It turns out she was hard on her because she wanted to toughen her up. Evelyn even said something to Beth the day the young girl got her first period. Evelyn says that everything will change for Beth starting that day. She made her aware that she was entering a world dominated by men.
Yellowstone Season 2. Years later, Beth still blames herself for her mother's death because she didn't step in to help. Even during the flashback scene at the start of the episode, a young Beth (played by Kylie Rogers) explained to Rip how it impacted her: "I killed my mother by being scared.
A flashback to 1997 shows Evelyn went riding with two of her children, Beth and Kayce. During a moment of Beth's hesitation, Evelyn was bucked off her horse. One of the horses fell over and crushed her. Though she did not succumb immediately, Evelyn died within a few hours.
Evelyn Dutton is the late wife of John Dutton and the mother of Lee, Kayce, Jamie, and Beth.
Claire Dutton was the sister of James Dutton. Claire and her daughter, Mary Abel, joined her brother, James, and the rest of his family in Fort Worth, Texas, after her husband, Henry, passed away.
The Death of Evelyn Dutton
Evelyn Dutton died after getting crushed by her horse after the horse got frightened and both fell over. Instead of comforting or reassuring Beth, Evelyn immediately blames Beth for spooking her horse due to Beth's handling (or lack thereof) of her horse.
Lee may have initially been the favorite, but Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) was the prodigal son. John probably didn't react in the best way when he branded him with the Yellowstone 'Y' after Kayce told him that he was in love with a pregnant Monica Long (Kelsey Asbille), but time heals all wounds.
“When the horse fell on her she straight up told a 10 year old that it was her fault if she died, while basically saying that Kayce was the child she loved most.
Claire (Dawn Olivieri) is James and Jacob's sister, who traveled in 1883 with James's caravan headed West. After her daughter, Mary Abel, was killed outside Fort Worth, Texas, she decided to stay behind and later took her own life.
While she is scared that it may damage her relationship with Rip, Beth does tell him about her being sterile. In response, Rip assures her that his feelings toward her won't change, even if they can't have biological children.
After Jamie learned about his adoption, he asked Kayce for a favor, saying, “I need some advice, brother… If I can still call you that.” Kayce replies to him, “Until the day you die, you better never call me anything else.” This implies that Kayce had an inkling about the adoption.
Beth Dutton: ENTJ
She is fiercely competitive, and always wants to be the best at everything she does. ENTJs are high achievers and this can be said for Beth.
Beth was just 15 years old when she found out she was pregnant with Rip's child. Too scared to tell her father or Rip, she seeks help from Jamie. Beth had two options: go to Planned Parenthood or the free clinic at the Indian reservation.
But how did Beth Dutton get her facial scars and eye injury? Beth's face gets badly hurt on two different occasions on Yellowstone. She is ambushed and assaulted in her office, leaving her with bad bruising on her face. Later, a bomb goes off in her office building leaving her with bad scarring on her face and body.
Spencer Dutton
The second son of James and Margaret Dutton, Spencer was born some time after the family settled in Montana.
It's no secret that throughout her appearance in Yellowstone, Beth's mother, Evelyn Dutton was tough on her. It led to many fans thinking that she hated her. However, that doesn't seem to be the case at all. It turns out she was hard on her because she wanted to toughen her up.
John Dutton Jr. Alexandra Dutton is a British woman whom Spencer Dutton meets while safari hunting in Africa and later became his wife.
Spencer Dutton
The younger brother of John Dutton Sr. (and the youngest child of 1883's James and Margaret Dutton, born after that show's conclusion) Spencer served in WWI and remains haunted by his experiences.
This patrilineal bloodline ends with Tate Dutton. (Jamie Dutton's child is, at least by name, also the youngest progeny of this family.) Tate also represents the seventh generation of Dutton, which is important.
Elsa was born on April 9, 1866 to James and Margaret Dutton, one year after the ending of the American Civil War. She is a farmer's daughter with a younger brother named John.
The underlying reason for John Dutton's dislike of Jamie is their differing personality and views on life. It is why they often fight, argue, and even work against each other in various stages of their life. Of course, it's also possible that John dislikes Jamie because he's adopted and not a true-blooded Dutton.
Evelyn's deafness had started when she was young. It had gradually deteriorated as she aged. Her mother, Isabel Glennie, recalls that she called her daughter and she did not respond. That is when she realised that Evelyn had a problem with hearing.
Beth's mother unfairly blamed Beth for the horse bucking and then falling on the mother, and Beth, in turn, has always blamed herself for her mother's death. “I actually think that Jamie blames Beth for the death of their mother — so does Beth, blame herself,” explains Reilly.