William Earl Butler

1899 - 1986  (86 years)

• Name	William Earl Butler
  Birth	16 Jul 1899	Carroll Co, TN   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  	age 10/12
  Census	1910	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 10, single
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card,lists bd 7/16/1900 and nearest relative Jadie
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918  [4]
  	Farmer
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 20, single
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 30, single
  Census	1940	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	age 40,single
  Census	1950	Carroll Co, TN   [9]
  	age 50, living with mother Jadie
  Death	04 Mar 1986	Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN   [3, 10, 11]
  Burial	07 Mar 1986	Carroll Co, TN   [12]
  	Butler Cemetery
  Findagrave.com	09 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Marriage Record	Never Married
  Obituary	See Documents
  Person ID	I296	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Monroe Butler,   b. 09 Dec 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 03 Aug 1964, Carroll Co, TN (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jadie Elminie Bowers,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 30 Jun 1959, Carroll Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Aug 1898	Carroll Co, TN   [13]
  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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1899 - Carroll Co, TN _MILT - WWI Draft Reg Card,lists bd 7/16/1900 and nearest relative Jadie - 12 Sep 1918 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 50, living with mother Jadie - 1950 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 04 Mar 1986 - Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN Burial - 07 Mar 1986 - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He never married. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/9/2023 William Earl Butler Birth: 16 Jul 1899 Death: Mar 1986 (aged 86) Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 43830751 Inscription: Footstone: Brother Family Members Parents James Monroe Butler 1875-1964 Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler 1875-1959 Siblings Lydia Ethel Butler Bell 1899-1980 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 Originally Created by: Barbara Rodgers (47174029) Added: 2 Nov 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43830751/william-earl-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43830751/william-earl-butler: accessed 9 July 2023), memorial page for William Earl Butler (16 Jul 1899-Mar 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43830751, citing Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/9/2023 William Earl Butler Birth: Jul. 16, 1899 Death: Mar., 1986 Memphis Shelby County Tennessee, USA Inscription: Footstone: Brother Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43830751 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98Z-ZMH Given Name: William Surname: Butler State: Tennessee Residence Place: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Shelby, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38111 Age: 87 Birth Date: 16 Jul 1899 Birth Date: 07161899 Death Date: Mar 1986 Death Date: 03001986 Citing this Record "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V98Z-ZMH : 20 May 2014), William Butler, Mar 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S17] Birth Certificate. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [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. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes. [S55] TN,Carroll Co,Cemeteries, Butler Cemetery. Butler, Wm. Earl, 1899-1986, "Brother" footstone [S41] Marriage License.