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it is my research, much of it has been shared with me.
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Charles Bowen Betts Note
Born: 12 Nov 1827 at Charlotte, Dickson Co., TN
Married: at Due West, SC
Died: 1 Dec 1903 at Chester Co., SC
Other Spouses: Flora M. Burns
Father: William H. Betts
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Bowen
WIFE
Name: Amarinth Hazeltine Sharpe
Born: 1834 at Due West, SC
Died: Nov 1870
Father: Clement Sharpe
Mother: Esther Hawthorne
CHILDREN
Name: Charles Bowen Betts Jr
Born: 10 Sep 1861 at Fairfield Co., SC
Died: 22 Feb 1936 at Chester Co., SC
Wife: Mary Kate Melton
Name: Emma F. Betts
Born: 13 Jun 1856
Died: 1 Oct 1879
Husband: Lucian Gill
Name: Ester Sharp Betts
Born: 1868
Died:
Husband: Walter Patton
Name: Josephine Olivia Betts
Born: 22 Mar 1870
Died: 11 Jul 1880
Name: James Watson Betts
Born: 12 Feb 1859 at York Co., SC
Died: 16 Aug 1916
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Lesslie
Name: Martha Eliza Betts
Born: 8 Aug 1853
Died: 30 Dec 1882
Husband: Thomas W. Whitesides
NOTES
1). Charles Bowen Betts was chaplain during the Civil War of the6thRegiment & 12th regiment, S.C. Infantry, McGowans Brigade,WilcoxDivision, A.P.Hill s Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Itwasorganized on Sept. 1, 1861 and mustered in the ConfederateserviceSept. 1, 1861 for the war. While serving as chaplain of the6thRegiment, he had a thrilling experience that nearly cost him hislife.With three companions, William Creight of Winnsboro, S.C. andHassieand Russell of Charleston, he visited a part of the regimentstaionedat the mouth of the Stono River near Charleston, S.C. At 6P.M. theystarted to return to their quarters and very shortlyafterwards theirboat capsized. For three hours they clung to theupturned boat in thewater. They were at last rescued by some Negroesin a boat. Mr. Bettswas unconscious when rescued and remained so until12 o clock. He waspastor of Union And Neely s Creek Churches.
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