McClelland, Samuel J., Company "F" 10th & Company "F" 58th Indiana Infantry; widow Julia Batey (Certificate # 550,091) and minor's certificate #550,092, Julia Batey guardian. This is a rather long file-I did not copy much of it because the Batey name appears only because of the second marriage of Julia McClelland to Thomas O. Batey. On Sept. 12, 1916 Julia Batey applied for a remarried widow's pension. She states that she is 70 years old and was formerly the widow of Samuel J. McClelland who was a Private in Company "F" 10th & Company "F" 58th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. Julia Halsted and Samuel J. McClelland were married on November 22, 1866 in Boone County, Indiana and neither had been married previously. A certified copy of the marriage record is in the file. Samuel J. McClelland died in 1875 at Eagletown, Indiana. Samuel had one child, Mary Myrtle McClelland born September 20, 1871. Julia McClelland remarried on June 13, 1878 to Thomas O. Batey in Hamilton County, Indiana. A certified copy of the marriage license is in the file. Thomas Batey died April 5, 1916 at Wilsall, Montana. A previous application had been filed by Julia in 1891; she was 45 years old at that time and a resident of Vermillion, Illinois. On October 16, 1916, W. C. Vance and Elizabeth Vance of Hamilton County, Indiana state: "We have known Julia Batey nearly all our lives and we know personally that she has not remarried since the death of her last husband Thomas O. Batey and we also know that her last husband Thomas O. Batey was not in the service of the U. S. Army or Navy. W. C. Vance is a Brother-in-law of claimant Julia Batey and his wife is a sister of claimant." A copy of the Death Certificate of Thomas O'Coner Batey is in the file. It gives his date of birth as Sept. 21, 1841 and his age at death as 74 years, 7 months, 14 days; he died on April 5, 1916 in Wilsall, Pack County, Montana. Thomas O. Batey was born in England. His father's name was John Batey and his mother's maiden name was Marjorie Robinson. Both of his parents were also born in England. His occupation is listed as Minister. Thomas O. Batey was buried April 7, 1916 at Livingston, Montana. On June 23, 1898 Mary M. McClelland a resident of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, aged 26 years filed a declaration for a minor's Pension. She states "she is the only child ever born to Samuel J. McClelland now living, and the only child living at the soldier's death; that she was born Sept. 20, 1871 and that her father Samuel J. McClelland died May 25, 1876. She also states "about July 1891, the mother of this claimant Julia Beatey, made application for pension for this claimant as her guardian, which claim was given 521,530. This claimant respectfully asks that this application be considered in connection with said declaration filed by her mother as guardian, and in connection with her mother's claim which has been filed for many years." Mary McClelland states in an affidavit dated July 5, 1898 "I can not remember but very little concerning my above named soldier father, except something concerning his remains after they were placed in the casket for burial and I remember something of being called to his death bed. I have a family Bible before me which belongs to my step-father [Thomas O. Batey] and has been in his possession ever since he married my mother. I have seen a date on the Bible in print at the bottom of page 4, under the heading of "introduction", which results as follows: "London, August, 1861." In said Bible I find my name recorded M. Myrtle McClelland, born Sept. 20, 1871. It has been there ever since I lived with my step-father, it is in my step-father's handwriting. I think it was put there about the time he married my mother." On June 28, 1898 Martha E. Harmon, aged 57 and James Harmon, aged 47 residents of Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana state "we were well and personally acquainted with Samuel McClelland in his life time, we know that he died about May 25, 1876 and that he was buried at Pleasant Hill Graveyard southwest of Zionsville about 4 miles. We have this day visited his grave and find a tombstone erected on the same which was put there in our judgment more than twenty years ago, by his widow. It is a flat stone about 2 ½ feet high, we found the following inscription on it Gone Home Samuel McClelland Died May 25, 1876 Age 38 years 3 months and 20 days Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." On June 28, 1898 Christian Long, aged 74, and Mary Long, aged 69, both residents of Indianapolis, Indiana state "we knew the above named dead soldier when he was quite a young man before the war. We knew his wife Julia whose maiden name was Hallsted, ever since she was a small girl, in fact all her life. We know that they were married at our home at Zionsville Ind. Nov. 22, 1866.We know the widow remarried about two years later to a man by the name of Thomas Batey a Methodist preacher.We know there was two children born to the soldier and wife who are older than Mary Myrtle and both died before their father did." 1880 Helt, Vermillion, Indiana p89A Thomas O. Batey 38 ENG, ENG, ENG Minister Julana wife 33 OH, OH, OH Margery dau 11 ENG, ENG, ENG Robert son 9, OH, ENG, ENG Myrtie dau 8 IND, ENG, OH Willie son 10m IND, ENG, OH 1910 Stanley, Twp 4R 28E, South Dakota, page 215B Thomas Batey 70, married twice, 31 years born England, came to US in 1868 Julia Batey 65 M2, 31 yrs, 7 children, 6 living born Ohio Fred W. Batey 23 son, Illinois Harry Batey 21 son, Illinois Laurel Baty, L252