History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 470-471, Banner Township
George S. Betts, farmer, sec. 21, Banner tp.; P. O., Canton. His
parents, Lewis and Elizabeth (Ray) were natives of Pennsylvania. He was
born March 2, 1841, in that State, emigrated to Wisconsin, and in 1872
to this county; in 1865 married Mrs. Isabel (Prior) Barlow, born in
Muskingum Co., O., in 1841. Children to both: Frank, born in 1858;
Eliza Ellen, born in 1860 and died Jan. 17, 1862; Elizabeth Ann, born
in 1864; John, born in 1866, George 1869, Fred 1873, and Wm. Henry
1877. Mr. B. has been School Director. Democrat.
