I noticed an error on the Robert C. Betty pension file. His parents are Isaac and Louisa Betty (not Susan as I mentioned in the beginning part of the message). I think this is L133. Laurel Baty, L252 > I copied the index cards for all of the "Betty" Civil War Pension cards > contained in the General Pension Index at the National Archives. I requested > copies of all of these files and copied a limited amount of material from each > one so that I could prepare an abstract to help identify the soldiers. > > Betty Civil War Pension Index > > 1) Betty, Dick (alias Tarpley, Dick) > 4 Regiment U. S. Colored Cavalry > Widow: Jane Betty filed in Madison County, Mississippi September 24, 1879; Filed > Jan 30, 1880, application # 259401 > > Jane Betty states that Dick Betty alias Tarpley enlisted at Vicksburg in 1864 > and died in said Co & Regiment as she is informed and believes. Jane states > that her maiden name was Hammond that she was married to Dick Betty at Rock > Spring meeting House, a Baptist Church, at Davidson County, Tennessee about > 1832. At the time of their said marriage affiant belonged to Mrs. Wyley > Hammond & said Dick to one Captain Betty. They lived as man & wife from their > said marriage until said Dick enlisted in the Federal Army. They lived in > Davidson county, Tennessee until about the year 1840 when they were brought to > Madison County Miss & sold to Mr. Thomas Hudley & they were afterwards sold to > whom they continued to belong from about the year until emancipation. Affiant > had 5 children by said Betty during their married life all of whom they left in > Tennessee with her old masters. All of their children were over 16 years of age > at the time of the death of said husband Dick in t! > he Army. Affiant has lived ever since the war in the immediate vicinity of her > old home in this county & still so lives. She has remained a widow ever since > the death of her said husband in the Federal Army. In the spring of 1864 her > said husband went to Vicksburg & she has never seen him since. She was told by > several persons soon after the war that her said husband died in the Federal > Army in the 4th Cavalry. > George Allen states before & during the war for many years affiant belonged to > John Lipscomb of this (Madison) County & lived upon the adjoining plantation to > that of Mr. Tarpley on which said Dick & Jane Betty lived. In the spring of > 1864 said Dick & affiant enlisted in Co A 3 U. S. Cavalry & said Dick enrolled > in the 4th Regiment U. S. colored Cavalry. Affiant saw said Dick in said > Cavalry and it is an accepted fact that he died while serving in same but > affiant has no personal knowledge of his death. > > > > 2) Betty, Francis M. > C 70 Illinois Infantry; filed Dec. 28, 1896 in Kansas; certificate # 934293 > Widow: Betty, Lucy O.; filed Dec. 13, 1915 in Kansas; certificate # 805972 > Francis M. Betty was born April 5, 1843. In 1912 he is 69 and living in > Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, although his application is filed in Jackson > County, Oregon. He states that he enrolled at Hillsboro, Illinois on June 6, > 1862 and was discharged at Alton, Illinois October 23, 1862. In March of 1900 > he is living in Salt Lake County, Utah and is 63 years old. He gives his place > of birth as Sumner County, Tennessee but on another form he gives his place of > birth as Smith County, Tennessee. He states that he has lived in Illinois and > Kansas since his discharge. In 1890 he states that his wifes name is Lucy > Olive Cory Betty and that he was married Dec. 21, 1864 in Hillsboro, Illinois by > Rev. Livingood, a Lutheran minister. He names the following living children: C. > H. Betty born April 19, 1866; T. A. Betty born June 5, 1868; H. L. Betty born > March 18, 1871; O. J. Betty born Feb. 12, 1873; Fred M. Betty born June 26, > 1884; Roy E. Betty born Aug. 23, 1887. A marriag! > e certificate is in the file. Francis Marion Bettys death certificate is also > in the filehe died September 29, 1915 in Cherokee County, Kansas. > In 1916, Thomas B. Cory of Butler, Illinois and Henry A. Cress of Hillsboro, > Illinois state that they were present at the marriage of Francis M. Betty to > Lucy O. Cory, which took place at the residence of the parents of Lucy O. Cory. > > > 3) Betty, Henry C. > A 14 New York Infantry; filed Nov. 14, 1901 in Illinois; application # 1277022 > > Henry Cross Betty was 21 years at the time of his enlistment. He was born in > Taunton, Somersetchire, England on Feb. 13, 1836. He enlisted at Utica, New > York in 1861 and was discharged in 1863 at Camp Distribution. He has lived in > Chicago Illinois since his service. He married Alma Lansing Dickson on November > 4, 1869. He had no children. > > 4) Betty, James H. > A 14, Illinois Cavalry; filed June 2, 1897 in California; certificate # 982799 > On Dec. 23, 1912 James H. Betty is a resident of Henderson, Shasta County, > California. He states that he was born on Nov. 12, 1836. He enlisted in Feb. > of 1863 at Peori, Illinois and was discharged at Pulaski, Tennessee on July 31, > 1862. Since his service he has lived at Kansas about 5 years, Mexico about 2 > years and California about 27 years up to the present time. James states I > have no wife and never had a wife and never expect to have a wife got no > children. He gives the date of his birth on another form as Nov. 12, 1836, > Indiana. James H. Betty of Henderson, Shasta county, Calif. Died at Encampment, > Wyoming the 17th day of May, 1916. John Larkin, public Administrator of this > county is the administrator of the Estate. > > 5) Betty, John > G 35 Wisconsin Infantry > Widow: Mary E. Betty; filed Nov. 