Notes for Clyde Eugene Betts and Faith Geraldine Wolfe

1903 Faith Geraldine Wolf, daughter of Ira G. Wolf and Cora L. Brenizer, was born on October 4 in Jackson Twp, Darke County, Ohio. [1] [2]

Faith Wolfe as a baby, c 1904

1910 Clara and Ira Wolfe lived in Gainesville, Florida with children Grace (age20), Homer (age 13), John (age 8), and Faith (age 6). [3] [4]

1910 Clyde E Betts (age 10, born in Florida), son, single, lived in Miakka Twp, Manatee County, Florida, in a household with Joseph C Betts (age 39), Millie I Betts (age 20), George E Betts (age 16), Chester M Betts (age 14), Forest G Betts (age 12), Annie Betts (age 7), and Herman J Betts (age 8/12). Clyde E Betts's father was born in Canada and his mother was born in Georgia. [5]

c 1915 Faith's family moved back to Darke County, Ohio about this time.

1916 Faith Wolfe's father, Ira, died on August 14, in Darke County, Ohio.

1918 Clyde's draft registration listed him, on September 12, as a machinist at the Wanerton(?) Lumber Company of Manatee FL. He was short, medium build, with gray eyes, and brown hair. [6]

1919 Homer M (assembler), Grace B (stenographer at 117 D Perry), John, Faith G, and Clara Wolfe (widow of Ira) lived at 121 South Creighton Ave, Dayton, Ohio. [7]

1920 Clara Wolfe (age 57) lived in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio with children Homer (age 23, a student at bible college), Grace (age 30, a typist), John (age 18, office labor at Elective Manufacturing), and Faith (age 16). [8]

c 1920 Faith graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio. (Letter to Robert Wolfe, 1983). Faith's brother John and cousin Ranald Wolfe also graduated from this high school. Steele High School was an elite school with teachers who were mostly college graduates.

c 1920 Faith and her brother John (and perhaps Ranald) were in the Christian Church in Ohio. Someone brought a piano to church and the congregation split over whether to allow a piano in the church. Faith and John then went to the Church of Christ (no musical instruments) and Ranald went to the Brethren Church. [9]

1920 Clyde E Betts (age 28?, born in Florida), lodger, single, lived on Bowers Southern Dredging Co, Miami Twp, Dade County, Florida, in a household with many others. Clyde Betts's father was born in Maine and his mother was born in Georgia. Clyde Betts's occupation was sailor, wage or salary. [10] [11]

1921 Grace B, stenographer and John, clerk and Faith G, clerk and Clara Wolfe, widow of Ira, lived at 402 W Edgewood, Dayton, Ohio. [12]

1922 Clara Wolfe (widow of Ira), Faith G (clerk), Grace B (stenographer at The Dayton Airless Tire Company), Homer N, and John F (clerk at 334 N Taylor) lived at 402 W Edgewood, Dayton, Ohio. [13]

1920-1923 Faith and her mother Clara visited Mary and George Shawl and Loretta Shawl Betts (Clara's niece) and George Betts (Clyde's brother) in Florida. Loretta and George invited Faith to join in a game of cards to make a foursome with Clyde. That is how Faith and Clyde met. [14]

1923 C. E. Betts and Faith Wolfe were married on May 6 in Tampa, Florida. [15]

c 1924? Clyde and Faith Wolfe Betts. (From the files of Doug Wolfe)
This is an unlabeled photo that was likely in the possession of Clara Wolfe, Faith's mother.
The names, place, and date of the photo are uncertain.

c 1925 Clyde Betts built a home in Sarasota after their marriage.

1927 Faith Betts lived at 310 33d, Sarasota County, Florida. Faith Betts's spouse was Clyde E Betts. [16]

1927 The depression hit Florida early and jobs were scarce. Clyde's father told about jobs in Arizona. The family moved to Phoeniz, Arizona [17].

c 1928 The family moved to Oklahoma. They drove from Hill Street in Dallas. They built a small place to live in Oklahoma. Grace went to first grade in Oklahoma [18].

1928 Faith Bett's daughter Clara was born in Britton, Oklahoma in 1928 and her son Gerald was born in 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Faith Betts' brother Homer lived near Faith's family at this time. Homer's son Ira was born in Britton, Oklahoma in 1927 and his family was listed in Oklahoma City in the 1930 census.

c 1929 Daughter Joanne recalls playing doodleberry with Philip, Homer's son, as a child. Joanne wondered about Philip though, because he didn't like ice cream [19].

c 1930 Clyde and Faith Wolfe Betts with 4 children.
Charles and Sister Grace Wolfe Wilson are on the left.
Mother Clara Brenizer Wolfe is seated in the middle.
Eunice and Brother Homer Wolfe are behind Clara with their 3 boys

c 1930 Homer, Faith, Clara, and Grace Wolfe

c 1931 Several of Faith's children had diphtheria. Joanne came in from playing and complained of a sore throat. Clyde looked at her throat and knew something was wrong. They went to the hospital, where she was treated, even though they did not have money. Clyde Betts swabbed the children's throats with iodine and glycerine many times. Cousin George Betts died of diphtheria in Florida, after being seen by a doctor. Joanne, Virginia, and Eugene had it but survived [20].

c 1934 Ranald and Julia Wolfe visited Florida and brought Clara Brenizer Wolfe. [21].

