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Mary Betcher Johnson

Daughter of August Betcher · 1863–1925

Mary Betcher Johnson

Probable

Daughter of August Betcher · 1863–1925

Born
in Germany
Died
on 12 May 1925
Parents
August Betcher & Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher
Sources
1

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as a daughter of August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher. The evidence is strong: the index of her own Texas death certificate names her parents as August Betcher and Lizzie Cominske S1754. It stays Probable because the certificate is known from its index alone: no image has been read, and who gave the information is not known.

Evidence: The index of her own Texas death certificate gives her birth on 6 October 1863 in Germany and her death on 12 May 1925 at Abilene, and names her parents as August Betcher and Lizzie Cominske; the Find a Grave index lists Mary Betcher Johnson, buried at Denton, Callahan County; a Texas county marriage index lists Thomas Johnson and Mary 'Batcher' (S1754). The evidence is strong. Weak or missing: Every record is an index, and no image has been read; the informant of the death certificate is not known; the grave index gives her birth in 1864 and her death on 13 May 1925. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Burial1925
Mary Betcher Johnson died on 12 May 1925 at Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. She was born in Germany on 6 October 1863. Both dates are in the index of her Texas death certificate. The Find a Grave index gives her birth in 1864 and her death on 13 May 1925, and puts her grave at Denton, Callahan County, Texas; the certificate index is followed here S1754.
Death2026
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 index of her Texas death certificate, the Find a Grave index and a marriage index (S1754). Later the same day, 12 Oct 2026 — the years of her sister Alvera Betcher Cutbirth (1883–1980) added.

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Marriage
Wife of Thomas Johnson, by the index of a Texas county marriage record, which spells her name “Batcher”; he has no card S1754. Her 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 Alvera Betcher Cutbirth (1883–1980).
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: every record is an index, and no image has been read; the informant of the death certificate is not known; the certificate index and the grave index differ by a year on her birth and by a day on her death; the burial is index text only. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.
Cited on this card S1754 Card added 2026-10-12

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Mary Betcher Johnson · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

1 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. S1754Indexes — Mary Betcher Johnson, Germany, 1863, and Abilene, Texas, 1925. FamilySearch: Texas Deaths index (K3Q1-P55); Find a Grave index (QVKH-7G2J); Texas county marriage index (K61B-94S). Ancestry, “Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903–1982”, index text of the same certificate. Index text only; no image read. Probable Death certificate index: Mary Johnson, born 6 October 1863 in Germany, died 12 May 1925 at Abilene, Taylor County; parents August Betcher and Lizzie Cominske. Find a Grave: Mary Betcher Johnson, born 1864, died 13 May 1925, buried at Denton, Callahan County. Marriage index: Thomas Johnson and Mary “Batcher”. ⚠ Index only: no image has been read, and the informant of the certificate is not known. The two indexes differ by a year on her birth and by a day on her death. Serves the cards of Mary Betcher Johnson, August Betcher and Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher.

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