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Ethel Lee Butler 1903–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1903

Birth Location: Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia

Death Date: 9 Sep 1982

Death Location: Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States

Father: Samuel Butler

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Dewitt Compton

Children(s): Frances Compton, Zane Compton, Samuel Compton, Dewitt Jr., Lois Compton, Oveta Compton

In 1903, Ethel Lee Butler entered the world in Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia, born to Samuel Floyd Butler And Mary Lake Pearl Wilson. Ethel Lee Butler married Dewitt Carl Compton, and had children including Dewitt Carl Compton Jr, Frances Beryl Compton, Lois Pearl Compton, Oveta Fay Compton, Samuel Zenith Compton, Zane Talmadge Compton. Ethel Lee Butler passed away in 1982 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Ethel Lee Butler entered the world in Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia, born to Samuel Floyd Butler And Mary Lake Pearl Wilson.
  • Ethel Lee Butler married Dewitt Carl Compton, and had children including Dewitt Carl Compton Jr, Frances Beryl Compton, Lois Pearl Compton, Oveta Fay Compton, Samuel Zenith Compton, Zane Talmadge Compton.
  • Ethel Lee Butler passed away in 1982 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Butler
1879–1957
Birth Location: Arnoldsburg, West Virginia
SB
Mary Wilson
1879–1965
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Dewitt Compton
1901–1973
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
DC

Children(s)

Frances Compton
1927–2016
Birth Location: Bayard, Morrill, Nebraska
FC
Zane Compton
1922–2003
Birth Location: Zack, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
ZC
Samuel Compton
1925–1946
Birth Location: Claremore, Oklahoma, USA
SC
Dewitt Jr.
1930–1996
Birth Location: Baytown, Texas
DJ
Lois Compton
1932–2013
Birth Location: Texas
LC
Oveta Compton
1934–1994
Birth Location: Goose Creek, Texas, United States
OC

Ethel Butler's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Butler
1903–1982
Birth Place: Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia
Parents
Samuel Floyd Butler
1879–1957
Arnoldsburg, West Virginia
Mary (Lake Pearl) Wilson
1879–1965
West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Butler
1853–1910
West Virginia
Margaret (Naomi) May
1858–1925
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John May
1832–1864
Frances Brannon
1838–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1807–1874
Mary Sharp
1809–1880

Ethel Butler's Descendants

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Ethel (Lee) Butler (4 Oct 1903–9 Sep 1982) m. Dewitt (Carl) Compton (29 Jan 1901–5 Sep 1973)
  1. 1. Frances (Beryl) Compton 1927–2016 m. Ernest (Glynn) Gill 1927–2010
  2. 2. Zane (Talmadge) Compton 1922–2003
  3. 3. Samuel (Zenith) Compton 1925–1946
  4. 4. Dewitt (Carl Compton) Jr. 1930–1996
  5. 5. Lois (Pearl) Compton 1932–2013
  6. 6. Oveta (Fay) Compton 1934–1994

Ethel Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1903
4 Oct 1903
Birth of Ethel Lee Butler in Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia
Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia
1982
9 Sep 1982
Age 79
Death of Ethel Lee Butler in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Lower Dist, Braxton, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
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