Born in Blount, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elbert Talley Butts
and Flonnie Mae (Barnes) Butts
Sister of
William Talley Butts, Roy A. Butts, Brice L. Butts, Lonnie L. Butts, Bula Odessa (Butts) Cockrell, Caril Vernon Butts and Frank Cleo Butts
Wife of
Herman M. Chambers Jr.
— married
25 Apr 1946 in Jefferson County, Alabama
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2019
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Biography
Myrtle was born about 1922. She is the daughter of Elbert Butts and Flonnie Barnes. [1] [2]
She married first on 13 Jan 1945 in Jefferson County, Alabama to Herbert Belding Colvert, [3] and married second on 25 Apr 1946 in Jefferson County, to Herman Chambers. [4]
Myrtle passed away in 2003 [5] and is buried at Walker Chapel Memorial Gardens in Fultondale, Alabama. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3DBL-WMM : accessed 15 January 2019), Nytile L Butts in household of E T Butts, Blountsville, Blount, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 6A, line 35, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 4; FHL microfilm 2,339,739.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1P6-GN5 : 14 March 2018), Myrtle C Butts in household of Elbert A Butts, Election Precinct 22, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-29, sheet 21B, line 60, family 370, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 61.
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZVN-3CP : 23 September 2017), Herbert Belding Colvert and Myrtle Butts, 13 Jan 1945; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,405,730.
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZVP-DVW : 4 November 2017), Herman Chambers and Myrtle Butts, 25 Apr 1946; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,408,941.
- ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVT9-JL6W : accessed 16 January 2019), Myrtle C Chambers, Alabama, United States, 14 Aug 2003; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Birmingham News, born-digital text.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61210137 for Myrtle O Chambers (3 Jan 1922–12 Aug 2003), citing Walker Chapel Memorial Gardens, Fultondale, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Adria (contributor 46929031) .
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