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Robert Henry Clay Butler 1852–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1852

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1933

Death Location: Starrville, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Mary Hemphill

Spouse(s): Delilah Merritt, Margaret Gray

Children(s): Leroy Sr, Ruth Butler, William Butler, Samuel Butler, Henry Butler, Ella Butler, Wiley Butler

Robert Henry Clay Butler was born in 1852 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, the child of William Booker Butler Sr And Mary Elizabeth D Hemphill. In 1860, Robert Henry Clay Butler resided in Starrville, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA. Robert Henry Clay Butler married Delilah Udora Merritt, Margaret Ella Gray, and had children including Ella Mae Butler, Henry E Butler, Leroy Bohn Butler Sr, Ruth Hazel Butler, Samuel Leroy Butler, Wiley Carl Butler, William Ernest Butler. Robert Henry Clay Butler passed away in 1933 in Starrville, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Henry Clay Butler was born in 1852 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, the child of William Booker Butler Sr And Mary Elizabeth D Hemphill.
  • In 1860, Robert Henry Clay Butler resided in Starrville, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA.
  • Robert Henry Clay Butler married Delilah Udora Merritt, Margaret Ella Gray, and had children including Ella Mae Butler, Henry E Butler, Leroy Bohn Butler Sr, Ruth Hazel Butler, Samuel Leroy Butler, Wiley Carl Butler, William Ernest Butler.
  • Robert Henry Clay Butler passed away in 1933 in Starrville, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1799–1871
Birth Location: Morgan, Georgia, United States
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Mary Hemphill
1806–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Delilah Merritt
1872–1951
Birth Location: Hill County, Texas, USA
DM
Margaret Gray
1859–1906
Birth Location: Smith County, Texas, USA
MG

Children(s)

Leroy Sr
1917–1999
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
LS
Ruth Butler
1915–2001
Birth Location: Smith, Texas
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William Butler
1877–1962
Birth Location: Starrville, Smith, TX
WB
Samuel Butler
1879–1976
Birth Location: Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
SB
Henry Butler
1885–1971
Birth Location: Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
HB
Ella Butler
1887–1995
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, TX
EB
Wiley Butler
1883–1946
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas
WB

Robert Butler's Ancestors

Self
Robert Butler
1852–1933
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Booker Butler Sr.
1799–1871
Morgan, Georgia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth D) Hemphill
1806–1882
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Butler's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Henry Clay) Butler (20 May 1852–15 Apr 1933) m. Delilah (Udora) Merritt (19 Feb 1872–7 Aug 1951) m. Margaret (Ella) Gray (2-19-1859–12 Nov 1906)
  1. 1. Leroy (Bohn Butler) Sr 1917–1999 m. Maurine Bailey 1921–1980
    1. 1. Leroy (Bohn Butler) Jr 1942–2020
    2. 2. Joe (Bailey) Butler 1944–2022
  2. 2. Ruth (Hazel) Butler 1915–2001 m. James (Eugene) Lavender 1915–
    1. 1. Sylvia (Patricia) Lavender 1935–1994 m. Clayton (James) Collins 1927–2002
  3. 3. William (Ernest) Butler 1877–1962 m. Edna (Mae) Hall 1883–1950
    1. 1. Margaret (E) Butler 1905–1996 m. Clarence (LaFayette) Cates 1898–1968
    2. 2. William (E Butler) Jr 1909–1965
    3. 3. Henry (Vernon) Butler 1907–1980 m. Pauline (B.) Alberthal 1906–1984
    4. 4. Bernarr (Carnegie) Butler 1911–1988
    5. 5. Mildred Butler 1915–1997 m. John (Page) Haynes 1912–
    6. 6. Karl (Kirk) Butler 1916–1947
  4. 4. Samuel (Leroy) Butler 1879–1976 m. Georgia (Mae) Hanson 1883–1959
    1. 1. Leona (Lucille) Butler 1912–1981 m. Lewis (Harden) Foster 1907–1938 m. Earl (Wesley) Lock 1913–1982
      1. 1. Barbara (Mae) Foster 1933–2021 m. Marshall (Lee) Byford 1925–2012
      2. 2. Geraldine (Ann) Foster 1937–2000 m. Jack (Sheldon) Harris 1927–1969
      3. 3. Stanley (Lowell) Foster 1935–1986
      4. 4. Robert (Lewis Foster) Sr 1931–2002 m. Ella (Cleo) Coffman 1934–1987 m. Nelda (Marie) Todd 1934–2022
    2. 2. Joe (Ella) Butler 1907–
  5. 5. Henry (E) Butler 1885–1971 m. Emma (Valois) Compere 1897–1967 m. Lillian Porter 1887–1959
    1. 1. Lillian (Ella) Butler 1917–1997
  6. 6. Ella (Mae) Butler 1887–1995 m. Robert (Alva) Armstrong 1883–1953
    1. 1. Evelyn Armstrong 1911–1974
    2. 2. Robert (Alva Armstrong) Jr. 1909–1990
  7. 7. Wiley (Carl) Butler 1883–1946 m. Mabel (E) Collins 1889– m. Susie Lee 1892–1981
    1. 1. Billy (Carl) Butler 1930–2011 m. Yvonne (Aloha) Hansen 1929–2021
    2. 2. Florence Howard 1917–
    3. 3. Grace Howard 1919–
    4. 4. Paul Howard 1922–
    5. 5. Ruth (Evalyn) Howard 1923–2019 m. James (Edwin) Neumeyer 1919–1949
    6. 6. Norma (Sue) Hart 1926–1982
    7. 7. Wiley (Carl Butler) Jr 1911–2004
    8. 8. Henry (M) Butler 1914–
    9. 9. For (L) Butler 1918–

Robert Butler's Timeline

10 Records

1852
20 May 1852
Birth of Robert Henry Clay Butler in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1854
5 Jan 1854
Age 2
Robert Henry Clay Butler was married
None
1860
1860
Age 8
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Starrville, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
Starrville, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 18
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Starrville Beat, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
Starrville Beat, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 28
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 48
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 58
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 68
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 78
Robert Henry Clay Butler resided here in Precinct 8, Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
Precinct 8, Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
1933
15 Apr 1933
Age 81
Death of Robert Henry Clay Butler in Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1852
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1326; Page: 313b; Enumeration District: 102
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas; Roll: M593_1605; Page: 339B
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Browning, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1670; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0114
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Starrville, Smith, Texas; Roll: M653_1305; Page: 69; Family History Library Film:
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Daily Courier-Times; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.49452314,0.2615978,0.6867011&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1854
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Daily Courier-Times; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.49452314,0.2615978,0.6867011&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Starrville, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Starrville, Smith, Texas; Roll: M653_1305; Page: 69; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Starrville Beat, Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas; Roll: M593_1605; Page: 339B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1326; Page: 313b; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Browning, Smith, Texas; Roll: 1670; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0114

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Browning, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 8, Precinct 8, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Daily Courier-Times; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.49452314,0.2615978,0.6867011&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Starrville, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tyler Daily Courier-Times; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Tyler, Texas, USA; ,0.49452314,0.2615978,0.6867011&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Starrville, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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