Bethea Family Genealogy- 8th Generation

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

9th Generation in North America
William Spinks Bethea(9)
born 10-3-1912 and died 8-24-1955

William Spinks Bethea(9) born 10-3-1912 and died 8-24-1955. Son of Charles Ellis Bethea and Mary Belle Manning 1-9-1912 . Married Florence Emma Manning (b. 2-17-1916)

Florence Manning . b. 7-17-1939
William Spinks Jr. , b. 8-19-1941, d. 7-31-1964
Charles Albert b. 4-9-1943
James Lawrence Manning , b. 7-20-1948

"English" John Bethea¹ -> "Virginia" John Bethea² -> "Buck Swamp" John Bethea³->
"Catfish" Philip Bethea⁴ -> Elisha Bethea⁵-> Elisha Bethea Jr.⁶->William Ellis Bethea⁷-> Charles Ellis Bethea⁸-> William Spinks Bethea⁹

*1st*	*John "English John" Bethea b. about 1684 died sometime after 1750. Married the Widow lady Upton*
2nd	*John "Virginia John" Bethea b. about 1704 d. 1779 married Sarah Darby Bishop*
*3rd*	*"Buck Swamp" John Bethea b. abt. 1740 d. 7-12-1821 m. Absala Parker*
*4th*	*Philip Bethea b. April 25,1781 d. Nov. 22, 1875 m. Rachel Cochrane settled Cat Fish Place (near Latta), SC*
*5th*	*Elisha Cochrane Bethea K2265 b. 2-28-1807 d. 4-5-1886 m. Martha Ann Walter*
*6th*	*Elisha Cochrane Bethea Jr.*
*7th*	William Ellis Bethea b. 3-29-1862 m(1) Clandia Spinks
*8th*	Charles Ellis Bethea b. 3-29-1862, d. 1954 Married Mary Belle Manning
*9th*	William Spinks Bethea born 10-3-1912 and died 8-24-1955. Married Florence Emma Manning (b. 2-17-1916)