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Charles Betts h/o Louisa Hance 1906 Phila obit
Posted by: Sharon Stamis (ID *****8909) Date: September 05, 2005 at 21:13:07
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Betts, Charles M, 15th PA Cavalry:

Monument 1906:

Died 10 November 1905

Obituary: Friday, November 17, 1905, "The Germantown Independent-Gazette"

Col. Charles M. Betts Dead

Colonel Charles M. Betts, of Charles M. Betts & Co., lumber dealers, died on
Friday last at his home, 515 Lincoln Drive. Death was caused by heart failure,
complicated by pneumonia. He received his title in the Civil War, serving with
the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Anderson Cavalry. He was born in Bucks county
sixty-eight years ago. He came to Philadelphia and engaged in the lumber
business. He founded the firm which bears his name. His wife was Louisa G.
Hance. He is survived by her, three sons and a daughter. He was a member of the
Society of Friends and of the following organizations: The Union League Club,
Merion Cricket Club, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Medal of Honor Legion and the
Pennsylvania Historical Society. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon,
services being held at the headquarters of Post 2, G. A. R.


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