Bethea Family

Genealogy Website

This is a history of the descendents of an Englishman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Great Britain to Virginia about 1700. The Bethea family expanded and grew over the last three hundred years.

The Bethea Family in North America

1700 - 2000

 6th Generation in North American

George James Bethea6
b. 1-25-1844 
d. 8-12-1907
m. Flora Campbell (1-13-1870)

George James Bethea6 Son of Levi Bethea and Mary Ann Bethea Born 1-25-1844 and died 8-12-1907 Married Flora Campbell (1-13-1870 b. 3-6-1849 d. 2-26-1899). Their children are:

1) Edward (Edwin) Campbell Bethea7, b. 8-27-1872, d. ?
2)
Henry Lewis Bethea7, b. 6-27-1874, d. ?
3)
James Gary Bethea7, b. 6-21-1878 d. 1-25-1907
4)
Robert Brown Bethea7, b. 12-16-1880, d. ?
5)
Cornelius Chalmers Bethea7, b. 11-4-1883, d. ?
6)
George James Bethea7, b. 9-10-1888, d. ?

7) Florence Bethea7, b. ? , d. ?
8)
Janie Bethea7, b.? , d. ?
9)
Mary Ann Bethea7, b. ? ,d. 11-1888

"English" John Bethea1 -> "Virginia" John Bethea2 ->  "Buckswamp" John Bethea3 -> 
William Bethea4
-> Levi Bethea5-> George James Bethea6

1st John "English John" Bethea  b. about 1684

 

2nd John "Virginia John" Bethea   b. about 1704 d. 1779

 

3rd  "Buckswamp" John Bethea settled Buck Swamp abt. 1756 Died 8-12-1821

4th William Bethea b. 8-18-1769 (1) marriage to Miss Crawford
 (2) marriage to Mary (Polly) Shackleford

5th Levi Bethea b. 10-1808 d. 1-4-1852 m. (1) Mary Ann Bethea (2) Mary Shackleford

6th George James b. 1-25-1844 d. 8-12-1907 m. Flora Campbell 

 

 

Significant Places Research Publications A Bethea Story Bethea Family English John Bethea

 

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