Individual Details
B. Abner Betts
(8 Jan 1852 - 25 Nov 1912)
Abner Betts was elected Washington County commissioner in 1888. He was elected to state legislature in 1897 and to the state Senate in 1899. He was a member of the Reformed Church in Cavetown. Abner Betts was a businessman in Chewsville, Maryland. He built a station along the Western Maryland Railroad track. Abner was an agent for the railway.
Events
| Birth | 8 Jan 1852 | Chewsville, Washington, MD |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Aug 1874 | Sarah L. Huyett | | ||
| Death | 25 Nov 1912 | | |||
| Burial | Cavetown Cemetery, Cavetown, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah L. Huyett (1854 - 1921) |
| Child | Mary C. Betts (1875 - 1897) |
| Child | William Vernon Betts ( - 1937) |
| Child | Lutie B. Betts (1879 - 1929) |
| Child | Charlotte L. "Lottie" Betts (1881 - 1881) |
| Father | Luther D. Betts (1828 - 1898) |
| Mother | Catherine Yingling ( - ) |
| Sibling | David A. Betts (1852 - ) |
| Sibling | Rosa E. Betts (1853 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants, Volume 2, Chapter X: Descendants of Mary Newcomer, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Garver) Newcomer. (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .
2. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants, Volume 2, Chapter X: Descendants of Mary Newcomer, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Garver) Newcomer. (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .
3. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants, Volume 2, Chapter X: Descendants of Mary Newcomer, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Garver) Newcomer. (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .