Brief Life History of George Arthur
When George Arthur Betts was born on 7 October 1852, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Joseph Wilson Betts, was 42 and his mother, Eliza Mary Chantry, was 33. He married Rhoda A Burke on 14 October 1880, in Guthrie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Berwyn, Custer, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 November 1935, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ansley, Custer, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (11)
- George Betts, "United States Census, 1930"
- George A Betts, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- George A Betts, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1852–1935 Male
1859–1936 Female
Children (3)
1881–1968 Female
1882–1932 Male
1895–1939 Male
Parents and Siblings
1810–1894 Male
1819–1898 Female
Siblings (9)
1843–1910 Male
1846–1873 Male
1848–1912 Male
1849–1870 Male
1852–1935 Male
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 9
1863
Age 11
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 23
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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