History of Indiana co., PA 1880 JAMES MILLER was born in the county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1791, and was a son of Moses and Catharine Miller nee Beatty. In 1818, he came to Philadelphia, and in 1820, his wife, Nancy Allen, and two children, Catharine and Sarah. having joined him in the city, together they migrated to Armstrong township. His wife died in 1878, in her eighty-fifth year. Their children were: Catharine, m. to Samuel St. Clair; Sarah, m. to Isaac St. Clair; Nancy, m. to John St. Ciair; Mary A., m. to Wm. A. Stewart; Jane m. to Christopher Boreland; Margaret, m. to John B. Peelor; Rebecca, m. to Thomas Hill, and Eliza, m. to Joseph Lowry. Mr. Miller located in Indiana in 1858. He has been connected with the Presbyterian church for sixty-six years. MRS. SARAH A. KELLY was born in Salem township, Westmoreland county, in 1826, and was a daughter of William and Mary Guthrie nee Hill. The former was born in Derry township, Westmoreland county, in 1777, and died in 1865. The latter was born in Derry township in 1788, and died in 1860. William was a son of John Guthrie, one of the earliest settlers of Westmoreland county. One of his brothers was killed by the Indians near Hannahstown. John Guthrie's children were: Elizabeth, m. to John Brownlee, who with one child were killed by the Indians; his wife and one child were carried by the Indians to Canada, where they remained nearly four years before returning to Westmoreland county; her second husband was William Guthrie, who as well as herself died in Jefferson county at an advanced age; Jennie, d., m. to John Beatty, d.; Sarah, d., m. to William Beatty, d.; Nancy, d., m. to James Porterfield, d.; James, d., m. to Margaret Dixon, d., and William, d., m. first to Nancy Dixon, d., and second to Mary Hill, d. The children of William, a son of John Guthrie were: John, d., m. to Margaret McQuaide; Samuel D., lives on the old homestead in Salem township, Westmoreland county; James, m. first to Sarah Beatty, d., and second to Mrs. Margaret Hall ; Nancy, m. to David McConnell, d.; Martha, m. to John B. Chambers, of Apollo, Armstrong county; Elizabeth, d.; Jane, d.; Mary, m. to Thomas K. McQuaide; Jane, H., m. to Archibald Adair, and Sarah A., m. in 1850, to William H. Kelly, agent of W. P. R. R., d. in 1867, in his forty-fourth year. Our subject's children were: Mary C., m. to W. G. Brenner; Jennie E., d.; Bell S., operator Western Union Telegraph Company; Myrtilla A., and William G., operator W. U. Tel Co., Allegheny City. (first 2 Beatty references to L-142) JAMES MOORE was born in or near Hannastown, Westmoreland county, on the 4th of July, 1774, and died December 9th, 1846, near New Alexandria, where he kept the Union Hotel for many years. He was the son of John Moore, one of the early settlers of this section, and a native of Ireland. Our subject was in the fort at the time Hannastown was destroyed. His wife was Catharine C. Scott, who died in her seventieth year, in 1846. She was born on Pine run, near what is now Apollo, Armstrong county. James Moore's. children were: Sarah, d., m. to Capt. Joseph Cook, d.; Rebecca, d., m. to John Laid, J. P.; .John, d., m. to Margaret Beatty; Jane, d., m. first to William Cook, d., and second to Thomas Elder; James, d., m. to Jane Clark; William, m. to Mrs. Jane Kean nee Robinson; Maxwell, d., m. to .Julia A. Sigler, d.; Mary, m. first to Justin Loomis, d., and second to Hardy Sloan; Elizabeth S., m. to Alexander C. Moorhead, d.; Chambers S., m. to Elizabeth Mathews; and S. S., m. first in 1854, to Margaret A. White, d. in 1872, forty-one years of age, and second in 1875 to Mrs. Margaret Leech nee Gamble. Chambers S. was in the Pennsyl vania militia at the time of the Morgan raid. S. S. has been in business in Saltsburg for thirty-three years, and was the first merchant in the tin and stove business and is in the same line of trade today. He has been postmaster for ten years, and trustee of the Presbyterian Church for two. His children were: Catharine Elizabeth, Sarah Jane, d.; John W., William S., James A. and Anna Mary. L-84 Donna L-3

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Nelda, The only "Larimore" in our database that I can find is Ide Larimore, wife of Atha Beaty of lineage 121. ...Mike Allen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nelda Percival Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:49 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BP2000] Beatty & Larimore Hi, Mike has contacted me... He is trying to contact anyone with a Beatty Larimore descendant. I had sent a PML find to BP2000 and got no responce, about a month ago. So do any of you have information on the Beatty Larimore's? Thank you Nelda Mike I send any Beatty info I find to the BP list, hoing it helps.. THis is what I did with your email... Sorry it did not get you any connections.. My Beattys do not connect to any Larimores Nelda

