Descendants of Louis/Lewis Batton
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Generation No. 1
1. Louis or Lewis BATTON. He married JANE.
Child: Matthew BATTON, b 1876 TN
Generation No. 2
2. Matthew2 BATTON (Louis or Lewis1) born 1876 and died 1933. He
married Carrie HORTON November 01, 1898. Carrie was born 1877.
Children of MATTHEW BATTON and CARRIE HORTON are:
1. Matthew/Clorine3 BATTON, b. 1899.
2. Lonnie BATTON, b. December 18, 1897; Died June 1964
Married: BULAH NARD.
3. Robert BATTON, b. May 1900.
4. Clark C BATTON, b. 1901.
Notes for:
MATTHEW BATTON:
Description: Matthew was real light, could almost "pass for white"
CARRIE HORTON:
Carrie raised all of her grandchildren, due to the death of Ethal May while
giving birth (Source: Barbara Pulmer)
Nickname "Muddy" (Source: Mary Clyde White)
Description: Carrie was tiny, medium to light complaxion, leading to more dark. (Source: Barbara
Pulmer)
LONNIE BATTON:
Found info on him in the Social Security Index. He received a SS# due to working on the Railroad. It states his last residence was Tennessee.
Description:
big, dark skin (Source: Barbara Pulmer)
Generation No. 3
Matthew/Clorine3 BATTON (Matthew2, Louis/Lewis1) was born
1899. He married Ethal May HILL, daughter of JOHN HILL and ALICE WIGGINS.
She was born 1895, and died 1933.
Children of MATTHEW/CLORINE BATTON and ETHAL HILL are:
1. Clyde4 BATTON, b. June 21, 1926, Cowan, Tennessee; d. February 05, 1981, Louisville, Kentucky.
2. CLarisse BATTON, b. 1925.
3. William "BILL" BATTON, b. 1927; m. ALBERTHA.
4. Ethal May BATTON
5. Alberta BUCKNER/BECKNER, B. 1913
6. George BATTON, b. 1928.
Notes for:
MATTHEW/CLORINE BATTON:
Nickname "Daddy Matt" by family- if this is "Matthew" (Source that said Ethel's
husband was "Daddy Matt": Barbara Pulmer)
1930 Census says father of Clyde, Clarisse, William "Bill" etc is CLORINE, not
MATTHEW. Therefore , my final conclusion based on fact is that CLORINE is
indeed Clyde's father and "Daddy Matt" must be their grandfather.
ETHAL MAY HILL:
Died while giving birth to Ethal May (Source: Mary Clyde White.)
Source of birth: 1930 Census
Source of Death: SSDeath Index #11582)
Source for children: Census: 1900, 1920, 1930)
Nickname was "Polly." It came from her love of eating crackers
and the bird who once said, "Polly once a cracker." This name was given to her by
Clarisse. (Source: Mary Clyde White)
WILLIAM "BILL" BATTON:
Lived in California when died. Was in Navy 28 or 29 years, retired at Long Island, CA.
(Source: Mary Clyde White)
CLARISSE BATTON:
Nickname was "Aunt Ray."
Notes for ALBERTA BUCKNER/BECKNER:
Half sibling.
Generation No. 4
Clyde4 BATTON (Matthew/Clorine3, Matthew2, Louis/Lewis1)
was born June 21, 1926 in Cowan, Tennessee, and died February 05, 1981 in
Louisville, Kentucky. He married Eugene "Jean" Josephine MORRIS,
daughter of SAM MORRIS and CORA FEATHERSTON. She was born 1922, and
died 1955 in Franklin, Tennessee.
Notes for CLYDE BATTON:
Clyde was a professional baseball player in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a
pitcher for the team Louisville Sluggers?? He retired early, due to tendonitis
in his elbow. (Source: Mary Clyde White)
Notes for EUGENE "JEAN" JOSEPHINE MORRIS:
Had wake at home and funeral at Methodist church.
House cleaner for whites.
More About EUGENE "JEAN" JOSEPHINE MORRIS:
Burial: Cowan Colored Cemetary
Cause of Death: busted ulcer
Children of CLYDE BATTON and EUGENE MORRIS are:
i. LIVE BATTON, b Cowan, Tennessee.
ii. LIVE BATTON FLACK