Ira H Betts (bef. 1842 - 1865)

Born before 3 Aug 1842 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jan 1865 after age 22 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States

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Biography

Ira Betts was born in Appalachia, in Georgia.

Sergeant Ira Betts served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 27 Jan 1865 (died P.O.W)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co I, 16th Georgia Infantry

Sgt Ira Betts was a Prisoner of War at Elmira Prison, New York during United States Civil War.

Sgt Ira Betts Died while a Prisoner of War in Elmira Prison during The United States Civil War.

Ira was born before 1842 in either Jackson or Gwinnett County Georgia. His parents lived in Jackson in 1840 and in Gwinnett in 1850. He was the son of Lovick Betts and Mary Clack.

Ira H. Betts is listed as a private in Company I, 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry which organized in Lawrenceville, Georgia July 16, 1861, by Captain Henry O. Thomas.

He was captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 1, 1864. He died of variola [smallpox] at Elmira, New York, January 27, 1865. He is buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, grave # 1664, Elmira, NY. ^[1]

Military

U.S. Civil War

Betts, J.H.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: I

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Sergeant

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Sergeant

ALTERNATE NAME:

FILM NUMBER: M226 ROLL 5

PLAQUE NUMBER:

NOTES: none^[2]

Name: J.h. Betts

Military Beginning Rank: Sergeant

Military Final Rank: Sergeant

Military Side: Confederate

Military Unit: 16th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

Military Company: I

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: from 1861 to 1865

Event Place: Georgia, United States

Event Place (Original): Georgia

Affiliate Film Number: 5

Affiliate Publication Number: M226

Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Georgia.

Note: _^[3]

Census

1850 United States Census

Name: Ira H Betts

Sex: Male

Age: 8

Birth Year (Estimated): 1842

Birthplace: Georgia

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1850

Event Place: Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Event Place (Original): Gwinnett county, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Household Identifier: 701

House Number: 701

Line Number: 15

Schedule Type: 1850 Population

Affiliate Publication Number: M432

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Lovie Betts M 43 Georgia

Mary Betts F 37 Georgia

Martha F Betts F 16 Georgia

Nancy B Betts F 14 Georgia

Mary C Betts F 12 Georgia

George W Betts M 10 Georgia

Synthia An Betts F 5 Georgia

Henry T Betts M 2 Georgia

William P Betts M 0 Georgia

Beverly L Trail F 22 Georgia^[4]

1860 United States Census

Name: Ira Betts

Sex: Male

Age: 18

Birth Year (Estimated): 1842

Birthplace: Ga

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1860

Event Place: 316th District, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Event Place (Original): 316th Dist, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Page Number: 134

Affiliate Publication Number: M653

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Luvick Betts M 53 Ga

Polly Betts F 47 Ga

Mary Betts F 22 Ga

George W Betts M 20 Ga

Cintha Betts F 15 Ga

Henry Betts M 12 Ga

William Betts M 10 Ga

Manda Betts F 8 Ga

Laura Betts F 4 Ga

Susan Betts F 0 Ga^[5]

Death

Name: J H Betts

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 27 Jan 1865

Event Place: Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States

Page: 306^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/elmiraprison/gallery.html
2. ↑ NPS
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKJ4-GMP : 25 August 2021), J.h. Betts, 1861-1865.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYP-6V9 : Mon Jun 05 09:43:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Lovie Betts and Mary Betts, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-3W2 : Wed Apr 05 11:11:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Luvick Betts and Polly Betts, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-YTKK : 16 March 2018), J H Betts, 27 Jan 1865; citing Death, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States, p. 306, NARA microfilm publication M918 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,024,456.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95700041/ira-h-betts: accessed 07 June 2023), memorial page for Ira H Betts (1842–27 Jan 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #95700041, citing Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA; Maintained by CC Scarbrough (contributor 47545901).
• National Cemetery Administration. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Counties_of_Appalachia
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFCL-S6B : 24 December 2014), J H Betts, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 16th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 297.
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFZK-LYK : 24 December 2014), J H Betts, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 16th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 297.
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFZX-CXH : 24 December 2014), J H Betts, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 16th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 297.
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFCL-S61 : 24 December 2014), J H Betts, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 16th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 297.
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFH2-4SF : 24 December 2014), J H Betts, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 16th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 297.