Hi Nel, I'm not up on L2... being L05 myself ... but your comment about "Some secondary sources still say they are all brothers of L2B Andrew & Alexander, but I think their ages negate that." Why? would the ages negate a brother relationship. I have recorded Gilpins where there is 15 - 20 years between brothers and not always a second wife either. THe Gilpins are know to have children into their 60's easily and I read a newspaper article where a 62 yr old female who had living twins.... So to remove arbitrarly due to differences in ages... not really smart is it?? Nelda ----Original Message Follows---- From: [email protected] Hello Gerri, Lucky you -- to have three lines of Beatys! I think the info you have on your Beatys is the most current. I have been working on some of my other lines recently, but don't think there have been any new developments in L2. One thought about L2E -- David & George are proven brothers and as far as I know, John is still assumed to be another brother. Some secondary sources still say they are all brothers of L2B Andrew & Alexander, but I think their ages negate that. My theory is that they might be nephews...or maybe cousins. As to L2B, I think that affidavits in the various pension and land bounty applications pretty much prove that William/Billy was the father of Andrew & Alexander. I'm working on some related clues, but nothing proven yet. There are land records in Washington Co., VA for William Beaty and his wife Frances indicating they sold at least part of their 250 acres on 15 Mile Creek in 1787. They had settled there in 1772. There is also a William Beaty with an NC land grant recorded in 1798 for 250 acres on Beaver Creek in Sullivan Co., TN. He sold 200 acres of it 3 Jan 1801. His son Alexander and Catherine Travis were married there in Dec 1801 [or maybe 1800 -- the statement is a little confusing] and they moved to KY. [Did he go with them or was he just "downsizing" in his retirement after all the boys moved away?] Will Beaty also turns up on a list of road builders for the establishment of a road about 1795 in what became Sullivan Co., TN from the "Coaling Ground Beaver Creek Iron Works onwards...". He is listed along with John Cooper (the father in law of his son Andrew Beaty), Julias Hacker, and others. John Cooper received a NC land patent dated 10 Nov 1784 for land in Sullivan Co. on Beaver Creek adjacent to Julias Hacker and William Baty. And most recently, I noticed the 1763 Will for Robert Boyd of Sadsbury, Chester Co., PA -- his daughter Frances and her husband William Beaty were living in West Fallowfield, Chester Co., PA at the time. I don't have proof that this is our Billy, but we know that his son Andrew was born somewhere in PA in 1761 and Chester Co. has been a strong possibility. Hope this answers some of your questions. Good luck with your research. Nel Rocklein L2B _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507

Hi, Mike has contacted me... He is trying to contact anyone with a Beatty Larimore descendant. I had sent a PML find to BP2000 and got no responce, about a month ago. So do any of you have information on the Beatty Larimore's? Thank you Nelda Mike I send any Beatty info I find to the BP list, hoing it helps.. THis is what I did with your email... Sorry it did not get you any connections.. My Beattys do not connect to any Larimores Nelda Nelda's websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ Remember me in the family tree, my name, my ways, my strife,then I'll fly upon the wings of time, and live an endless life..GOETSCH _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary!  http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_hotmailtextlink2

Hello Gerri, Lucky you -- to have three lines of Beatys! I think the info you have on your Beatys is the most current. I have been working on some of my other lines recently, but don't think there have been any new developments in L2. One thought about L2E -- David & George are proven brothers and as far as I know, John is still assumed to be another brother. Some secondary sources still say they are all brothers of L2B Andrew & Alexander, but I think their ages negate that. My theory is that they might be nephews...or maybe cousins. As to L2B, I think that affidavits in the various pension and land bounty applications pretty much prove that William/Billy was the father of Andrew & Alexander. I'm working on some related clues, but nothing proven yet. There are land records in Washington Co., VA for William Beaty and his wife Frances indicating they sold at least part of their 250 acres on 15 Mile Creek in 1787. They had settled there in 1772. There is also a William Beaty with an NC land grant recorded in 1798 for 250 acres on Beaver Creek in Sullivan Co., TN. He sold 200 acres of it 3 Jan 1801. His son Alexander and Catherine Travis were married there in Dec 1801 [or maybe 1800 -- the statement is a little confusing] and they moved to KY. [Did he go with them or was he just "downsizing" in his retirement after all the boys moved away?] Will Beaty also turns up on a list of road builders for the establishment of a road about 1795 in what became Sullivan Co., TN from the "Coaling Ground Beaver Creek Iron Works onwards...". He is listed along with John Cooper (the father in law of his son Andrew Beaty), Julias Hacker, and others. John Cooper received a NC land patent dated 10 Nov 1784 for land in Sullivan Co. on Beaver Creek adjacent to Julias Hacker and William Baty. And most recently, I noticed the 1763 Will for Robert Boyd of Sadsbury, Chester Co., PA -- his daughter Frances and her husband William Beaty were living in West Fallowfield, Chester Co., PA at the time. I don't have proof that this is our Billy, but we know that his son Andrew was born somewhere in PA in 1761 and Chester Co. has been a strong possibility. Hope this answers some of your questions. Good luck with your research. Nel Rocklein L2B Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:26:27 -0400 From: "Gerri Goodwin" <[email protected]> Subject: [BP2000] L2Beatys To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I am descended from 4 L2 early Fentress Co. Beatys, all formerly thought to be children of John Beaty & Margaret Montgomery or John and his second wife. My paternal Beaty line descends from 1752-3 James, L2F. One of my maternal lines descends from his twin sister, Phoebe. Is there any evidence as to who their parents are? Another maternal line descends from 1758-61 Andrew, L2B. Is Billy still assumed to be his father? Another maternal line is from 1780 John, Jr., h/o Abigail, L2E. Are his brothers still believed to be David & George? Who is thought to be their parents? Gerri Beaty Goodwin ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

