Guthrie Family Group 2A – Branch N
WILLIAM WASHINGTON GUTHRIE 1859TN-1937TN & SAVANNAH MARY WHEELER
of Sumner & Robertson Counties, Tennessee, USA

CONTENTS:
Origin Theories
The Family of William Washington Guthrie & Savannah Mary Wheeler
Historical Highlights
The Guthrie DNA Project
Research & Resources

ORIGIN THEORIES

Although Y-DNA has revealed that William Washington Guthrie’s descendant matches the genetic profile for Guthrie Family Group 2, we’re a little confuddled about his connections to the group. Based on his residence in Sumner and Robertson County, Tennessee, he was expected to be a close match for GFG2A-Branch A: Descendants of James Guthrie Sr c1720IRE-1801NC & Elizabeth (MNU) whose two sons, James Jr and Robert settled in that area. However, an examination of a Y111 marker test revealed none of the unique family markers shared by Branches A, E, and H.

There is a second Guthrie family in Sumner County, Tennessee that arrived there slightly later than Branch A brothers James and Robert Guthrie. These folks descend from GFG2A-Branch I’s Thomas Guthrie and Mildred Howell, whose family lines still need an official match to GFG2A. There does not seem to be an obvious place for William Washington Guthrie to fit into this second branch as there are a limited number of potential fathers named John in that line.

We do have clues! Whether those clues lead us to useful data is the issue.

William Washington Guthrie died on 28 September 1937 in White House, Robertson County, Tennessee. The person reporting his death was his son, William Taylor ‘Bud’ Guthrie, who listed his father’s parents as John Guthrie and Amanda Walker. No marriage record has been found for the couple. No other children have been identified. The earliest verifiable document listing William Guthrie is his marriage record to Savannah Wheeler on 30 Oct 1888 in Sumner County. According to his obituary, William lived in Sumner and Robertson Counties his entire life. So where is he during the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses?

The 1880 census of District 1, Robertson, TN, lists a Willie Guthrie, aged 16 (*born abt 1864), a farmhand living in the household of George Walker, 24, and Amanda Walker, 23. Willie Guthrie is listed as their nephew. Also in the household are Bobbie Walker, 12, son, Andrew Walker, 8, son, Georgia Walker 8/12, son, and William Walker, 29, brother. Not that if this Amanda Walker’s age is correct she would have been born in 1857, only 2 years before William Washington Guthrie was actually born. Even if W.W. was 16 in 1880, his DOB would be 1864, which would still make him too old to be Amanda’s natural son. If these are the right people with the wrong ages, could W.W. actually be Amanda’s nephew? Maybe she was considered his mother for raising him?

Diving even further in the 1850 census records of surrounding counties we do find two men named John Guthrie belonging to the same lineage. One married man named was 62 in 1850, 9 years before William was born. The other is his grandson John who was only 6 in 1850, but would have been 15 in 1859. The older man actually died a year before William’s 1859 birth, so he probably isn’t a candidate unless William’s DOB is off. The younger John Guthrie was still living with his parents in 1860, then 16 years of age. He remained a bachelor. These men are from an Ungrouped Guthrie Family.

THE FAMILY of WILLIAM WASHINGTON GUTHRIE & SAVANNAH MARY WHEELER

WILLIAM WASHINGTON GUTHRIE
Parents: John Guthrie and Amanda Walker (unverified)
Birth: 30 March 1859
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee (reportedly)
Occupation: Farmer
Military Service: Unknown
Marriage: Savannah Wheeler on 30 October 1888 in Sumner County, Tennessee
Death: 28 September 1937
Death Location: White House, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Burial Location: Eidson-White Cemetery, White House, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

SAVANNAH MARY WHEELER
Parents: William Wheeler and Tabitha Clark
Birth: 24 January 1869
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
Children: Viola (1887), William Taylor (1891), Vera (1894), Robert ‘Chester’ Lee (1895), Earl Devan (1900), Belle (1901), Lena (1907), Martin Jones (1909), Josephine Eva (1913)
Death: 5 December 1925
Death Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Location: Eidson-White Cemetery, White House, Sumner, Tennessee, USA

CHILDREN: 9
Y-DNA Project Participants: Yes
Autosomal DNA Participants: Yes

CHILD 1 – VIOLA GUTHRIE
Born 1887 TN – Died 20 Feb 1917 TN (aged 30)
Spouses: John T Young (m.1906 TN), FNU Campbell (m. aft.1910)
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

Mrs Viola Guthrie Campbell’s death certificate shows that she was born in Tennessee in 1887 and died on 20 February 1917 in Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Davidson, TN. Only 30 years old, Viola suffered from chronic tuberculosis. She was a housewife, listed as female, white, married. She was buried at Goodlettsville. Her parents were listed as Wm Guthrie, born in TN, and Vann Clark, born in TN. Note that her mother Savannah’s maiden name was Wheeler. It was Savannah’s mother who had the Clark maiden name. The informant was H.B. Wilkerson, of White House, Sumner, Tennessee.

