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Betsey James 1809–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1809

Birth Location: Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 3 October 1901

Death Location: National, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Daniel James

Mother:

Spouse(s): David Smith

Children(s): Ashmond Smith, Jefferson Smith, Solon Smith, Matilda Smith, Jane Smith, Nancy Smith, Ann Smith, Barton Smith

Betsey James was born in 1809 in Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America, the child of Daniel James And Margaret Elizabeth Cumins. In 1850, Betsey James resided in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA. In 1855, Betsey James resided in Herkimer, New York, USA. Betsey James married David Smith, and had children including Andrew Barton Smith, Ann Smith, Ashmond O Smith, Barton Smith, Jane Smith, Jefferson Smith, Matilda Smith, Nancy Smith, Russell Smith, Solon Smith. Betsey James passed away in 1901 in National, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betsey James was born in 1809 in Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America, the child of Daniel James And Margaret Elizabeth Cumins.
  • In 1850, Betsey James resided in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA.
  • In 1855, Betsey James resided in Herkimer, New York, USA.
  • Betsey James married David Smith, and had children including Andrew Barton Smith, Ann Smith, Ashmond O Smith, Barton Smith, Jane Smith, Jefferson Smith, Matilda Smith, Nancy Smith, Russell Smith, Solon Smith.
  • Betsey James passed away in 1901 in National, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel James
1774–1822
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
DJ

Spouses(s)

David Smith
1807–1878
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
DS

Children(s)

Ashmond Smith
1848–1932
Birth Location: Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America
AS
Jefferson Smith
1837–1861
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
JS
Solon Smith
1841–1862
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
SS
Matilda Smith
1844–1892
Birth Location: New York
MS
Jane Smith
1831–
Birth Location: –
JS
Nancy Smith
1828–1911
Birth Location: New York
NS
Ann Smith
1846–1898
Birth Location: Essex County, New York, United States of America
AS
Barton Smith
1832–
Birth Location: New York, USA
BS

Betsey James's Ancestors

Self
Betsey James
1809–1901
Birth Place: Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Daniel James
1774–1822
Wales, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Betsey James's Descendants

