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Edna Vernell Butler
1909 - 1990 (81 years)-
Name Edna Vernell Butler Birth 31 Mar 1909 Carroll Co, TN 
[1] Gender Female Census 1910 District 18, Carroll Co, TN [2] age 1 Census 1920 District 18, Carroll Co, TN [3] age 10 Census 1930 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN [4] age 21, single, living with sister Alberta Occupation 1930 [4] office, construction co Census 1940 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN [5] age 31,spouse William-age 58 Census 1950 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN [6] age 41,spouse William-age 68 Death 05 Oct 1990 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN [1, 7] - Kirby Pines Manor
Person ID I301 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 [8] Notes
another possible marriage date 1/2/1898?
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Name: Jadie Bowers
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 Aug 1898
Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Monroe Butler
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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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Butler-James-Monroe-(Jadie-Elmina-(Bowers))-1 Family ID F37 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
William Upton Thomason, b. 11 May 1881, Lexington, Davidson Co, NC d. 24 Apr 1969, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 87 years)Marriage 15 Jan 1938 Hernando, MS Notes - They had no children.
Family ID F131 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2026
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Birth - 31 Mar 1909 - Carroll Co, TN 
Census - age 21, single, living with sister Alberta - 1930 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 
Marriage - 15 Jan 1938 - Hernando, MS Census - age 31,spouse William-age 58 - 1940 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Census - age 41,spouse William-age 68 - 1950 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN Death - 05 Oct 1990 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN = Link to Google Earth
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Age: 81
Given Name: Edna
Middle Name: B
Surname: Thomason
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Birth Date: 31 Mar 1909
State: Tennessee
Last Place of Residence: Shelby, Tennessee
Previous Residence Postal Code: 38115
Event Date: 05 Oct 1990
Citing this Record:
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V985-WPR : 20 May 2014), Edna B Thomason, 05 Oct 1990; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRT-PG92
Name: Mrs Edna B Thomason
Titles and Terms: Mrs
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 07 Oct 1990
Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 81
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Death Date: Oct 1990
Newspaper: Commercial Appeal, The
Spouse and Children
William A Thomason Husband Male
Parents and Siblings
Mrs Lucille Fondren Sister Female
Mrs Berta Abbott Sister Female
Citing this Record:
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRT-PG92 : 20 July 2016), Mrs Edna B Thomason, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 07 Oct 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
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