1935 Clyde E Betts (age 35) and Faith G Betts (age 31, born in Ohio) lived in Oneco, Manatee County, Florida with Grace L (age 11), Clyde E (age 9), Winifred J (age 8), Clara V (age 6), Gerald C (age 4), and Barbara J (age 0). Clyde was a carpenter. [22] [23]

c 1937 Faith Betts with 6 children, Charles (or Clyde?) and Grace Wolfe Wilson, and mother Clara, likely in Florida

Faith was a librarian in Sarasota, Florida. Clyde was a mechanic and carpenter. [24]

Clyde was a carpenter working as a foreman at an hourly wage for T.H. Christ in Florida. [25]

Clyde was a mechanic and carpenter. He was a song leader in the Church of Christ, Oneco, Fla. He had the same dates of birth and death (not the years) as Ira Wolfe. [26]

1940 Faith G Betts (age 36, born in Ohio), wife, married, and Clyde E Betts (age 40) lived on Oneco Unincorporated, Manatee County, Florida, in a household with Grace L Betts (age 16), Clyde E Betts (age 14), Joanne W Betts (age 13), Clara V Betts (age 11), Gerald C Betts (age 9), and Barbara J Betts (age 5). The highest grade of school she had completed was high school, 4th year. Clyde was a carpenter with wage $1300. He had worked for 45 weeks in 1939. [27]

1942 Clara Wolfe died. She was the mother of Mrs. Clyde Betts.
The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, September 24, 1942. [28]

1944 Faith Betts went to Jacksonville Beach to help Julia Wolfe at the time of the birth of Julia's daughter, Judy Wolfe [29].

1958 Faith and siblings at Colorado Springs in the Rockies in Colorado.

Left to right: Homer Wolfe, Eunice Sweet Wolfe, Elizabeth Kirby Wolfe, John Wolfe,
Homer Jr's wife, Homer Jr with son Terry, Faith Betts, and Clyde Betts

Faith Wolfe Betts Family on Golden Wedding Day, 1973
[Photo, Names on back of Faith Wolfe Betts wedding day photo.]

1973 Clyde E Betts died on August 14, 1973 in Sarasota, Florida. Clyde was born on December 11, 1899. [30] An obituary reported the following [31]:

Children: Grace B. Riddick, Joanne V. Chenoweth, Virginia B. Whitesell, Barbara B. Harris, Clyde E., Gerald C.

Siblings: Herman J., Glenn R., Harold, Floyd, Morris J., Julia B. Goodwin

1973 Clyde Betts died.
The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, August 16, 1973. [32]

1973 Clyde E Betts, Sr died in 1973, and was buried at Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, Plot: Garden of Everlasting Life, born in 1899. [33] [34] [35]

Obituary for CLYDE E. SR. BETTS
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 17, 1973. [36]

BETTS, CLYDE E. SR., 73, of 2610 County Line Road, Sarasota, Tuesday (Aug. 14, 1973). Born in Arcadia. Life long resident of Florida. Retired carpenter. Member Church of Christ In Sarasota. Survived by his wife Faith; four daughters, Mrs. Grace B. Riddick of Georgia, Mrs. Joanne V. Chenoweth and Mrs. Virginia B. Whitesell, both of Sarasota, and Mrs. Barbara B. Harris of Bradenton; two sons, Clyde E. Jr. of Fort Myers and Gerald C. of Clewiston; six brothers, Herman J. of Myakka City, J. C. and Glenn R., both of Belle Glade, Harold of Macon, Ga., Floyd of West Palm Beach, and Morris J. of Sanibel Island; one sister, Mrs. Julia B. Goodwin of Tampa; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchlldren. Funeral services 10 a.m. today, Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel, Sarasota, minister Arlin Chapman officiating. Burial in Palma Memorial Park, Sarasota.

c 1988 Faith was in the care of her daughter Joanne until the last two years of her life, when she went into a nursing home. Faith was mentally in good health and could still do square roots (she was naturally good at mathematics) and could recite long poems from memory, such as "The Village Blacksmith" [37].

2000 Faith Geraldine Betts, daughter of Ira G Wolfe and Clara V Brenizer, died on June 28, 2000. Faith Geraldine Betts was born, on October 4, 1903, in Union City, Darke County, Ohio. [38] [39]

2000 Faith G Betts died in 2000, and was buried at Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, Plot: Garden of Everlasting Life, born in 1903. [40] [41]

Footnotes:

[1] Darke County, Ohio, Records of birth, marriage and death, 1817-1911, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[2] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1910, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[7] Williams Dayton Directory (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1919), 1525, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[8] US census, 1920, Reel 1422, Image 869, family 93, [InternetArchive].

[9] Personal Communication, Conversation between Grace Lucille Betts Riddick and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[10] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[11] United States Federal Census, 1920, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[12] Williams Dayton Directory (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1921), 1561, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[13] Williams Dayton Directory (Cincinnati, Ohio: 1922), 1584, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[14] Personal Communication, Conversation with Grace Lucille Betts Riddick, 2007.

[15] Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957, reported in Hillsborough County, Florida, but not found in this index, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[16] US City Directories, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[17] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[18] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[19] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[20] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[21] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[22] Florida State Census, 1935, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[23] Florida State Census, 1867-1945, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[24] Family Document, Notes from Faith Wolfe Betts, 1983.

[25] Family Document, Conversation with Grace Lucille Betts Riddick, 2007.

[26] Family Document, Notes from Faith Wolfe Betts, 1983.

[27] United States Federal Census, 1940, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[28] The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, September 24, 1942, page 12, [NewspapersClip].

[29] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[30] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, [FamilySearchRecord].

[31] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].

[32] The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, August 16, 1973, page 14, [NewspapersClip].

[33] Find A Grave Memorial 163554790, [FindAGrave].

[34] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[35] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].

[36] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, August 17, page 1973, [NewspapersClip].

[37] Personal Communication, Conversation between Winifred Joanne Betts and Robert Wolfe, 2007.

[38] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].

[39] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].

[40] Find A Grave Memorial 163554695, [FindAGrave].

[41] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].