Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey

1874 - 1949  (75 years)

• Name	Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	11 Oct 1874	Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	District 1
  Census	1900	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Mother of 5, 3 living/Civil District 1
  Census	1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 6]
  	Civil District 1 (Mother of 9, 6 living)
  Census	1920	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Civil District 1
  Census	1930	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 6]
  	District 21
  Census	1940	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  FSID	9NWH-GHB
  Death	2 Dec 1949	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford , buried today
  		Burial-LANKFORD Bettie & Miles J Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford -- Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville TN + https:// www.findagrave.com/memorial/106743668/ miles https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/ martha
  		Willow Mount Cemetery (Also known as Willowmount Cemetery) Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #1989964
  Person ID	I21445	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Felix Ewing Buttrey,   b. 1834, Tennessee, USA d. 1911, Carter County, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth 'Martha' Hall,   b. 1836, Tennessee, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miles Jackson Lankford,   b. 18 Dec 1869, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Nov 1948, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1890	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Willie Edith Lankford,   b. 18 Jul 1914, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Feb 1985, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Susan Irene Lankford,   b. 17 Nov 1918, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Oct 2011, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eula M Lankford,   b. 11 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Aug 1976, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Leila Lankfort,   b. Abt 1892, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Myrtle Tennessee 'Minnie' Lankford,   b. 27 Jul 1907, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Aug 1971, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Grace Berril Lankford,   b. 27 Oct 1900, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 1961, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Herman Jackson Lankford,   b. 16 Feb 1893, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Dec 1951, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Lorena Lankford,   b. 30 Sep 1896, Tennessee, USA d. 6 May 1922, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Erda Lankford,   b. 1904, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Edgar Lankford,   b. 8 Dec 1898, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Oct 1949, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Oct 1874 - Tennessee, USA Census - District 1 - 1880 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 4 Apr 1890 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Mother of 5, 3 living/Civil District 1 - 1900 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 1 (Mother of 9, 6 living) - 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 1 - 1920 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - District 21 - 1930 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1940 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Death - 2 Dec 1949 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

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  Burials

  Burial-LANKFORD Bettie & Miles J Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford -- Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville TN + https:// www.findagrave.com/memorial/106743668/ miles https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/ martha

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Marriage date: 4 Apr 1890 Marriage place: Williamson, Tennessee Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. Birth date: abt 1875 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 2233; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 793.0; FHL microfilm: 2341967. Birth date: abt 1875 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1930 Residence place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 2233; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 793.0; FHL microfilm: 2341967. [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0137; Image: 349; FHL microfilm: 1375539. Birth date: 1874 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0137; Image: 349; FHL microfilm: 1375539. [S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). Birth date: 11 Oct 1874 Birth place: Tennessee Death date: 2 Dec 1949 Death place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Miles Jackson Lankford [S5007] Find a Grave: BUTTREY Martha Lankford 1874-1949, Martha Elizabeth “Betty” Buttrey Lankford. BIRTH: 11 Oct 1874 Tennessee DEATH: 2 Dec 1949 (aged 75) Shelbyville, Bedfordy, Tennessee BURIAL: Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 106744142 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/martha-elizabeth-lankford