Sarah "Sallie" Betts

Brief Life History of Sarah "Sallie"

When Sarah "Sallie" Betts was born on 20 December 1808, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Betts, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Betts, was 35. She married Notley C. Scott Sr. on 6 November 1832, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 23 April 1871, in North Henderson, Mercer, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mann Cemetery, Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Notley C. Scott Sr.
1810–1891
Sarah "Sallie" Betts
1808–1871
Marriage: 6 November 1832
Preston Scott
1833–1880
Fielding E. Scott
1834–1908
Joseph R. Scott
1835–1901
William M. Scott
1837–1911
Michael David Scott
1838–1885
Urial Scott
1840–1921
Scott
1842–1842
Nancy Scott
1842–1916
Notley C. Scott Jr
1844–1853
Samuel B. Scott
1846–1862
Sarah Scott
1848–1872
Lewis Cass Scott
1850–1927
Nathaniel Green Scott
1852–1898

Sources (16)

  • Siley Scott in household of Nothey Scott, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sally Betts, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Sally Betts Scott, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bett , with excrescent -s, a patronymic or metronymic from the medieval personal name Bett, a short form of Bartholomew, Beatrice, or Elizabeth.

Americanized form of German Betz .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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