Leatrice Estelle Butler Stembridge is the daughter of James Dude Butler (1896-1923) and Bessie Pickle (1897-1979), and the step-daughter of Isaac Tucker (1889-1976).
Leatrice married Otis J. Stembridge in 1926.

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Leatrice and Bernice 'Sissy'

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Marie 'Sang' Tucker Adams, Lillie Tucker McWilliams, Adrian 'Buddy' Tucker, Bertha 'Buffy' Butler McKiddy, Bernice 'Sissy' Butler Martin, Wynell Tucker Duffer, Leatrice Butler Stembridge, and Mary Tucker Ferrell.

1930 Census, Precinct 7, Hopkins, Texas
-Isaac Tucker, 40, b. AL, father TN, mother AL, farmer general farming, WWI veteran.
-Bessie Tucker, wife, 33, b. TX, parents TN
-Adrian Tucker, son, 3, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
-Lillie Tucker, dau, 9 mo, b. TX, father AL, mother TX
-Bertha Butler, step-dau, 12, b. TX, parents TX
-Leatress* Butler, step-dau, 10, b. TX, parents TX
-Bernice Butler, step-dau, 7, b. TX, parents TX
-Unia Tucker, mother, 64, widow, b. AL, parents AL

1940 Census, Pct #4, Hopkins, Texas; Willow Oak And Oakland Road; in 1935 family lived at Dallas, TX
Isaac Tucker 50, b. Al, Farmer
Bessie Tucker, wife, 43, b. TX
Bernice Tucker, dau, 17, b. TX
Adrian Tucker, son, 12, b. TX
Lillie Tucker, dau, 10, b. TX
Mary Tucker, dau, 9, b. TX
Waynell [Wynell] Tucker, dau, 7, b. TX
Baby Dall [Marie] Tucker, dau, 5, b. TX
S A Skiles, boarder, 29
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Leatrice's Father
James Dude Butler
Born 20 July 1896 at Missouri
Died 26 Feb 1923 at Emblem, Hopkins, TX
Cause of death: pneumonia
Note: While death cert. informant gave slightly different date of birth, info given by Dude himself (20 Jul 1896) on 1918 draft registration may be more accurate.

Records for James Dude Butler, his parents James B Butler [possible link] & Nancy Jane Manis Butler & his siblings:

World War I Draft Registration
Name: James D Butler
Address: RFD #1 Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1896 ; age 21
Race: White
Medium height and build, blue eyes, brown hair
Nearest relative: Mrs. Bessie Butler, RFD #1 Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas
Draft Board: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, Sept 5, 1918
Signed: "X"
(His mark. James D. Butler)

1900 Census, Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas
-James Butler 33
-Nancy J Butler 30, 9 children born, 6 living
-Mary E Butler, dau, 15, Oct 1886, b. TN
-Harrison Butler, son, 11, Dec 1886, b. TN
-Addie Butler, dau, 8, Nov 1891, b. TN
-Melie [Nellie] Butler, dau, 5, Sep 1894
-Dewball* [Dude] Butler, son, 3, Apr 1896 [last digit overwritten]
-Amos Butler, son, 10 mo, Jul 1899, b. TX

1910 Census, Pct 1, Census, Hopkins, Texas
-Jim B Butler 48, 1st marriage, married 23 yrs, b. TX, parents TN, farmer
-Nancy M Butler 42, 1st marriage, married 23 yrs, 10 children born, 6 living, b. TN, parents TN.
-Nealy Butler, dau, 15, b. TN
-James* D Butler, son, 12, b. MO
-Dewey Butler, son, 7, b. TX

1920 Census
look for James Dude Butler (b. 1896) & wife Bessie Pickle (b. 1897)& daughter Bertha "Buffy" Mae Butler (b. 1917)
[In 1930 Dude's widow Bessie is in Pct 7, Hopkins, TX, married to Isaac Tucker with children Adrian & Lillie Tucker & James' 3 children Bertha, Leatress (*Leatrice), & Bernice Butler]

1920 Census, Justice Precinct 4, Hopkins, Texas; South Comby Rd
J B Butler 60, b. TN, parents TN, farmer home farm
Nancy J Butler, wife, 51, b. TN, parents TN
Dewey Butler, son, 16, b. TX
Cora Lee Butler, dau, 8, b. TX

1930 Census, Precinct 4, Hopkins, Texas; South Comby Rd
-James B Butler 67, married age 18, b. TN, farmer
-Nancy J Butler, wife, 63, married age 16, b. TN
-Cora L Simco_ , dau, 19, widow, married age 15, b. TX
-Junior Simco_, gdau, 2yr 6mo, b. TX, father MN, mother TX

1940 Census, Cherokee Co., Texas; in 1935 lived at Rural, Houston, Texas
-David Alfred, head, 34, b. TX, laborer farming
-Cora Lee Alfred, wife, 29, b. TX
-Junior Alfred, daughter, 12, b. TX
-James A Butler, father-in-law, 76, b. TN
-Nancy Jane Butler, mother-in-law, 73, b. TN

July 1929 obit of father's brother, Harrison:
Harrison was 44 when he died. He came to Hopkins County from Tennessee. Surviving: parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Butler, sisters, Mrs. [Addie] W. [William] Millsap, Mrs. [Mary E] S.C. [S. Clem] McKee, Mrs. [Nellie] H. D. [Holton D] Barrett, Mrs. Cora Lee Simcox, and one brother, Mr. D.E. Butler

note: Infant daughter of S. Clem & Mary Butler McKee.

Leatrice's Paternal Grandmother:
Nancy Jane Manis Butler

Leatrice's great-grandparents
(Nancy Jane's Parents)
Pleasant Manis (son of Nelson)
Nancy Gonce

Tennessee Marriage Record
Groom: Pleasant Manis
Bride: Nancey Gonce
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1865
Marriage County: Hawkins
Performed by: Ge Brown, Minister of the Gospel
P. 83

Tennessee Death Certificate
Name: Nancy Manis
Death Date: 20 Sep 1919
Death Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Age at death: 78 yrs
Birthplace: Eidson, TN
Father: John Gaunce [Gonce], b. Eidson, TN
Mother: Mary Manis, b. Eidson, TN
Burial: Manis Cemetery
Undertaker: Henry Manis, Eidson, TN

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