Rosemary Parker (Braziel) Butler (1920 - 2008)

Born 5 Oct 1920 in Mobile, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Charles Butler Jr — married 15 Jul 1943 in Mobile, Alabama, United States

Died 14 May 2008 at age 87 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Rosemary (Braziel) Butler is Notable.

She was a recipient of the Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice Medal from Pope Benedict XV. she was the first of her race to be President of the Alabama Conference of Social Work, first appointee to the Alabama Health Services Commission, first of her race to be hired at The Dept. of Human Resources; but only after many pleas to the then Governor of Alabama. She was appointed by Governor George Wallace to the State Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped, by Governor Fob James to the State Board of the Department of Human Resources, and by President Lyndon Johnson to the United States Public Health Social Work Commission.

Rosemary Parker (Braziel) Butler was born on 5 Oct 1920 in Mobile, Alabama, United States, daughter of Bennie Elander Braziel (1893 - 1974) and Maybelle (Parker) Braziel (1895 - 1985).

In the 1930 census Rosemary (age 9) was the daughter of Bennie E Braziel at 1366 Davis Ave, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.^[1]

In the 1940 census Rose (age 18) was the single daughter of Bennie Breziel in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.^[2]

Rosemary (22) married Herbert Charles Butler (23) (1920 - ~1985) on 15 Jul 1943 in Mobile.^[3]

Rosemary died on 14 May 2008 in Mobile aged 87.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 2339776
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #118832975 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Rosemary P Braziel (9), single daughter, in household of Bennie E Braziel (35) at 1366 Davis Ave, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
2. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00064; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 49-82
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #65629712 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Rose Mary Breziel (18), single daughter, in household of Bennie Breziel (43) in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7838 #3644356 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Rosemary P Braziel marriage to undefined on 15 Jul 1943 in Mobile, Alabama.
4. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #82526763 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Rosemary B Butler death 14 May 2008 (born 5 Oct 1920) residing at 36617, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #145019989 (accessed 6 March 2023)
   Memorial page for Rosemary Braziel Butler (5 Oct 1920-14 May 2008), citing Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA (plot: Section: 4, Lot: 64 N 1/2, Space: 2); Maintained by Monika Cantrell (contributor 47114703).

• "Butler Family Tree", Ancestry.com