River, across from Arkansas. They have lived in Arkansas for some time since their marriage, since the first child William B was born in Arkansas. 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, Ried [sic] A Son W M July 1897 3 Single MS MS MS The birth date given here, May 1897, differs from the date reported by family sources and the Social Security Death Index, 3 July 1897. In the 1910 census, we find that Reid's mother Anna is a widow. Note also that Anna's age is reported as 36 instead of 46. 1910 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi, 20 April, Beat 1, District 1, Page 24A, Hse #462, Fam #464 Butler, Anna Head W F 36 [sic] Widow MS AL MS Own Income Butler, Reid Son W M 13 MS MS MS Before 1918, Aylmer had moved to New Orleans, where he registered for the US WWI draft. He reports his wife as Willa. His middle name is spelled on this card as Almyer. This record also reports he was born in Alligator, Mississippi. Reid Almyer Butler Sr Residence 518 Lake Avenue (Route 3), Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States Age 44, Birth Date 03 Jul 1897 Aligator [sic], Mississippi Wife Willa Butler (back) 5' 8 1/2", 133 lbs, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair, Ruddy Complexion Registered 6 February 1942 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Source FamilySearch.org, Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945 In the 1920 census, Reid is enumerated in the home of his sister Annie B Scott, in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Coahoma is on the Mississippi River across from Phillips County, Arkansas. On the west side of Phillips County is Arkansas County, where members of this Butler family moved in the late 1800s. 1920 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 26 April, Beat 3, District 32, page 17A, Hse #385, Fam #402 Scott, M H Head Owns M W 47 Married AR AL MS Merchant, General Merchandise Scott, Annie B Wife F W 42 Married MS MS MS Scott, M H Jr Son M W 5 TN TN MS Scott, Eleanor H Dau M W 5 MS TN MS Butler, R A Bro-in-Law M W 23 MS AR MS Salesman, General Store R A's grandson Reid Butler III, tells a story about his grandparents' marriage. "My Grandfather Reid Butler and my Grandmother Willa Birdwell (b1903 d 1972) were married in Texas were they eloped to because her Dad hated my grandfather who "stole" my grandmother from his hand picked man to be my grandmother's husband, who introduced them when my grandfather accompanied him to the Birdwell house." -- Reid Alymer Butler III, email message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 December 2012 Reid and Willa married about 1927. A listing in the 1930 census matches them, except Reid's age is wrong. In this 1930 census record, Reid (Reed) is reported as 27 years old, although he was already 23 in 1920. Willa is reported as 22 years old, although in the 1940 census, she is 33, 11 years older, which is reasonable. The ages at which they were married match the current ages reported, indicating marriage in 1927. A transcription of the marriage record was found on FamilySearch.org Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 FamilySearch.org R. A. Butler Willa Birdwell 17 Jan 1927 Harrison Co, Texas In 1930, they are enumerated as residents of New Orleans, Orleans Parish. 1930 Federal Census, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 19 April, New Orleans Ward 3, District 39, page 24A, 133 South Claiborne St, Hse #351, Fam #386 Ligon, Emmet Head Rents $50 M W 42 Married at age 25 TX LA LA Railroad Engineer Ligon, Mamie Wife F W 39 Married at age 21 LA LA LA - Fam #386A - Butler, Reed A Head Rents M W 27 Married at age 19 US US US Laborer, General Work Butler, Willa Wife F W 22 Married at age 17 LA LA LA David, Alice Lodger F W 18 Married at age 17 [No husband rptd] LA LA LA But where is their daughter Annette, who is reported in 1940 as 12 years old? Also Reid A Butler Jr was born in March 1930, and also is missing here. I have worked with Reid A Butler III on reconstructing his grandfather's family. In our email discussion on this matter he comments: "I know my grandparents married in Harrison County. TX in ____ and I know my Aunt Annette was about 17 months old when the 1930 census was taken and my Dad was about 45 days old b 14 March, 1930. Census taken 19 April, 1930 but why the 2 of them are not listed is still a mystery to me." -- Reid Alymer Butler III, email message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 December 2012 1940 Federal Census, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 24 April, New Orleans, District 36-455, page 1B, Hse #525, Rents $8 Butler, Reid Sr Head M W 43 Grade H-4 b Tennessee Same Place in 1935 No Occup Rptd Butler, Willa Wife F W 33 Grade C-2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 Butler, Annette Dau F W 12 Grade 6 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 Butler, Reid Jr Son M W 10 Grade 2 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 Butler, William R Son M W 7 Grade 0 b Louisiana Same Place in 1935 Butler, Benjamin Son M W 5 Grade 0 b Louisiana Butler, Louise Dau F W 3 Grade 0 b Louisiana Butler, Virginia Dau F W 4mos Grade 0 b Louisiana [b abt Nov 1939] "Orville Boyd Jenkins, my dad's siblings were his older sister Annette Frank Butler Baudier, the the brother just below my dad William Ross Butler, Dan Benjamin Barnard Butler, Louise Butler also known as Susie, Virginia Butler known as pumpkin, and then Marshall Archibald Butler. Just a quick mention about