Bettis.J.W.1902.NEWS Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Bettis 1902 NEWS Crittenden Press 20 Feb 1902 Birthday Dinner On Jan. 20 Mr. and Mrs. J.W. BETTIS were surprised with a birthday dinner given them by their daughter, Mrs. J.W. AINSWORTH. It was quite an enjoyable affair, all the children being present except Mr. J.E. Bettis, who lives in Montgomery, Ala. The couple is probably one of the oldes living in Crittenden county. They were born in Jefferson county, Tenn., in the years 1823-24 and moved to Kentucky in 1850, and have been residents of Crittenden county ever since. "Uncle Jake," as he is familiarly called, belongs to the Masonic order and requests to be buried by that order. They joined the United Baptist Church in 1846, and have been devoted members of that church ever since. Four children blessed their union and they all live in Crittenden except one. They have fourteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. They spent several winters in the South, which greatly improved their health, but they returned to old Kentucky to spend the remainder of their years near their children. They both seem very "spry" and bid fair to spend several more winters with us yet. Brenda Jerome Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997