Jadie Elminie Bowers

1875 - 1959  (84 years)

• Name	Jadie Elminie Bowers
  Birth	17 Jun 1875	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	age 5,daughter,name listed Elmina J
  Census	1900	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 25,married, spouse Janes? W?
  Census	1910	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 34,married, spouse James M, name listed Judie E
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 44,married, spouse Monroe
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 55,married, no spouse listed
  Occupation	1930  [6]
  	Dairy Farmer
  Census	1940	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 64,married,head of household,no spouse listed
  Census	1950	Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	age 74, listed widowed, son William-age 50
  Death	30 Jun 1959	Carroll Co, TN   [1, 9]
  Findagrave.com	06 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [10]
  	Butler Cemetery
  Person ID	I295	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John Alexander Bowers,   b. 14 May 1833, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN d. 16 Jan 1877, Carroll Co, TN (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Adeline Russell,   b. 20 May 1833, Henry Co, TN d. 20 Nov 1914, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Oct 1853	Henry Co, TN   [9, 11]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Y6-362 Name: John Bowers **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Adaline Russell **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 Oct 1853 **** Event Place: Henry, 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: M51931-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 575022 Reference ID: Vol A Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Y6-362 : accessed 3 May 2015), John Bowers and Adaline Russell, 28 Oct 1853; citing Henry, Tennessee, reference Vol A; FHL microfilm 575,022. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8J-Z4X Name: Adaline Russell Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 Oct 1853 Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: John Bowers Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 63 Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8J-Z4X : 4 December 2014), John Bowers and Adaline Russell, 28 Oct 1853; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 63, Henry, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Monroe Butler,   b. 09 Dec 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 03 Aug 1964, Carroll Co, TN (Age 88 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 - 17 Jun 1875 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 07 Aug 1898 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 74, listed widowed, son William-age 50 - 1950 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 30 Jun 1959 - Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Mrs. Jadie Elmina Butler, 84, died Tuesday afternoon, June 30, at her home at Buena Vista. Services were held Wednesday at the Mount Nebo Baptist Church. Burial was in the Butler Cemetery with Dilday Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Butler, a lifelong resident of Carroll County, was the wife of J. M. Butler, and a Baptist. She leaves her husband; four sons, the Rev. Neil Butler and Earl Butler, Buena Vista, Glen Butler, Decatur, Ala., and Vernon Butler, Humboldt; four daughters, Mrs. T. W. Bell and Mrs. W. A. Abbott, Buena Vista, Mrs. William Thomason and Mrs. Arch Fondren, Memphis; a brother, Milton G. Bowers, Buena Vista; and a sister, Mrs. Susie Butler, McKenzie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/6/2023 Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler Birth: 17 Jun 1875 Tennessee, USA Death: 30 Jun 1959 (aged 84) Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 43828847 Bio: Jadie was the daughter of John Bowers and Nancy (Russell) Bowers. She married James Monroe Butler in Carroll CO, TN on August 07, 1898. Inscription: Footstone: Mother Family Members Parents John Bowers 1833-1877 Nancy Adaline Russell Bowers 1833-1914 Spouse James Monroe Butler 1875-1964 Siblings Martha Bowers 1854-1876 Thomas Bowers 1857-1878 William Elijah Bowers 1859-1920 Vandella Paralee Bowers Walker 1863-1934 Susan Christina Bowers Butler 1867-1965 Martin Giles Bowers 1869-1962 Julia Bowers Park 1872-1909 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/43828847/jadie-elmina-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43828847/jadie-elmina-butler: accessed 06 July 2023), memorial page for Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler (17 Jun 1875-30 Jun 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43828847, citing Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by PPC (contributor 47065016). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/6/2023 Jadie E. Butler Birth: 1875 Death: 1959 Inscription: Footstone: Mother Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43828847 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMS-9LYJ Name: Jadie Elmina Butler Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 Jun 1959 **** Event Place: Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 84 Race: White Birth Year: Birth Year (Estimated): 1875 Father's Name: John Bowers **** Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Nancy Russell **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: J M Butler **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Male GS Film Number: 001878109 Digital Folder Number: 007552488 Image Number: 02093 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMS-9LYJ : accessed 3 May 2015), John Bowers in entry for Jadie Elmina Butler, 30 Jun 1959; citing Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll, Tennessee, United States, , State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S55] TN,Carroll Co,Cemeteries, Butler Cemetery. Butler, Jadie E., 1875-1959, "Mother" footstone\Butler, James M., 1875-1964 [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.