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Ernest Butler 1887–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1887

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 23 Feb 1968

Death Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Father: David Butler

Mother: Nancy Rooks

Spouse(s): Joanna Price, Eva Hopson

Children(s): Ernest Butler, Maurice Butler, Vernard Butler

Ernest Butler was born in 1887 in North Carolina, the child of David Butler And Nancy Hall Rooks. Ernest Butler married Eva Hopson, Joanna R Price, and had children including Ernest Ewell Butler, Maurice L Butler, Vernard Bogardus Butler. Ernest Butler passed away in 1968 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest Butler was born in 1887 in North Carolina, the child of David Butler And Nancy Hall Rooks.
  • Ernest Butler married Eva Hopson, Joanna R Price, and had children including Ernest Ewell Butler, Maurice L Butler, Vernard Bogardus Butler.
  • Ernest Butler passed away in 1968 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

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Ernest Butler's Ancestors

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Ernest Butler
1887–1968
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
David Butler
1839–1914
North Carolina
Nancy (Hall) Rooks
1846–1913
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (E) Butler
1803–1875
Gates County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Butler's Descendants

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Ernest Butler (May 1887–23 Feb 1968) m. Joanna (R.) Price (1889–) m. Eva Hopson (abt 1902–)
  1. 1. Ernest (Ewell) Butler 1921–1978
  2. 2. Maurice (L) Butler 1927–1994
  3. 3. Vernard (Bogardus) Butler 1928–2011

Ernest Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1887
May 1887
Birth of Ernest Butler in North Carolina
North Carolina
1968
23 Feb 1968
Age 81
Death of Ernest Butler in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1887
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1968
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA

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