A beattie mentioned in this one. Sheila I Hale 236/240 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [KYBIOS] BIO #10908 - MITCHELL C NAPIER - PERRY CO Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:31:13 -0500 From: Sandi Gorin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 10908 PERRY CO - MITCHELL C NAPIER - Napier, Wootton, Campbell #10908: History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State, Volume IV Illustrated, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago-Louisville, 1928.pp 87-88. MITCHELL C NAPIER. Holding to high standards of professional service, Mitchell C. Napier has established an enviable record as superintendent of the public schools of Perry county, and his success indicates that he has chosen the vocation for which nature intended him. His life has been devote to the acquirement and dissemination of knowledge, and for more than a quarter of a century he has been engaged in educational work in this section of the state. Mr. Napier was born September 16, 1880, in Leslie county, Kentucky, and was reared on the farm of his parents, Macager and Elizabeth (Napier) Napier, both of whom were natives of Perry county, this state. Macager Napier, who was named for his father, was born in 1832. He chose the career of an agriculturist and at one time owned the land on which the Blue Jay coal mine is situated, subsequently developing a farm near Yerkes. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in the Fourteenth Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and participated in many important battles, gallantly defending the Union cause. In later life he was elected county judge of Perry county, of which he served as assessor when this was still a part of Leslie county. He was a man of honor and faithfully discharged every trust reposed in him. He was a stalwart republican and an earnest member of the Primitive Baptist church. When a young man he was inducted into the Masonic order at Whitesburg, afterward becoming a member of Hazard Lodge, No. 676, F.&.A.M., and at the time of his death was the oldest representative of the organization in Perry county. He attained the ripe old age of eighty-two years, passing away in 1914, and his wife's demise occurred in 1919. Their family numbered nine children, four of whom survive, namely: Sallie, who is the wife of Charles Wootton, of Typo; Rebecca, who married John Campbell, a farmer residing near Yerkes; Eliza, whose husband is Dr. G. W. Campbell of Viper, Kentucky; and Mitchell C. The last named was a pupil in one of the rural schools of Perry county, and n the Hazard school his instructor was Bailey P Wootton, now one of the foremost lawyers of this part of the state and president of the Hazard Bank & Trust Company. Mr. Napier was a student at Berea College for a year, and for sixteen years thereafter he was a teacher in the country schools of Perry county. His efforts won public recognition in 1917, when he was elected county superintendent of schools and his continued retention in this important office is the best testimonial to his efficiency and devotion to duty. He has the requisite tact and executive force, and broad experience enables him readily to solve the difficult problems which are constantly arising in connection with his work. He has instituted many needed improvements and keeps in close touch with the most advanced ideas along educational lines, bringing the schools of the county up to a high standard. In 1916 Mr. Napier married Miss Mahala Campbell, who was born in the vicinity of Yerkes and is a daughter of Elhanan Campbell. To this union were born five children: Ora, Sherill, Opal, Mary Lena and Arliss Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Napier are earnest members of the Campbell's Bend Missionary Baptist church, of which he was formerly a deacon, and his political support is given to the republican party. He was chosen maser of the Yerkes lodge of Masons and attended four sessions of the grand lodge. He was made councilor commander of the Knights of Pythias and on six occasions was a representative of the local organization in the grand lodge. Mr. Napier has rendered effective public service and is one of the best known and most progressive educators of southeastern Kentucky. SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am descended from 4 L2 early Fentress Co. Beatys, all formerly thought to be children of John Beaty & Margaret Montgomery or John and his second wife. My paternal Beaty line descends from 1752-3 James, L2F. One of my maternal lines descends from his twin sister, Phoebe. Is there any evidence as to who their parents are? Another maternal line descends from 1758-61 Andrew, L2B. Is Billy still assumed to be his father? Another maternal line is from 1780 John, Jr., h/o Abigail, L2E. Are his brothers still believed to be David & George? Who is thought to be their parents? Gerri Beaty Goodwin

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/archives.htm<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/archives.htm> At the bottom of the page in dark blue, click on lineages and it will take you to a page with the numbers and click on the one which includes L-317 and scroll down to it. - RaNelle Parker ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [BP2000] Lineage 317 How do I get to the BP Project that has all the lineages? I do not know who 317 belongs to at the moment. Someone please reply. Many Thanks, Judi Shuman Currington [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com<http://www.aol.com/>. When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

How do I get to the BP Project that has all the lineages? I do not know who 317 belongs to at the moment. Someone please reply. Many Thanks, Judi Shuman Currington [email protected] ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

This is to advise of a new email address now in effect for Myles Johnson (formerly [email protected]). My new e-addr is [email protected] I apologize if this is a duplicated notice. Myles Johnson

Hi Miles, Thanks for the update, You do know you need to unsubscribe your old address and re-subscribe your new address don't you? You do it just like when you joined the list... Send and email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe or subscribe in the body of the email... NO messages, no words, no signatue blocks, all that just confuses the computer that does all that... Now, it needs to be done from... the old email account for unsubscribeing and from the new email account for subscribing.... If you have problems contact me off list.. [email protected] I'm the new admin.... Nelda's websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ Remember me in the family tree, my name, my ways, my strife,then I'll fly upon the wings of time, and live an endless life..GOETSCH _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507

HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILLINOIS-1900 WILLIAM H. FISHER. William H. Fisher, a retired farmer and an ex-soldier of the Civil war, came to Douglas county in 1877 and located on a farm two and a half miles southeast of Arcola, which he purchased and resided on for four years, when he removed to Albany, Oregon. In 1882 he returned to Douglas county and located on a farm in Tuscola township, remaining here for two years. He then purchased a farm east of Galton, which he owned and resided upon for ten years, when, in 1893, he moved to Tuscola, where he at present resides. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of land, northwest of town. Our subject was born in Ohio county, Indiana, January 7, 1839, and was a son of Andrew and Eliza (Hunter) Fisher, the former a native of Butler county, Ohio, and the latter of Switzerland county, Indiana. His paternal grandfather, Jacob Fisher, was a Pennsylvanian by birth. His maternal grandfather, John Hunter, was born in Ireland, and subbsequently emigrated to Switzerland county, Indiana, and then to Ohio county, Indiana. Mr. Fisher's paternal great-grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier, and several other members of the Fisher family were in the Indian and other early wars. William H. Fisher was reared in Jefferson county, Indiana, on a farm, and in August, 1862, he volunteered in the Eighty-third Indiana Infantry and served until the close of the war. He belonged to the Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, which was organized and commanded by Gen. Sherman, and later by Gen. Logan. He was in the battles of Chickasaw, Miss., Arkansas Post or Hindman, Jackson, Mississippi, was through the siege of Vicksburg, at Missionary Ridge and Atlanta; also at Jonesboro, Bentonville, North Carolina, was with Sherman on his sweep to the sea, and was present at the grand review, Washington, at the close of the war. In 1869 he was wedded to Miss Nancy J. Beatty, of Ohio county, Indiana. They had four children: James Edward, Rosanna R, Eliza R, and William Franklin, the latter deceased. Mrs. Fisher is the daughter of George and Rosanna (Smith) Beatty. Her father was a native of Pennsylvania, and her mother was born in Ohio county, Indiana. Her grandfathers were Hugh Beatty and George Smith, who came from Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are members of the Presbyterian church; he is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. L-16 Donna L-3

