Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Robert Jerrol Butler was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Robert Raymond "R. R." "Bobby" Butler and Mary Arlene White); died on 4 Jul 1972 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary writes he had a Military Marker: Texas US Army SP5 Co C 46th ENGR BN. On the back of his tombstone, the following was written: "The king who stood above them all, did not with his importance thrill, but in his niceness stood so tall, we worship him, and always will."
Name: Robert Jerrel Butler
Death Date: 04 Jul 1972
Death Place: Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 34 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1937
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Robert Raymond Butler
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Arline White
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2223834
Digital Film Number: 4005488
Image Number: 03097
Reference Number: 51275
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Robert married Iva Dell Boyett in Feb 1959. Iva (daughter of George Washington Boyett, Sr. and Fannie Gray) was born on 13 Feb 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Iva Dell Boyett was born on 13 Feb 1941 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of George Washington Boyett, Sr. and Fannie Gray); was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Ivy Dell Boyett
Date of Birth 13 Feb 1941
Gender Female
Birth County Sabine
Father's Name George Boyett
Mother's Name Fannie Gray
Roll Number 1941_0001
The Sabine County Reporter
September 25, 2013, Page 7
'58 Reunion
The 1958 graduating class of Hemphill High School met on Sept. 14, 2013, at the Hemphill Garden Club Centery for their 55th reunion. The food was catered by Mary Kay's Restaurant in San Augustine. Sammie Stewart graciously hoted the reunion. Those in attendance....: Weldon Elliott, Glenn McCroskey, John Anderson, Glyn Smith, Dr. B. H. McDaniel, Jimmy Tompkins, June (Pete) Cordray, Charles Spears, Clara Howell Murphy, Sammie Smith Stewart, Dr. Ronald Toole, Earl Graham, Mayor Robert Hamilton, Paul Harvey, Sonia Dunn Butler, Wanda Dickerson Wall, Iva Dell Boyette (sic) Bush, Don Gilbert Rash and LeGail Peyton Moody.
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4. | Robert Raymond "R. R." "Bobby" Butler was born on 13 Sep 1905 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Robert Curry Butler and Frances "Fannie Mae" Ellen Andrews); died on 4 Mar 2005 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
March 9, 2005, Page 11
R.R. "Bobby" Butler
Robert Raymond "Bobby" Butler, 99, of Hemphill died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, March 4, 2005 at Colonial Pines Care Center in San Augustine.
Butler was born Sept. 13, 1905, in Sabine County as a son of the late Ellen Fannie (Andrews) and Robert Curry Butler and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a farmer and founder of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Mary Conn Butler of Hemphill; a sister, Pauline Wright of Hemphill; four grandchildren, Angie, Shelly, Kirk and Holly; thre great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Gravelhill community, with Bro. I. W. Ferguson and Bro. Randy Mills officiating. Interment followed at Gravelhill Cemetery.
Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. of Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2011)
(Research):Kay Parker McCary writes that his second wife was Mary Williams CONN.
Robert married Mary Arlene White on 2 Apr 1932. Mary (daughter of Thomas Albert White, Sr. and Ollie Lee Conn) was born on 17 Mar 1911 in Texas; died on 19 Aug 1986 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Mary Arlene White was born on 17 Mar 1911 in Texas (daughter of Thomas Albert White, Sr. and Ollie Lee Conn); died on 19 Aug 1986 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Medical):See attached sources.
Children:
- Billy Dwan Butler was born on 18 Jun 1933 in Texas; died on 22 Jul 1992 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 2. Robert Jerrol Butler was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1972 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Living
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6. | George Washington Boyett, Sr. was born on 10 Jul 1897 in Texas (son of Noah Washington Boyett and Martha E. "Mattie" Henderson); died on 9 Dec 1976 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Name: George Washington Boyett
Death Date: 09 Dec 1976
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 79 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1897
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Noel E Boyett
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mattie Henderson
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Informant: Iva Dell Boyett Butler (Daughter)
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Gravehill Cemetery
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243986
Digital Film Number: 4005516
Image Number: 03118
Reference Number: 96456
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
(Research):
Census Listings:
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated April 10, 1930
ED 202-6 SD 18 Sheet 2A Stamped 73
22-25
Boyett, George W Head M W 32 M 19 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Boyett, Fannie Wf F W 28 M 15 Tx Tx Tx
Boyett, Wilisdine Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Boyett, Laverne Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
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Boyett, Arthur Head M W 28 M 25 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Boyett, Susie Wf F W 26 M 23 Tx Ark Tx
Boyett, Verna R Dtr F W 5/12 S Tx Tx Tx
23-27
Boyett, Ross A Head M W 26 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Boyett, Velma Wf F W 21 M 16 Tx Tx Tx
24----
Boyett, Mattie Head F W 57 Wd 19 Tx Ala Ga
26-29
Gray, Clarence and Virgie Family
George married Fannie Gray about 1917 in Texas. Fannie was born on 25 Aug 1901 in Texas; died on 15 Dec 1992; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Fannie Gray was born on 25 Aug 1901 in Texas; died on 15 Dec 1992; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Fannie's father, Francis M Gray, was living with the Boyett family in Milam at the time of the 1940 census. He was age 69, born in Louisiana, and widowed.
