Husband: James Wiley SOUTHERN
Birthdate: July 22, 1891
Birthplace: Newellton, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Death date: 1957
Place of death: Womack, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Burial: womack Cemetery
Father: James (Jim) Southern
Mother: Melvina Smith Southern

Marriage date: Sept 17, 1927
Marriage place: Union County, Arkansas

Wife: Elva Cordelia BUTLER
Birthdate: April 14, 1907
Birthplace: Dodson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Death date: December 3, 2002
Place of death: Monroe, Oauchita Parish, Louisiana
Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery
Father: Will Butler
Mother: Annie Rieson

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Living Southern
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Child No. 2: Living Southern
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Child No. 3: Melba Melvinia (Diamond) Southern
Sex: f
Birthdate: November 11, 1927
Birthplace: Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Death date: September 9, 2006
Place of death: Eros, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery
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Spouse's name: Marshall Underwood

Child No. 4: Emma Jean Southern
Sex: f
Birthdate: December 9, 1929
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Death date: November 1992
Place of death: Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery
Marriage date: 1945
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Spouse's name: L. B. Caples

Child No. 5: William James (Sonny) Southern
Sex: m
Birthdate: April 15, 1941
Birthplace: Dodson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Death date: February 6, 2000
Place of death: Luna, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
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Burial: Luna Methodist Cemetery
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Spouse's name: Shirley McLendon Mitchell
 

Documentation:
* Jackson Parish Clerk of Court,
* Southern Family Bible,
* LAGenWeb.org,
* Verbal.