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Marriage: Children:

  1. Aaron Perry Commodore Bettis: Birth: 6 JAN 1821 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 14 JAN 1905 in Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA

  2. Jacob W. Bettis: Birth: 20 JAN 1823 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 10 OCT 1905 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA

  3. Mary Anna Bettis: Birth: 12 APR 1825 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 4 JUL 1902 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA

  4. Duke Kimbrough Bettis: Birth: 5 FEB 1831 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 26 APR 1880 in Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA

  5. John Stovall Bettis: Birth: 9 MAY 1832 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 13 FEB 1918 in Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia, USA

  6. Pleasant (Plez) E. Bettis: Birth: ABT 1833 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: ABT 1865 in Mississippi River, USA

  7. Joseph Emsley Bettis: Birth: JUN 1835 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: 20 DEC 1921 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA

  8. Frances M. Bettis: Birth: ABT 1838 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

  9. Bradley Bettis: Birth: ABT 1840 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Death: ABT 1865


Sources
1. Title:   Jefferson Co., TN Marriages 1792-1836; Gen. Pub. Co., 1982

Notes
a. Note:   DOB/DOD: Caldwell Springs Cem. stone.
 Place of birth given as NC by the 1850 and 1860 census records as well as his brother Wm C. Bettis. Place of birth given as SC by biography of James Perry Pierce (grandson). This bio states that Eli died in 1874 and that his widow survived him only a short time. Another bio of Jacob Ahart Pierce (James Perry's brother) states that Eli died in 1869. The exact date DOB and DOD used here are from the physical gravestone, which appears to be original, not a replacement.
  Jefferson Co., Court Minutes 1807-1810 (at TN state archives): 1807 Eli Bettis mentioned as a hand to make road w/ Wm Bettis Jr., Bradley Bettis and four Walkers.
  East KY Dist. Land Grant @@3782 (card file @@ TN state archives): Bettice, Ely 100 acres 1 May 1816; Book 4, p. 341.
  Jefferson Co., TN Will Book 3, p. 61 (CH): inventory of Aaron Lewis, decd. 16 Dec 1829; a note of Eli Bettis in the hands of Jacob Lewis.
  1822 tax list, p. 109 Capt Scott's Co.: Eli Bettis 1 wp 100ac.
  1830 census, Jefferson Co., TN p. 303: Bettis, Eli: 2-2-0-0-0-0-1(40-50) / 1-0-0-0-0-1(30-40)
 1830 census, Jefferson Co., TN p. 320: Kimbrough, Duke: 000040001-00103001 (married Eli Bettis and Dolly Lewis)
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book Q (CH): p. 239, Samuel S. Rankin, Park Co., Indian to Eli Bettis, Jefferson Co., TN 100 acres in Jefferson Co. where Patrick Givens formerly lived, next to John Grissom, Robert McNirtian, James Givens and Wm Mathis, the land being part of two grants by TN to Samuel S. Rankin, one 60 acres #4013, the other 100 acres #5238; for $500; wit.: John Coppack, Daniel Tyler, James Rankin; 7 Aug 1822, recorded 1 Apr 1823.
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book Q (CH): p. 379, Ely Bettis, Jeff. Co., TN to James Gibbons 30 acres in Jefferson Co. next to Ely Bettis, Robert McNistian, James Gibbons & William Mathews, being part of a grant by TN to Samuel Rankin containing 60 acres #4013; for $65; wit.: Jeremiah Nicholson, James Nicholson, 6 Dec 1822, recorded 14 Jan 1824.
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book Q (CH): p. 396, Agnes, Rebecka & Margaret McAdou to Eli Bettis, all of Jefferson Co., TN 100 acres lying on each sider of Long Creek near the head of said creek, originally granted by TN to Agnes, Rebecka & Margaret McAdou, grant # - ; for $600, bounded by Jeremiah Nicholson, Thomas McNistian, Hugh Martin and Patrick McGuire; wit.: John Nelson, Thomas Bettis, 10 Dec 1823; recorded 16 Jan 1824.
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book S, p. 203: William Bettis sells to Eli Bettis 185 acres on the waters of Long Cr. next to Walker and Bettis for $500; 13 Aug 1827; recorded 24 Dec 1831.
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book S, p. 427: 20 Nov 1824, Eli Bettis sells to Bradley Bettis 100 acres on Long Cr. next to Nicolson & Thomas McChristians for $400.
  1840 census, Jefferson Co., TN, p. 297: 0-3-2-0-0-0-1(40-50) / 1-0-0-1-0-1(30-40)
  1850 census, Jefferson Co., TN, #553: Eli Bettis(indexed as Bettes) 58 farmer NC; Dorothy 50 TN; Pleasant 17 TN; Joseph 14 TN; Francis M. 12 (m) TN; (and William OWEN 7 TN non-son).
  Jefferson Co., TN Deed Book 3, p. 158 (film at TN archives):
 1852, a note from Eli Bettis to Mitchells (a mortgage), involving land near the head of Long Cr. on both sides of the great road leading from Mossy Cr. to the mouth of Chucky Rd, being the same tract on which Eli now lives, adjoining lands of John Walker, John Sitzler, John Bettis and Simeon Bettis; is 125 acres. Deed is good only if $550 is not paid to Mitchells.
 Book 4, p. 388: 1 Jun 1855; Eli and Aaron P.C. Bettis sell to Allen Bettis for $1100.
  Can't find him in the 1860 census. His children were either out on their own or living with older children in Jefferson Co., (e.g., Joseph E. living with John S.). He therefore was, in all probability, not in Jefferson Co., TN to take his place as the head of the household, but also is not with his son (Jacob W.) who emigrated to Crittenden Co., KY.
  1865 according to the bio of Jacob Ahart Pierce (his grandson), he emigrated from Jefferson Co., TN to Crittenden Co., KY and died in 1869.
  Caldwell Springs Cemetery: tan stone (sandstone) at top of the hill that is broken and on the ground. The DOD is from the physical gravestone (lying in pieces at the Caldwell Springs graveyard), which appears to be the original and not a later copy put up be descendants.
 

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