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CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO
BIOGRAPHIES
SOURCE: HISTORY OF
CLERMONT AND BROWN COUNTIES, OHIO
— VOLUME II —
1913 |
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FRANCIS
E. BETTLE, one of the most prosperous and
enterprising farmers and stock raisers of Clermont county,
owns and operates the beautiful farm of one hundred acres
located in Ohio township, formerly the home of Mrs.
Bettle's father, Mr. John Shaw. Mr. Bettle
is well known throughout the county, having been born in
Monroe township, November 1, 1836, a son of Samuel and
Julia Ann (Simmons) Bettle, both of whom were of early
Clermont county families.
Samuel Bettle, father of the subject of this
review, was born September 1, 1800, in Philadelphia, Pa.,
whose parents were Everard and Mary (Trump) Bettle,
also of Philadelphia. Mr. Everard Bettle,
grandfather of Francis, came to Newtown, near
Cincinnati, about 1808 or 1809, and shortly after bought a
large tract of land, extending from the Franklin
neighborhood to the river, settling in Monroe township. In
the McGraw Survey, Mr. Bettle secured seven
or eight hundred acres of wild land not far from New
Richmond, making of himself a large land owner. He was of
Quaker stock, but later joined the Methodist Episcopal
church, where he took great pleasure in active Christian
work. It may be said of both Mr. and Mrs. Everard
Bettle that they were living examples of the faith
which they possessed. Mr. Bettle passed from this
life in 1835, and Mrs. Bettle's decease occurred in
1840. They were the parents of six children: Josiah,
John, Evard, Jr., Elizabeth married Mr. Gleason,
Mary married Mr. McDonald.
Samuel was reared from
childhood in Monroe township. He was a successful farmer,
possessing two hundred and fifty acres of fine land at the
time of his death, July 21, 1865. He served well and
faithfully in several township offices. Both Mr.
Bettle and his good wife were members of the Methodist
church and helped to build the Franklin church. Mr.
Bettle was a Whig in the early days. Mrs.
Bettle, whose birth occurred September 20, 1806, died
October 25, 1870. She was a daughter of Leonard
Simmons, of an early family of Clermont county. They
had eleven children born to them, eight of whom grew to
maturity:
Eliza, Nancy, and Elizabeth, all deceased.
Francis E., the subject of this sketch.
DeWitt, died at five years of age.
Milton, deceased.
John, died in the Civil war, in 1862, near Shiloh,
being a member of a Kentucky regiment.
Julia, widow of Thomas Willis.
George, of Monroe township.
Francis E. Bettle received his education at a select
school and at the Farmer's College, on College Hill,
Cincinnati. After finishing the agricultural course, Mr.
Bettle taught school for two years, then resumed
farming for a time. Later, he studied surveying, which
profession he has followed, successfully, for fifty years,
doing a large amount of professional work for the county.
The marriage of Mr. Bettle to Miss
Nancy Shaw was celebrated May 29, 1861, in
the present home, then the John Shaw
homestead. The young couple resided in Monroe township
until 1882, when they removed to their comfortable home,
where they have lived for thirty years. Mrs.
Bettle, a daughter of John Shaw, was
born, February 7, 1839. To this union were born six
children:
Jessie C., who married Elmer E. Hunt, of
Olive Branch, this county. They have two children:
Francis Wayland and Elizabeth.
John S., of Texas, is farming near Crystal City.
He married Miss Etta McCoy and they
have two sons: Everard and Ossie Allen.
Ida H., at home.
Julia Viola, is the wife of John
Carnes, a farmer of Monroe township. They are the
parents of three children: Mary M., John F., and
Mildred B.
Francis W., of St. Louis, Mo., a civil
engineer, married Miss Grace Seagrist,
and to this union have been born three children :
Albert F., Catherine, and Margaret.
Elizabeth, the wife of Harry Layfield,
a steamboat engineer in the government service, now on the
rivers. Two sons have blessed this couple: William D.
and Milton B.
Mr. Bettle's political views are Democratic, and he
has served in the various township offices, offering to
those with whom he has been associated, an example of one
not only having opinions, but also having the courage to
express them. He is well and favorably known in the
community where he has spent his entire life, and that
many of his stanchest friends have known him from his
boyhood days to the present is an indication that his life
has ever been straightforward and honorable. |
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