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Henry Edward Betcher

Son of August Betcher · 1880–1974

Henry Edward Betcher

Probable

Son of August Betcher · 1880–1974

Born
in Texas
Died
on 20 March 1974
Parents
August Betcher & Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher
Sources
2

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as a son of August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher. The evidence is strong: the index of his Texas death record names his parents as August Boettcher and Libby Kamiska S1736S1737; he is in the index of the 1900 census of Callahan County, the county where his father’s household is indexed that year S1736; and the 1944 obituary of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, read as machine text, names her brothers Otto and Henry Boetcher of Dudley. It stays Probable because every record is an index or the machine-read text of a newspaper, and no image has been read.

Evidence: The index of his Texas death record names his parents as August Boettcher and Libby Kamiska and gives his birth on 11 November 1880 in Texas and his death on 20 March 1974 at Abilene (S1736, S1737); the 1944 obituary of Pauline Schultz, read as machine text, names her brothers Otto and Henry Boetcher of Dudley. The evidence is strong. Weak or missing: Every record is an index or the machine-read text of a newspaper, and no image has been read; other indexes give 4 November and 4 December 1880 for his birth; his grave is known from one index. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Burial1974
Henry Edward Betcher died on 20 March 1974 at Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. He was born in Texas on 11 November 1880. Both dates are in the index of his Texas death record, and the Find a Grave index gives the same day of birth S1736. Other indexes give 4 November and 4 December 1880 for his birth; the death record is followed here and all three readings are kept.
Burial
The Find a Grave index puts his grave in the Denton Cemetery, Callahan County, where the graves of his father and mother are also indexed S1736. No cemetery record has been read.
Census2026
History of this card. 12 Oct 2026
card written when he was added to the family tree, from the death, grave and census indexes (S1736, S1737) and the machine-read text of his sister Pauline’s 1944 obituary.

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

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Son of August Betcher (1831–1919) and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher (1838–1926). Brother of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, of Otto Betcher and of Emma Betcher Wristen; Albert Betcher is a son of the same father. His wife and his children are not named here.
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: every record here is an index or the machine-read text of a newspaper, and no image has been read; three days are given for his birth; his grave is known from one index. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.
Cited on this card S1736 S1737 Card added 2026-10-12

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Henry Edward Betcher · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

2 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. S1736Indexes — August Betcher and his children, Callahan and Taylor Counties, Texas, 1900–1974. FamilySearch: Texas death records index (K388-HCD) and Texas Death Index (VZD3-ZVB); Find a Grave index (QVKH-7GJY); 1900 census index, Callahan County (M3LZ-TFR); 1910 census index, Justice Precinct 4, Callahan County (M29Z-1WV); Texas death records indexes for his children Henry (K38H-9HN), Otto (K3S1-QHN), Albert (K3QG-6BB), Emma Wristen (K3FW-Y8Y) and Mary Johnson (K3Q1-P55); for Henry, the Find a Grave index (QVKH-BPLQ) and the 1900 census index (M3LZ-TF1); for Otto, a second death index entry (JLNN-PZD), the Find a Grave index (QVKH-7GVC) and the 1900 census index (M3LZ-TFY); for Albert, the census indexes of 1910 (M298-MHQ) and 1930 (HKJ1-4W2). Indexes read on 5 and 6 October 2026; no image read. Probable Death index: born 10 December in Germany, died 27 Aug 1919 at Clyde, Callahan County. Find a Grave: born 10 Dec 1831, died 29 Aug 1919, grave indexed at Denton Cemetery, Callahan County. 1900: born Dec 1832 in Germany, immigrated 1871, with E. B., his wife, and four children at home. 1910: born 1833, immigrated 1872, with Lebe, his wife. The five children’s death indexes name the father as August Betcher (Henry’s: August Boettcher); Henry’s names the mother as Libby Kamiska and Mary Johnson’s as Lizzie Cominske. Henry: born 11 Nov 1880 in Texas, died 20 Mar 1974 at Abilene; grave indexed in the Denton Cemetery. Otto: born 1 Sep 1876 in Indiana, died 25 Jun 1974 at Abilene; in his father’s household in 1900. Albert: born 9 Jun 1865 in Prussia, died 15 Dec 1954 in Callahan County. Emma Wristen: born 15 Mar 1871 in Germany, died 21 Dec 1967 at Baird, Callahan County. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read. None of these entries names Pauline; she is tied to him by her 1944 obituary, read as machine text, which names the same brothers and sister. The Find a Grave index gives a day of death two days later than the death index, and the year of his birth differs by a year or two between the entries. Albert’s birth is indexed as 9 June 1865, ten weeks before Pauline’s, and no entry names his mother. Otto’s and Emma’s death indexes name the father alone. Other indexes give 4 November and 4 December 1880 for Henry’s birth, and the Find a Grave index gives 6 June 1974 for Otto’s death. Serves the cards of August Betcher, Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher, Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, Albert Betcher, Emma Betcher Wristen, Otto Betcher and Henry Edward Betcher.
  2. S1737Indexes — Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher, “Mrs. August Betcher”, Abilene, Texas, 1926. FamilySearch: Texas death records index (K37K-B7V) and Texas Death Index (VZD3-ZK5); Ancestry, Texas death certificates index, the same certificate; Find a Grave index (QVKH-7GVQ); Texas death records indexes for her children Henry (K38H-9HN) and Mary Johnson (K3Q1-P55); Social Security claim index for her daughter Emma Wristen (6K7V-D5LY). Indexes read on 5 and 6 October 2026; no image read. Probable Death index, filed under her husband’s name: born 26 Oct 1838 in Germany, died 26 Aug 1926 at Abilene, Taylor County, father O. Kimski. Find a Grave: Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher, born 6 Oct 1839, grave indexed at Denton Cemetery, Callahan County. Henry’s death index: mother Libby Kamiska. Mary Johnson’s: mother Lizzie Cominske. Emma Wristen’s claim: mother Libbie Engle, birthplace South Bend, Indiana. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read. No entry names her as the mother of Pauline. Two dates are given for her birth, and one entry gives her maiden name as Engle. Serves the cards of Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher, August Betcher, Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz, Henry Edward Betcher and Emma Betcher Wristen.

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