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Elbert Eldest Butler

Elbert Eldest Butler

Male 1878 - 1945  (67 years)

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  • Name Elbert Eldest Butler  [1] 
    Birth 17 Sep 1878  Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Nov 1945  Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7] 
    Burial Y  [3] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William Ward Butler,   b. 8 Oct 1852   d. 19 Jun 1924  (Age 71 years)  (Father) 
    Louisa Cipian Beecham,   b. 15 May 1842, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1929, Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I418  1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father William Ward Butler,   b. 8 Oct 1852   d. 19 Jun 1924 (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Martha E. Stanfill,   b. Abt 1862   d. Abt 1880 (Age 18 years) 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1877  Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Belle Davenport,   b. 17 Jan 1881   d. 1977, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1904  Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Violet Butler,   b. 14 Sep 1904   d. 3 Jun 1990 (Age 85 years)

     2. Elbert Gerald Butler,   b. 28 Sep 1907   d. 9 Jun 1909, Scotts Hill, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     3. Allene Butler,   b. 6 Jan 1910   d. 5 Apr 1931 (Age 21 years)

     4. Woodrow Butler,   b. 5 Apr 1913, Scotts Hill, Decatur, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1990, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Imogene Butler,   b. May 1916   d. Dec 1991, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)

     6. Holmes Butler,   b. 11 Apr 1919, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1995, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/henderson/census/1900/53-11b.gif 1900 Henderson Co., TN Census (Dwelling 198, Dist. 13 Henderson Co., TN) has Elbert BUTLER as a boarder From research of Jerry Butler: Census 2: 1920, Dwelling 163, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN Residence 1: 1952, 307 Stanford West, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN Residence 2: 1920, Stanford Ave., Lexington, Henderson Co. TN ---- From "The History of Scotts Hill Tennessee" by Gordon H. Turner, pub. Carter Printing Co., Southaven, MS 1977, page 421. "Several families of this name lived in and near Scotts Hill a half century and longer ago. One of the first to settle here was William W. (Billy) Butler, a well-known Methodist evangelist. He first married Martha E. Stanfill and their only child was Elbert Eldest Butler, who married Ida Davenport and was one of our first RFD'ers. After Martha's death, Billy married Eliza Edwards. Their children with spouses were: Festus, married Mary Choate; Mary (Mrs. Charlie) Benson; Joseph, married Viola Nethery; Robert F. (Bob), never married; John married Hazel Permenter; George, married Hesco Cook; and Charles Paul, married first Patrice Thompson and then Josephine Alexander Belew. Columbus Butler, a half brother of Billy's married first an Edwards and later married again. Among children were: Edward, Nora Mae (Mrs. Charlie) Duck; Amanda who married Will Culp; Alva, married a Huckaby, and Ella (husband's name unknown). Columbus by his 2nd marriage had a son, Benjamin (Ben). Most of these Butlers left here long ago. Billy moved to Crockett County and farmed around Bells and preached there. He established and preached for the later well-known Cypress M. E. Church near Bells." -------- The History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, Gordon H. Turner, Sr., (Carter Printing Company, Southaven, Mississippi, 1977). Rural Free Delivery ("RFD") service began out of Scotts Hill on Aug. 15, 1904. The very first carriers were John H. Fanning and Elbert E. Butler who, after a few years, resigned and moved to Lexington to become prominent businessmen. CROSSING THE DARK RIVER, Henderson County, Tennessee, Obituaries 1827-1950, Brenda Kirk Fiddler, Lexington, Tennessee 1999, page 520 (The Lexington Progress, December 7, 1945) Elbert Eldest Butler, son of the late W. W. Butler and Martha Stanfill Butler, was born September 17, 1878, in Henderson County, and died at his home in Lexington on November 30, 1945, aged 67 years. His death followed an illness of about eight years. He is survived by his wife, Ida Belle Davenport Butler, and four children: Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery and Holmes Butler of Lexington, Mrs. Williard Richardson of Washington D. C., and Woodrow Butler of the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by a son, Elbert Gerald, and a daughter, Allene. When a young man he finished a scientific course at Scotts Hill College, and was teaching school at the time of his marriage. Afterwards he became a rural mail carrier and later entered the grocery business in Lexington and continued in this business for 25 years. He is remembered for his honesty in business affairs. He was a member of the Church of Christ for over 35 years. Joe Cook VanDyke officiated at the funeral services with burial in Lexington Cemetery. From research of Jerry BUTLER: OCCUPATION: 1910, RFD mail carrier, Scotts Hill, TN OCCUPATION: 14 FEB 1904, Teacher OCCUPATION: 1920, Retail merchant, Lexington, TN RESIDENCE: 1952, 307 Stanford Avenue West, Lexington, TN RESIDENCE: 1920, Stanford Avenue West, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN RELIGION: BET 1910 AND 1945, Church of Christ BORN: 17 SEP 1878, Decatur Co. TN DIED: 30 NOV 1945, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN CENSUS: 1900, Dwelling 192, District 13, Henderson Co. TN CENSUS: 1910, Dwelling 84, District 10, Decatur Co. TN CENSUS: 1920, Dwelling 163, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN BURIED: Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co. TN

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, 421.

    2. [S13] 1900 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 13, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1578; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 53.
      Record for Elbert E Butler

    3. [S45] Lexington Cem., Henderson Co., TN.

    4. [S70] Butler, Jerry, p. 335.

    5. [S99] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Database online.
      Record for Elbert Eldert Butler

    6. [S70] Butler, Jerry.

    7. [S4] History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, p. 335.

    8. [S109] Early Marriage Records (1869-1921) of Decatur County, Tennessee, p. 14.

    9. [S94] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Database online.
      Record for E E Butler