BUTLER, John D. ^{721,722,725,747,861,862}

   Other names for John were BUTLER, J. D. ^723,860 and BUTLER, John D. Sr..⁷²³

  Death Notes:

Assumed before 1940, cannot find him in 1940 census.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, Cir 1862, North Carolina, United States. ^861,862

2. Alt. Birth, Cir 1865, North Carolina, United States. ^721,722

3. Census, 14 Jun 1880, Mingo Twp, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. ⁸⁶²
1) Butler, John A., 52, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC
2) Butler, Mary E., 46, wife, married, keeping house, born NC, parents born NC
3) Butler, John D., 17, son, single, farm labor, born NC
4) Butler, Julius M., 13, son, single, farm labor, born NC
5) Butler, Charlie F., 10, son, attends school, born NC
6) Butler, Ida H., 7, daughter, born NC
7) Butler, Minnie F., 6, daughter, born NC
8) Butler, William E., 20, son, married, farm labor, born NC
9) Butler, Virginia B., 16, daughter-in-law, married, house work, born NC, parents born NC
10) Butler, John E., 5/12, grandson, born NC.

4. Occupation: Farmer, 1900. ⁷²⁵

5. Census, 1 Jun 1900, Mingo Twp, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. ⁷²⁵
1) Butler, John D., head of household, born Apr 1862, age 38, married for 1 year, born NC, parents born NC, farmer, can read and write, owns his farm
2) Butler, Sallie, wife, born Jan 1870, age 30, married for 1 year, no children, born GA, parents born GA
3) Butler, Mary E., mother, born Dec 1822, age 67, widow, 9 children, 7 living, born NC, parents born NC
4) Butler, Minne F., sister, born March 1876, age 24, single, born NC, parents born NC.

6. Occupation: Furniture Merchant, 1910 To 1920. ^721,861

7. Census, 16 Apr 1910, Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, United States. ⁸⁶¹
1) Butler, John D., head of household, owns his home on Sycamore Street, age 48, single [sic], married for 2 years, 1 child, 1 living, born NC, parents born NC, no occupation
2) Butler, Tera, wife, age 32, single [sic], born NC, parents born NC, no occupation
3) Butler, John D. Jr., son, age 1, born GA, furniture merchant [sic, this should be on head of household line].

8. Story, Cir 1914. After Tera died, William Henry Downing took J D out of his will.

9. Census, 3 Jan 1920, Pavo, Thomas County, Georgia, United States. ⁷²¹
1) Butler, John D., head of household, owns his home free, age 55, married, born NC, parents born NC, furniture merchant
2) Butler, Annie, wife, age 35, married, born GA, parents born GA
3) Butler, John, son, age 2 4/12, born GA.

10. Occupation: Shoe Salesman, 1930. ⁷²²

11. Census, 2 May 1930, West Vernon, Troup County, Georgia, United States. ⁷²²
1) Butler, John D., head of household, owns his farm on State Line Road, age 64, married, first married at 37, born NC, parents born NC, shoe salesman, not a veteran
2) Butler, Annie M., wife, age 45, married, first married at 31, born GA, parents born GA
3) Butler, John A., son, age 12, attends school, born GA
4) Butler, David E., son, age 10, attends school, born GA.

12. Cemetery: Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery, La Grange, Troup County, Georgia. ⁷²³ Moved by the Corps of Engineers from the Anderson Cemetery during the construction of the West Point Lake in the 1960's, but not found by Don Flynn's survey or by Dorothy McClendon in her book, "Famility, Church, and Community Cemeteries ," p.304.

John married Sallie Elizabeth BRICE on 10 Jan 1899 in Thomas County, Georgia, United States.⁷²³ (Sallie Elizabeth BRICE was born on 15 Jan 1868 in Brooks County, Georgia, United States,^723,724 died on 24 Jul 1906 in Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia, United States ^723,724 and was buried in Lebanon Cemetery #2, Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia ⁷²⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage, 10 Jan 1899, Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia, United States. ⁷²⁴

John next married Tera DOWNING, daughter of William Henry* DOWNING and Sophia Cowan* SMITH, on 1 Jan 1908 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.⁸⁶⁰ (Tera DOWNING was born on 6 Nov 1874 in Briar Branch, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States,^{747,807,846,863} died on 11 Feb 1914 ⁸⁶³ and was buried in Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States ⁸⁶³.). The cause of her death was Typhoid.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage, 1 Jan 1908, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. ⁸⁶⁰ Tera Downing and J. D. Butler married 1 Jan 1908 in Cumberland County, NC.

John next married Annie ANDERSON circa 1915 in Georgia, United States. (Annie ANDERSON was born circa 1884 in Georgia, United States,^721,722 died in 1937 ⁷²⁰ and was buried in Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery, La Grange, Troup County, Georgia ⁷²⁰.)