James Monroe Butler

1875 - 1964  (88 years)

• Name	James Monroe Butler
  Birth	09 Dec 1875	Carroll Co, TN   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 4,son
  Census	1900	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 24,married,wife Fodie? E
  Census	1910	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 34,married, wife Judie E
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card, lists wife Jadie
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918  [1]
  	Farming
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 44,married, wife Jadie
  Census	1940	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	age 64,married,lodger of Colonel Hargrove
  Census	1950	Carroll Co, TN   [9]
  	age 74, listed widowed, living with son Neil & family
  Death	03 Aug 1964	Carroll Co, TN   [10]
  Findagrave.com	06 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [11]
  	Butler Cemetery
  Person ID	I294	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Solomon Butler,   b. 07 Feb 1820, Carroll Co, TN d. 02 Feb 1902, Carroll Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Jane Uptigrove,   b. 30 Jun 1837, Henderson Co, TN d. 21 Jul 1915, Carroll Co, TN (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Aug 1854	Carroll Co, TN   [12, 13, 14]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3V-53T Name: Wm. S. Butler **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Jane Uptergrove **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 30 Aug 1854 **** Event Place: Carroll,Tennessee **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51907-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 944055 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3V-53T : accessed 3 May 2015), Wm. S. Butler and Jane Uptergrove, 30 Aug 1854; citing Carroll,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 944,055. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN49-7PX Name: Jane Uptergrove **** Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage **** Event Date: 30 Aug 1854 **** Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States **** Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Wm S Butler **** Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 288 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN49-7PX : accessed 3 May 2015), Wm S Butler and Jane Uptergrove, 30 Aug 1854; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 288, Carroll, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Butler-William-Solomon-(Lydia-Jane-(Uptigrove))
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jadie Elminie Bowers,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 30 Jun 1959, Carroll Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	07 Aug 1898	Carroll Co, TN   [12]
  Notes	another possible marriage date 1/2/1898? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4S-VCW Name: Jadie Bowers Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Aug 1898 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Monroe Butler Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 422 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4S-VCW : accessed 3 May 2015), Monroe Butler and Jadie Bowers, 07 Aug 1898; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 422, Carroll, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Lydia Ethel Butler,   b. 16 Jul 1899, Carroll Co, TN d. 12 Jan 1980, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Earl Butler,   b. 16 Jul 1899, Carroll Co, TN d. 04 Mar 1986, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alberta Adeline Butler,   b. 17 Sep 1901, Carroll Co, TN d. 11 Mar 1998, Franklin, Williamson Co, TN (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rev Monroe Neil Butler,   b. 27 Jan 1904, Pond Branch, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN d. 01 Aug 1986, Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Glenn Evans Butler,   b. 26 Aug 1906, Carroll Co, TN d. 12 Jan 1971, Double Springs, Winston Co, AL (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Edna Vernell Butler,   b. 31 Mar 1909, Carroll Co, TN d. 05 Oct 1990, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Julia Lucille Butler,   b. 28 Sep 1912, Carroll Co, TN d. 06 Apr 2001, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Vernon Butler,   b. 03 May 1915, Carroll Co, TN d. 14 Dec 1987, Jackson, Madison Co, TN (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 09 Dec 1875 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 07 Aug 1898 - Carroll Co, TN _MILT - WWI Draft Reg Card, lists wife Jadie - 12 Sep 1918 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 74, listed widowed, living with son Neil & family - 1950 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 03 Aug 1964 - Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth Certificate Feb 13, 1941 Carroll Co, TN, No. 36160 ????? - in TN Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: James Monroe Butler, former merchand and retired farmer of Buena Vista, died at 2:15 p.m. Monday at the Colonial Nursing Home in Jackson after a long illness. He was 88. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Dilday funeral Home in Huntingdon. Burial was in Butler Cemetery near here. Butler was a lifelong resident of Carroll County and operated a general merchandise store near Buena Vista 15 years. He had been a livestock breeder and farmer. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He leaves four sons, the Rev. Neil Butler and Earl Butler of Buena Vista, Vernon Butler of Humboldt, Glenn Butler of Double springs, Ala; four daughters, Mrs. Tom Bell and Mrs. Bertha Abbott of Buena Vista, Mrs. Edna Thomason and Mrs. Lucille Fondren of Memphis; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/6/2023 James Monroe Butler Birth: 1875 Death: 1964 (aged 88-89) Burial: Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 43828869 Family Members Parents William Solomon Butler 1820-1902 Lidia Jane Uptygrove Butler 1837-1915 Spouse Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler 1875-1959 Siblings Elija Thomas Butler 1854-1888 Sarah Butler Rowe 1857-1896 William Alexander Butler 1864-1942 Aaron Green Butler 1870-1947 Arienie Jeanetta Butler Cole 1872-1944 Half Siblings Dany A Butler Birdwell 1844-1875 John Riley Butler 1846-1929 Phillip T. Butler 1848-1950 Parthinia Jane Butler Jones 1850-Unknown Levina Caroline Butler Rogers 1854-1943 Children Lydia Ethel Butler Bell 1899-1980 William Earl Butler 1899-1986 Alberta Butler Abbott 1901-1998 Monroe Neil Butler 1904-1986 Glenn Evans Butler 1906-1971 Edna Vonell Butler Thomason 1909-1990 Julia Lucille Butler Fondren 1912-2001 John Vernon Butler 1915-1987 Maintained by: PPC (47065016) Originally Created by: Barbara Rodgers (47174029) Added: 2 Nov 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43828869/james-monroe-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43828869/james-monroe-butler: accessed 06 July 2023), memorial page for James Monroe Butler (1875-1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43828869, citing Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by PPC (contributor 47065016). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/6/2023 James M. Butler Birth: 1875 Death: 1964 Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43828869 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=Numident&h=11355672&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=cwR12&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=2282 James Monroe Butler in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 No Image Text-only collection Name: James Monroe Butler SSN: 412224132 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 9 Dec 1875 Birth Place: Buena Vista, Tennessee Father: William S Butler Mother: Lydia J Utogrove Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1941: Name listed as JAMES MONROE BUTLER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S17] Birth Certificate. [S80] Bible Records. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S22] Death Certificate. [S55] TN,Carroll Co,Cemeteries, Butler Cemetery. Butler, Jadie E., 1875-1959, "Mother" footstone\Butler, James M., 1875-1964 [S41] Marriage License. [S48] See Notes. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.