Children:
- Evelyn Boyett was born on 18 Jun 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1920 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Willo Dean Boyett was born on 3 Jun 1924 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Dec 2020 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.
- Laverne Opal Boyett was born on 29 Mar 1927 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Nov 2020 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Jimmie Boyett was born on 6 Sep 1931 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 26 Feb 2022 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas.
- George Eloy Boyett was born on 31 Aug 1934 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Feb 2010 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bethel Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
- Maudine Boyett was born on 13 Oct 1937 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Oct 2006 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Corrigan, Polk County, Texas.
- 3. Iva Dell Boyett was born on 13 Feb 1941 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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8. | Robert Curry Butler was born on 27 Apr 1869 in Georgia; died on 6 Sep 1927 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary shows him as a son of John Kirkland & Elizabeth Butler.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Panola County, JP No 1
Enumerated 20 June 1920
SD 7 ED 64 Sheet 23A
423-430
Butler, Robert C. Hd W M Apr 1869 31 M 13 Ga Ga Ga Log Hauler Saw Mill
Butler, Fannie E Wf W F Apr 1870 30 M 13 Ark Ala Ala
Butler, H. Leon Son W M Sept 1889 10 S Tx Ga Ark Farm Laborer
Butler, William E Son W M May 1892 8 S Tx Ga Ark
Butler, Claud T Son W M Jul 1894 5 S Tx Ga Ark
Butler, John L Son W M Mar 1897 3 S Tx Ga Ark
Butler, Emma M Dtr W F Mar 1899 1 S Tx Ga Ark
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 4A
58-58
Butler, Robert C Hd M W 40 m1 22 Ga Ga Ga Farmer Farm
Butler, Fannie E Wf F W 39 M1 22 9/8 Miss Ga Ala
Butler, William E Son M W 17 S Tx Ga Miss Farm Laborer Home Farm
Butler, Thomas C Son M W 15 S Tx Ga Miss Farm Laborer Home Farm
Butler, John E Son M W 13 S Tx Ga Miss Farm Laborer Home Farm
Butler, Emma M Dtr F W 11 S Tx Ga Miss Farm Laborer Home Farm
Butler, E. V. Dtr F W 8 S Tx Ga Miss
Butler, Vera L Dtr F W 6 S Tx Ga Miss
Butler, Robert F Son M W 4 S Tx Ga Miss
59-60
Butler, Homer L Hd M W 20 M1 4/12 Tx Ga Miss Farmer Farm
Butler, Mable Wf F W 15 M 4/12 0/0 Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer Home Farm
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 14 and 16 of February, 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36A Stamped 129
Fm 728-725
Thomas and Sophia McLemore
Fm 703-726
Butler, Thomas C Hd M W 24 M Tx Ga Tn Farmer Own Farm
Butler, Maonir? Wf F W 23 M Tx Tx Tx
Fm 704-717
Ernest and Mary McLemore
Fm 705-728
Butler, Robert C Hd M W 50 M Ga Ga Ga Farmer Own Farm
Butler, Francis E Wf F W 49 M Miss Ga Ga
Butler, Vera L Dtr F W 15 S Tx Ga Miss
Butler, Robert R Son m W 12 S Tx Ga Miss
Butler, Alcie E Son M W 8 S Tx Ga Miss
Butler, Minnie P Dtr F W 6 S Tx Ga Miss
Robert married Frances "Fannie Mae" Ellen Andrews about 1887. Frances was born on 23 Apr 1870 in Mississippi; died on 4 Jan 1958 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Frances "Fannie Mae" Ellen Andrews was born on 23 Apr 1870 in Mississippi; died on 4 Jan 1958 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Children:
- Homer Leon Butler was born on 3 Sep 1889 in Texas; died on 21 Nov 1942 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Elmer Butler was born on 17 May 1892 in Texas; died on 30 Aug 1963 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Thomas Claude Butler was born on 10 Jul 1894 in Texas; died on 12 May 1960 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- John Elijah "Johnnie" Butler was born on 19 Mar 1897 in Texas; died on 12 Feb 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Emma Mae Butler was born on 10 Mar 1899 in Texas; died on 24 Jun 1976 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Emmie Vernie Butler was born on 1 Aug 1901 in Texas; died on 19 Mar 1966; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Vera Lee Butler was born on 27 Jan 1903 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 5 Feb 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- 4. Robert Raymond "R. R." "Bobby" Butler was born on 13 Sep 1905 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Mar 2005 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Henry Auston Butler was born on 2 Dec 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Aug 1909 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Aulcy Elton "Alton" Butler was born on 31 Oct 1910 in Texas; died on 22 Dec 1934 in Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
- Mary "Minnie" Pauline Butler was born on 14 Dec 1913 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jul 2008 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas.
