Susan Viola Butler b. 20 Feb 1885 Alabama d. 25 May 1962 Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1885 - 1962 (77 years)

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Name	Susan Viola Butler [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1885	Alabama [3, 4]
Born	20 Feb 1885	Alabama [2]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	Abt 1886	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1891	Alabama [6]
Education Level	15 Apr 1940	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [4]
Education Level	grammar school 4 years
Name	Susan V. [3, 5, 6]
Name	Viola [4]
Name	Viola Butler [7]
Occupation	15 Apr 1940	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [4]
Occupation	home housekeeper
Died	25 May 1962	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [2]
Buried	Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [2]
Buried		Morris → Jessie W. & Viola B.
Person ID	I121687	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	24 May 2015

Father	Levi Ermon Russell Butler, b. 1856, d. 1941 (Age 85 years)
Mother	Malinda Jane Robinson, b. 1852, d. 1926 (Age 74 years)
Family ID	F44872	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jessie Walton Morris, b. 10 Feb 1878, Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama , d. 25 May 1962, Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama (Age 84 years)

Married Abt 1902 Coosa County, Alabama [1]

Alt. Marriage Abt 1902 [3, 6]

Census 10 May 1910 Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [6]

Precinct 11, Sheet 14A, Line 6, Dwelling 274, Family 277:

The household consisted of Jesse W. Morris, head, 31; Susan V., wife, 28; Mary L., daughter, 11; Rosa O., daughter, 8; Jeffe T., son, 5; Floyd W., son, 2; and Gertie L., daughter, 9 months.

Jesse W. & Susan V. are married 8 years with 4 children, all living. They own a farm free or mortgage.

Census 30 Jan 1920 Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [5]

Precinct 11, District 64, Page 9A, Line 6, Dwelling 155, Family 155:

The household consisted of Jessie W. Morris, head, 41; Susan V., wife, 34; Jeffie T., son, 15; Claud W., son, 13; Guertie L., daughter, 10; Welly R., son, 8; Willie J., son, 5; Luther W., son, 3 years 9 months; and Maris B., daughter, 1 year 7 months.

They own a farm free of mortgage.

Census 17 Apr 1930 Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [3]

Precinct 11, District 16, Sheet 3A, Line 18, Dwelling 45, Family 45:

The household consisted of Jessie W. Morris, head, 50; Susan V., wife, 45; Wilie J., son, 16; Luther M., son, 13; Emmie B., daughter, 11; Gloria M., daughter, 9; and Ertis M., daughter, 1 year 11 months.

Jessie W. was 22 and Susan V. 17 when first married. They own a farm but don't have a radio.

Census 15 Apr 1940 Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama [4]

Colon Road

Precinct 11, District 19-14, Sheet 10A, Line 24, Household 176:

The household consisted of Jessie W. Morris, head, 62; Viola, wife, 55; and Ertis, daughter, 12.

They own a farm and declared it to be worth $400. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative worth of $400 from 1940 was:
$6,750.00 - using the Consumer Price Index
$5,330.00 - using the GDP deflator
$13,600.00 - using the unskilled wage
$17,600.00 - using the Production Worker Compensation
$28,000.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita
$67,700.00 - using the relative share of GDP

Children

	1. Rosa O. Morris, b. Abt 1902, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Jeffie Thomas Morris, b. Abt 1905, Alabama , d. 1996 (Age ~ 91 years)
+	3. Claude W. Morris, b. Abt 1908, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Guertie L. Morris, b. Aug 1909, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	5. Kelly R. Morris, b. Abt 1912, Alabama , d. 2012 (Age ~ 100 years)
+	6. William R. Morris, b. Apr 1914, Alabama , d. 2009 (Age ~ 94 years)
	7. Luther M. Morris, b. Apr 1916, Alabama , d. 2011 (Age ~ 94 years)
	8. Eunice B. Morris, b. Abt 1919, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Gloria M. Morris, b. Abt 1921, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Jessie Jewel Morris, b. Abt 1926, d. 21 Jul 1926, Coosa County, Alabama (Age ~ 0 years)
	11. Ertis M. Morris, b. May 1928, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 23 May 2015

Family ID F44834 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Susan Viola Butler" (accessed March 7, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I121687&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 7270401, "Jessie Walton Morris" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 7270402,"Susan Viola Butler Morris" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Coosa County, Weogufka Precinct 11, District 16, Sheet 3A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_10. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Coosa County, Weogufka Precinct 11, Sheet 10A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T627_19. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Coosa County, Weogufka Precinct 11, Sheet 9A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_10. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Coosa County, Weogufka Precinct 11, Sheet 14A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Jessie Jewel Morris: citing reference cn 29685, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,439 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDFV-BK7 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).