The years between her birth and death are difficult to determine based on available records. Her parents married in Sumner County, TN in 1888 and made their home across the county line in Robertson County, TN. Viola was their first child, presumably born prior to their marriage if the 1887 DOB is accurate. The family hasn’t been found in the 1900 census.

Tennessee State Marriage Records for Robertson County list a marriage license between Viola Guthrie and John Young being issued on 7 June 1906 with the couple being married by J M Ford, Justice of the Peace, on 10 June 1906. The certificate was returned on 12 June 1906 and Recorded in Book 20, Page 56 by County Clerk G E Smith. This marriage produced two children: Bulah Young (1907) and Raymond Young (1909).

The 1910 Census creates some confusion on the matter for Viola appears to be listed twice. She is listed in Civil District 1, Robertson County, TN, boarding in the home of George W Lee, is John Young, M, W, 25, m4; Young, (Difficult to read) Nettie V., F W 20 m1 x4yrsm 2children/2living; Young, Bulah T, F W 3; Young, Raymond O. M W 5/12. Then she is also listed in Civil District 7 of Robertson County, TN in the home of her parents: Young, Viola, daughter, F, W, 20, M1 x4yrs, 2children/2living.

Sometime after the birth of her son Raymond, maybe in 1910, Viola seems to have separated from and divorced her husband John Young. Viola was the first of his 3 or 4 wives. Before her death in 1917 she remarried to a man of the Campbell surname. No records found to provide details.

Children: 2

1. Bulah T Young – Abt. 1907 TN – 19/20??
   Online trees list Bulah with a specific DOB/DOD of 3 Aug 1907 and 13 July 2004, which matches a SSDI file for a woman living in Michigan bet. 1969-1970, with a last residence location in Detroit, Wayne, MI. There is no other record to associate with this Bulah T Young, who was born in Tennessee.
2. Raymond O Young – Abt. 1910 TN – 19/20??
   The 1910 Census lists this son as Raymond O Young. Born that year, he was 5 months old at the time the census was taken. There are 2 marriage records found in Robertson County, TN for men named Raymond Young, but in 1920 and 1923 when this Raymond would only be 10 and 13 years of age. Online trees have attached him to a man named Raymond James Young, whose records indicate a birthplace in Nashville, Davidson, TN on 15 May 1909. There is no specific data found to prove relatedness to John Young and Viola Guthrie.

CHILD 2 – WILLIAM TAYLOR ‘BUD’ GUTHRIE
Born 8 Oct 1891 TN – Died 22 Mar 1966 TN (aged 74)
Spouse: Susie Fannie Albert (m.1920 TN)
Y-DNA Project Participants: N0
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

The eldest son of William Washington Guthrie and Savannah Mary Wheeler, William Taylor Guthrie went by the nicknames Willie or Bud. He was born on 8 October 1891, probably in Robertson County, TN. The family has not been found in the 1900 census. During the 1910 census, at 18 years of age, William was listed at home with his parents and siblings. Having completed a 5th grade education, he was a farm laborer and earning a full-time wage. On 5 Jun 1917, William registered for the WWI Draft. He was still single at the time, living in Robertson County, and working as a farmer. He had brown hair and eyes, and a medium build and height. William served in the US Army as a Private in Company C, 114th M.G. Battalion during the war having enlisted on 21 September 1917 and discharged 4 April 1919. He was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his service.

On 20 June 1920, William married Susie Fannie Albert in Robertson County, TN. She was a daughter of William Thomas Albert & Johnnie Anna Pack born on 17 Oct 1902 in Tennessee. Bud and Susie had three children: Anna Belle (1923), William Taylor (1925), and Carl Dean (1928). Bud died on 22 March 1966. Susie lived in Goodlettsville another 22 years. Her death came on 15 April 1988. They are buried at the Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery in White House, TN.

