Ira Eugene DUMOND Bertie Lois DUMOND Baby DUMOND Lillian Ethel DUMOND Knowlton BUTLER Living BUTLER Living BUTLER Ira Eugene DUMOND Thomas Eddie DUMOND Ethel Oral SEAMONS Mini tree diagram
Gertrude Marie DUMOND

Gertrude Marie DUMOND5,2,3,4,1,6

6th Mar 19222,3,4,1 - 15th Apr 19731

Life History

6th Mar 1922

Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.2,3,4,1

28th Mar 1942

Married Knowlton BUTLER in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.7,4

15th Apr 1973

Died.1

after 15th Apr 1973

Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.1

Other facts

 

Birth of son Living BUTLER

 

Birth of daughter Living BUTLER

Notes

  • 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 6A, Ethel and Point Rd, Hse #106, Fam #107
    Dumond, Ira E Head M W 36 AR AR AR Farmer
    Dumond, Ethel O Wife F W 41 AR AR AR
    Dumond, Gertrude Dau F W 8 S AR AR AR

    1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 10A, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #152, Owns $500
    Dumond, Ira Head M W 45 Grade 4 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Farmer
    Dumond, Ethel Wife F W 50 Grade 4 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Housekeeper
    Dumond, Gertrude Dau F W 18 Single Grade 8 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Housekeeper

    When Gertrude married Knowlton Butler, their marriage license was issed 28 March, 1942 and the marriage waws recorded the same day.  The newspaper announcement was dated 9 April1942.

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Gertrude Dumond
    Age 20, Birth Year abt 1922
    Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Knowlton Butler
    Spouse's Age 31
    Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 28 Mar 1942 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 28 Mar 1942

    BUTLER, Knowlton, 31, to Miss Gertrude DUMOND, 20, both of Ethel (Source: DeWitt Era Enterprise, April 9, 1942, Vol 60, Page 3, Recent Marriages recorded in Arkansas County).
    --  Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957, FamilySearch.org, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/arkco/marr_annoucements.php

    In 1949, Gertrude became the postmaster at Ethel..

    U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
    Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Nellie D Nicholson Confirmed Oct 20, 1920  Commission Signed Nov 12, 1920  Retired September 30, 1948
    Mrs Mayme L Bunyard Assumed Charge Oct 1, 1948
    Mrs Gertrude M Butler Confirmed May 26, 1949  Commission Signed July 13, 1949  Assumed Charge August 15, 1949

    Gertrude preceded her husband in death by 24 years.  She and Knowlton were both buried in the Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel.

    Gravestones of Mt Pleasant
    Butler
    Knowlton
    April 12, 1910   Feb 27, 1997
    Gertrude M (Dumond)
    Mar 6, 1922   April 15, 1973
    Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Photos by Edith McSwain Jenkins 13 May 2017

Sources

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