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Christopher Columbus Betts

Birth	:	13 Feb 1894 Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	10 Sep 1974 Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Sunny Ridge Memorial Park, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.0177994, -75.8178024
Description	:	C. C. BETTS SR. Christopher C. Betts Sr., died Tuesday Sept. 10th at Memorial Hospital in Easton as a result of a heart attack. He was born Feb. 13, 1894, at Crisfield, being 80, the son of the late John and Mary Bethard Betts. As a young man, he engaged in the lumber business with his father at Crisfield. He was also an active member of the Crisfield Fire Co., and served as Chief of Police in Crisfield for several years. He went to Dorchester County in 1933, and had engaged in farming in the Salem area. He was affiliated with the Salem United Methodist... Read More	C. C. BETTS SR. Christopher C. Betts Sr., died Tuesday Sept. 10th at Memorial Hospital in Easton as a result of a heart attack. He was born Feb. 13, 1894, at Crisfield, being 80, the son of the late John and Mary Bethard Betts. As a young man, he engaged in the lumber business with his father at Crisfield. He was also an active member of the Crisfield Fire Co., and served as Chief of Police in Crisfield for several years. He went to Dorchester County in 1933, and had engaged in farming in the Salem area. He was affiliated with the Salem United Methodist Church and was an honorary member of the Salem Volunteer Fire Co. He was still interested in the community affairs of Crisfield. Mr. Betts was trice married. Surviving are his second wife, Florence Lowe Betts; two sons, Christopher C. Betts Jr. of Rhodesdale and Stanley Betts of Cambridge; six daughters: Mrs. Janice Blades of Easton, Mrs. Sylvia Hollerman of East New Market, Mrs. Thelma Clayton, Mrs. Mable Crockett, Mrs. Elestine Stewart and Mrs. Anna Conner, all of Crisfield; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at 1 p.m. from the Willoughby Funeral Home, with the Rev. Irvin Behm officiating. Interment was in Sunnyridge Cemetery at Crisfield. Pallbearers were Mark Betts, John Blades, Steven Bloodsworth, Wilson Majors, Edward Hollerman Jr., and Edward Hollerman III. THE CRISFIELD TIMES, Crisfield, Md., Friday, September 20, 1974, p. 12

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Christopher Columbus Betts's memorial is located at: Sunny Ridge Memorial Park, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA.
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Christopher Columbus Betts death on 10 Sep 1974 in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 38.0177994
Longitude: -75.8178024

Family Members:

Parent

John Betts

(1852 - 1926)

Mary A. Bethard Betts

(1851 - 1929)

Siblings

George W. Betts

(1871 - 1871)

Levin Handy Betts

(1873 - 1943)

Ruth F. Betts Byrd

(1875 - 1946)

Cornelia E Betts Sterling

(1877 - 1958)

Mary Virginia Betts Swift

(1882 - 1947)

Charles James Betts Sr.

(1884 - 1935)

Emory R. Betts

(1886 - 1889)

Mary E. Betts

(1888 - 1888)

Irvin Jackson Betts

(1889 - 1954)

Annie Mary Betts Rawls

(1891 - 1966)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sunny Ridge Memorial Park
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0177994, -75.8178024

2. Saint Peter's Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0169000, -75.8206000

3. Hopewell Church Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0116330, -75.8164300

4. Hopewell Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0116400, -75.8162500

5. Stevenson Homestead Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0221200, -75.8081800

6. Daugherty Family Plot
Daugherty Town, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0146320, -75.8359790

7. Cox Family Cemetery
Hopewell, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9990000, -75.8120060

8. Thomas Evans Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0156630, -75.8441200

9. Noah Ward Cemetery
Daugherty Town, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0073460, -75.8433360

10. Coulbourne Family Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0380000, -75.8011667

11. Nelson Family Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9915080, -75.8274930

12. Somerset Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9905910, -75.8221237

13. Mariners Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9897003, -75.8308029

14. Saint Paul's Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0158920, -75.7727600

15. John Wesley Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0184593, -75.7723698

16. American Legion Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9833200, -75.8448700

17. Crisfield Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9835230, -75.8459740

18. Isaac Lawson Cemetery
Lawsonia, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9745930, -75.8226510

19. Brinkley Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0534270, -75.7861040

20. Asbury Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9748240, -75.8347100

21. Sterling Plot
Lawsonia, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9728760, -75.8321510

22. Dixon Family Cemetery
Marion Station, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0557900, -75.7832900

23. Union Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9729100, -75.8344600

24. Capt Samuel Tull Burial Site
Tulls Corner, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0112515, -75.7574190