Family stories refer to Thompson as a "Little Black Dutch" because of his short stature and his dark complexion.
There are many theories about who the Black Dutch were. The one that seems to be the most accepted is that it is not "Dutch" as in those of Dutch descent, but Deutsche as in of German descent. A similar name is the Pennsylvania Dutch which are actually of German descent. The theory is that the Black Dutch are descended from the Germans that live in the Black Forest. This area of Germany was at one time much larger than it is now and the inhabitants are much darker than other Germans.
Wayne County News, Friday Nov. 13, 1942, page 2
T.C. Butler, 62, died at his home at Lutts. Monday Oct 26 after suffering a stroke of paralysis. He was a retired farmer and member of the Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church by B.J. Cantrell of Waynesboro and burial followed in the church cemetery. A daughter Ms. W.H. Lindsey of Lawrenceburg survives.
A second obituary for Thompson C. Butler was hand written by Mary Ethel Campfield Butler on November 18, 1942, 23 days after Thompson's death. It is not known if this obituary was ever published.
Compiled by Jerry Butler, source: Ruby Butler Asher, Ruth Stricklin Fuqua, William Carl Butler, Jr., Peggy Stricklin Pentecost, John Russell Butler, Stanley Mark Butler.