This family appears to have been in Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas & Louisiana. They were riverboat musicians... looking for the parents of William... William BEATTY Born: 8 Jan 1862 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio Died: abt 1907 in Crowville, Franklin, Louisiana Bur: in Harrish Cemetery, Franklin, Louisiana Bab: 4 Mar 2000 in the Portland Oregon temple End: 21 Mar 2000 in the Portland Oregon temple Married: 19 Feb 1891 in Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana Eliza Jane MCVOY Born: Feb 1870 (1865-6?) in Winnsboro, Franklin, LA Chr: Crowville, Franklin, LA Died: 29 May 1914 in near Winnsboro, Franklin, LA Bur: Jun 1914 in Crowville, Franklin, Louisiana Bab: 21 Mar 2000 in the Portland Oregon temple End: 14 Apr 2000 in the Portland Oregon temple daughter of: Joseph T. MCVOY & Elizah Jane GLASSCOCK Children: William "Willie" BEATTY Jr. Born: 29 Oct/Nov 1892/3 Lone Pine, (Crowville) Franklin, Louisiana Calvin BEATTY (BATTEY) Born: 4 Oct 1896 in Red Grave, Franklin, Louisiana William Beatty was a musician. He came to Red River parish, married Eliza Jane McVoy & took her back to Red River. Played music on a river boat. Died at McVoy home of pneumonia. A trapper found Eliza and her children William & Calvin, almost starved to death after William, the father, deserted them. Eliza's father, Joseph McVoy, helped her to raise her children.