BETHEA Genealogy:
Source: From a handwritten note by Charles Vernon Bethea
Prepared for the Internet, March, 2006, By: R R Hughes
Naomi (Bethea) Hughes’ father left a brief genealogical report that he had obtained from a cousin. The following handwritten note appeared at the top:
"The Betheas were French. The original spelling was Bethier. They left France during the French rebellion (1789–1799) and migrated to Wales, then later to Virginia."
Initialed CVB. (Charles Vernon Bethea)
JOHN BETHEA:
Emigrated to Virginia in 1630. He had two sons: John and Triston.
NOTE: does not match the French revolution of 1789–1799
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JOHN (Jr.) had two sons: John and William.
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WILLIAM had four sons: John, Goodman, Philip and Jesse.
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GOODMAN had two sons: Philip and Jesse.
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PHILIP had five sons: Goodman, William, Mathew, John (my grandfather) and Hix
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JOHN had two sons and two daughters: William, Frank, (my father), Elizabeth, and Florence.
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FRANK EDGAR BETHEA, born Feb. 23, 1863, died Feb. 23, 1938. Married Martha (Mattie) Abel, born Oct. l, 1860, died March 27, 1948. They were married Wed., Dec. 21, 1881, at the home of her parents, William Abel, Clarks, Merric County, Nebraska.
They had four sons:
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JOHN WILLIAM, born 9/15/1882, died 4/30/1987, 3 children, 2 boys, one girl.
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FRED CURTIS, born 12/1/1889, died 1/17/1984, one child, (daughter) Gladys
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CLAUDE EDGAR, born,3/20/1892, died 5/8/1945, two children: son Donald, daughter Leah May
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CHARLES VERNON, born 5/8/1897, died 5/30/1979, one child, daughter Naomi. Vernon married Pearl Marguerite Huckins, (born 10/16/1896, died. 2/6/1990). Daughter, Naomi Pearl, (born 9/2/1918, died, 6/25/2005)
Mattie Able and Family
Able Family – 1893
Frank E. Bethea and Martha (Mattie) Able Bethea are back row, second and third from right. (per Naomi (Bethea) Hughes )
Frank E. and Mattie Bethea
Bethea Ford Agency – 1914 – Camas, WA
Mattie - Obituary – 1948