Richard Allen Betts

1865 - 1909  (44 years)

• Name	Richard Allen Betts  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 May 1865	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Nora; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	2 Nov 1909	Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  		Smith Cemetery (Also known as Darr Graveyard) Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee Find a Grave: #18706
  Person ID	I32335	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Nora Alice Edmundson,   b. 17 Dec 1875, Providence, Webster, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Jun 1963, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1890  [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F15696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1865 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Nora; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Death - 2 Nov 1909 - Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). 1900 United States Federal Census [S11173] Find a Grave: BETTS Richard A 1865-1909, Richard Allen “Dick” Betts. Father of Mary Florence Betts, first husband of Alice E. BETTS Smith.. He is buried beside her. Tombstone lettering is weak but readable. His brother Oscar is in Smith cemetery. His other brother W. O. "Orbrey" and nephew John Carter were murdered at Weavers Store. His father Alexander M. Betts and Obrey and John Carter's graves were moved from the Fort Campbell military reservation to Fairview Cemetery in Indian Mound, TN by the government. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208301885/richard-allen-betts [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, EDMUNDSON Nora Alice Betts Smith 1875-1963. Daughter of Hal A and Mary Simpson Edmundson. She went by Nora before 1920 and Alice afterwards. She married (1) Richard Allen Betts in 1890, and (2) James Sink Smith before 1930. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31324212/alice_edmundson-smith [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0063. 1900 United States Federal Census