I can't seem to find a lineage for this family so I put them in a file. If anyone wants a copy of the file let me know. Donna L-3 THE NASHUA REPORTER (Nashua, Chickasaw co., IA) March 26, 1914 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS R. P. Parrish and wife to John J. Beatty and Emma Beatty, WD, lots 6 and 7, Blk 4, Coler's addn to Nashua, $2000 Thur., Dec. 3, 1914 WEDDED AT CHARLES CITY Monday's Charles City Press contains the following marriage notice: "Justice Weathereax married James Wilson of Nashua and Cora Beatty of the same place late Saturday afternoon." The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty, and the groom is a young man who has been a resident of Nashua for the past year or more. Their friends will extend congratulations on the happy event. Jan. 17, 1918 Mrs. Jim Williams (should be Wilson?DVZ)and baby of Charles City came down Monday afternoon for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beatty Jan. 24, 1918 Wm. Campbell and J. J. Beatty went to Waverly Monday morning to visit the latter's sister, Mrs. Habernick who is a patient at Mercy hospital and who they report is getting along nicely. They also made a short visit at the home of Mr. Campbell's son who recently moved to Waverly from near Republic. (Waverly is Bremer co., IA DVZ) Jan. 24, 1918 Mrs. Guy Ames and children returned to Charles City Saturday evening after a few days visit at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty. (Charles City is Floyd co., IA DVZ) 4 July 1918 Mrs. J. J. Beatty and Mr. Beatty's sister Mrs. Hamilton of Quintor, Kan., were visitors in Charles city Tuesday. Sept. 9, 1920 John Beatty went to Algona Monday to visit relatives and attend the fair. June 29, 1922 Mrs. J. roach of St. Charles, Ill., came thursday to visit at the home of her brother John Beatty and wife. Dec. 28, 1922 Mrs. Grace Bllomquist and Miss Katie Roach of St. Charles, Ill., have been guests the past week or more at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty. They expect to leave for their home today and Mr. Beatty will accompany them home to St. Charles where he has a sister. He will also visit a brother and two sisters at Dixon, Ill., and a sister at Malta, Ill. Jan. 11, 1923 John Beatty returned home Saturday evening from a visit at his old home at St. charles, Ill., and other nearby cities. He says he had a fine time visiting relatives and old time friends. Sept. 13, 1923 Mrs. C. P. Holmer arrived Saturday from River Forest, Ill., to visit her sister Mrs. John Beatty. Sept. 20., 1923 Miss Maggie Adams arrived Tuesday from Malta, Ill., to visit her aunt Mrs. John Beatty and husband. July 20, 1927 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams and daughters Doris and Marion, of Freeport, Ill., are spending a week visiting his sister Mrs. A. V. Riddell and also his aunt, Mrs. John Beatty and husband. Sept. 7, 1927 Bud Holmer of Chicago, arrived here Friday to spend the week end at the homes of his aunt, Mrs. John Beatty and his cousin Mrs. A. V. Riddell. June 25, 1930 John J. Beatty, husband of Emma Beatty to Emma Beatty, wife of John H. Beatty, con. love and aff.. n 38 1/2 rods of e 22 rods of n 1/2 of sw 1/4 of se 1/4 and the se 1/4 of se 1/4 (ex s 41 1/2 rods) sec 25, Richland twp. and also und 1/2 int in and to lots 6 and 7 blk 4 Coler's addn to Nashua. (There is a John H. Beatty & wife Emma near Des Moines) July 2, 1930 Mrs. Herbert Bloomquist and son Harold, and her sister Mrs. Katherine Benson, of Rockford, Ill., are guests at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty. March 22, 1933 John Beatty received a letter the first of the week from his son, A. C. Beatty and wife of Wilmington, Calif., stating they were all right. The quake did some damage at Wilmington but no one was injured. Oct. 20, 1937 Nashua men born 1867 or earlier......John Beatty...... (He dies between previous and next date) Dec. 31, 1941 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Burback received a message Tuesday that her uncle James Roach had died at St. Charles, Ill., that morning. Mr. Roach was a brother-in-law to Mrs. Burback's father, the late John Beatty. They are unable to attend the funeral as Mr. Burback is confined to bed by a septic throat. 1860 Winnebago co., IL Pg. 534 Guilford William Bettie 28 labor Ireland Elizabeth 25 Ire Eliza A. 4 IL John 3 IL Sarah 1 IL 1870 United States Federal Census about William Beatly Name: William Beatly Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Age in 1870: 33 Birthplace: Ireland Home in 1870: Franklin, Dekalb, Illinois Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Hicks Mills William Beatty 33 farm 1000-744 Ire Eliza 33 Ire John J. 12 IL Sarah 11 IL Ann J. 7 IL William 5 IL Robert E. 2 IL Eliza 1 IL 1880: Franklin, De Kalb, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254202 National Archives Film T9-0202 Page 81A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William BEATY Self M M W 46 IRELAND Occ: Farmer Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND Eliza BEATY Wife F M W 45 IRELAND Occ: Keeps House Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND Eliza BEATY Dau F S W 11 IL Occ: Student Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND Samuel BEATY Son M S W 9 IL Occ: Student Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND Marey BEATY Dau F S W 7 IL Occ: Student Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND Matilda BEATY Dau F S W 4 IL Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND F. C. BEATY Son M S W 4M IL Fa: IRELAND Mo: IRELAND *1900 United States Federal Census about William Beatty Name: William Beatty Home in 1900: School District 2, Custer, South Dakota Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Illinois Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Emely Mother's name: Elliza Race: White Occupation: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Beatty 35 head may 1865 mar 3 ys IL Ire Ire farm Emely Beatty 28 wife july 1871 mar 3 ys 2 ch 2 ch WI NY NY Eva Beatty 7 dau sep 1892 IA IL WI Inez Beatty 4/12 dau jan 1900 SD IL WI Elliza Beatty 65 mother apr 1834 wd Ire Ire Ire (///1856-44 ys???) 1910 United States Federal Census about Elisa Beatty Name: Elisa Beatty Age in 1910: 76 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Ireland Relation to Head of House: Sister Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Home in 1910: Washington, Chickasaw, Iowa Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Year of Immigration: 1902 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Anna Campbell 71 head single Ire Ire Ire own income Elisa Beatty 76 sister widowed Ire Ire Ire none-income Henry Pollock 46 roomer single IA Germ Germ -own income 1900 United States Federal Census about Archie C Beaty Name: Archie C Beaty Home in 1900: School District 17, Custer, South Dakota Age: 5 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: South Dakota Relationship to head-of-house: Son Father's name: John H Mother's name: Lizzie L Race: White Occupation: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John H Beaty 42 head sept 1857 mar 13 ys IL Ire Ire farm Lizzie L Beaty 30 wife apr 1870 mar 13 ys 3 ch 2 lvg SD Canada OH Floy E Beaty 7 dau sep 1892 SD IL SD Archie C Beaty 5 son january 1895 SD IL SD 1910 United States Federal Census about John J Beatty Name: John J Beatty Age in 1910: 53 [75] Estimated birth year: abt 1857 [abt 1857] Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Home in 1910: Richland, Chickasaw, Iowa Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John J Beatty 53 head widowed farm IL Ire Ire Cora A Beatty 17 SD IL SD Archie C Beatty 14 SD IL SD 1920 United States Federal Census Name: John Beatty [John Batty] Home in 1920: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa Age: 62 years Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Emma Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 280 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Beatty 62 head IL Ire Ire farm Emma Beatty 62 wife Canada Eng Eng 1925 IA State Census Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 about John Beatty Name: John Beatty Census Date: 1915 Residence County: Chickasaw Residence State: Iowa Locality: Nashua Birth Location: Illinois Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1857 Race: White Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Father's Birthplace: Ireland Line: 198 Roll: IA1915_93 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age John Beatty 58 1930 United States Federal Census about John Beatty Name: John Beatty Home in 1930: Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa Age: 72 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Emma Race: White Household Members: Name Age John Beatty 72 head mar at 21 IL Ire Ire laborer-odd jobs Emma Beatty 72 wife Can Eng Eng mar at 18 Descendants of William Beatty 1 William Beatty 1834 - b: Abt. 1834 in Ireland .. +Elizabeth Campbell 1834 - m: Abt. 1854 b: 15 Apr 1834 in Ireland ........ 2 Eliza A. Beatty 1856 - b: Abt. 1856 in IL ........ 2 John J. Beatty 1857 - b: Sep 1857 in IL ............ +Eliza ?? 1870 - 1900 m: Abt. 1887 b: Apr 1870 in SD ................... 3 Cora Floy E. Beatty 1892 - b: Sep 1892 ....................... +James Wilson m: 28 Nov 1914 ................... *2nd Husband of Cora Floy E. Beatty: ....................... +Alfred Burback 1896 - m: Abt. 1925 b: Abt. 1896 ............................. 4 Gloria Burback 1917 - b: Abt. 1917 ............................. 4 Beryl Burback 1919 - b: Abt. 1919 ............................. 4 Eugene Burback 1928 - b: Abt. 1928 ................... 3 Archie C. Beatty 1895 - b: Jan 1895 ........ *2nd Wife of John J. Beatty: ............ +Emma ?? 1858 - m: Aft. 1910 b: Abt. 1858 in Canada ........ 2 Sarah Beatty 1859 - b: Abt. 1859 in IL ........ 2 Ann J. Beatty 1863 - b: Abt. 1863 in IL ........ 2 William Beatty 1865 - b: May 1865 in IL ............ +Emily ?? 1871 - m: Abt. 1897 b: Jul 1871 ................... 3 Eva Beatty 1892 - b: Sep 1892 in SD ................... 3 Inez Beatty 1900 - b: Jan 1900 in SD ........ 2 Robert E. Beatty 1868 - b: Abt. 1868 in IL ........ 2 Eliza Lida Beatty 1869 - b: Abt. 1869 in IL ............ +Unknown Habernick ................... 3 Ross Habernick 1893 - b: Mar 1893 in IL ................... 3 Vernie Habernick 1896 - b: Jul 1896 in IL ........ 2 Samuel Beatty 1871 - b: Abt. 1871 in IL ........ 2 Mary Beatty 1872 - b: 03 Aug 1872 in IL ............ +James Roach 1868 - m: 18 Oct 1891 in Kane co., IL b: Abt. 1868 in Ireland or IL ................... 3 Nora Roach 1892 - b: 09 Feb 1892 ....................... +Paul W. Smith m: 1911 ................... 3 James Roach 1893 - b: Abt. 1893 ................... 3 Maurice Morris Roach 1895 - b: Abt. 1895 ................... 3 Ann Roach 1897 - b: Abt. 1897 ....................... +Raymond Roehlk ................... 3 Grace Roach 1898 - b: Abt. 1898 ....................... +Iner Bowgren ................... 3 Julia Roach 1899 - b: Abt. 1899 ................... 3 Katherine Kathleen Roach 1904 - b: Abt. 1904 ....................... +Harold Wrightson ................... 3 Charles Roach 1907 - b: Abt. 1907 ........ 2 Matilda Beatty 1876 - b: Abt. 1876 in IL ........ 2 F. C. Beatty 1880 - b: 1880 in IL

