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James Harvey Betterton

27 Sep 1855 – 24 Oct 1940

Birth	27 Sep 1855
Death	24 Oct 1940
Cemetery	Fitzhugh Cemetery Lucas , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added by	Dana Meeks on 12 Mar 2016
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10672653

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OBSEQUIES HELD AT FOREST GROVE FOR LUCAS MAN J.H. Betterton, 85, Dies At Home Of Son Thursday After Six Months Illness. Funeral services for James Harvey Betterton, 85, who died at the home of his son Nick Betterton in the Lucas Community Thursday at 11:45 a.m., after an illness of six months, were held at the Forest Grove Church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J.B. Snider of McKinney. Burial followed in the Fitzhugh Cemetery at that place with the Massie and Son Funeral Home in charge. The deceased had been a member of the Branch Baptist Church for many years. Born in Missouri, Sept. 27, 1885 [sic], the deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Betterton. When only ten years of age, he came to Texas with his family, and had lived in this county for 75 years. When a young man he was united in marriage to Miss Rachael Donaldson, who passed to her reward Sept. 5 [sic], 1928. Surviving children are Mrs. Mary Halcolm, New Hope; Jim Betterton, Blythe's Chapel; Mrs. Homer Butler, Lucas; George Betterton, Blythe's Chapel; Nick Betterton, Lucas; and one stepson Riley Salmons, Princeton. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Scalf, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Cora Clarkston, Electra; twenty-three grandchildren, fifty great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. ---McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette, McKinney, Texas, Friday, October 25, 1940, page 6.

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Family

Parents

• William Pinkney Betterton 1833–1917
• Martha Ann Todd Betterton 1836–1878

Spouse

• Rachel Donaldson Betterton 1858–1928 FaG

Siblings

• Mary "Mollie" Betterton Wilmeth 1860–1966
• Cynthia Caroline "Carrie" Betterton Clarkson 1865–1959
• Sarah Alva Betterton Wise 1869–1896
• Margaret Eveline "Maggie" Betterton Scalf 1870–1950
• George Betterton 1894–1894

Children

• Mary Ellen Betterton Halcomb 1880–1971 FaG
• Julia B. Betterton 1882–1882 FaG
• James William Betterton 1883–1957 FaG
• Etha Bell Betterton Butler 1885–1952 FaG
• George Washington Betterton 1887–1949 FaG
• Thomas J. Betterton 1891–1892 FaG
• William Franklin Betterton 1893–1972 FaG

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