Polly Ann BUTLER2,3,4,1,5,8,6,9,10,11,8,12,7,7
4th Mar 19241,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 12th Nov 20141,5
Life History
4th Mar 1924 |
Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
13th Feb 1948 |
Birth of daughter Ana Ruth TINSLEY.5 |
1951 |
Resident Listed together in the NLR City Directory for 1951 as Jas F and Polly Tinsley. in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas |
May 1952 |
Married James Frederick TINSLEY in Pulaski County, Arkansas.7 |
1954 |
Resident Listed together in the NLR City Directory for 1954 as Jas F and Polly Tinsley. in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas |
1957 |
Resident Listed together in the NLR City Directory for 1957 as Jas F and Pollye Tinsley. in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas |
before 5th Apr 1957 |
Divorced from James Frederick TINSLEY in Pulaski County, Arkansas.7 |
25th Dec 1983 |
Death of James Frederick TINSLEY in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana.8,13,14 |
12th Nov 2014 |
Died in Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas.1,5 |
after 12th Nov 2014 |
Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.1 |
Notes
- It appears from records that Polly was her full given name, rather than just a nickname for Polly which it normally is. Some records spell her name Pollye. Of three city directories, one spells it that way, but the other two have Polly. Her grave and obituary have Polly. Censuses have Polly.
Edith McSwain Jenkins, who knew Polly and grew up in the same community, says Polly spelled it without the E. But we also note that both her marriage and her divorce record notices in the newspaper had it spelled Pollye, which would seem to indicate the spelling used in the official legal proceedings for those events.
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141
Butler, Oregon B Head Owns M W 38 First married at age 25 AR AR AR [born Feb 1892]
Butler, Elsie Wife F W 33 First married at age 20 AR US US
Butler, Polly A Dau F W 6 AR AR AR
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000
Butler, Orgon Head M W 48 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer
Butler, Elsie Wife F W 43 Grade 10 b Ark same house in 1935
Butler, Polly Ann Dau F W 16 5ingle Grade H-1 b Ark same house in 1935
Polly married James Tinsley, and they had two daughters. It is thought they divorced but later remarried.
"Polly was Junior's [Oregon Butler b1891] sister. They lived in St Charles when I knew them. They may have met in the service. They divorced, I think. They had two girls. The oldest was Anna Ruth, but I don't remember the other one's name,"
-- Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 November 2018
A later marriage record in 1952 supports their divorce and indicates a remarriage. The record reports both having the last name of Tinsley when they married.
Marriage License Notices
James F Tinsley, 30, North Little Rock, and Pollye Ann tinsley, 28, Ethel.
-- Arkansas Democrat, 6 May 1952 p 11A
But there is one anomaly. Polly and James appear in three North Little Rock city directories, but the first one is in 1951, then again in 1954 and 1957. So it appears they were still married in 1951, but divorced then remarried before the 1954 directory came out.
Otherwise, why would both their surnames be announced as Tinsley? A later divorce in 1957 is found, however, posted on Ancestry by the same genealogist who posted the 1952 marriage record, "gilmonts." I have other couples in my genealogy who were divorced and remarried more than once.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1951, p 200
Tinsley Jas F (Polly) hlpr Vets Admn (FtR) h 130 Silver City cts
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1953, p 165
Tinsley Jas F (Polly) atndt Fort Roots VA Hosp h 900 W 20th
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1957, p 203
Tinsley Jas F (Pollye) nurses aide Maumelle ordnance Wks h 209 W 51st
Divorce Notice 107024
Pollye Tinsley v James Tinsley
The Arkansas Democrat legal notices announced that the divorce was filed on March 5, and announced on 5 April 1957 that it had been granted.
-- Arkansas Democrat, 5 Apr 1957 p 34
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Polly B Tinsley
Birth Date 4 Mar 1924
5205 Westminister Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72209-2864 (1984)
3 Ironwood Dr, Conway, AR, 72034-3628 (1986)
The B in the directory listing would be for her maiden name Butler.
Her obituary (summary index record) reported that her residence at the time of death was Conway, Illinois, but no such location can be found. She had lived in Conway, Arkansas, as reported in the record above. The obituary was published in Evanston, Illinois. It is not known what her connection with Illinois was. See the obit below in her Find a Grave profile, which reports her death in Conway, Arkansas, and her memorial service there.
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018
Polly Butler Tinsley
Death Age 90
Birth 3 Mar 1924 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Residence Conway, Illinois [Arkansas]
Death Date 12 Nov 2014
Obituary 18 Nov 2014 Evanston, Illinois, USA (newspaper not stated)
Father Oregon Benjamin
Children Ana Stoops, and Rebecca (David) Lee
Siblings Jimmy Butler; O.B. (Lavelle) Butler, Jr, George (Dorothy) Butler and Robert Butler; Ruth Johnson, and Bernice (Manuel) Chavez
She is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas.
Gravestones of Mt Pleasant
Polly Butler Tinsley Mar 4, 1924 Nov 12, 2014
Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas;
Photo by Edith McSwain Jenkins, 13 May 2017
Her memorial on Find a Grave includes her obituary, published by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway, Arkansas. That obituary reports she was a resident of Conway, Arkansas, but does not specifically state the place of death, nor place of burial. Her gravestone is in Ethel, Arkansas, her home town. It is presumed she is buried there. Her onituaty was included in her memorial on Find a Grave, but the specific source was not stated. It does not appear on the Roller-McNutt website.
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Polly Butler Tinsley
BIRTH 3 Mar 1924 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
DEATH 12 Nov 2014 (aged 90)
BURIAL Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Polly Butler Tinsley, 90 of Conway, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. She was born March 3, 1924 in Ethel, Arkansas to the late Oregon Benjamin and Elsie Ruth Kline Butler. She is also preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Lee and brother, Jimmy Butler.
Survivors include her daughters: Ana Stoops, Rebecca (David) Lee; grandsons: Kenneth (Jessica) Lee, Michael (Angela) Lee; great grandchildren: Josephine Lee, Kaitlyn Lee, Ethan Lee; sisters: Ruth Johnson, Bernice (Manuel) Chavez; brothers: O.B. (Lavelle) Butler, Jr., George (Dorothy) Butler and Robert Butler.
A memorial service will be held 1:00 P.M., Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway, Arkansas.
Maintained by Orville Jenkins, originally created by Marson 24 Nov 2014
-- Find A Grave Memorial 139183162, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139183162
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Sources
- 1. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery
- 2. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 24 April, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, District 25, p 8A, Hse #140, Fam #141
- 3. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 13 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #104, Owns $1000
- 4. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
- 5. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018
- 6. U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948
- 7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- 8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 9. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1957, p 203
- 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1951, p 200
- 11. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
- Little Rock, Arkansas, City Directory, 1953, p 165
- 12. Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins, Personal Knowledge
- 13. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
- 14. Social Security Death Index
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