JOSEPH BENJAMIN BETTS was married, 29 October, 1892, to Miss LULA M SANDMEYER, of
Wabaunsee County, Kansas, but a native of Covington, Kentucky. Her father,
JACOB SANDMEYER, was a soldier in the Mexican war. Mr. Betts has three
children living: JOSEPH WARREN, REBECCA MYRTLE, wife of H. C. GOODRICH,
of Topeka, and FREDA MARGUERITE. He has always been a Republican in
party principles. For two years he was a member of the Topeka City
Council; he also served eight years in the Kansas state legislature-four
years in the house and four years in the senate. He is identified with
the Masonic order as a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, a
Knight Templar, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He also affiliates
fraternally with the Benevolent and Protective Order of EIks, the
Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen
of America, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Order of Eagles,
and he is a charter member of the Fraternal Aid Association. Mr. Betts
is also a member of the Commercial Club and the Country Club, of Topeka.
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Pages 224-245 from volume III, part 1 of Kansas: a cyclopedia of state
history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities,
towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted
to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago
: 1912. 3 v. in 4. : front., ill., ports.; 28 cm. Vols. I-II edited by
Frank W. Blackmar. Transcribed December 2002 by Carolyn Ward. This
volume is identified at the Kansas State Historical Society as microfilm
LM195. It is a two-part volume 3.
I would like to find out any information about him and his participation in the Mexican war. He is my Great Great Great Grandfather.
Submitted by: Ralph Sandmeyer