Life History
4th Oct 1914 |
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1930 |
Resident in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi.4 |
5th May 1989 |
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after 5th May 1989 |
Buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi.7 |
Notes
- David Lee has Robert's name as Alfred Robert. But siblings report Robert's was Robert Alfred.
"Robert Alfred Butler October 4, 1914"
-- W H Butler Family Notes, by children of W M Butler, private paper, access through Jack Dodson, 30 August 2011
In two censuses as a child he is listed as Alfred R, seeming to indicate the name order is Alfred Robert. Is it possible that even the sibling(s) who compiled the family information got his names reversed?
His WWII Enlistment records have his name as the family reports it.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Robert A Butler
Residence: Bolivar County, Mississippi
Birth 1915 Arkansas
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Enlistment 15 Nov 1942 Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Rank Private
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Farm managers and foremen
Marital Status: Married
Height: 68, Weight: 146
1920 Census, Arkansas, Arkansas County, District 16, page 7A, Prairie Township, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #120, Fam #124
Butler, William M Head M W 40 AR MS MS Farmer
Butler, Ada L Wife F W 42 AR NC NC
Butler, Alfred R Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR
1930 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi, 16 April, Beat 3, District 23, page 11B, Hse/Fam #315
Butler, William M Head M W 60 Married at age 21 AR VA MS Farmer
Butler, Ada L Wife F W 52 Married at age 19 AR AL AL
Butler, Alfred R Son M W 16 Single AR AR AR
In the Social Security records, he is referred to as Alfred.
Social Security Death Index
Alfred Butler
Born 4 Oct 1914
Died 5 May 1989
Last Residence Alligator, Bolivar, Mississippi 38720
SSN 425-72-3535 issued Mississippi (1955)
Note that the Social Security Death Index reports the place of residence at time of death as Alligator in Bolivar County, Mississippi. One family genealogy that does not give any sources reports the place of death as Clarksdale (Coahoma County), Mississippi, which is quite likely if he died in a hospital. Note that this source also switches the name order from that reported by the family in the 53-page document we have seen (in the possession of Jack Dodson, Clarksdale, Mississippi).
Alfred Robert Butler
Birth 10 Sep 1914 in Ethel, Arkansas Co., Arkansas
Death 5 May 1989 in Clarksdale [Coahoma County], Mississippi
Parents William Morgan Butler b 1870, Ada Loora McSwain b 1878
-- Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23504326/person/1395018103?ssrc=&ftm=1
Robert Alfred Butler
Birth Oct. 4, 1914
Death May 5, 1989 Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi
father William Morgan Butler (1870 - 1945)
Spouse Evelyn Walker Butler (1917 - 2006)
Siblings:
Thelma Butler Garrett (1910 - 1991)
William Madison Butler (1912 - 1982)
Burial Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi
Created by Jack77 Sep 07, 2011
-- Find A Grave Memorial #76153007, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76153007
Sources
- 1. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- 2. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 Feb, Prairie Township, District 16, Page 7A, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #120, Fam #124
- 3. W H Butler Family Notes, by children of W M Butler, private paper
- 4. 1930 Federal Census, Bolivar County, Mississippi
- 16 April, Beat 3, District 23, page 11B, Hse/Fam #315
- 5. Social Security Death Index
- 6. RootsWeb ID: I1486 -- Ada Loora McSwain
- 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry