Created 7 August 2009
Second Generation
Lucy was born 10 January 1858, in North Augusta, , Ontario, Canada. and never Married. She died 1926 in Alpine, Kent, Michigan.
1861 Canadian Census Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario Page 121 Line 29
Place of Mar House # #
Name Occupation Birth Religion Age Sex Sta Structure Stories Families
Darius Preacher W Canada N.C. M 40 M M Frame 1½ 1
Mary BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 33 F M
Charlotte M BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 10 F S
George W BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 9 M S
Melvina BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 7 F S
Lucy M BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 3 F S
Martha BETTES ---------- " " N.C. M 1 F S
Darius owned 1 horse and 1 cow valued at $ 100.00 and 2 carriages valued at $ 80.00
1871 Canadian Census subdistrict F, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Page 48
Country-
Province
Name Sex Age Born Religion Origin Occupation
BETTES Darius M 51 Ontario Wesle Meth English Agent
" Mary F 41 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
" Charlotte Louise F 20 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
" George Willson M 19 Ontario Wesle Meth English Clerk
" Melvina Harris F 17 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
" Lucy Mary F 12 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
" Martha Ellen F 9 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
Sowersby
" Annie Eliza F 6 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
" Addie F 3 Ontario Wesle Meth English ----------
1880 Census Eastmanville, Ottawa, Michigan ED 233 Page 53 Line 12
Marr | Place of Birtrh |
Name Race Sex Age Relation Stat Occupation |Self Father Mother|
BETTES Darius W M 60 -------- M Minister Canada N. S. Canada
" Mary W F 50 Wife M Keeping House Canada N. Y. Canada
" Melvina H W F 25 Daughter S At Home Canada Canada Canada
" Lucy M W F 21 Daughter S Teaches School Canada Canada Canada
" Martha E W F 18 Daughter S At Home Canada Canada Canada
" Anna W F 14 Daughter S At School Canada Canada canada
" Addie W F 11 Daughter S At School Canada Canada Canada
1900 Census Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, ED 50 Sheet 13B Line 55
Mont Year Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Race Sex Born Born Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BETTES Mary Head W F Sep 1829 70 W 52 Canada N. Y. Canada ----------
" Vina H Dau W F Mar 1853 47 S --- Canada Canada Canada ----------
" Lucy M Dau W F Jan 1858 42 S --- Canada Canada Canada Princepal Public School
" Anna E Dau W F Oct 1868 31 S --- Canada Canada Canada Teacher Public School
Mary Mother of 8 Children 7 Living
They all came to the United States of America in 1874
1910 Census Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan, ED 56 Sheet 8A Line 34
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BETTS Mary Head M W 81 Wd --- Canada Canada Canada None
" Vina H Dau F W 56 S --- Canada Canada Canada None
" Lucy Dau F W 51 S --- Canada Canada Canada Principal School
Mary Mother of 8 Children 7 Living
1920 Census Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan, ED 79 Sheet 4A Line 30
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BETTES Vina H Head F W 65 S Canada Canada Canada ----------
" Lucy M Sist F W 60 S Canada Canada Canada Teacher Public School
" Addie E Sist F W 48 S Canada Canada Canada Teacher Public School
This, formerly Primary No. 10, is in the Seventh Ward, having a frontage of 200 feet on First and 187 feet on Pine street. The building is of brick, 32 by 74 feet, two stories with basement, and is warmed by stoves. It was erected in 1879 at a cost of $4,200, contains four rooms and furnishes sittings for 200 pupils; estimated value of the property, $10,000. Following are the present teachers of the school: Miss Lucy Bettes, principal; Miss Bettine Orth, Miss Helen L. Turner, Miss Frances Van Buren, Miss Therese Wurzburg, cadet.
Location Location Business
Name 1 2 Name Occupation Year
Miss Annie E Bettes Boards 117 Carrier N Ionia St. School teacher 1889
Rev Darius Bettes 117 Carrier 1889
Miss Lucy M Bettes Boards 117 Carrier Pine St School prin 1889
Miss Addie E Bettes Boards 117 Carrier N Ionia St school teacher 1890
Miss Annie E Bettes Boards 117 Carrier N Ionia St school teacher 1890
Rev Darius Bettes 117 Carrier 1890
Miss Lucy M Bettes Boards 117 Carrier Pine St School prin 1890
By
Lucy M. Bettes, Grand Rapids.
Thru the first three years of the child's school life the content of historical thought was the development of means by which provision was made for food, shelter and clothing. The aim of the work was the bringing of the child into consciousness of his dependence upon others, and the seeing of himself as one of the social world.
In an incidental way thru the celebration of Thanksgiving and Memorial Day, a slight introduction to American history has been given. From the fourth year of school life a systematic effort should be made to put the child into possession of his heritage as a member of this great commonwealth of ours. To help the child to feel that history is a living, growing force, to bring it to him in concrete form, to make an opportunity for him to objectify his facts, he should be made familiar with local history. The Saginaw valley and the Grand River valley are rich in tradition and history, as well as Mackinaw, the Soo, and Detroit.
The personal interest in local history, the appreciation of the makers of this history, the power developed to relive the experiences of these makers will shape the child's attitude toward all succeeding history.
As the sources of local history lie so largely in oral tradition of necessity it must be given to the .children in story form. History should always be given to young children viva voce. Local history rsolves itself into a series of biographies which is history's truest form. Being personal and dramatic it appeals strongly to the child mind. To give history in the forni of the biographical story .presupposes right preparation on the part of the teacher. He must gain an intimate knowledge of incident and character, must organize his material, and mould it into proper form for presentation, must cultivate graphic language and dramatic manner. No less preparation will suffice. Unless this history is given in a way to leave a vivid impression and whet the appetite for more, it were better never' given.
Then to keep the impressions true to fact, to make them deep and lasting, to stablish a habit of research, collections of pictures should be made, records of landmarks kept, and historic spots visitecl. Facsimiles of trading posts, waterways and hamlets may be built on the sand table, models of early furniture and utensils may be made of wood and clay.
An intensive study of local history in this way will prepare for the further study of pioneer life in Virginia, New England, New Amsterdam and the Middle West. A great deal of illustrative matter will be available this year on account of the Jamestown Exposition. The opportunity of gathering this material for the study of a basic period in our history should not be neglected. Scrap books for Jamestown pictures and clippings should now be making for future use. American history seems especially rich in biographies full of altruistic impulse and purpose. We instance but two among many, Father Mlarquette and George Rogers Clark. A series of interesting biographies thru which a thread of continuity runs, studied in this way during the fourth, fifth and sixth grades will furnish a rich content on which to build the formal study with text book in the seventh and eigth grades.
These suggestions are given in a broad, general way to bel expanded according to circumstances by the individual teacher. It may seem narrow to confine the outline to American History. We do need to see our natural history in relation to world history. At this point it is interesting to note the comment of the editor in the April School Master on the course of United States History prepared by the committee of eight under the direction of Professor James of the Northwestern University.
"If topics on Ancient history are to be introduced in the elementary school at all, the chronological order should be abandoned and they should be brought in later, when by comparison with other conditions the pupils have been studying they will have a significence not otherwise possible."
We feel the wisdom of this caution but also appreiciate the view point of the committee of eight. "One of the most important duties of the teacher is to put the natural history in its place in the history of the world. With young pupils this must be done not thru didactic explanations but by means of impressions conveyed by a series of descriptive pictures or suggestive stories arranged in chronological order." With the aid of well selected reading matter an intelligent survey of the great movements in world history may be gained from "descriptive pictures and suggestive stories." This survey will form a background against which American history may be thrown. We mention one or two schemes of reading which will contain a cycle of history, full of interest to children.
Baldwin's "Old Stories of the East," Harding's "Greek Gods, Heroes and Men," Harding's "City of the Seven Hills," and "Story of the Middle Ages," Hamilton Wright Mabie's "Norse Stories," Brown's "Our English Grandfathers" or Guerber's series of historical stories from which selections may be made, "Story of the Chosen People," "The Greeks," "The Romans/' "Middle Ages," Katharine Boult's "Heroes of Norseland," Jane Andrews' "Ten Boys."
We find in our intermediate grades a strong appetite for historical reading. An intelligent, enthusiastis teacher will make use of this liking to create around the child an historic atmosphere (from which he) will take into the formal history work of the seventh and eighth grades interpretative power and appreciative insight.
Children's Reading List.
Hart's Source Readers in American History.
Elementary Histories by McMaster, Channing, Eggleston and Thomas.
Biographies of Columbus and Washington, by Brooks.
Butterworth's Franklin and Lincoln.
Brigham's From Trail to Railroad.
Goedy's American Explorers.
Goedy's American Heroes and Leaders.
Tappan's American Hero Tales.
Wade's The Coming of the White Men .
McMlurray's Pioneer Stories.
Catherwood's Heroes of the Middle West.
The basis of this selection lies not so much in a superiority of matter or style, but in the attractive form of the books, which from the child's standpoint is of prime consideration.
Teachers' Books.
McMurry's Special Method in History.
Second Year Book of the National Society for the Scientific Study of Education.
Chapters on Colonial Life in Miss Dopp's Industrial Education.
Report of a Discussion at the Meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association in Chicago, February 27, 1907.
The following is a list of women in the Grand Rapids area who signed a petition for women to be able to vote in all elections in the United States. The list was divided between three newspapers, Grand Rapids News, Grand Rapids Herald and the Grand Rapids Press and was published in those papers in November, 1918.
"We, the undersigned women of voting age petition you to vote "Yes" on the suffrage amendment November 5th.
14,000 women in Grand Rapids, 182,000 in the state of Michigan have signed this petition."
FULL NAME NEWS PAPER BETTES, Vina H. Miss G. R. News BETTIS, Lucy M. G. R. News
Bettes, Darius (Father) b. 1818; d. 1896 Bettes, Lucy M. b. 1858; d. 1926 Bettes, Mary (Mother) b. 1828; d. 1915; on lot with Darius and Lucy Bettis, Wm. E. b. 1847; d. 1922
CHILDREN of Lucy Mary BETTES and Never Married:
440. 0. NONE KNOWN b: ; , , , .Back to Darius BETTES' Family Page.
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