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Euclid Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M.
Euclid Chapter No. 13 R.A.M.
Naperville Mayor 1901 and 1902
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BETTS, Thomas Henry Jr. was born December 6, 1834 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York the son of Thomas Henry Betts Sr. and Mary Wilson. He married Hannah Wilson May 9, 1857 and they were the parents of four children, Charles Robert, Thomas Henry Jr., Mary Frances (George E. Frost) and Olive Elizabeth (Maurice Lincoln Willard). He attended the district schools and at the age of 15, he left home and began working on the railroad. Afterwards he learned the carpenters trade. He enlisted in the 6th U.S. Regular Infantry April 7, 1857 and mustered out December 25, 1857. He was employed as a brush maker for a short time. He enlisted in Company I of the 58th Volunteer Infantry in 1861 and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh by a mini ball in his hip and he was discharged March 6, 1862. After healing from his wounds he enlisted again in Battery I, 2nd Illinois Artillery Regiment, mustering out in June, 1865. Following the war he lived in Aurora until 1884 when he moved to Naperville. While in Aurora he held the office of Town Clerk. He served as Trustee of the Village of Naperville in 1885, 3rd Ward Alderman in 1891 and Mayor in 1901 and 1902. He served on the DuPage County Board of Supervisors, as Assessor and also as Police Magistrate. He was raised a Master Mason August 25, 1885 and exalted a Royal Arch Mason October 22, 1886. He died May 27, 1909 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois and was buried in the Naperville Cemetery.
Thomas Betts died Thursday morning, May 27th, 1909, at his late home in Naperville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by the G. A. R. Obituary and biographical sketch will appear in our next issue.
The Naperville Clarion
June 2, 1909
Euclid Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M.
Euclid Chapter No. 13 R.A.M.
Naperville Mayor 1901 and 1902
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BETTS, Thomas Henry Jr. was born December 6, 1834 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York the son of Thomas Henry Betts Sr. and Mary Wilson. He married Hannah Wilson May 9, 1857 and they were the parents of four children, Charles Robert, Thomas Henry Jr., Mary Frances (George E. Frost) and Olive Elizabeth (Maurice Lincoln Willard). He attended the district schools and at the age of 15, he left home and began working on the railroad. Afterwards he learned the carpenters trade. He enlisted in the 6th U.S. Regular Infantry April 7, 1857 and mustered out December 25, 1857. He was employed as a brush maker for a short time. He enlisted in Company I of the 58th Volunteer Infantry in 1861 and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh by a mini ball in his hip and he was discharged March 6, 1862. After healing from his wounds he enlisted again in Battery I, 2nd Illinois Artillery Regiment, mustering out in June, 1865. Following the war he lived in Aurora until 1884 when he moved to Naperville. While in Aurora he held the office of Town Clerk. He served as Trustee of the Village of Naperville in 1885, 3rd Ward Alderman in 1891 and Mayor in 1901 and 1902. He served on the DuPage County Board of Supervisors, as Assessor and also as Police Magistrate. He was raised a Master Mason August 25, 1885 and exalted a Royal Arch Mason October 22, 1886. He died May 27, 1909 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois and was buried in the Naperville Cemetery.
Thomas Betts died Thursday morning, May 27th, 1909, at his late home in Naperville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by the G. A. R. Obituary and biographical sketch will appear in our next issue.
The Naperville Clarion
June 2, 1909
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Euclid Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M.
Euclid Chapter No. 13 R.A.M.
Naperville Mayor 1901 and 1902
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BETTS, Thomas Henry Jr. was born December 6, 1834 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York the son of Thomas Henry Betts Sr. and Mary Wilson. He married Hannah Wilson May 9, 1857 and they were the parents of four children, Charles Robert, Thomas Henry Jr., Mary Frances (George E. Frost) and Olive Elizabeth (Maurice Lincoln Willard). He attended the district schools and at the age of 15, he left home and began working on the railroad. Afterwards he learned the carpenters trade. He enlisted in the 6th U.S. Regular Infantry April 7, 1857 and mustered out December 25, 1857. He was employed as a brush maker for a short time. He enlisted in Company I of the 58th Volunteer Infantry in 1861 and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh by a mini ball in his hip and he was discharged March 6, 1862. After healing from his wounds he enlisted again in Battery I, 2nd Illinois Artillery Regiment, mustering out in June, 1865. Following the war he lived in Aurora until 1884 when he moved to Naperville. While in Aurora he held the office of Town Clerk. He served as Trustee of the Village of Naperville in 1885, 3rd Ward Alderman in 1891 and Mayor in 1901 and 1902. He served on the DuPage County Board of Supervisors, as Assessor and also as Police Magistrate. He was raised a Master Mason August 25, 1885 and exalted a Royal Arch Mason October 22, 1886. He died May 27, 1909 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois and was buried in the Naperville Cemetery.
Thomas Betts died Thursday morning, May 27th, 1909, at his late home in Naperville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by the G. A. R. Obituary and biographical sketch will appear in our next issue.
The Naperville Clarion
June 2, 1909
Euclid Lodge No. 65 A.F. & A.M.
Euclid Chapter No. 13 R.A.M.
Naperville Mayor 1901 and 1902
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BETTS, Thomas Henry Jr. was born December 6, 1834 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York the son of Thomas Henry Betts Sr. and Mary Wilson. He married Hannah Wilson May 9, 1857 and they were the parents of four children, Charles Robert, Thomas Henry Jr., Mary Frances (George E. Frost) and Olive Elizabeth (Maurice Lincoln Willard). He attended the district schools and at the age of 15, he left home and began working on the railroad. Afterwards he learned the carpenters trade. He enlisted in the 6th U.S. Regular Infantry April 7, 1857 and mustered out December 25, 1857. He was employed as a brush maker for a short time. He enlisted in Company I of the 58th Volunteer Infantry in 1861 and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh by a mini ball in his hip and he was discharged March 6, 1862. After healing from his wounds he enlisted again in Battery I, 2nd Illinois Artillery Regiment, mustering out in June, 1865. Following the war he lived in Aurora until 1884 when he moved to Naperville. While in Aurora he held the office of Town Clerk. He served as Trustee of the Village of Naperville in 1885, 3rd Ward Alderman in 1891 and Mayor in 1901 and 1902. He served on the DuPage County Board of Supervisors, as Assessor and also as Police Magistrate. He was raised a Master Mason August 25, 1885 and exalted a Royal Arch Mason October 22, 1886. He died May 27, 1909 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois and was buried in the Naperville Cemetery.
Thomas Betts died Thursday morning, May 27th, 1909, at his late home in Naperville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon conducted by the G. A. R. Obituary and biographical sketch will appear in our next issue.
The Naperville Clarion
June 2, 1909
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