my aunt Annette's middle name Frank. It was her aunt Annie's middle name as well. Her aunt's, my great-aunt's, name was Anna Frank Butler Scott. She was the sister that took care of my grandfather Reid Butler Sr after his mother had passed. I have no idea where the name Frank came from." -- Reid Butler III, Facebook comments in answer to queries by Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 July 2018 List of Crew, Ship Name: Pan York New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1945 Reid A Butler Arrival New Orleans, Louisiana 17 Nov 1944 Age 47, Birth abt 1897 From the port of Merida, Mexico Signed on New Orleans, Louisiana 6 October 1944 Social Security Death Index Reid Butler Born 3 Jul 1897 Died Dec 1959 SSN 438-05-6624 issued Louisiana (Before 1951) Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1905-1913, 1955-1963 Reid A Butler Death 20 Dec 1959 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States Age 62, Birth Date 09 Jul 1897 Father's Name Benjamin Butler Mother's Name Anna Griffith Spouse's Name Willa Birdwell Lakelawn Cemetery Reid Sr and Willa's grave site Headstone Attached To Reid A Butler (born 1897) -- Private Tree, Ancestry.com ------------------------------- My Son Reid Adrew (not Andrew) Butler Born June 23, 1989 My Self Reid Alymer Butler III Born Jan. 8, 1953 My Father Reid A. Butler Jr Born March 14, 1933 Death 1999 Grand father Reid A Butler Sr Born July 3, 1897 Death 1960 Great Grand father Bernard Benjamin Butler Born 1860 Approx. Death 1900-1910? 2x Great Grand father William G (or H, two different indexes have it two different ways. Have looked at 1900 census in Boliver Co, MS and can't make up my mind either) Born 1834 approx. Death ? -- Butler Family Pedigrees/DNA testing, From an email sent by Reid A. Butler III, April 19, 2011, http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=9438.msg122606#msg122606 -------------------------------
"My cousin Rhett Butler, age 1 1/2 in 1974. RIP Rhett. ... My cousin Rhett will be interred with my parents and my oldest grandchild in the Butler grave in that cemetery as well [buried with graveside services]. According to Rhett's cousin Reid A Butler III, he was born 11 November 1971. His parents were Marshall Archibald Butler, the youngest child of Bernard Benjamin Butler, and Janet Bartley." -- Reid Butler III, comments and photo posted on Facebook, 14 July 2018, accessed 17 July 2018 "[Cousin Rhett's dad was Marshall Archibald Butler the youngest of my dad's siblings, who was the tallest of my dad's family at six foot three. Rhett was born November 11th 1971. My uncle's wife and Rhett's mother was Janet Bartley. His closest relatives are his aunt and uncle George Bartley and his sister Joann Wisdom. I don't know if they'll actually post anything in the obituaries but they have elected to not have any services other than at the gravesite. ... My cousin Rhett will be interred with my parents and my oldest grandchild in the Butler grave in that cemetery as well." -- Reid Butler III, Facebook comments in answer to queries by Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 July 2018 A Wisdom Family genealogy has some basic info on Janet Bartley and her family, but has Rhett's birth date as 11 November 1972, rather than 1971. This date in 1972, however, would match the comment Reid Butler reports of his grandmother that the photo of Rhett at age 1 1/2 was in 1974. Janet L Bartley Birth 21 JUN 1938 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Death 14 OCT 1989 Parents: Unknown Father Birth of Brother George Fredrick Bartley III Bartley 22 Apr 1942 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse Unknown Birth of Daughter Shawn Bartley Barnett 17 Oct 1956 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Birth of Son Rhett Butler 11 Nov 1972 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA -- Wisdom Family Tree, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/51172802/person/13160975197/facts?ftm=1 "Orville Boyd Jenkins: 'What was cousin Rhett Butler's date of death?' "Reid Butler III: 'I haven't received an exact date yet as I'll have to live dangerously and say it was most probably Wednesday July 11, 2018 or a little sooner they didn't discover him dead until Thursday the 12 not sure how they list date as far the cause of death it was listed as "natural causes."' -- Reid Butler III, Facebook comments in answer to queries by Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 July 2018 "He was my half brother. Janet was my mother. George is my uncle." -- Shawn Ingram Burke, Facebook Message on the page of Reid Butler III, tagged to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 July 2019 "I provided the plot and your uncle took it from there. I wanted to get Rhett's pastor to say some type of service at the graveside but your Uncle didn't want that. I am Rhett's cousin, so I am not the next of kin so ...." -- Reid Butler III, on his Facebook page, tagged to Shawn Ingram Burke, 24 July 2019