1.
BJ
Betsey James (1 September 1809–3 October 1901) m. David Smith (14 Feb 1807–6 June 1878)
  1. 1. Ashmond (O) Smith 1848–1932 m. Deliah Demo 1856–1936
    1. 1. Harry (Foster) Smith 1890–1988 m. Edna (Marie) Heisz 1901–1990
      1. 1. Juanita (Dawn) Smith 1922–1994 m. Milo (Obert) Harris 1912–1988 m. Murray Lane 1920–1951
        1. 1. Anne (M) Harris 1948–2023 m. Gary (Lee) Payne 1945–2023
        2. 2. Vicki Harris 1945–2021 m. Larry (D) Wilkinson 1943–1985
        3. 3. Baby (Boy) Harris 1951–1951
        4. 4. William (Murray) Lane 1943–2013
      2. 2. Odene (Marie) Smith 1924– m. Chester (Daniel Kramer) Sr 1920–2006
      3. 3. Shirley (Dawn) Smith 1929–2023 m. Lavern (Henry Lenz) Sr 1926–1995 m. Thomas Long 1936–
      4. 4. June (Therresa) Smith 1931–2023 m. Thomas (J) Walz 1920–1993 m. Virgil (Louis) Petsche 1926–2007
        1. 1. Larry (Lincoln) Walz 1947–1987 m. Judith (Mae) Evans 1949–2009
        2. 2. Gary (Thomas) Walz 1947–1969 m. Judith (Mae) Evans 1949–2009
        3. 3. Bruce (Wyman) Walz 1950–1966
        4. 4. Cheryl (Edna) Walz 1948–2000 m. Joseph (Marion) Keene 1947–2022 m. Ronald (Paul) Mueller 1942–2003
      5. 5. Foster (Wayne) Smith 1926–1970 m. Beverly Kafar 1936–2020
    2. 2. Stanley (M) Smith 1892–1893
    3. 3. Leslie (Arthur) Smith 1894–1975 m. Tessie Smith 1899–1975
      1. 1. Fred (Arthur) Smith 1916–2006 m. Grace (Kathleen) Pinkham 1918–1998
        1. 1. Mary (J) Smith 1945–2022
        2. 2. Robert Smith 1938–2011
    4. 4. Claude (A) Smith 1885–1887
    5. 5. Jessie (Delilah) Smith 1882–1946 m. Charles (James) Young 1869–1955
      1. 1. Blanca (C) Ambrose 1910–1998 m. Melvin Ambrose 1907–
      2. 2. Robert (N) Young 1909–1991 m. Donna Rothrock 1913–2003
        1. 1. Sharon (Joan) Young 1940–2001
    6. 6. Cressie Smith 1881–1881
    7. 7. Bessie (Izora) Smith 1879–1965 m. Elmer (H) Bachtell 1871–1924 m. William Krieg 1867–1953 m. Carl (Edwin) Wilkinson 1887–1952
      1. 1. Lester (Elmore) Bachtell 1896–1961 m. Dulcie (Iris) Shupe 1897–1955
        1. 1. Elmore (Verl) Bachtell 1916–1944
        2. 2. Bessie (Adelia) Bachtell 1922–1988
        3. 3. Effie (Iris) Bachtell 1916–1997
      2. 2. Valmah (Earl) Bachtell 1907–1973
      3. 3. Leo (Dale) Bachtell 1901–1963 m. Gladys (Evelyn) Johnson 1903–1933
        1. 1. Thomas (D) Bachtell 1923–
        2. 2. Helena (G) Bachtell 1924–
      4. 4. Winnifred Bachtell 1904–2000 m. Robert (Orsen) Ecker 1902–1993
        1. 1. Donald (Claude) Ecker 1923–1988 m. Vera (Mildred) Mackey 1923–
        2. 2. Theodore (John) Ecker 1927–2003 m. Barbara Ecker 1922–
        3. 3. Janet (W) Ecker 1948–1998
      5. 5. Claude (Oaklen) Bachtell 1897–1978
      6. 6. Infant (Daughter) Bachtell 1906–1906
    8. 8. Ruby Smith 1876–1964 m. George (Royal) Copus 1878–1959
      1. 1. James (Lester) Copus 1896–1968 m. Blanche (Isabelle) Dunn 1893–1977
        1. 1. Laverne (James) Copus 1915–1966
        2. 2. Bernard (James Copus) St 1917–1997
        3. 3. Clifford (George) Copus 1918–1964
        4. 4. Catherine (Rose) Copus 1920–1997 m. William (LeRoy Groothoff) Sr 1917–1980
        5. 5. Phillip (A) Copus 1922–1990
        6. 6. William Groothoff 1923–
        7. 7. Marjorie Perkins 1925–
        8. 8. Lillian Copus 1930–2010
        9. 9. Lloyd 1926–
      2. 2. Glenden Copus 1898–1983 m. Bessie (Leona) Reynolds 1901–1957 m. Lily (Mae) Bernard 1905–1982
        1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Copus 1920–1993
        2. 2. Donald (Leroy) Copus 1922–2002 m. Doris (Hazel) Copus 1922–2009
        3. 3. Minnie (Marie) Copus 1924–2009
        4. 4. Ronald (Orville) Copus 1936–2018
      3. 3. Sherman (D) Copus 1901–1976 m. Erma (G) Montgomery 1907–
        1. 1. Buren (N) Copus 1924–1953
      4. 4. Ashmon Copus 1905–1975 m. Edna (Chloe) Sutherland 1910–1995
      5. 5. Leona (M) Copus 1905–1991 m. Olaf Johnsrud 1906–1996
      6. 6. Jessie (Irene) Copus 1908–
      7. 7. Mabel (Ellen) Copus 1910–1996 m. Raymond (Sanford) Copus 1905–1972
        1. 1. Georgia (D) Childs 1938–2014
      8. 8. John (Henry) Copus 1912–1977 m. Marie (A) Boebel 1917–1998
      9. 9. Henry ("Hank") Copus 1915–
      10. 10. Earl Copus 1916–2002 m. Loretta Turk 1924–2012
      11. 11. Atley (Larry) Copus 1918–2010 m. Emogene Heisz 1922–
    9. 9. Mattie Smith 1874–1962 m. Charles (Ambrose) Bachtell 1869–1925
      1. 1. Freddie (Harold) Bachtell 1901–1981 m. Jessie (Mae) Vaughan 1901–1990
        1. 1. Martha (M.) Bachtell 1921–2015
        2. 2. Jolene (Leigh) Huckstadt 1932–2011
        3. 3. Betty (Nadine) Allert 1925–2015
      2. 2. Helen (V.) Bachtell 1903–1948 m. Henry (W) Schott 1901–
      3. 3. Richard (Earl) Bachtell 1897–1974 m. Florence (Iona) Bachtell 1898–1990
        1. 1. Dorethea (M) Bachtell 1920–2012 m. LeRoy (Joseph) Walker 1918–1998
      4. 4. Alice (Adelia) Bachtell 1906–1984 m. Fred (Henry) Kuehl 1904–1940
        1. 1. Patricia (Helen) Kuehl 1931–2010 m. Bobby (Lee) Fields 1929–2011
      5. 5. Charles Bachtell 1910–1933
    10. 10. Lucetta (May) Smith 1872–1953 m. Frederick (William) Starling 1872–1933
      1. 1. Anna (Hazel) Starling 1894–1980 m. Robert (G) Wilkinson 1885–1972 m. George (P) Keck 1890–1921
        1. 1. Robert (C.) Wilkinson 1908–1993
        2. 2. 1930–2009
        3. 3. Barbara (Anna) Keck 1926–1999
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Keck 1913–1971 m. Rudolph (Albert) Pluskett 1902–1963
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Starling 1908–1959
      3. 3. John (David) Starling 1903–1974
      4. 4. Albert (James) Starling 1910–1980
      5. 5. Richard (G.) Starling 1917–1990
      6. 6. Edna (Mae) Starling 1896–1997
      7. 7. Frederick (A) Starling 1892–1895
    11. 11. Mable (Ellen (Maude Mable)) Smith 1896–1977 m. Leslie (George) Hyde 1898– m. Jack Romero 1906– m. Harry (Earl) Johnson 1894–1974
      1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Johnson 1924–1973
        1. 1. Roy (Randolph Rodgers) Jr 1950–2006
      2. 2. Harry Johnson 1931–1949
    12. 12. Dolph (James) Smith 1899–1967 m. Margaret (F) Dennison 1906–
      1. 1. Lloyd (E.) Smith 1921–1996 m. Elaine (R.) Ryder 1927–2015
      2. 2. Marilyn (Mae) Smith 1925–1983 m. Thomas (Joseph) Antonopoulos 1919–1982
      3. 3. Delia (Rose) Smith 1927–2008 m. Leslie (Hartwick) Crary 1918–1998
  2. 2. Jefferson Smith 1837–1861
  3. 3. Solon Smith 1841–1862
  4. 4. Matilda Smith 1844–1892 m. Marcellus Demo 1848–1920
    1. 1. Royal (Marcell) Demo 1875–1950
    2. 2. Charles (H.) Demo 1868–1898 m. Laura (J) Decker 1873–1920
      1. 1. Claude (George) Demo 1893–1967 m. Ruth (Gertrude) Marshall 1896–1976
        1. 1. Valada (Ruth) Demo 1917–1979
        2. 2. Verle (Marcell) Demo 1916–1958 m. Mary Demo 1920–2006
        3. 3. Rex (C) Demo 1924–1985
    3. 3. Lee (Herbert) Demo 1872–1965 m. Mabel (E) Bailey 1874–1957
    4. 4. Maude Demo 1877–1956 m. John (Edwin) Esser 1883–1959
      1. 1. Lorayne (Elizabeth) Esser 1914–2003 m. Claud O'Neil 1907–
    5. 5. Neuton (Earl) Demo 1886–1962
  5. 5. Jane Smith 1831–
  6. 6. Nancy Smith 1828–1911 m. Abisha Woodward 1817–1895
    1. 1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Woodward 1853–1933 m. William (Allen) Neal 1839–1918 m. David (Jackson) Barr 1850–1886
      1. 1. Edward Neal 1878–1934
      2. 2. May (L) Barr 1885–
      3. 3. Fred (Clare) Barr 1880–1947 m. Elva (Genevra) Barr 1878–1952
    2. 2. Jefferson Woodward 1847–
    3. 3. George Woodward 1851–
    4. 4. Winifred Bondy 1869–1929
      1. 1. Rosa (C) Bondy 1891–
  7. 7. Ann Smith 1846–1898 m. John (T) Wright 1843–1919
    1. 1. Infant Wright 1886–1886
    2. 2. Carrel (B.) Wright 1869–
    3. 3. Ella Wright 1872–
    4. 4. David (A) Wright 1874–1977 m. Lizzie Wright 1877–1937
      1. 1. Carroll Wright 1902–
      2. 2. Burton Wright 1907–
      3. 3. Owen (Floyd) Wright 1913–1986 m. Amy (Marie) Wright 1917–1979
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Paul 1941–2020
        2. 2. Dale (Jerome) Wright 1939–2021
      4. 4. Morris Wright 1901–
      5. 5. Valmah Wright 1903–
    5. 5. Corie (Bell) Jones 1869–1937
  8. 8. Barton Smith 1832–

Betsey James's Timeline

12 Records

1809
1 September 1809
Birth of Betsey James in Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America
Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 41
Betsey James resided here in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 46
Betsey James resided here in Herkimer, New York, USA
Herkimer, New York, USA
1858
1858-1872
Age 49
Betsey James resided here
None
1860
1860
Age 51
Betsey James resided here in Farmersburg, National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Farmersburg, National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
Betsey James resided here in Farmersburg, Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Farmersburg, Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1875
1875
Age 66
Betsey James resided here in Montour, Schuyler, New York, USA
Montour, Schuyler, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 71
Betsey James resided here in National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 76
Betsey James resided here in Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 86
Betsey James resided here in Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 91
Betsey James resided here in Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1901
3 October 1901
Age 92
Death of Betsey James in Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1809
    Event Place: Crown Point, Essex County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
    [5] New York, U.S., State Census, 1875
    [6] Iowa, U.S., State Census, 1895
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Iowa, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Herkimer, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1858-1872
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Farmersburg, National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Farmersburg, Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Montour, Schuyler, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: National, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: E.d. 2, Herkimer
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sharon
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 1901
    Event Place: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: National, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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