7, 1865; certificate # 77,844 > Minors: (Guardian) Richard Betty; filed Aug. 27, 1867; certificate # 104256 > > On May 20, 1865, Mary Elizabeth Betty aged 32 years living in Washburne, Grant > County, Wisconsin applied for pension based on her husband John Bettys service > in the Civil War. She states that he was a Private in Company G commanded by > Captain Oliver C. Smith in the 35th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers. John > Betty died at Mifflin, Iowa County, Wisconsin on or about the 17th of March > 1865 died while on furlough before his said furlough expired A Furlough > document is present in the file granting John Betty furlough. This document > lists his place of birth as Kingdom of England and his age as 35. Mr. John > Beaty & Miss Mary Elizabeth Reed were united in the bonds of Matrimony by the > Rev John Reynard in the town of Shullsburg, LaFayette County State of Wisconsin > this 31st day of October 1852 in the presence of Mr. Thomas Warren and Mrs. Ann > Warren witnesses. She lists the following children: Emma Jane Priscilla Betty > born November 7th 1853; Rosina Betty born August 2! > 1st 1855; Elisha Zedekiah Betty born June 3rd 1857 and John Higgins Betty born > July 21st 1859. > David Fielding who resides at Washburne in Grant County, Wisconsin was well > acquainted with John Betty in his life time and was present at the Town of > Mifflin in Iowa county Wisconsin and saw the said John Betty die on or about the > 16th day of March A. D. 1865. Thomas and Ann Warran state they are personally > acquainted with Mary E. Betty, that they were present and saw her execute an > application for pension for and on account of the service and death of her > husband. > Mary E. Betty died intestate on May 19, 1867 and Joseph Allen was appointed > her Administrator. Melinda Palmer and Pelina Fielding residents of the town of > Clifton, Grant Co, Wisconsin state that Mary E. Betty died at Washburn in the > County of Grant and State of Wisconsin on the 19th day of May 1867 that they > were with her when she died and attended her funeral as mourners. Richard > Betty of Grant County is appointed guardian to the minor children of John and > Mary Betty in July of 1867. Jane Betty living in Iowa County, Wisconsin states > in February of 1867 that she is the mother of John Betty. She affirms the > birth of the four children and states she was present when each child was > born. > > 6) Betty, Robert C. > D 126 Ill. Inf.; filed Sept. 30, 1892 in Kansas; certificate # 958060 > Widow: Mary C. Betty; filed April 14, 1923 in Idaho; certificate # 935939 > > Robert C. Betty (son of Isaac and Susan, see below) was born March 27, 1845 at > Arion County, Tennessee [there is no such countycould this be White County, > i.e. Aryan??]. He enlisted on November 22, 1862 in Columbia, Kentucky and was > discharged on July 12, 1865 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Since his discharge he has > lived at Montgomery County, Illinois to Cherokee County, Kansas about 1870, to > Dewey County, Oklahoma in 1900. In 1907 he is living in Custer County, > Oklahoma. There is a marriage certificate which shows Robert C. Bettey married > Miss Mary C. Sharadon on Oct. 13, 1867 in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, > Illinois. In 1897 Robert states that he has 5 living children: Lucy C. Betty > born Aug.25, 1868, married C. S. Black; Minnie Louise Betty born Nov. 1, 1869 > married W. G. Jones; Louis Tillman Betty born January 28, 1876, married; Tommie > Arleta (?) Betty born February 14, 1878; Christie A. M. Betty born January 14, > 1882. On another form he lists the following deceased ! > children: Carrie Emley born May 29, 1872, died Aug. 2, 1873; Ida May born > December 1, 1874 died Jan. 29, 1875; Nora (?) Ellen born May 10, 1880 died May > 9, 1881; Lidia A. born Oct 20 1889 died Oct. 9, 1892; Alpha (?) born Oct. 24, > 1894, died June 27, 1895. > In 1908 Robert states that he was 17 years old when he enlisted and that the > date of my age as shown in the War Department is an error, for which I was in no > way responsible. The error was made by the enlisting officer, without my > knowledge. The record of my age was preserved by my parents Isaac and Louis > Betty in a family Bible. Do not know what became of it after the death of my > parents. > In 1908 Francis M. Betty of Cherokee County, Kansas states I am the brother of > Robert C. Betty. I am two years his senior. I know the age of Robert C. He > was born on the 27th day of March 1845 in the State of Tennessee. These facts > were of record in my parents family Bible. This record was kept by my parents > up to the time of their death several years ago. Since their death I have lost > all trace of the said family Bible. > In 1920 Robert was living in Bingham County, Idaho. > > 7) Betty, Thomas R. > ??? (card is very faint) Mo Cavalry; filed ? 1890 in Missouri; application > #??8067COULD NOT FIND > > 8) Betty, William D. > 2 Cl. Fireman; Vermont, ??, Ticonderoga; Ohio. Alarm; application # 45615 (?) > Widow: Mary Betty; application # 27084 FILE NOT FOUND AT ARCHIVES COULD BE AT > Veterans Administration. [There is an index entry for this soldier which appears > to be correct, however, the file does not appear to be in our custody. It may > have been removed from the files without documentation prior to transfer to the > National Archives more than 50 years ago. > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from BP2000-L, send a NEW message to > BP2000-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word > "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body of the email and nothing else. >