Individual Details
Pearley Claude "Perry" Betts
(29 Feb 1868 - 23 Aug 1912)
Events
| Birth | 29 Feb 1868 | Ohio, United States | |||
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1892 | Athens, Ohio, United States - Dora Belle Watkins |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Ward 2, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States - Dora Belle Watkins |  | ||
| Death | 23 Aug 1912 | Accidental fracture of skull (mining accident) - Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Burial | 26 Aug 1912 | Greenlawn Cemetery, Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Dora Belle Watkins (1876 - 1957) |
| Child | Michel Gretchen Elaine Betts (1899 - 1972) |
| Child | Martha Helen Betts (1901 - 1974) |
Notes
Census (family)
self Perry C Betts M 42y Ohiowife Dora B Betts F 34y Ohio
dau Michel G Betts F 11y Ohio
dau Martha H Betts F 8y Ohio
Death
In the Nelsonville newspaper dated August 24, 1912, it states, "Perry Betts, 41, was almost instantly killed in mine No. 3 at Buchtel late yesterday afternoon. He leaves a wife and two children in this city. The accident occurred in the mine owned by the New York Coal company and leased by the Manhattan Coal Company."Betts and his 'buddy' had finished their day's work, and were coming out the east entry when the accident occurred. Just as they reached the door leading into the south entry, a rapidly moving motor bursted through the door and Betts was struck by a flying piece of the door. It is supposed that a bolt struck him in the head as there was a deep wound in his forehead, which caused death within a few seconds after the accident. Betts' companion escaped injury."
Endnotes
1. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 5 November 2012), Perry C. Betts and Dora B. Watkins, 18 Oct 1892..