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 1837 - 1897 (~ 60 years)
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| Name |
William R. E. Bethell |
| Born |
0___ 1837 |
Tennessee  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
0___ 1850 |
Davidson County, Tennessee [1] |
| Military |
CSA Veteran [1] |
| Died |
11 Jan 1897 |
Ellis County, Texas [1] |
| Person ID |
I42328 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Family 2 |
Angie Pauline Fitzhugh, b. 0___ 1835, d. 1900-1904 (Age ~ 69 years) |
| Married |
28 Jan 1866 |
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee [2] |
| Residence (Family) |
0___ 1870 |
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee [1] |
| Residence (Family) |
0___ 1873 |
Ellis County, Texas [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Lemuel Hall Bethell, b. 8 Jun 1867, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee , d. 28 Aug 1904, Ovilla, Ellis County, Texas (Age 37 years) |
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| Last Modified |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Family ID |
F15309 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- William R. E. Bethell
William R. E. Bethell was born in 1837 in Tennessee. His parents were Lemuel Hall Bethell (1810-1888) and Elizabeth Buchanan (1815-1892). He was living in District 5, Davidson, Tennessee in 1850.
"From E. L. Collette* of Fort Smith, Arkansas, (WRE) Graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1856. One of the signers of the diploma was L.M. Bethell. Letter from Tommy Webb (23 Sep 1992), William R.C. Bethell (on page 143 of 1976 book) was apparently a son of Lemuel Hall Bethell (1810-1888), a Baptist preacher who lived his last years in Woodbury, Tennessee. For documentary proof of William R.C. being son of L.H. Bethell, they are listed in the 1850 census of Davidson Co., Tennessee, with L.H. Bethell 39, Wm R.E. 13. Observation: the L.M. Bethell listed as one of the signers of William R.C. Bethell's diploma could easily have been misread from L.H. Bethell."**
He married Sarah "Sallie" N. Buford (1839-1864) on 2 Feb 1858 in Wilson Co., Tennessee. They had two children: Avondale (Avie) (1859-1932) and Walter T. (1861 - unk).
WRE served in the Civil War for 3 years and 9 months. He enlisted on 7 Sep 1861 and served in the 28th (Second Tennessee Mountain) Infantry as a private. He was in Camp Zollicoffer and was appointed Ordnance Sergeant on 28 Sep 1861. Later records show that WRE served in the 8th Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) as a 3rd Sergeant and that he had a sorrel horse worth $500.
Sallie died in 1864. WRE was in the War at the time of her death. WRE surrendered in Charlotte, NC on 3 May 1865 and signed an Oath of Allegiance on 15 Jun 1865 before Capt. Charles D. Coleman, Assistant Provost Marshal at Nashville, TN. The Oath of Allegiance shows that he was living in Wilson Co., TN. His physical characteristics were:
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
He married Angeline Pauline Fitzhugh on 28 Jan 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee. They had seven children: Lemuel Hall (1867-1904), Sarah "Sallie" Buford (1869-1919), Mary Inez (1873-1933), John Fitzhugh (1875-1929), Jonathan Rodman Wolsey (1877-1938), Elmo (1879-1917) and Infant (unk-before 1900).
The 1870 Census shows that WRE and Angie were living in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee along with Avie, Walter, Hall and Sarah.
The 1880 Census shows Avie and Walter living with Sallie's Mother, Emily Buford in District 18, Davidson, Tennessee.
Based on the information in an application for Civil War Pension dated 4 Aug 1899, WRE and Angie moved to Ellis County, Texas in 1873. This information is disputed by the Texas County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 which shows WRE in Cooke County, Texas from 1874-1878. He appears on the Ellis County tax rolls in 1881 - 1988.
WRE died on 11 Jan 1897 in Ellis County, Texas.
The 1900 Census shows Angie as being widowed living in Ellis Co., Texas with Wolsey and Elmo. The 1900 Census also states that Angie had 7 children with 6 living.
* WRE's granddaughter, Ollie Bethell's second husband was E. L. Collette.
**Carol and Jim Garde. "The Early Bethells and Their Descendants, 1635-1994", p. 94. [1]
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| Sources |
- [S6178] William R. E. Bethell biography, submitted by Richard Bethell, April 21, 2015, rbethell@hotmail.com. Richard is a fello.
- [S6176] Richard Bethell, pedigree submitted April 20, 2015, rbethell@hotmail.com. Richard is a fellow BETHEL researcher.
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