THE BETHEA FAMILY IN NORTH AMERICA -Trudie Inez Bethea Cunningham

Bethea Family
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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

9^th GENERATION GENERATION DESCENDANTS

Trudie Inez Bethea Cunningham⁹

Trudie Inez Bethea⁹ Daughter of Monroe MARION Bethea and Lou Ella Johnson. Married Clifton Dale Cunningham

Mary Pasty Cunningham Harrison (10),
June Hope Cunningham Arnold (10)
Ethel Rae Cunningham Sloan (10)
Edna Dale Cunningham Gill (10)
Elise Cunningham Cannon (10)
Opel Etoyle Cunningham Tuner (10)

Trudie Inez Bethea and Clifton Dale Cunningham

left to right

Trudie Inez Bethea Cunningham, Mary Pasty Cunningham Harrison, June Hope Cunningham Arnold, Ethel Rae Sloan, Edna Dale Cunningham Gill, Elise Cunningham Cannon, Opel Etoyle Cunningham Tuner

"English" John Bethea¹ -> "Virginia" John Bethea² -> "Sweat Swamp" William Bethea³->"Devil John" Bethea ⁴-> William Bethea⁵-> Tristram Bethea ⁶-> Tristram Pinkney Bethea⁷->Monroe Marion Bethea⁸
Trudie Inez Bethea Cunningham⁹

*1st*	*John "English John" Bethea b. about 1684*
2nd	*John "Virginia John" Bethea b. about 1704 d. 1779*
*3rd*	*William "Sweat Swamp" Bethea b. 1726, d. about 1784*
4th	*Bethea, John "Devil John" (b. Oct. 1752) m. Mary Henegan (4th)*
5th	*Bethea, William (b. 7-23-1775) m. Olivia Pearce , Sarah Hargrove (5th)*
6th	*Bethea, Tristram (b. Dec. 3 , 1802) m. Nancy McLaurin, Sarah Todd (6th)*
7th	*TRISTRAM PINKNEY BETHEA (b. 1836- d. 1917) m. Rebecca Vise*
8th	*Monroe Bethea Family (July 4, 1941)* *Monroe MARION Bethea⁸ b. March 31, 1873 d. after 1941 m. Lou Ella Johnson*
9th	Trudie Inez Bethea & Clifton Dale Cunningham