Welcome Kay, Did you also join this website?? Many of the groups researchers belong to this group and some times not the Genmatch. The Genmatch started as just the DNA group but has become a talk group also but I'm afraid some people are missing out. Julie Miller, L.39

The Beattie DNA group is looking for Beatties from Eskdalemuir or Dumfriesshire Scotland to participate in our DNA project. The test would be fully paid for by the DNA Scholarship fund. If anyone knows of an eligible candidate please contact me. A participant from a lineage with known ties to these regions would also be eligible, but we would really love to have a Beattie from Scotland in our project. Laurel Baty, L252

Is anybody familiar with L.317? The e-mail connected to it, bounced. Julie Miller, L.39

The only reference I could find for it was a Nov 1911 reference in the Correctionville newspaper in Woodbury co., IA where a Mrs. L. R. Meyers of Anthon (Woodbury co., IA) returned from Perrysburg, IA where her dau Edna Meyers was a teacher. Believing she probably took the train I don't think a woman would travel great distances by herself at that time so I am thinking it must be within a county or so of Woodbury-probably western IA. Still leaves lots of Wm. Beatty's to consider. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [BP2000] Brothers Robt & Wm Beatty of OH and IA Donna, My AniMap doesn't show a Perrysburg, IA either. It does show the Perry, IA in Dallas County that Mary mentioned. It also shows a Perry School in Buchanan County. Les When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Donna, My AniMap doesn't show a Perrysburg, IA either. It does show the Perry, IA in Dallas County that Mary mentioned. It also shows a Perry School in Buchanan County. Les

The Humeston New Era (Humeston, Iowa) Sept 4, 1901 VALUES RISE FAST How $20 Grew to $20,000,000 in Texas Beatty's Marvelous Luck in the Oil Fields-The California Gold Mines Never Equalled This Spot for Money Making. The riches that came to Aladdin from rubbing his rusty old lamp were not more marvelously secured than those of D. R. Beatty, of Beaumont, if we may credit the story which a St. Louis newspaper prints. The day that the celebrated Lucas gusher was discovered, Beatty happened to be in Galveston News and heard the dispatch read which told of Lucas' good fortune. He had exactly $20 in his pocket, and no other resources in the world. Most men would have thought it sheer madness to attempt anything with so small a sum. Not so Beatty, who is of a different caliber. He hastened out of the news office, as if the building were on fire, boarded the next train for Beaumont, arrived there with $10 left, and with that pitiful amount of money secured an option on 10 acres of oil land from a young farmer named Lige Adams. This land turned out to be right in the heart of the gusher district. Beatty received $1,250,000 for the well that he sunk on that land. It was the famous "Beatty gusher", the largest oil well in the world. It produces nearly $30,000 daily for its lucky owners. Seven months ago Beatty had $20, today he is worth close to $20,000,000. California in 1849, the Colorado goldfields, the Klondike, the South African diamond mines can show nothing like it. (pen & ink sketch of D. R. Beatty) 1880 United States Federal Census Name: David Beatty Home in 1880: Iola, Allen, Kansas Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Canada Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: Ireland Mother's birthplace: Ireland Occupation: Butcher Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Lorenzo Search 55 Angeline Search 52 Laura Butterfield 19 Sarah Butterfield 21 Anna Richmond 19 Della Burnett 16 Lydia Colby 24 O. P. Northrup 22 Edward Healey 25 John Hart 28 L. D. La Roche 27 David Beatty 21 boarder butcher Canada Irel Irel Samuel Cowan 33 Ella Cowan 24 William Kern 23 Charles Lakin 27 Belle Lakin 23 Maude Lakin 2 1900 United States Federal Census about Annette E Beatty Name: Annette E Beatty Home in 1900: Los Angeles Ward 4, Los Angeles, California Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Kansas Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder Race: White Occupation: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Mary J Kerr 47 James B Kerr 15 Annette E Beatty 35 boarder mar 15 ys 1910 United States Federal Census about D R Beatty Name: D R Beatty Age in 1910: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Canada English Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Spouse's name: Anette E Home in 1910: Houston Ward 3, Harris, Texas Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age D R Beatty 50 head mar once for 25 ys Canada Ire Ire own income Anette E Beatty 40 wife mar once for 25 ys 0 ch 0 ch KS ? ? ------------------------------------------------ Some oil history- Feature: Spindletop-100 Years Later Nedra Foster, LS The time was January 1901 and men were flocking into Beaumont, Texas by the minute to see this new phenomenon that had come to pass at 10:30 a.m. on January 10th. The people on site could not begin to comprehend the sheer magnitude of the discovery, but the trains were spilling out men willing to swap their souls to get in on the ground floor of the activity. The local farmers who had been eking out a living from their land were suddenly being offered sums of money beyond their wildest imaginations for that same land. Nowhere else on earth had such a sight been seen outside of Russia. Men on a Mission The saga leading up to the blowing in of this momentous well is a long and interesting one beginning with Pattillo Higgins, and his recognition of the potential exhibited in the geology of the area known as Big Hill, located in the marshes four miles south of Beaumont. He spent a decade of his life immersed in an effort to convince people to invest in a vision for their local area. He was not able to garner the local support that he hoped for; in fact he became an object of ridicule for his single-minded pursuit of oil on Big Hill. George Washington Carroll and Captain George Washington O'Brien were among the very few Beaumont residents who had faith in Higgins' scheme, and even the patience and pocketbooks of these two men were stretched thin at times. In spite of failed attempts and bitter disappointments, he doggedly retained his belief that oil was to be found in massive quantities beneath the hill. Through an advertisement placed in a manufacturing journal, Higgins was brought together with Captain Anthony F. Lucas, and history was in the making. Captain Lucas gained the backing of the famous wildcat team of James McClurg Guffey and John H. Galey. In preparation for their first drilling attempt, Mr. Galey placed the stakes in the ground on the south side of the hill and the north edge of the McFaddin-Kyle Wiess land, and on the edge of a hog wallow with three rough-hewn boxes full of sulphur water. Had Mr. Galey picked a spot just fifty feet further to the south, their well would have been a duster. And on such the fortunes of men spin! The drilling of a well in this geological formation would require ingenuity and resourcefulness. The Hamill brothers, whose astute reputation preceded them, were therefore brought in from the Corsicana fields to complete the project. They began their endeavor by building their derrick from scratch even though they had never built one before this time. The well was spudded in on October 27th. After constant trials and tribulations, on January 9th the Hamill brothers reached a depth of 1,020 feet, when the bit stopped yet again in a rock crevice. They tried rotating the pipe but jerked the rotary chain to pieces. They had to order a new fishtail bit and rotary chains which arrived on the morning of the 10th. The Initial Blast After attaching the new fishtail bit, they began lowering the drill stem back into the hole. When they reached about 700 feet, mud began to bubble up over the rotary table. Then the mud began to spurt high up the derrick. As the drillers ran for safety, six tons of four-inch pipe came shooting through the derrick, knocking off the crown block. As the pipe broke off in sections, it was falling around the camp like giant pick up sticks. Then everything was suddenly quiet. The drillers cautiously returned to the derrick floor and began evaluating the shambles around them. It was all standing a foot deep in mud, muck, and water, with the pipe scattered and twisted everywhere. As they stood cussing the situation roundly, there was a sudden roar beneath them. Then again the flow of mud started up through the hole, followed by a terrific column of gas. As the crew scrambled for safety once more, the flow changed to a solid stream of oil, green and heavy. The oil was shooting more than a hundred feet above the top of the derrick, and continued to do so for the next nine days until it was capped off by more of the Hamill brothers' oil field ingenuity, in designing perhaps the first "Christmas tree" valve assembly. The well was flowing an unbelievable 100,000 barrels a day, although the estimates reported to the world were, for the most part, far more conservative than the actual quantities. Folks could simply not comprehend the magnitude of what they were witnessing. Not a Solitary Gusher Within hours the news was telegraphed to the world, and the world responded. Deals were being made anywhere and everywhere. People were buying rights and turning around to sell those same rights within hours for double and triple the money. Human interest stories sprang forth surrounding the effect of the gusher on the simple lives of the citizens of Beaumont. A few months after being fired from his job as a millwright, Lige Adams purchased a 10 acre farm for $200. This farm was ************************providentially located half a mile north of the gusher. David R. Beatty, a Galveston railroad man and real estate promoter who had spent time in the oil fields of Corsicana, immediately recognized the potential surrounding the Lucas gusher. He had jumped the first available train for Beaumont with $20 in his pocket and quickly leased the land from Adams for $10, 1/8 of any oil produced, and a promise to sign Mr. Adams on as crew cook. On March 26th the famous and colorful drilling team of the Sturm brothers brought in a gusher on the Adams' farm which silenced the naysayers who had been predicting that the Lucas gusher was a one time, one place phenomenon and would not be repeated. In fact, a map by L. J. Kopke, civil engineer, detailing the wells as drilled in Spindletop Field through October 27, 1902, indicates that by April 18th, seven had been brought in, every one a gusher. Lucas Gusher Takes the Lead At the end of 1900, Standard Oil Company directly controlled 48,000,000 of the 58,000,000 barrels of petroleum produced annually in this country. The Lucas gusher changed this monopoly dramatically and permanently. The Lucas gusher alone was capable of producing as much oil as 37,000 eastern wells, six times as much oil as California, twice as much as Pennsylvania (the leading oil state), and at least half of the nation's total output. With six additional wells, those figures could be multiplied until Spindletop's dominance became apparent to even those most difficult to convince. Spindletop could produce more oil in one day than the rest of the fields of the world combined, including Russia. Production from Spindletop at the end of 1901 was 3,593,113 barrels; in 1902 the field produced 17,420,949 barrels. History Reveals Exact Location And so a century has passed! The Spindletop 2001 Commission has planned a year's worth of events in commemoration of the gusher. Governor George W. Bush is serving as honorary chairman of the Commission with former Beaumont mayor Evelyn Lord taking the lead as the hands-on, working chairman. In conjunction with the centennial celebration, the members of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors Chapter No. 6 are relocating the original oil well. Since the rules and regulations surrounding today's oil industry were non-existent in 1901, precise information about the early days of the boom must be pieced together. There has been some controversy through the years concerning the exact location of the gusher. Before surveyors do any work in the field, the record must be thoroughly researched and all available history sought out. The research in this project led to the survey archives of BP Amoco Corporation, private survey collections, and public records. The circa 1901-02 map by L. J. Kopke was a valuable resource. Interestingly, as one enters the second floor Spindletop exhibit at Texas Energy Museum in Beaumont, there is a photograph which depicts a sidewalk scene with a business sign visible, that reads " L. J. Kopke, Civil Engineer." Another valuable map is one entitled "McFaddin, Wiess and Kyle Land Co. Subdivision of the Pelham Humphrey League" by Wm. H. Leckie and drawn by W. D. Twichell, a land surveyor with an excellent reputation. This map is dated May 21, 1901 and was filed for record on December 21, 1901. This map and the Kopke map have the Lucas gusher spotted in the same place. In the collection of Surveyor W. F. Daniell's field books, an entry from May 1940 shows the location of Lucas Gusher as pointed out by Scott W. Myers. Mr. Daniell was staking a 100 foot square with the location as pointed out centered. Since the Lucas Gusher Monument was erected in July 1941, Mr. Daniell was obviously doing the survey work in preparation for the erection of the monument. For the fifty year celebration of the oil patch, Scott Myers served as secretary for the Lucas Gusher Monument Association. He also had mineral interests in the close vicinity of the gusher. The book Spindletop - Where Oil Became an Industry 1901-1951 includes a picture taken in 1941 at the dedication of the monument, which now resides on the grounds of Gladys City Museum. The photo shows Scott W. Myers, Patillo Higgins, Al Hamill, and Marion E. Brock, treasurer of the Lucas Gusher Monument Association, sitting on the base of the monument. Higgins and Hamill would, of course, be the ultimate authorities as to the actual location. The survey archives of BP Amoco (formerly Stanolind Oil Company) in Houston were fruitful in containing the record of perpetuation of the survey evidence as found all through the years. When all of the available evidence (old and new) was layered together, the results were amazing. The location of the monument as tied in by Stanolind crews and the gusher location as spotted by Kopke and Twichell were within four feet of each other. So that piece of controversy was settled, but it was certainly not the first bit of discord arising from the Spindletop Oil Field. A Question of Ownership The ownership of the Pelham Humphries League has been questioned in the courts more than a few times. The original Guffey and Galey Lucas No. 1 is located in this Mexican land grant of 4,428.4 acres. Under the 1825 colonization law of the State of Coahuila y Texas, public land was offered to individuals, including foreigners, who wanted to settle in the state. A person desiring land in the new colonies could obtain a character certificate from the local alcalde and then present this to the agent and request a land grant. A petition would then be issued by the commissioner, empresario or land granting authority, and the process would advance to picking the location and surveying out the land. A character certificate was issued to William Humphries on September 27, 1834 by Benjamin Lindsey, Alcalde. On the same day a petition was issued by Jorge Antonio Nixon, commissioner for the state of Coahuila y Texas, to Humphries for a grant in the colony of Lorenzo de Zavala. This document is signed by Humphries with an "X" being the "cruz de Pelham Humphries." The thing that makes this an interesting and enlightening document is that the name at the top of the document shows a change made from Pelham to William. Close study of the original documents in the Texas General Land Office strongly suggests that the original grantee was William, not Pelham. With only one or two easily explained exceptions, the many petitions presented to Commissioner Nixon at San Augustine between September 20-25, 1834 have accompanying documents known as character certificates. The Land Office records include a character certificate for William but none for Pelham. A scrivener's error in transcribing the name from the character certificate to the petition is the likely source of the ensuing confusion. As a result of the error, on October 6, 1835, an affidavit was sworn before the primary judge of San Augustine noting the mistaken insertion of the name Pelham in place of William in the Humphries title, and on that date William Humphries appointed William English as his agent, to change the name in the original title in Nacogdoches. William English was the natural choice, having already served, in exchange for half of the grant, as Humphries' agent to obtain the title. The evidence from the available documents, plus the fact that William Humphries later obtained only one labor from the Republic of Texas, indicates that he had already received a league from the Mexican authorities [the Republic offered one league (4,428.4 acres) and one labor (177.1 acres) to settlers who had emigrated prior to March 2, 1836], points to William as the original grantee. The evidence, however, has not convinced the purported heirs of Pelham Humphries, who formed an association with the intent of proving that he did exist, that the grant had been made to him, and that they were the successors to any benefits accruing from these facts. Like an early day Elvis Presley, there have been sightings and reports of Pelham's presence in many places: South Carolina, Tennessee, Oregon, shootouts in Nacogdoches and/or California, and perhaps even a sojourn in Mexico followed by return to Texas with a new idea. Anytime huge sums of money emanate from a tract of land, lawsuits concerning the rightful ownership of that land seem to follow closely behind. This has surely been true of the land in and around the Spindletop Oil Field. The Pelham Humphries heirs had been in court seven times concerning this ownership prior to their last attempt in 1989 before Judge Howell Cobb of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In 1990 Judge Cobb issued a final summary judgment against the Humphries heirs which revealed his exasperation with the marathon litigation. "This court desperately desires that the ghost of Pelham Humphries will no longer haunt the halls of the United States court system. The Pelham Humphries litigation is over.rest in peace." Even though today we have a more organized and civil façade in the petroleum industry, one does not have to scratch too deeply to find the same sort of entrepreneurial spirit with oil flowing in its veins, as existed in the first oil patches. Nedra Foster last wrote for the magazine about surveying in the Big Thicket in East Texas in the April 1997 issue. She has worked for Shine & Johnston in Silsbee, Texas since 1981. In addition to her regular Texas RPLS license, she recently passed the Texas Licensed State Land Surveyor (LSLS) examination, which allows her to survey unpatented public domain and the boundary between state and private lands along navigable rivers. She joins the 55 people to make this achievement and is the only woman with this license.