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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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