This does not appear to be part of any of our current lineages on file.....but below is information on Ben's father, John and immigrant grandfather, Robert. Ray Beaty L 3/1 1850-KY Knox 912 932 BATY ROBERT 34 1816 IRELAND Robert 34 Ireland; Clarissa 38 KY; William 8 KY; Archibald 7 KY; Mary E. 6 KY; Robert 4 KY; Martha A. 3 KY; John 1 KY Robert - farmer $500; 25Sept1850 by Wm. W. Pope 386 1900 U.S. Census Beaty, John Lived in: 2 Precinct, Knox County, Kentucky Series: T623 Microfilm: 536 Book: 1 Page: 141 John Beaty, Feb 1849, KY KY KY farmer Sarah, wife, Jan 1858, KY KY KY Lucy, dau, May 1877 KY Archibald, son, Jan 1879 KY John, son, Mar 1884 KY Annie, dau, Mch 1887 KY Benjaman, son, Apr 1889 KY Lola, dau, Dec 1891 Clarinda, dau, Mch 1894 KY Arthur, son, Dec. 1897, KY 1920 U.S. Census Benjamin Beatty Age: 30 years Estimated birth year: 1889 Birthplace: Kentucky Race: White Home in 1920: Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado Roll: T625_166 Page: 1B ED: 152 Benjamin Beatty, 30, widower, KY KY KY, farmer Earl Beatty, 1 yr 10 mos, KY KY KY Also, I found Ben in the WorldConnect Project in a file by Barbara Rice barbrice@cinci.rr.com ID: I539540076 Name: Ben BEATTY Given Name: Ben Surname: Beatty Sex: M Birth: 1890 in Knox Co Ky 1 Father: John M BEATTY Mother: Sarah E BEATTY Marriage 1 Mary C WOOLUM b: Apr 1896 Married: 18 Jan 1917 in Knox Co Ky 2 Children Earl C BEATTY b: 08 Feb 1918 in Knox Co Ky Sources: Title: Marriage bonds Text: Marriage bonds Text: Marriage bonds Title: Knox Co Ky Marriage Bk A-4 Pg 65 Text: Knox Co Ky Marriage Bk A-4 Pg 65 Text: Knox Co Ky Marriage Bk A-4 Pg 65