"Jamie M Butler: 'Didn’t y’all have a sibling named Rhett that died during child birth?' "Reid Butler III: 'Yes she would have been 68 she was 2 years older then me. She is buried in the Hamilton Grave. ... And as she died at child birth no birth certificate was issued, like she never happened. Her name was Rhett Lee. On a side note my sister Roxanne named her youngest daughter Leann honoring her oldest and youngest sisters combining their middle names Lee and Ann. ... Yes, she was buried in Greenwood and yes that's my sister Rhett listed in my mother's name as stillborn. The reason she died in childbirth was the doctor's forceps slipped crushing her head'." -- Exchange on Facebook page of Reid Butler III, 15 July 2018 It appears that this is the infant's burial memorial, though the name Rhett is not included. Marcella was her mother's name. Child Marcella Butler [Rhett Lee, child of Marcella Hamilton Butler] Birth unknown Death Feb 1951 Stillborn, Name on Plot Hamilton, Date of Burial 2/13/1951, Ref Cemetery Records Burial Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 15 Laurel Orange Rose Created by Graves May 07, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #89702985, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89702985/child-marcella-butler The infant's own name was added to the record after a submission was made to the manager of the memorial. This changed the URL to the child's nmae. Rhett Lee Butler Birth unknown Death Feb 1951 Burial Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Plot 15 Laurel Orange Rose Gravesite Details Age sb, Name on Plot Hamilton, Date of Burial 2/13/1951, Ref: Cemetery Records Created by Graves 7 May 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial 89702985, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89702985/rhett-lee-butler
His gravestone gives Robert's birth date as 02 November 1894. The birth date reported in the 1900 census differs, reporting January 1895. He was known as Bob. 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, Robert Son M W 25 Single Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Farm Laborer 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #107, Owns $500 Butler, Robert Head M W 45 Grade 6 b Ark same place in 1935 Farmer Butler, Eunice Wife F W 34 Grade 8 b Ark same place in 1935 Housekeeper Butler, Knowlton Brother M W 30 Single Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Bruncon, Henry Hired Hand M Neg 28 Married Grade 5 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Henderson, Austin Hired Hand M Neg 28 Married Grade 1 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Gravestone of Robert and Eunice L McSwain Butler, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Butler Robert Nov 2, 1894 Nov 24, 1970 Eunice L Nov 25, 1905 (no death date, she died 28 Mar 2011)
David Lee has Robert's name as Alfred Robert. But siblings report Robert's was Robert Alfred. "Robert Alfred Butler October 4, 1914" -- W H Butler Family Notes, by children of W M Butler, private paper, access through Jack Dodson, 30 August 2011 In two censuses as a child he is listed as Alfred R, seeming to indicate the name order is Alfred Robert. Is it possible that even the sibling(s) who compiled the family information got his names reversed? His WWII Enlistment records have his name as the family reports it. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Robert A Butler Residence: Bolivar County, Mississippi Birth 1915 Arkansas Race: White, Citizen (White) Enlistment 15 Nov 1942 Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Rank Private Education: 4 years of college Civil Occupation: Farm managers and foremen Marital Status: Married Height: 68, Weight: 146 1920 Census, Arkansas, Arkansas County, District 16, page 7A, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #120, Fam #124 Butler, William M Head M W 40 AR MS MS Farmer Butler, Ada L Wife F W 42 AR NC NC Butler, Alfred R Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR 1930 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi, 16 April, Beat 3, District 23, page 11B, Hse/Fam #315 Butler, William M Head M W 60 Married at age 21 AR VA MS Farmer Butler, Ada L Wife F W 52 Married at age 19 AR AL AL Butler, Alfred R Son M W 16 Single AR AR AR In the Social Security records, he is referred to as Alfred. Social Security Death Index Alfred Butler Born 4 Oct 1914 Died 5 May 1989 Last Residence Alligator, Bolivar, Mississippi 38720 SSN 425-72-3535 issued Mississippi (1955) Note that the Social Security Death Index reports the place of residence at time of death as Alligator in Bolivar County, Mississippi. One family genealogy that does not give any sources reports the place of death as Clarksdale (Coahoma County), Mississippi, which is quite likely if he died in a hospital. Note that this source also switches the name order from that reported by the family in the 53-page document we have seen (in the possession of Jack Dodson, Clarksdale, Mississippi). Alfred Robert Butler Birth 10 Sep 1914 in Ethel, Arkansas Co., Arkansas Death 5 May 1989 in Clarksdale [Coahoma County], Mississippi Parents William Morgan Butler b 1870, Ada Loora McSwain b 1878 -- Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23504326/person/1395018103?ssrc=&ftm=1 Robert Alfred Butler Birth Oct. 4, 1914 Death May 5, 1989 Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi father William Morgan Butler (1870 - 1945) Spouse Evelyn Walker Butler (1917 - 2006) Siblings: Thelma Butler Garrett (1910 - 1991) William Madison Butler (1912 - 1982) Burial Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi Created by Jack77 Sep 07, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #76153007, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76153007
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000 Butler, Orgon Head M W 48 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer Butler, Elsie Wife F W 43 Grade 10 b Ark same house in 1935 Butler, Bobbie Son M W 8 Single Grade 3 b Ark same house in 1935