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 wife’s 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 Betty’s death certificate is also in the file—he 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 Betty’s 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 county—could 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 #??8067—COULD 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