Vodie Jefferson Butler was born on July 6, 1895 in Wingo, Kentucky to  Samuel Dempsey Woodward Butler and Laura Dell Faulkner.

He married Rachel Elizabeth McClure on October 20, 1912.

They were the parents of Harrison Philip Butler, Novella Butler, Paul Jefferson Butler, and Jack Lonzo Butler.

He died on December 3, 1937 in West Palmore, Kentucky.

World War I Draft Registration for Vodie Jefferson Butler