John Vernon Butler

1915 - 1987  (72 years)

• Name	John Vernon Butler
  Birth	03 May 1915	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	age 4 7/12
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 15
  Census	1940	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 24,single
  Census	1950	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [5]
  	age 35, spouse Dorothy-age 40, living with his father-in-law
  Will	19 Jun 1961	Gibson Co, TN   [6]
  	Written in Gibson Co, TN
  Death	14 Dec 1987	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [7, 8, 9]
  Findagrave.com	21 Jul 2022
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  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN   [10]
  	Rose Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I38	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   [11]
  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

  
  

  Family	Sarah Dorothy Graves,   b. 15 Jan 1910, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN d. 20 Nov 2010, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co, TN (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1943	Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS
  Children	1. Stephen Allen Butler
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  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 03 May 1915 - Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 20 Feb 1943 - Corinth, Alcorn Co, MS Census - age 35, spouse Dorothy-age 40, living with his father-in-law - 1950 - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN Will - Written in Gibson Co, TN - 19 Jun 1961 - Gibson Co, TN Death - 14 Dec 1987 - Jackson, Madison Co, TN Burial - - Humboldt, Gibson Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/21/2022 John Vernon Butler Birth: 3 May 1915 Death: 14 Dec 1987 (aged 72) Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 36550951 Family Members Parents James Monroe Butler 1875-1964 Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler 1875-1959 Spouse Dorothy Graves Butler 1910-2010 Siblings 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 Created by: Cristie (46865585) Added: 29 Apr 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36550951/john-vernon-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36550951/john-vernon-butler: accessed 21 July 2022), memorial page for John Vernon Butler (3 May 1915–14 Dec 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36550951, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Cristie (contributor 46865585). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP1D-HT1 Age: 72 Given Name: John Middle Name: V Surname: Butler Name Suffix: Birth Date: 03 May 1915 State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Gibson, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38343 Event Date: 14 Dec 1987 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP1D-HT1 : accessed 7 May 2015), John V Butler, 14 Dec 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Rosehill Cemetery. Butler, Dorothy Graves 1-5-1910 John Vernon 5-3-1915 12-14-1987 [S22] Death Certificate. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S58] TN,Gibson Co,Cemeteries, Rose Hill Cemetery. Butler, Dorothy Graves 1-5-1910- Butler, John Vernon 5-3-1915 12-14-1987 [S41] Marriage License.