In the 1920 U.S. Census, Bettie lived in Laveen, Maricopa, Arizona.[1]
In the 1930 U.S. Census, Betty Pickering, divorced, lived in Los Angeles, California.[2]
She died 7 February 1932 and was buried at Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. [3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRK-T5S : accessed 3 April 2018), Bettie Pirikering in household of William Pirikering, Laveen, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing ED 36, sheet 17A, line 11, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,820,049.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVK-WNQ : accessed 3 April 2018), Betty Pickering, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 355, sheet 20B, line 66, family 565, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 146; FHL microfilm 2,339,881.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36147988 accessed 23 March 2021, memorial page for Betty Pickering (1889–7 Feb 1932), citing City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Tombstone photo attached.
See also:
Birth Record of Son: "Arizona Births and Christenings, 1909-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3YT-383 : 10 March 2018), Bettie Carter in entry for William Jr. Pickering, 06 Jun 1917; citing reference cn610; FHL microfilm 2,135,176.
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I do not believe the death date for my great grandmother is correct nor is her birthplace. I have reason to believe that she was born at Carter Station in TN. Not only that, my grandmother, William Foy's wife remembered her vividly and they didn't marry until 1938.