Children: 3

1. Annabel Guthrie – 14 Dec 1922 TN – 21 Nov 2018 TN, m. Russell Meadows Hudgins +children
   Annabel’s marriage to Russell Hudgins took place on 16 Sep 1938. The 1940 census lists them with a ten month old son. Russell was working as a brick mason at the time. His father, William H Hudgins, a carpenter, and stepmother Sarah, a tavern/cafe-keeper were also living there. Annabel and Russel were parents to two sons. Russell died on 1 Nov 1990. He was 71. Anabel later moved to Chattanooga, TN where she died at 95 years of age on 21 Nov 2018. They share a memorial stone at Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery
   Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
   Autosomal DNA Participants: No
2. William Taylor Guthrie – 6 Jul 1925 TN – 2 Jul 1992 FL, m. Sara + children
   William was born in Sumner County, TN. He and his wife Sara had 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was an inspector for the American National Can Company. An army veteran of WWII, he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 83, and had received the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with two bronze stars and the American Service Medal. William was a volunteer firefighter for the Bloomingdale’s Fire Department, and chief for 12 years. He was a member of Bell Shoals Baptist Church. William
   Y-DNA Project Participants: N0
   Autosomal DNA Participants: No
3. Carl Dean Guthrie – 30 Jun 1928 TN – 30 Aug 1984 TN, m. Virginia Pearl Bigelow Sonner +children
   Carl married Virginia Pearl (Bigelow) Sonner in January of 1958 in New Orleans, LA. She had a son from her previous marriage, and three daughters with Carl. They resided in Goodlettsville, TN. He was 56 at his death on 30 August 1984. Ginnie died in 1990. They are buried at Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery.
   Y-DNA Project Participants: N0
   Autosomal DNA Participants: No

CHILD 3 – VARA GUTHRIE
Born abt. 1894 in Tennessee – Died aft. 1910
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: No

The only record found listing Vara Guthrie is the 1910 Census of Civil District 7, Robertson County, TN when her parents are living at White Hill and Cross Plains Road. She was 16 years old at the time. No further data found.

CHILD 4 – ROBERT ‘CHESTER’ LEE GUTHRIE
Born 20 Nov 1895 TN – Died 9 May 1979 FL (aged 83)
Spouses: m1.1918 GA – Carrie Lee Sparger; m2.abt.1929 – Sadie M Barlar
Y-DNA Project Participants: Yes
Autosomal DNA Participants: Yes

Chester was born in Robertson County, TN and lived there until he in the US Army on 13 Dec 1915. He served four and a half years being discharged on 27 July 1920. During his service, at the age of 22, he married Carrie Lee Sparger in Walker County, Georgia. They had one son, Earl Lee Guthrie (1919). Their marriage appears to have ended at a time when it was preferable to be a widow rather than a divorcee. Both Carrie and son Earl are listed under the Sparger surname during the 1930 census, with Carrie claiming to be a widow. They were living in Georgia and Carried worked at the Hosiery Mill. Carrie had also been a child of divorce. Both she and a brother had been placed in an orphanage until their father proved himself able to care for them.

Chester had remarried before the 1930 census to Sadie Mai Barlar with whom he had five more children. He was a farmer while they resided in Sumner and became a fireman while living in Nashville, Davidson Counties, TN. They retired to Florida. Chester died there on 9 May 1979 at the age of 83. Sadie remarried to William Simpson. She died 13 Dec 1988 and is buried with Chester at Hillsboro Memorial Cemetery in Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida.

CHILD 5 – EARL DEVAN GUTHRIE
Born 28 May 1900 TN – Died 7 Mar 1925 TN (Aged 24)
Spouse: Unmarried
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants

Earl Devan Guthrie was born on 28 May 1900. He was listed with his parents and siblings during the 1910 census of Civil District 7 of Robertson County, TN. On 12 September 1918, he completed his WWI Draft Registration Card. He listed his occupation as farming, contact person as Van Guthrie, his mother. Description: Tall, Slender Build, Brown Eyes, Brown Hair. No disqualifying physical issues. He entered the US army and during the 1920 census was located at Camp Jesup in Fulton County, Georgia. Earl was only 24 at his death on 7 March 1925. He succumbed to pulmonary tuberculosis after 4 years of illness. His occupation at his death was listed as Military Service. He died in Sumner County Tennessee and was buried in Eidson Cemetery on 8 March 1925.

