Enos W. Bethell

    Enos W. Bethell, a native of the county in which he now resides, was born March 16, 1846, and is one in a family of six children born to the marriage of William G. Bethell and Caroline Thompson, who were natives respectively of Tennessee and Kentucky. The father came to Warrick County with his parents at an early day, and became one of the leading men of the county. He was engaged extensively in farming and tobacco raising in this county, but in 1880 moved to Carmi, Illinois, where he still resides. Mrs. Bethell died in March, 1868.

    Enos W. Bethell was raised to manhood in his native county, received a good ordinary education in youth, and at twenty years of age went to Lynnville and engaged as clerk in the store of L. J. Miller & Co. for two or three years. He then came to Boonville and served three years as Deputy Treasurer under L. J. Miller, and was then elected Assistant Cashier of the Boonville Banking Company. In 1874 he was elected Cashier of the Boonville National Bank, a position he has creditably filled up to the present time.

    Mr. Bethell is a Democrat; has served on the Town Council of Boonville several terms. He is a member of Strangers' Rest Lodge, No. 240, F. & A. M., Warrick Chapter, No. 76, R. A. M., Simpson Council, No. 23, R. & S. M., and La Valette Commandery, No. 15, K. T., of Evansville. November 22, 1867, he married Rebecca Bingham, who died in November, 1871, leaving one son - Charley Mc. Mr. Bethell's second marriage occurred on the 18th of November, 1874, to Pinta Handy, of this county.

Source: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana, By: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1885.