Bettie Clay Cason

1891 - 1929  (38 years)

• Name	Bettie Clay Cason
  Birth	14 Jan 1891	Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  	Address: Clifton St.
  Misc	1 Jul 1915	Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States   [4]
  	Misc
  	Miss Bettie Clay Cason of Dustin, Oklahoma arrived in the city this morning and is a guest of Miss Lida Higgs.
  Residence	1 Jul 1915	Dustin, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States   [4]
  Census	26 Jan 1920	Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  	Address: 308 N. 4th St.
  Occupation	26 Jan 1920	Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  	teacher in the public school
  Residence	31 Oct 1926	Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States   [5]
  	Listed as Mrs. Betty Clay Wade at the time of her father's funeral.
  _AMTID	162485322099:1030:191555462
  _UID	8942B20294954097B3A35D0925B6A1BA7184
  Death	4 Feb 1929	Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States   [2]
  	From Henryetta Daily Free Lance: Following a two-weeks' severe illness, Mrs. George W. Drake passed away at 8 o'clock last night at her home, 210 W. Division. Miss Betty Clay Cason was born in Munroe, La, Jan 14 1891. She came to Henryetta in 1917. Survived by her husband, George W. Drake; three aunts, Mrs E.M. Taulk [Paulk] of Royce City, Tex, who is here, Mrs. J.W. HIggs of Big Spring, Tex, Mrs. G.P. Grazer of Memphis, Tenn; and an uncle, A.C. Cason of Dallas, Tex.
  Person ID	I8065	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James R. Graves Cason,   b. 31 Oct 1858, Wilson, Tennessee, United States d. 30 Oct 1926, Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Marie Louise Savant,   b. 1873, Saint Landry, Louisiana, United States d. 11 Sep 1915, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States (Age 42 years)
  Marriage License	29 Sep 1888	Saint Landry, Louisiana, United States   [3]
  Marriage	1 Oct 1888	Saint Landry, Louisiana, United States   [3, 6, 7, 8]
  	The marriage record calls Marie by Mary A. Savant, as does the 1880 census.
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George W. Drake,   b. 1885   d. Yes, date unknown  [9]
  Marriage License	15 May 1923	Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States   [9]
  Marriage	16 May 1923	Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States   [9]
  Family ID	F4013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Bettie Clay Cason is not the same person as Bettie Clay who married Ned Paulk. This Bettie Clay apparently married a Wade, according to her father's obituary. Before marriage, she taught school in Wetumka and in Henryetta. I have not yet found this marriage or any children from it. According to her father's obituary, she was the only child of three who survived.

  
  

• Sources

  [S982] 1920 US Federal Census, Okmulgee Co., OK, Henryetta Ward 1; ED 115; Sheet 2A; Dwelling 384, Family 412, 308 N. 4th St; J.R. Casen. [S1859] Newspapers.com Henryetta Daily Free-Lance, Illness Is Fatal to Mrs. Geo. W. Drake; 5 February 1929; page 3; 9 March 2025. [S985] 1910 US Federal Census, Faulkner Co, AR, Conway Ward 3; ED 24; Sheet 1A; Dwelling 6, Family 6; Marie L. Cason. [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 1 July 1915; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [S1859] Newspapers.com Henryetta Daily Free-Lance, Good Man Gone to His Reward; Obituary; 31 October 1926; Page 1, Rev. James R Cason; 26 June 2022. [S120] Manual or Brief History of First Baptist Church, S. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 22 Oct 1888, Texarkana, Texas. [S986] Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957, 27 December 2015; J R Cason and Mary A Savant, 1888. [S2107] FamilySearch, Oklahoma County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, 9 March 2025; Hughes County, Marriage Book 9, page 172, G.W. Drake to Betty C Carson.