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Alvera Betcher Cutbirth

Daughter of August Betcher · 1883–1980

Alvera Betcher Cutbirth

Probable

Daughter of August Betcher · 1883–1980

Died
on 8 July 1980
Parents
August Betcher & Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher
Married
James Robert (Bob) Cutbirth
Sources
3

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as a daughter of August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher. The index of the 1900 census lists her as a daughter in her father’s household, and the Find a Grave index lists her under her maiden name in the cemetery where her parents are buried S1750. The evidence is strong, but it stays Probable: every record is an index, no image has been read, and no record of her own names her parents.

Evidence: The Find a Grave index lists Olvena M. Betcher Cutbirth, born on 21 March 1883, died on 8 July 1980 and buried at Denton, Callahan County, where August and Elisabeth Betcher are buried; the Texas Death Index places her death in Terry County, and the Social Security Death Index gives the same day of birth; the index of the 1900 census lists Alvera, born in March 1884 in Texas, as a daughter in the household of August Betcher; a Texas county marriage index lists J. R. Cutbirth and 'Olvena' Betcher, and a Texas birth index names a mother 'Avena' Betcher (S1750); her sister Pauline's 1944 obituary names a sister Mrs. Bob Cutbirth (S1718). The evidence is strong. Weak or missing: Every record is an index or machine-read newspaper text, and no image has been read; her birth year is 1883 in two indexes and 1884 in the census index; her name is spelled four ways; that the Olvena of the grave index is the Alvera of 1900 rests on the maiden name in that index and the shared cemetery; no record of her own names her parents. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Burial1883
Alvera Betcher Cutbirth was born in Texas on 21 March 1883 and died on 8 July 1980 in Terry County, Texas. The Find a Grave index lists her as Olvena M. Betcher Cutbirth, with both dates, buried at Denton, Callahan County; the Texas Death Index places her death in Terry County; the Social Security Death Index gives the same day of birth and her last residence as Seagraves. The index of the 1900 census gives her birth as March 1884, a year later; the grave index and the Social Security index agree on 1883, and that is the year stated here. Her gravestone or her death certificate would settle it; neither has been read S1750.
Census2026
History of this card. 12 Oct 2026
card written when she was added to the family tree as a daughter of August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska, from the 1900 census index, a marriage index and a birth index (S1750). 12 Oct 2026 — her sister Mary Betcher Johnson now has a card and is named. Later the same day, 12 Oct 2026 — her dates rewritten when the Find a Grave index, the Texas Death Index and the Social Security Death Index were found: until then the card gave her birth as March 1884, from the 1900 census index alone, and said that no death record had been found (S1750). Her husband, until then “J. R. Cutbirth” of the marriage index, is named in full with his dates (S1755).

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Marriage1882
She married James Robert (Bob) Cutbirth, born on 2 January 1882 in Texas, who died on 28 June 1960 in Callahan County, Texas. This is Probable, and the evidence is strong: a Texas county marriage index lists J. R. Cutbirth and “Olvena” Betcher S1750; the index of his First World War draft card names his contact as “Olvenia”, and his dates rest on that index, the indexes of the 1900 and 1920 censuses and the Texas Deaths index S1755. The date and county of the marriage have not been read. She is the Mrs. Bob Cutbirth whom her sister Pauline’s 1944 obituary names S1718, and a Texas birth index names “Avena” Betcher as the mother of a Cutbirth child S1750. Her husband is on the family tree and has no card here; his parents and their children are not named here.

Open questions what is probable, weak or missing — confirm or correct it

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Daughter of August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher. Sister of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, Albert Betcher, Emma Betcher Wristen, Otto Betcher, Henry Edward Betcher, Tillie Betcher Farmer and Mary Betcher Johnson.
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: every record is an index or machine-read newspaper text, and no image has been read; her birth year is 1883 in two indexes and 1884 in a third; her name is spelled Alvera, Olvena, Olvenia and Avena, and that the Olvena M. Betcher Cutbirth of the grave index is the Alvera of 1900 rests on the maiden name in that index and the shared cemetery; the date and county of her marriage are unread. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.

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Alvera Betcher Cutbirth · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

3 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S1718Indexes — Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, born Germany, 24 August 1865; died Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, 7 September 1944. FamilySearch, Find a Grave index (Q243-4DSY); 1910 census index, Abilene Ward 2 (M23Z-F8F); “Texas Deaths” index for her son William J. Schultz, who died at Abilene on 26 March 1972 (K3FC-DBN). Indexes read on 4 October 2026; no image read. Probable Find a Grave: born 24 Aug 1865, died 7 Sep 1944, buried at Abilene. 1910: H. Schultz, wife Pauline, born 1865 in Germany, immigrated 1874, with Otto, Carl, Philip and Minnie. 1972: father Herman Schultz, mother Pauline Betcher. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read, and her own 1944 death certificate has not been found. The 1930 and 1940 census pages that name her are read from the images (S1220, S1221). Serves the card of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz; her son William John Schultz has a card of his own (S1724).
  2. S1750Indexes — Alvera Betcher Cutbirth, born Texas, 21 March 1883; died Terry County, Texas, 8 July 1980. FamilySearch: Find a Grave index (QVKH-7GKS); Texas Death Index (VZXB-DYP); Social Security Death Index (J128-8P8); 1900 census index (M3LZ-TNM); Texas county marriage index (K61B-983); Texas birth index (VX97-XWF). Index text only; no image read. Probable Find a Grave: Olvena M. Betcher Cutbirth, 21 March 1883 – 8 July 1980, buried at Denton, Callahan County. Death index: Terry County. Social Security: born 21 March 1883, last residence Seagraves. 1900: Alvera, daughter, born March 1884 in Texas, in the household of August Betcher. Marriage index: J. R. Cutbirth and “Olvena” Betcher; the date and county are unread. Birth index: a Cutbirth child, mother “Avena” Betcher; the child is not named here. The birth year stands at 1883, on two indexes against the census’s one; her gravestone or death certificate would settle it. That Olvena M. Betcher Cutbirth is the Alvera of 1900 rests on the maiden name in the grave index and the cemetery she shares with her parents (S1736, S1737). These fit the Mrs. Bob Cutbirth named as a sister in the 1944 obituary of Pauline Schultz (S1718). Her husband’s own entries are S1755.
  3. S1755Indexes — James Robert (Bob) Cutbirth, husband of Alvera Betcher Cutbirth, born Texas, 2 January 1882; died Callahan County, Texas, 28 June 1960. FamilySearch: Texas county marriage index (K61B-983); First World War draft card index (7TGZ-XVPZ); 1900 census index (M3LZ-YY8); 1920 census index (MCM9-VCQ); Texas Deaths index (K34T-5VJ). Index text only; no image read. Probable Marriage index: J. R. Cutbirth and “Olvena” Betcher. Draft card index: his contact is “Olvenia”. The evidence that he is her husband is strong; the date and county of the marriage are unread. He has no card; he is named on his wife’s card. His parents and the couple’s children are not named here.

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