CHILD 6 – BELLE GUTHRIE
Born abt. 1901 in TN – Died bet. 1923-1930 in TN
Spouse: John Swaney Summers (m.1917 TN)
Y-DNA Project Participant: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participant: No

Belle Guthrie was born about 1901 and lived with her parents and siblings in Robertson County, TN, She was enumerated with them during the 1910 census. She married at about 16 years old to John Swaney Summers. They were listed as a couple during the 1920 census and living on Hendersonville Road. John was a farmer. They had one son, William Glenn Summers born in 1922. Belle is believed to have died between 1922 and 1830. John remarried in 1831 to Dora Whit with whom he had several more children.

CHILD 7 – LENA LAURNEL GUTHRIE
Born 2 Oct 1905 TN – Died Nov 1973 TN
Spouse: William Arthur Stewart (m.1923 TN)
Y-DNA Project Participant: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participant: No

Daughter Lena was born on 2 October 1905. She was still 4 at the time of the 1910 census. Her family lived in Robertson County, TN. She was listed as 13 during the 1920 census. Typical of a rural farming community, Lena had a 6th grade elementary education. She married William Arthur Stewart when she was 18, the couple having obtained a license on 21 December and marrying the day after Christmas on 26 December 1923. Settling in Sumner County, TN, they had one daughter and five sons. Arthur was a farmer. Lena was 68 at her death in November 1973. Arthur lived until 1983. He died in Hickman County, KY. Both were attended by the Crestview Funeral Home, Memory Gardens & Cremation in Gallatin, Sumner, TN.

CHILD 8 – MARTIN JONES GUTHRIE
Born 26 Jan 1909 TN – Died 7 Aug 1995 TN
Spouse: Oca Jim Close (m.26 Feb 1933 TN)
Y-DNA Project Participant: No
Autosomal DNA Participant: No

Martin was just under a year old at the time of the 1910 census being listed as 11/12 months of age. He was born 26 January 1909 when the family was living in Robertson County, TN. He was ten years old during the 1920 census. By 1930, Martin was 20 years old. His older brother William Taylor Guthrie was the Head of Household, and his widowed father and younger sister Evie were living there, too. Martin married on 26 Feb 1933 to Oca Jim Close by whom he had two daughters and two sons. They were living in Goodlettsville, but moved to Nashville by 1940 where he worked as a warehouse clerk. Eventually, they returned to Goodlettsville. He served in the US Army as PFC during WWII. Martin died on 7 aug 1995 and is buried at Millersville Cemetery in Sumner County, TN.

CHILD 9 – JOSEPHINE EVA GUTHRIE
Born 15 June 1913 TN – Died 16 Jan 1997 TN
Spouse: Harold Craig Webster (m.1932 TN)
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: No Descendants

Evie was the youngest child in William & Vann’s family, born on 15 June 1913. She was enumerated in the 1920 census in Robertson County, TN. Her mother died when she was about 12 years old. She married at 18 to Harold Craig Webster and they moved to Davidson County, TN. He served for 23 years with the Metropolitan Police Department, and also served during WWII. Evie worked for over forty years with the Nashville Credit Bureau. No children.

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

1850: CENSUS of ROBERTSON & SUMNER COUNTIES, TN and SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Calling all men named John Guthrie and ladies named Amanda Walker…. Helloooo! Bueller?

Davidson County, TN:
1) There is a 15 year old John Guthrie living with parents Dudley 66 and Delila 59. This is a branch of GFG1A, so not a match.

2) There is a Jno. F Guthrie, 16, living in the household of Henry 46 and Henly 44 with his younger siblings. This is a branch of GFG5, so not a match.

Wilson County, TN:
1) John Guthry, 12, living in the household of Joseph 46 and Mary 45 and his siblings. Joseph is the son of James Guthrie Jr & Jane Smith of GFG2A-Branch A. Right group, but no shared familial/branch markers.

2) John Guthrie, 6 (born c1844 TN) living in the household of William 31 (born TN) and Elizabeth 30 (born VA) and his younger siblings: William, Nancy, and Abram. This family line remains in an Ungrouped Family Status descending from William C Guthrie d.1823 in Wilson County & Obedience Muckleroy > John Guthrie 1786-1858 & Chloe Babb > William Babb Guthrie & Mary Elizabeth Jackson > John & siblings.

3) John Guthrie, 62 (born c1788 NC) living with wife Chloe (Babb). Next door to the household of son William Babb Guthrie & Elizabeth, above.

Sumner County, TN:
1) John Guthrie, 6 (born c1844 TN), living in the household of Andrew H 41 and Emily 31 and his siblings. This is John Montgomery Guthrie. Andrew is another son of James Guthrie Jr & Jane Smith of GFG2A-BranchA. Right group, but no shared familial/branch markers.

Out of the above households, the two in Davidson County, TN can be completely ruled out because they are the wrong Guthrie Family Group. The two GFG2A-Branch A families, even though they are the right genetic group, have inherited genetic markers common to all descendants of Branches A, E, and H that our Branch N participant does not possess. That leaves two John Guthries from a single family line. Since William Washington Guthrie was born in 1859, it is technically possible that either the elder John Guthrie (DOB: 4 Nov 1786) – aged 73 in 1859 or the younger John Asa Guthrie (DOB: 20 Dec 1844) – aged 15 could be the father. John Asa Guthrie was listed as single in 1910. He lived on a farm with his brothers until his death in 1929.

There are no females named Amanda Walker born 1825-1845 living in Sumner County or the Surrounding Counties in 1850 per the census. The 1880 census where Willie Guthrie is listed as the 16yr old nephew (William Washington Guthrie would be 21) of George Walker 24 & Amanda Walker 23, is the only record found with that combination of names. Two other boys aged 12 and 8 are listed as their sons, along with an 8 month old son. Either there is something way off about the ages of everyone listed in the record or George and Amanda are parenting some children who are not biologically their own.

1859: BIRTH of WILLIAM WASHINGTON GUTHRIE

William Washington Guthrie was born on 30 March 1859 in Sumner County, TN. His death certificate lists his parents as John Guthrie and Amanda Walker.

1860: CENSUS of SUMNER and ROBERTSON COUNTIES, TN
There are no boys named William Guthrie (or variant spellings) found between the ages of 0 and 5 years.

1869: BIRTH of SAVANNAH MARY WHEELER
Born 24 January 1869 in Kentucky, USA to William and Tabitha (Clark) Wheeler.

1870: CENSUS of SUMNER and ROBERTSON COUNTIES, TN
There are no boys named William Guthrie (or variant spellings) found between the ages of 5 and 15 years.

1880: CENSUS of ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN
District 1
The Walker Household:
George Walker w m 24 married farmhand cannot read/write, TN/TN/TN
Amanda Walker w f 23 wife married keeping house cannot read/write TN/TN/TN
Bobbie Walker w m 12 son single farmhand attended school TN/TN/TN
Andrew Walker 2 m 8 son single TN/TN/TN
Georgia Guthrie w m 10/12 born Oct son TN/TN/TN
Willie Guthrie w m 16 nephew single farmhand cannot write TN/TN/TN
William Walker w m 29 brother single farmhand TN/TN/TN

1887: BIRTH of DAUGHTER: VIOLA GUTHRIE
Census records and her death certificate estimate or list Viola’s birth year as 1887.

1888: MARRIAGE of WILLIAM GUTHRIE and SAVANNAH WHEELER
The marriage occurred on 30 Oct 1888 in Sumner County, TN. The couple lived primarily in Robertson and Sumner Counties, TN. They had 5 daughters and 4 sons.

1891: DIST. 2, MALE VOTERS, ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN
William Guthrie appears on a list of voters in 1891 Robertson County for District 2.

1891: BIRTH of SON: WILLIAM TAYLOR ‘BUD’ GUTHRIE
Born on 8 October 1891, probably in Robertson County, TN.

1894: BIRTH of DAUGHTER: VARA GUTHRIE
Born about 1894, probably in Robertson County, TN

1895: BIRTH of SON: ROBERT ‘CHESTER’ LEE GUTHRIE
Born 20 November 1895 in Robertson County, TN

1900: BIRTH of SON: EARL DEVAN GUTHRIE
Born 28 May 1900, probably in Robertson County, TN.

1900: CENSUS of ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN and SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Family not found in the census.

