Some more Census for this family: 1860 Yreka Township, Siskyou County, CA, page 154 David Beaty 28, male, born in Canada [living in the home of William Middleton a blacksmith] 1870 Colusa County, Monroe Township, CA, page 314A Beatts, David 35, m,w, Laborer born Ireland Gorge 5, m, w, born CA 1900 Oregon, Lane County, North Junction Precinct page 48 Beatty, David m,w, born March 1830, 70, married 23 years, born Ireland, parents born in Ireland, came to US in 1850 in US 50 years Beatty, Ruth wife, f,w, born April 1836, 64, married 23 years, 6 children 2 living, born Canada, parents born in Canada, came to US in 1868, in US 32 years 1910 Oregon, Multhomah County, 1 WD Portland p57a Davis, Clara M. head f,w,41,wd 1 child, 1 living, born Illinois, father German, mother English Davis, James F. son m,w,21,s Oregon, Oregon, Illinois Beattie, Ruth mother f,w,74,wd Can English, parents Can English, came to US in 1847 Laurel Baty wrote: > I found the following census from 1900 which I think must be George, the > son of David Beattie: > 1900, Sand Coulee Township, Cascade County, Montana p214 > Beaty, George, boarder, w, m, December 1864, 35, single, born CA, father > born Nova Scotia, mother's birthplace unknown, blacksmith. > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > Laurel Baty wrote: > > > This Pension file is 159 pages long. There is so much information in > > this file that it is hard to do it justice. There are many candid > > descriptions of David Beattie by neighbors and others that I have chosen > > not to include in this abstract and note only that if you prefer your > > ancestors to be paragons of virtue don't request a copy of this file. > > > > I am going to start this one with some 1880 Census returns: > > 1880 Junction, Lane, Oregon page 213D > > David Beattie married m,w,46 Ireland, Blacksmith, father and mother born > > in Ireland > > Ruth wife, f,w,44, Canada, Canada, NY > > George, son, m,w,16, CA, Ireland, --- > > Clara Jones stepdau f,w,13, ILL, VA, Can > > > > and > > 1880 West Mahoney, Schuykill, PA, p343B [I think this is David's brother > > but you will have to read the summary to find out why] > > Joseph A. Beatty m,w,39 Nova Scotia Blacksmith, Ire, Ire > > Elizabeth wife f,w,36 Nova Scotia Wales Wales > > George H. m,w,14,PA, Nova Scotia, PA > > Janice L. 10 PA, NS, PA > > Florence 8,PA, NS, PA > > Salina E. 6, NS, PA > > Adelaide 4, PA, NS, PA > > Blanche 2,PA,NS,PA > > > > In July of 1902 David Beattie, aged 71, a resident of Junction City, > > Lane County, Oregon applied for a pension based on his Service in the > > Indian wars. He states that he was a Private in Battery L commanded by > > Captain Hy. B. Judd in the 3rd Regiment of US Artillery in the > > Washington & Oregon Indian War 1853 & 1856. He enlisted at Potsvill Pa > > Feb. 7, 1853 for five years and was discharged at Ft. Umqua(?) on May > > 24, 1858. He states that he was 24 years old when he enlisted, 5 feet 6 > > 1/2 inches, blue eyes, brown hair and fair complexion. He states that > > he was born in Nova Scotia. He has resided at Junction City, Oregon for > > 30 years and at CA about 10 years. He married Ruth Johnson on May 1, > > 1881 and she is still living. > > On another form dated Oct. 18, 1902 he states that he was born in 1831 > > in Nova Scotia and that he had lived in Minersville, PA before he > > enlisted and was a blacksmith. He states he lived in Yreka, CA Junction > > City Oregon and also Canyonville, Oregon since his discharge. > > On another form in 1903 "As to the correct way of spelling my name I > > will say that the correct way and the way I spell it is "David Beattie." > > While it may be possible I spelled it differently in the service yet the > > above is correct. This I am willing to make oath to." > > There is a discharge paper in this file that was given to replace the > > original which has been lost or destroyed. > > On a form dated Jan. 17, 1898 from the Adjutant General "David Beatty > > born in Ireland, aged 22 years occupation a laborer, blue eyes, brown > > hair, fair complexion, 5 feet 5 1/2 inches high was enlisted Feby 7/53, > > at Pottsville, Pa in the General Service USA." > > There is a death certificate for David Beattie which gives his place of > > birth as Ireland and his date of death as Sept. 11, 1908. > > In October of 1908 David's widow, Ruth Beattie, living in Junction City, > > Oregon, applied for Accrued Pension. She states that she was previously > > married and her first husband's name was Wm Jones and he is deceased. > > She states that David Beattie had also been previously married and his > > first wife's name was Harriet Satent and that she is also deceased. > > In another form dated Feb. 1909 Ruth Beattie stated that "my first > > husband William Jones died on 25th September 1875 in Lane County, > > Oregon...David Beattie's first wife died over forty years ago. He told > > me near Jacksonvile, Oregon. I do not know the exact date of her > > death..." > > There is a certified copy of the marriage of David Beattie to Ruth > > Jones; married Dec. 25, 1876 in Lane County, Oregon at the house of > > David Beattie. Wilson T. Lewis and Henrietta D. Eaton state that they > > attended the funeral of William Jones who died September 22, 1875. > > Thomas A. Millborn and Jonathan J. Butler state that they knew David > > Beattie for over forty years and he told them his first wife died in > > Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon. Clerks in both Jackson and Lane > > Counties state that no death records were kept in their counties. A > > Special Examiner was assigned to this case to determine if Ruth Beattie > > was eligible for pension since she was unable to prove the death of her > > husband's first wife. From this examination: "the claimant..lately > > removed to Portland, where she is residing at present with her widowed > > daughter, Mrs. Clara Davis, both of whom are being supported by an > > unmarried son of Mrs. Davis, about 24 or 25 years of age...." "I am > > unable to obtain any reliable history of him [David Beattie] at all. > > The claimant says he had some relatives living in Pennsylvania whom he > > visited after her marriage to him, which was in 1876. That his mother > > was still living at that time, and one brother and one sister, but says > > they afterward heard of the death of his mother and brother, but has not > > heard of the death of the sister, but does not know what her name was or > > where she was living, but thinks it was Skuylkill, Pa. She says his > > brother's name was Joseph Beattie, and that he had quite a family of > > children, but does not know the name of any of them. She says she never > > saw any of his relatives, and does not know when or where he was first > > married, nor to whom, but that he had a son by his first wife, who had > > died when George was quite small. She says she thinks George was 12 > > years old on the 4th of the same December she was married to the > > soldier, which makes her think the first wife had been dead about 10 > > years when she married him, but says she does not remember that he said > > where she died...the claimant says the name "Harriet Satent" was given > > in her application...as the name of soldier's first wife, was the name > > of her first husband, Jones first wife and the person who wrote it as > > the name of the soldier's former wife misunderstood her." This is a 5 > > page document typed on legal size paper that shows how detailed these > > investigations can be. There is so much here --another marriage and > > divorce of David Beattie discovered by the investigator..At one point > > the investigator states "I went to Jacksonville, Or., and spent the > > greater part of an entire day there making inquiry of all the old > > settlers, including quite a number who had lived there since 1852..could > > not find a single person who...had ever known or heard of a David > > Beattie...I also found and examined the record of burials in the City > > Cemetery at Jacksonville, the entries beginning in 1853, but find no one > > by the name of Beattie. I also examined the deed records of Jackson > > County but there is nothing to show that David Beattie, or any Beattie > > ever owned any land in that County.---[It goes on from there -- he > > examines marriage records in every County that falls in a line from > > David's discharge into Oregon and also into California and can't find a > > record of the first marriage--he examines the records of 17 > > counties...] he also states "I have been unable to locate George > > Beattie, soldier's son by his first wife, who is said to have lived with > > soldier and claimant until he was about grown, as claimant nor any one > > else seems to know where he is..She says George and his father never got > > along well together after George grew up." > > There is a 10 page examination of poor Ruth. She states "My father's > > name was James Johnson and my mother's maiden name was Barbara Deane. I > > was born at Burford Canada, April 6, 1836. I had 6 brothers and 4 > > sisters. None of them are living now...I have a niece living, Mrs. Ettie > > Eaton, at Junction City, Or...My parents had moved to Illinois when I > > was 11..I had five children by Mr. Jones. Two of them are living. > > Clara Davis...and Solon S. Jones, Wilbur, Douglas Co., Or.... [asked > > about David Beattie's history, she replies] "He was born in old Ireland, > > and moved from there to Nova Scotia when he was small, and from there to > > Pennsylvania...I have heard him speak of Schuylkill and I think he lived > > there at some time...his brother had quite a large family of children. > > His name was Joseph Beattie, and they also lived at Schuylkill, Pa., as > > I understood. I think he was younger than my husband..." [asked about > > David's son George] "The last I heard he was in Vancouver, Wash., about > > 6 years ago. As well as I know he was blacksmithing. I heard he was > > married but whether it is true or not, I could not say. George was born > > in Yreka, Cal., as I have understood, and it may be that is where Mr. > > Beattie was married the first time..." > > A mysterious marriage and subsequent divorce of David Beattie to Martha > > Logan is documented in this file--Martha is not George's mother. The > > marriage license was issued Jan. 4, 1876 in Eugene, Oregon. A divorce > > was granted on April 17, 1876 in Eugene City, Oregon and Martha resumed > > her maiden name. No children were born of this union. > > Ruth Beattie died July 14, 1911. Her daughter, Clara Davis, requested > > reimbursement for Ruth's burial expenses all of which are detailed in > > the file. Ruth was buried in the "family lot at Junction City, Lane co. > > Oregon." > > > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > > **************************************** > > BEATTY CENSUS PROJECT > > BP2000 members are currently extracting > > Beatty data from U.S. Census Records. We > > need volunteers for research as well as > > for recording the information in our > > database. Write Ray Beatty <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > > if you can help. > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > **************************************** > BEATTY CENSUS PROJECT > BP2000 members are currently extracting > Beatty data from U.S. Census Records. We > need volunteers for research as well as > for recording the information in our > database. Write Ray Beatty <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > if you can help.