Henry Rutherford Butler Jr (1899 - 1988)

Born 1 Nov 1899 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rheba May (Ashmore) Butler — married 9 Oct 1942 in Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States

Died 23 Mar 1988 at age 88 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Henry Butler Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

Lt. Col Henry Butler Jr served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 14 May 1942
Unit(s): Medical Corps
Service ended: 15 Jun 1946

Henry Rutherford Butler Jr was born on 1 Nov 1899 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, son of Dr. Henry Rutherford Butler (1862 - 1931) and Selena May (Sloan) Butler (1872 - 1964).

He married Rheba M Ashmore on 9 October 1942 in Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States.^[1][2]

Henry died on 23 Mar 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California aged 88 and is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Announcement: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Pittsburgh Courier; Publication Date: 7/ Nov/ 1942; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/40818926/?article=3834dc23-3a79-4482-8027-23c438933670&focus=0.8392879,0.046320908,0.9717303,0.21820891&xid=3398
   Ancestry Record 62116 #61125865 (accessed 24 January 2023)
   Henry Rutherford Butler Jr marriage to Rheba Ashmore on 9 Oct 1942.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
   citing Marriage, Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 004251881.
   FamilySearch Record: QG1X-PMF4 (accessed 24 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC34-3X Image number 00455
   Henry R Butler (42) marriage to Rheba M Ashmore (27) on 9 Oct 1942 in Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, United States.
3. ↑ Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
   FamilySearch Record: VGT8-CKK (accessed 24 January 2023)
   Henry R Butler death 24 Mar 1988 (born 01 Nov 1901), son of Sloan, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #78085052

• See: https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_aaed_aarl09-002-005-002
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 January 2023, 05:07), entry for Captain Henry Rutherford Butler Jr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GC5D-9CP ); contributed by various users.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 191; FHL microfilm 1,374,204.
  FamilySearch Record: ML2M-YBL (accessed 24 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNR-6TQ Image number 00755
  Henry R Butler Jr (10), single son, in household of Henry R Butler (48) in Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 250; Line: 34; FHL microfilm: 1820250; Record number: 38976;
  FamilySearch Record: MJD8-RTP (accessed 24 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6S-SY1 Image number 00797
  Henry R Butler, Jr (20), single son, in household of Henry R Butler (55) in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: 3QBZ-F6Z (accessed 24 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4D-33L Image number 00824
  Henry Butler, Jr (29), single son, in household of Henry Butler (63) in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing enumeration district (ED) 160-241, sheet 18B, line 66, family 374, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 733.
  FamilySearch Record: K752-8LT (accessed 24 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-ZSSG
  Henry R Bulter (40), single head of household in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
  citing Page: 22; Line: 27;
  FamilySearch Record: 6XGH-CD9K (accessed 24 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQH7-1S48-X
  Henry R Butler (48), married, Medical Doctor, head of household in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Georgia.
• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
  Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #13687093 (accessed 24 January 2023)
  Name: Henry Rutherford Butler; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1 Nov 1899; Death Date: 24 Mar 1988; Cause of Death: Natural; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 14 May 1942; Discharge Date: 15 Jun 1946.
• Fellowship Fund Helps 30 Negroes: "Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index"
  Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 1/ May/ 1937; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/604433070/?article=2fe25921-8ede-4996-99fd-e1672bf68a19&xid=4514
  Ancestry Record 50075 #4459295097 (accessed 24 January 2023)
  Name: Dr. Henry Rutherford Butler Jr; Residence Date: 1 May 1937; Residence Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Newspaper Title: Chattanooga Daily Times.