I found them in 1850: Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Perry Township, page 3 William Beaty 45 PA Elizabeth M. 34 PA John L. 16 PA Thomas S. 13 PA Saml R. 10 PA Geo W. 5 PA Ben F. 1 PA Jane Beaty 83 IRE Laurel Baty, L252 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel Baty" <laurelbaty@comcast.net> To: <BP2000-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 9:15 PM Subject: [BP2000] Samuel R. Beatty, mother Eliza, PA, CA, Civil War > Samuel R. Beatty (certificate # 24,610), Company "C" 40th PA Infantry; > mother Eliza A. Beatty (certificate 255,176) > > [This is a complicated file-I can only abstract a small portion of it] > > There is a "Certificate Of Disability For Discharge" in this file. It > states that Samuel R. Beatty was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. > Samuel was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill 27th June 1862. "I certify > that I have carefully examined the said Samuel R. Beatty of Captain Louden's > Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier > because of two gun shot wounds, one in the right shoulder and the other near > the spine. Disability, one half (1/2)." > > On December 8, 1863 Samuel R. Beatty, aged 21 and a resident of Butler > Township, Pennsylvania filed a claim for an Invalid Pension. He states that > he received the following wounds: "A wound caused by a ball passing through > the right shoulder and arm and also one caused by a ball entering the back > and still lodged in the left groin." > > In November of 1880 Eliza A. Beatty, aged 63 and a resident of Butler > County, Pennsylvania, files a claim for a Mother's Pension. She states that > she is the mother of Samuel R. Beatty of Company "C" 11th regiment of > Pennsylvania Volunteers, who died "from lung disease caused by a gun shot > wound thru left lung, received in line of duty." She states that Samuel > died February 24, 1866. She states that she is the widow of William Beatty > who died October 2, 1854, aged 48 years. > > In 188 Thomas S. Beatty, aged 51, and James M. Shepard, aged 45, give the > following "General Affidavit": > "The following are the particulars as nearly as we can give them concerning > the sickness and death of Saml R. Beatty. They both worked with said > soldier at painting after he returned from the army. He complained of his > ??, groin and shoulder hurting him where he was shot. His wounds got worse > every day until he had to quit work and was at last confined to his bed. He > still complained of his wounds. The pain from his shoulder finally extended > into his breast or lung. A cough set in and a general depression and > exhaustion of the whole system and death ensued. They were present at his > death & with him the greater part of the time that he was sick." > > Statement from W. J. Beatty and Mathies Sedwick: > > "Eliza A. Beatty's residence & Post Office address in 1866 was Bruin, Butler > Co., Pa and up to 1870 from 1870 to 1876 residence & Post Office address was > North Bloomfield, Trumbull Co and since 1876 up to 1886 the present > residence & P. O. address is Bruin, Butler Co., Pa. > Eliza A. Beatty's children are > John L. age 33 in 1866 > Thomas S. aged 28 in 1866 > George W. age 20 in 1866 > Benjamin F. age 18 in 1866 > Wm. J. aged 15 in 1866 > > Eliza A. Beatty resided with her son Samuel R. Beatty before his enlistment > and after he returned home until his death. Her two oldest boys were > married when he enlisted and the other three were too young to support her, > when he enlisted in 1861." > > And in another form by the same two witnesses: > "We can also testify from personal knowledge that Eliza A. Beatty had two > other sons in the Army to wit: > Thomas S. Beatty enlisted February 24, 1864 in Co. "L" 14th Pa. Vol. Cav was > discharged May 23rd 1865 > George W. Beatty was enlisted July 3rd 1863 Co "I" 58 Pa. M. was discharged > Aug. 15, 1863." > > In a document dated August 2, 1889, Hanson A. Davis of Butler County, > Pennsylvania makes the following statement: > She [Eliza A. Beatty] died on the 18th of February 1889 at her son Thos S. > Beatty in Slipperyrock Twp said county. > Her children and heirs surviving her are as follows > John L. Beatty residing at Hilliard (?) Butler County, Pa. > Thomas S. Beatty residing at Slipperyrock Butler Co. Pa > George W. Beatty residing at Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co California > Benj. F. Beatty residing at San Francisco California on Valencia St. > William J. Beatty resides in Butler County, Pa. > There were some other children but they all dead several years ago > > There are two letters from Samuel in this file-I have a little trouble with > his handwriting so I will not transcribe these. One is on a sheet of note > paper with a woman holding an American flag and the following verse: > A song for our banner!"-The watchword recall > Which gave the Republic her station: > "United we stand - divided we fall!" > It made and preserves us a nation! > > 1860 Butler County, Parker Township, Pennsylvania p712 > Elizabeth Beatty 43 PA > Samuel 17 PA > George 17 PA > Benjamin 14 PA > William 11 PA > Thomas 22 PA > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > Visit the BP2000 Web page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/ >