Joseph Betts was from Newfoundland or Prince Edward Island. He worked his way down the East coast to Florida cutting wood. He had a sawmill in Florida. (Conversation with Grace Lucille Betts, 2007).
1892 On 21 March, Joseph Betts and Agnes Smith were married in Volusia County, Florida. [1]
1900 Joseph Betts [Botts] (age 30, born May 1870 in New Brunswick) and Agnes Betts (age 23, born August 1876 in Georgia) lived in Arcadia Twp, DeSoto County, Florida with children George E Betts (age 7), Chester Betts (age 4), Forrest Betts (age 3), and Joseph C (Clyde Eugene?), age 5 months, born Dec 1899. [2]
1907 On 1 January, Joseph C Betts and Mellie J Cook were married in Manatee County, Florida. [3]
1910 Joseph C Betts (age 39, born in Canada), married, married for 4 years, head, lived in Miakka, Manatee County, Florida (father born in Canada and mother born in Canada) with Millie I Betts (age 20), George E Betts (age 16), Chester M Betts (age 14), Forest G Betts (age 12), Clyde E Betts (age 10), Annie Betts (age 7), and Herman J Betts (age 0). The mother of the five oldest (Agnes) was born in Georgia. The mother of the youngest (Millie) was born in Florida. [4]
1920 Joseph Betts (age 49, born in Maine), married, head, Repair Man, lived in Sarasota, Manatee County, Florida (father born in Canada and mother born in Canada) with Mellie J Betts (age 29), George E Betts (age 26), Chester Betts (age 24), Forrest Betts (age 22), Clyde Betts (age 19), Annie Betts (age 16), Herman Betts (age 10), Maurice Betts (age 8), Jay C Betts (age 5), Harold Betts (age 3), and Martha Betts (age 73, born in Canada). [5]
1929 Joseph C Betts died in Phoeniz, Maricopa County, Arizona. He was married to Mellie Betts. [6]
1930 Mellie Betts (age 40, born in Florida), widowed, head, lived in Del Rey, Maricopa County, Arizona (father born in Alabama and mother born in Georgia) with Chester Betts (age 34), Herman Betts (age 20), Maurice Betts (age 18), Joseph O Betts (age 16), Harold Betts (age 14), Floyd Betts (age 8), and Julia Betts (age 1). [7]
1935 Mellie J Betts (age 45) was a seamstress living in Manatee, Oneco County, Florida with Chester M Betts (age 40), Morris J Betts (age 22), Joseph C Betts (age 20), Harold C Betts (age 18), Floyd A Betts (age 13), Julia L Betts (age 6), and Glen R Betts (age 4). [8]
1940 Widow Mellie Betts (age 50) lived in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida with Marvin Betts (age28), Joseph C Betts (age 26), Floyd A Betts (age18), Julia Betts (age11), and Glenn Betts (age 9). [9]
1969 Mellie Betts, born 24 March 1890, died May 1969, last residence 33430 Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida. [10] Mellie Julia Betts died on 8 May and was buried at Old Myakka Cemetery, Sarasota County, Florida. [11]
[1] Florida Marriages, 1830-1993, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] Florida Marriages, 1837-1974, citing GS dilm 1012934, [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Florida State Census, 1935, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1940, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[10] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial 25567124, [FindAGrave].