John Benjamin BUTLER1,4,8,5,3,6,7

30th Mar 19081,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 21st Jan 19741,3

Life History

30th Mar 1908	Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
1910	Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.5
21st Jan 1974	Died in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,3

Other facts

Married Thelma STAATS

Notes

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)

Sources

1. Social Security Death Index
2. RootsWeb ID: I4188 -- John Benjamin Butler, Jr
- Name: Name: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sarahc_ingram&id=I4188;;
3. Gravestone of John B "Benny" Butler, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas
4. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 5 February, District 16, page 7B, Hse #131, Fam #138
5. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
6. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #132, Fam #133
7. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 5 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 2A, Hwy 17, Hse #27, Owns Farm, $800 value
8. RootsWeb ID: I1592 -- John Benjamin Butler - Ida Knowlton