I thought we had placed Clyde Beatty (of circus fame) in one of our lineages back in the 1996-8 era but evidently my memory fails me. We had thought that perhaps he was part of Lineage 1 or 3 who were also in Ross Co Ohio in the 1800s. The information below is available from a few sources. Census data for Ross County Ohio also supports the below. In addition, a cousin of mine took her young boys to see the Clyde Beatty Circus a few decades ago and after the circus show was able to talk with Clyde. He didn't know who his father was and said his mother was a whore.....and used a few more flavorful words which gave my cousin a challenge to explain to her little boys later on the way home. Ray Beaty, Founder The Beatty Project 2000 Puerto Valllarta, Mexico beatynyc@msn.com ************************************************************************************************* Descendants of Samuel Beatty 　 Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 BEATTY was born Abt. 1850 in Ireland. He married MARGARET SPURGEON. She was born Abt. 1850 in New York. Children of SAMUEL BEATTY and MARGARET SPURGEON are: i. CHARLES2 BEATTY. ii. FRANK BEATTY. iii. GEORGE BEATTY. iv. SAMUEL BEATTY. v. ANNE BEATTY. vi. ELLA BEATTY. vii. MARGARET BEATTY, b. Abt. 1880 in Ohio. 　 Generation No. 2 2. MARGARET2 BEATTY (SAMUEL1) was born Abt. 1880. Children of MARGARET BEATTY are: i. CLYDE RAYMOND BEATTY1,2, b. 10 Jun 1903, Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio3,4; d. 19 Jul 1965, Ventura, Ventura County, California. More About CLYDE RAYMOND BEATTY: Residence: 1930, Peru, Miami County, Indiana5 CLYDE WAS MARRIED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND PROBABLY HAS LIVING DESCENDANTS. CLYDE'S BIRTHPLACE IN SOME SOURCES IS LISTED AS CHILLICOTHER, OHIO, BUT WAS BAINBRIDGE, OHIO. MARGARET LATER MARRIED A TONG AND HAD SOME CHILDREN. SHE NEVER TOLD FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CLYDE'S FATHER WAS........ 　 　 Endnotes 1. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Peru, Miami, Indiana, ED 15, roll 618, page , image 614.0. 2. California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--. 3. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Peru, Miami, Indiana, ED 15, roll 618, page , image 614.0. 4. California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--. 5. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Peru, Miami, Indiana, ED 15, roll 618, page , image 614.0. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1