William Hobart Butler, 1900–1966 (aged 66 years)

Name
William Hobart /Butler/
Birth
Birth
Alias
Hobart Butler
Census
Census
Residence
Death of a mother
Source: Headstone
Death of a paternal grandmother
Source: Headstone
Text:

Wife of P. H. Butler, "Sleep on sweet mother and take thy rest. God called thee home, he thought it best."

Death of a maternal grandmother
Source citation:

Details: h

Marriage of a parent
Text:

married by W. H. Gean.

Birth of a half-brother
Birth of a half-brother
Death of a paternal grandfather
Source: Headstone
Text:

"He was a kind and affectionate husband, a fond father, and a friend to all."

Census
Census
Residence
Death of a father
Source: Headstone
Death of a brother
Death of a half-brother
Death of a brother
Death of a brother
Source: Headstone
Burial of a father
Burial of a mother
Death
Source: Headstone
Burial
Family with parents
father
Thompson Christopher Butler (1860 - 1942)
1860–1942
Birth: May 6, 1860 33 31 — Alabama
Death: October 26, 1942 — Wayne Co. TN
mother
1863–1900
Birth: January 25, 1863 23 24 — Tennessee
Death: May 1, 1900
Marriage Marriage — January 22, 1884 — Decatur Co. TN
11 months
elder brother
1884–1962
Birth: December 28, 1884 24 21 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: 1962
3 years
elder brother
1888–1953
Birth: March 31, 1888 27 25 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: January 20, 1953 — Obion Co. TN
2 years
elder brother
1890–1973
Birth: August 7, 1890 30 27 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: May 19, 1973
4 years
elder brother
1894–1966
Birth: July 25, 1894 34 31 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: June 11, 1966
23 months
elder sister
1896–1980
Birth: June 28, 1896 36 33 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: December 21, 1980
3 years
himself
1900–1966
Birth: March 7, 1900 39 37 — Decatur Co. TN
Death: October 20, 1966 — Texarkana, Bowie Co. TX
Father’s family with Nancy Wade Stricklin
father
Thompson Christopher Butler (1860 - 1942)
1860–1942
Birth: May 6, 1860 33 31 — Alabama
Death: October 26, 1942 — Wayne Co. TN
stepmother
1867–1955
Birth: March 27, 1867 41 33 — Tennessee
Death: October 5, 1955
Marriage Marriage — July 24, 1904 — Wayne Co. TN
10 months
half-brother
Wade and Earl, sons of Thompson C. Butler
1905–1982
Birth: May 18, 1905 45 38 — Wayne Co. TN
Death: 1982
23 months
half-brother
1907–1958
Birth: April 9, 1907 46 40 — Wayne Co. TN
Death: July 6, 1958
Residence
Death
Source: Headstone
Shared note

In the 1900, 1910, 1930 census, William H. Butler is living in the Newt Handley household. It appears that Hobart was given to Newt and Frances Handley to raise after Hobart's mother died in Decatur Co. TN in 1900.

  • from the research of John Russell Butler