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10. | Thomas Albert White, Sr. was born on 24 Nov 1891 in Texas (son of Cade Drew White and Mary Susan Click); died on 30 Sep 1980 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Robert Cecil McDaniel wrote that although Albert White "had little formal education, as was common with men of his generation, he was extremely shrewd, a good conversationalist, witty, and very much at home in all types of society. He farmed some, but for hte most part, he raised and traded in livestock. I doubt if there was a man in Sabine County who loved outdoors activities more than Albert."
(Research):Census Listings:
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 6, Bronson
Enumerated 15 Apr 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 7B
153-157
White, Albert Hd M W 38 M 18 Tx Tx Ark Farmer
White, Ollie Wf F W 37 M 17 Tx Miss Miss
White, Arlene Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Evalee Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Loy Dtr M (sic) W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Tomie S Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Thomas married Ollie Lee Conn on 7 Jan 1910 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. Ollie (daughter of Henry Patrick "Jiggs" Conn and Frances Mae "Fannie" Barrett) was born on 19 Mar 1893 in Texas; died on 2 Jan 1971 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Ollie Lee Conn was born on 19 Mar 1893 in Texas (daughter of Henry Patrick "Jiggs" Conn and Frances Mae "Fannie" Barrett); died on 2 Jan 1971 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6H9-S28
name: Ollie Lee Conn
death date: 02 Jan 1971
death place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
gender: Female
race:
death age: 77 years
estimated birth date: 1894
birth date:
birthplace:
marital status: Married
spouse's name: White
father's name: Henry Conn
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Fannie Barrett
mother's birthplace:
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives:
film number: 2218972
digital film number: 4169220
image number: 2560
reference number: 72
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Ollie Lee Conn, 1971
Children:
- 5. Mary Arlene White was born on 17 Mar 1911 in Texas; died on 19 Aug 1986 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Frances Evilee White was born on 7 Jan 1916 in Texas; died on 31 Jul 1991 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Loye Winona White was born on 30 Oct 1919 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Dec 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
- Thomas Albert White, Jr. was born on 1 Jul 1927 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 2004 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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13. | Martha E. "Mattie" Henderson was born on 2 Nov 1872 in Texas; died on 15 Dec 1962; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, shows her as the daughter of George Henderson and Elizabeth "Betsy" McSwain.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 29 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 184 Sheet 8B
117-121
Boyett, Mattie E Head F W 35 Wd 5/5 Tx Ala Ark Farmer
Boyett, Nathan E Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Boyett, George W Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Boyett, Noah A SOn M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Boyett, Ora L Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Boyett, Ross A Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Children:
- Nathan Edward "Ed" Boyett was born on 31 Jul 1894 in Texas; died on 19 Apr 1967; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 6. George Washington Boyett, Sr. was born on 10 Jul 1897 in Texas; died on 9 Dec 1976 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Noah Arthur Boyett was born about 1900 in Texas; and died.
- Ora L. Boyett was born on 13 Jun 1912 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Oct 1996 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Halbert Cemetery (Joel Halbert Cemetery / Fox Hill Cemetery), Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
- Ross Adolphus Boyett was born on 26 Oct 1904 in Texas; died on 11 Apr 1984 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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