Lydia Ethel Butler

1899 - 1980  (80 years)

• Name	Lydia Ethel Butler
  Birth	16 Jul 1899	Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  	age 10/12
  Census	1910	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 10, single
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 20, single
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 30, single
  Census	1940	District 15, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 39,spouse Thom-age 58, & 1 other
  Census	1950	Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 50, spouse Thomas W-age 68, no children
  Death	12 Jan 1980	Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN   [1]
  Findagrave.com	01 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	Butler Cemetery
  Person ID	I297	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James Monroe Butler,   b. 09 Dec 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 03 Aug 1964, Carroll Co, TN (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jadie Elminie Bowers,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Carroll Co, TN d. 30 Jun 1959, Carroll Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Aug 1898	Carroll Co, TN   [9]
  Notes	another possible marriage date 1/2/1898? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4S-VCW Name: Jadie Bowers Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Aug 1898 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Monroe Butler Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 422 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4S-VCW : accessed 3 May 2015), Monroe Butler and Jadie Bowers, 07 Aug 1898; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 422, Carroll, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos » Slide Show		Butler-James-Monroe-(Jada-Elvira-(Bowers))150x150
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  		Butler-James-Monroe-(Jadie-Elmina-(Bowers))-TN-Carroll-TS-2
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Witt Bell,   b. 23 Aug 1881, TN d. 05 Aug 1966, Carroll Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	03 Jun 1933	Carroll Co, TN   [9, 10, 11]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN43-6JW Tom Bell, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Ethel Butler **** Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Jun 1933 **** Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States **** Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Tom Bell **** Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 230 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1899 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 10/12 - 1900 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 10, single - 1910 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 20, single - 1920 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 30, single - 1930 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 03 Jun 1933 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 39,spouse Thom-age 58, & 1 other - 1940 - District 15, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 50, spouse Thomas W-age 68, no children - 1950 - Carroll Co, TN Death - 12 Jan 1980 - Huntingdon, Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Bell-Lydia-Ethel-(Butler)-1.jpeg
  		Bell-Lydia-Ethel-(Butler)-19800112-TN-Carroll-TS

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DS-CYS Age: 81 Given Name: Ethel Middle Name: Surname: Bell Name Suffix: Birth Date: 16 Jul 1899 State: Tennessee Last Place of Residence: Carroll, Tennessee Previous Residence Postal Code: 38318 Event Date: Jan 1980 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DS-CYS : 20 May 2014), Ethel Bell, Jan 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/1/2023 Lydia Ethel Butler Bell Birth: 16 Jul 1899 Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Death: 12 Jan 1980 (aged 80) Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 43828712 Bio: Ethel was the daughter of James Monroe Butler and Jadie (Bowers) Butler. She was the wife of Tom Bell. Ethel was a primary school teacher at the Buena Vista School in Carroll CO, TN, for over 30 years. Inscription: Footstone: Sister Family Members Parents James Monroe Butler 1875-1964 Jadie Elmina Bowers Butler 1875-1959 Spouse Thomas W Bell 1881-1966 Siblings William Earl Butler 1899-1986 Alberta Butler Abbott 1901-1998 Monroe Neil Butler 1904-1986 Glenn Evans Butler 1906-1971 Edna Vonell Butler Thomason 1909-1990 Julia Lucille Butler Fondren 1912-2001 John Vernon Butler 1915-1987 Maintained by: PPC (47065016) Originally Created by: Barbara Rodgers (47174029) Added: 1 Nov 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43828712/lydia-ethel-bell Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43828712/lydia-ethel-bell: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Lydia Ethel Butler Bell (16 Jul 1899-12 Jan 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43828712, citing Butler Cemetery, Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by PPC (contributor 47065016). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/17/2016 Lila Ethel Butler Bell ?? Lila -- not Lydia? Birth: Jul. 16, 1899 Carroll County Tennessee, USA Death: Jan. 12, 1980 Huntingdon Carroll County Tennessee, USA Inscription: Footstone: Sister Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Barbara Rodgers Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43828712 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 10/17/2016 Ethel Butler Bell Birth: 1899 Death: 1980 Inscription: Footstone: Sister Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: Barbara Rodgers (Inactiv... Record added: Nov 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43828712 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S55] TN,Carroll Co,Cemeteries, Butler Cemetery. Bell, Ethel Butler, 1899-1980, "Sister" footstone [S41] Marriage License. [S56] TN,Carroll Co,Marriages. Name Year Spouse BUTLER Ethel 1933 BELL Tom [S42] Marriage Record Journal.