Life History
2nd Aug 1909 |
Born in Coahoma County, Mississippi.1,2,3 |
1980 |
Died in Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi.3 |
1980 |
Buried in Jonestown Cemetery, Jonestown, Coahoma, Mississippi.3 |
Notes
- 1910 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 20 April, Jonestown, District 29, p 9A, Hse/Fam #4
Butler, W M Head 35 Married 2 years MS MS MS Plantation Manager Owns
Butler, Elizabeth Wife 28 Married 2 years 1 children/1 living NY Penn Germany
Butler, Geo W Jr Son M W 8mos MS MS NY
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, Elizaebth S Wife F W 38 Married NY Penn Germany
Butler, Geo W Jr Son M W 10 MS MS NY
George Washington Butler, Jr
Birth Aug. 2, 1909
Death 1980
Mr. George Washington Butler died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. A native of Jonestown, he was born on August 2, 1909, the son of the late George W. and Elizabeth Salter Butler.
He attended Millsaps College; served as supervisor of transportation for Coahoma County Schools and supervisor for the Coahoma County Welfare Department for a number of years; he was superintendent of Sunday School at Jonestown Methodist Church for several years and was a member of the Board of Stewards; he was a Shriner and a Mason. He also had farming interests in Jonestown, where he was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Etheredge Butler; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Hamilton of Hampton, Va., and Mrs. William M. Hutton of Seal Beach, California; two brothers, Moss M. Butler of Jonestown and David Salter Butler of Lyon; and four grandchildren, Holly Butler Hutton, George William Hutton and Suzanne Petrie Hutton, all of Seal Beach, Calif., and Margaret Sue Hamilton of Hampton, Va.
Parents:
George Washington Butler (1875 - 1959)
Elizabeth Salter Butler (1881 - 1970)
Spouse Eva Sue Etheredge Butler (1907 - 2002)
Burial Jonestown Cemetery, Coahoma County, Mississippi
Created by Jack77 Mar 07, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial# 66614950, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66614950
Sources
- 1. 1920 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi
- 5 May, Jonestown, District 2, page 27A, Hse #599, Fam #624
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Coahoma County, Mississippi
- 20 April, Jonestown, District 29, p 9A, Hse/Fam #4
- 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry