When Bethel T Thorp was born on 30 October 1901, in United States, her father, Edward Ross Thorp, was 24 and her mother, Eva Josephine Heathman, was 21. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Arthur Edward Belden. She lived in East Liverpool, East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1940 and Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, United States in 1986. She died on 22 February 1986, in Mahoning, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Windham, Portage, Ohio, United States.