John M. Beatty (#164,716), Company “H” 87 Pennsylvania Infantry, widow Susan (#780,536) In 1878 John M. Beatty, aged 35 years, of Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania applied for an Invalid Pension. He states that he enlisted on the 28th day of February 1865 in Company “H”, 87th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers and was discharged at Washington D. C. on the 29th day of June 1865. He is 5 feet 10 œ inches high, fair complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. He states that he contracted chronic diarrhea “induced by hardship and exposure incident to the service…that he was suffering from said disease at time of his discharge, and has been afflicted with it ever since.” In 1879 John M. Beatty states that he was “about 23 years of age” when he enlisted “My father died in 1859, and my mother from that time up to my enlistment lived in Oakland Township Butler County, Pa on a small piece of land, containing about 27 acres. After my father’s death I remained with my mother until 1861 when I went to Pittsburgh Pa to learn trade of blacksmith –I first worked at blacksmithing with a man by name of Stacy on 4th St Road Pittsburgh Pa. about 5 weeks then with James Arthur –corner of 1st & Liberty Sts Pittsburgh Pa. at blacksmithing about nine months & then with Adam Betts at blacksmithing on Chartiers Creek Allegheny Co Pa about a year or maybe more –then came home and assisted my mother awhile on the farm –then went back to Pittsburgh and worked at helping blacksmiths on Water St Pittsburgh Pa. helping to make frames for hatches for gun-boats then building them –then worked on the gun boats striking on chisels and gouges with sledge & worked at this! may be a month. Then worked at East Brady Clarion Co Pa. on farm about 2 months –then came home helped on farm about one month—then went to New Castle Laurence Co Pa worked in rolling mill until date of enlistment in 1865—during all this time my health was good and was not afflicted with diarrhea. >From my discharge to the present I have lived in Oakland Township Butler Co. Pa and my occupation has been farming.” In July of 1898 John Beatty gives his wife’s name as Susan Whitmere (name when married Susan Hutchison) and states they were married on November 4th 1869. He was not previously married but Susan married William Prior who died in Andersonville and then married Thomas Hutchison who was killed by lightning in 1866. He states that he has 7 children (he does not name them all) and that the youngest was born Jan. 27, 1883 and his name is Frank Beatty. In 1912 John states that he was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in April 1842. “Came to Penna. when a child with parents –discharge erroneously states born in Penna.” In April of 1865 Susan Prior applied for pension as a widow of William Prior “who was a sergeant in Company “C” commanded by Capt. Timblin in the 11th Regiment Pa.” “She further declares that she was married to the said William Prior on the 7th day of April 1863.” Rev. Jacob Singer of Jefferson County, Ohio states that he married Susan Whitmire and William Prior at the home of John Whitmire. (This marriage certificate is in the file—it is very beautiful with colored images of flowers and a man and woman in a boat. The names of Susanna Whitmire and William Prior are barely visible because the ink has faded.) In 1914 Susan Beatty applies for “Widow’s Pension.” She says that John died at his home in Oakland Township, Butler, