Oregon Benjamin BUTLER8,2,3,4,6,7

29th Oct 18911,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 17th Jan 19689,3,5

Life History

29th Oct 1891	Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
between 1910 and 1920	Resident in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.8,2
30th Aug 1916	Married Elsie Ruth KLINE.22
19th May 1917	Birth of daughter Ruth Elsie BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.8,6,10
15th Dec 1918	Birth of daughter Bernice BUTLER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.11,8,6,12
20th May 1921	Birth of daughter Infant Daughter BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.14,13
20th May 1921	Death of daughter Infant Daughter BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.13
4th Mar 1924	Birth of daughter Polly Ann BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,6,4,11,15,16,17
7th Jan 1926	Birth of son Oregon Benjamin BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,6,18,19
13th Aug 1927	Birth of son James Kline BUTLER in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,20,6,21,14,18
Jun 1929	Birth of son George E BUTLER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.6,4
about 1932	Birth of son Robert E BUTLER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,6
Jan 1968	Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.3
17th Jan 1968	Died in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.9,3,5

Notes

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

Sources

1. RootsWeb ID: I6083 -- Oregon Benjamin Butler
- Name: Name: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sarahc_ingram&id=I6083;;
2. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 15 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 1A, Hse/Fam #4
3. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery
4. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000
5. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
6. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141
7. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 13 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 9B, Hse #156, Fam #160
8. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 February, South Prairie Township, "By Road" [Ethel], District 16, p 8A, Hse #138, Fam #144
9. RootsWeb Trees
10. Ancestry Trees
- Bobbie Mathis, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bmathis&id=I09486
11. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
12. 1945 Florida State Census
- Palm Beach County, Florida, Delray Beach
13. Gravestone of Infant Daughter Butler, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas
14. RootsWeb ID: I6096 -- Elsie Ruth Kilne (Butler)
- Name: Name: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sarahc_ingram&id=I6096;;
15. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018
16. U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948
17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
18. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
19. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
20. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
21. Social Security Death Index
22. Ancestry Trees
- Smith Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5968247/person/-1367242224