1901: BIRTH of DAUGHTER: BELLE GUTHRIE
Born about 1901, probably in Robertson County, TN

1905: BIRTH of DAUGHTER: LENA LAURNEL GUTHRIE
Born 2 Oct 1905, probably in Robertson County, TN

1906: DAUGHTER’S MARRIAGE – VIOLA GUTHRIE m1. JOHN T YOUNG
Viola Guthrie’s first marriage occurred on 10 June 1906 to John T Young. They had 2 children: Bulah and Raymond. They appear to have separated as early as 1910.

1909: BIRTH of SON: MARTIN JONES GUTHRIE
Born 26 January 1909, probably in Robertson County, TN

1910: CENSUS of ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN
Civil District 7 – White Hill and Cross Plains Road
The Guthrie Household
William Guthrie 58 w m Head married x21yrs farmer TN/TN/TN Reads but cannot write
Savanna Guthrie 38 w f Wife married x21yrs 8 children, 8 living KY/KY/KY Reads/Writes
Viola Young 20 w f Daughter married x4yrs 2 children, 2 living TN/TN/KY Reads/Writes
William Guthrie 18 w m Son single farm laborer on home farm TN/TN/KY Reads/Writes
Vara Guthrie 16 w f Daughter single TN/TN/KY Reads/Writes
Chester Guthrie 14 w m Son single farm laborer on home farm TN/TN/KY Attended School, Reads/Writes
Earle Guthrie 10 w m Son single TN/TN/KY Attended School, Reads/Writes
Belle Guthrie 9 w f Daughter single TN/TN/KY Attended School
Lena Guthrie 4 w f Daughter single TN/TN/KY
Martin Guthrie 1 w m Son single TN/TN/KY

1913: BIRTH of DAUGHTER: JOSEPHINE EVA GUTHRIE
Born 15 June 1913 in Robertson County, TN

1917: DAUGHTER’s DEATH – VIOLA (GUTHRIE) CAMPBELL
At the time of her death on 20 Feb 1917, Viola’s surname was Campbell, indicating that she had remarried sometime between 1910-1917. She suffered from chronic tuberculosis.

1917: DAUGHTER’s MARRIAGE – BELLE GUTHRIE m. JOHN SWANEY SUMMERS
The couple married on 7 Oct 1917 in Robertson County, TN. They had 1 son, William Glenn Summers (1922-1990).

1918: SON’s MARRIAGE – ROBERT CHESTER LEE GUTHRIE m1. CARRIE LEE SPARGER
Chester was a soldier in Walker County, Georgia at the time of his marriage to Carrie Lee Sparger. They had one son, Earl Lee. This marriage appears to have ended in divorce as trees show that Carrie remarried to Luther C Oakes and moved to Muskegon County, Michigan where she died in 1980.

1920: SON’s MARRIAGE – WILLIAM TAYLOR GUTHRIE m. SUSIE FANNIE ALBERT
Bud and Susie married on 20 June 1920 in Robertson County, TN. They had 1 daughter and 2 sons.

1922-30: DAUGHTER’s DEATH – BELLE (GUTHRIE) SUMMERS
Belle died sometime between 1922 and 1930

1923: DAUGHTER’s MARRIAGE – LENA LAURNEL GUTHRIE m. WILLIAM ARTHUR STEWART
Lena and Arthur married on 26 Dec 1923 in Sumner County, TN. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter.

1925: SON’S DEATH – EARL DEVAN GUTHRIE
Earl died on 7 March 1925 at only 24 years of age. He had been in the Army and had chronic tuberculosis.

1925: DEATH of WIFE – SAVANNAH MARY (WHEELER) GUTHRIE
Savannah “Vann” died on 5 December 1925 of myocardial failure and general paralysis. She was buried at Eidson-White Cemetery in White House, Sumner, TN.

Bef. 1928: SON’S MARRIAGE – ROBERT CHESTER LEE GUTHRIE m2. SADIE MAI BARLAR
No record found. Presumed official marriage. Chester and Sadie had 3 sons and 2 daughters.

1932: DAUGHTER’s MARRIAGE – JOSEPHINE EVA GUTHRIE m. HAROLD CRAIG WEBSTER
Eva and Harold married on 13 January 1932.

1933: SON’S MARRIAGE – MARTIN JONES GUTHRIE m. OCA JIM CLOSE
Martin and Oca married on 26 Feb 1933 in Sumner County, TN. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters.

1937: DEATH of WILLIAM WASHINGTON GUTHRIE
William died on 28 September 1937 at 78 years of age. He was buried at the Edison-White Cemetery in White House, Sumner, TN.

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