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Continued: John Butler Jude was born in 1914 in Martin County, Kentucky. He passed away in 1992 from an automobile accident. His father was also named John and in order to distinguish him from his father, he was known by his middle name and most people only knew him as Butler Jude. He came from a well-established and respected family whose ancestors had settled in the area of the Tug River Valley many decades before Martin County, Kentucky was formed in 1870. Records show his great-grandfather came to the area before 1825 from the New River Valley in Virginia and North Carolina. Butler had eleven children with his first wife Sadie (Maynard) and eleven children with his second wife Amalial (Lowe). Consequently, his family came to be known as the largest Jude family in America. In addition to the current residence, the 1940 census also stated the residence as of April 1, 1935 and according to the census, he was living in the same place on April 1, 1935 as he did in 1940 which was Peter Cave, Laura, Martin County, Kentucky. When his son Russell died on October 5, 1934, the death certificate showed he was living in Beauty, Martin County, Kentucky. Consequently, he moved from Beauty to Laura between October 1934 and April, 1935. He was a locally renowned politician, herb dealer and merchant and was a well-respected member of his community and both his wives were also very admired by everyone. When he died he was currently serving as the Jailer of Martin County, Kentucky and the local government tempraritly halted operations and the courthouse was closed to honor his service to the community. Many people attended his funeral and over one thousand people signed his book of condolences to honor his service. Following his death, members of his family were also elected to local public office and continued his legacy of public service to the community.
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