56. William Thomas Bethany (Ophelia C. Mars, James Henry Mars, Sr.) was born on August 18, 1872 in Kemper Co., MS. He died on September 06, 1938 in Decatur, Morgan Co., AL.

William married Susan Anne "Sudie" Ridout, daughter of Charles Aldrich Ridout and Rachel Ann Hannah "Annie" Hardy, on December 25, 1892 in Neshoba Co., MS. She was born on March 20, 1874 in Neshoba Co., MS. She died on February 20, 1958 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.

They had the following children:

+	241	M	i	Charles William Bethany, Sr. was born October 14, 1893. He died before 1930.
	242	?	ii	? Bethany was born after 1893 in MS and died before 1900 in MS.
+	243	F	iii	Eula Bethany was born January 29, 1896. She died in September 1976.
	244	F	iv	Ruby Bethany was born in April 1898 in MS.
				Ruby married A. C. Ryder after 1920.
+	245	M	v	Roger Henry Bethany was born in July 1900 in MS.
	246	M	vi	Rodney James Bethany was born on January 11, 1902 in MS. He died on November 01, 1975 in Polk Co., FL.
				Rodney married Minnie A. Hendrix, daughter of Thomas J. Hendrix and Ada O. ?, about 1925. She was born on February 08, 1908 in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co., AR. She died on February 16, 2006 in Haines City, Polk Co., FL, and is buried in the Lake Wales Cemetery in Lake Wales, Polk Co., FL.
+	247	F	vii	Gladys Bethany was born September 21, 1904. She died January 27, 1972.
+	248	?	viii	? Bethany was born after 1904 in MS and died before 1910 in MS.
+	249	?	ix	? Bethany was born after 1904 in MS and died before 1910 in MS.

Available Records:

Census: 1900 Neshoba Co., MS, 1910 Jefferson Davis Co., MS, 1920 Morgan Co., AL, 1930 Morgan Co., AL, 1930 Pulaski Co., AR
Obituaries: Minnie A. Hendrix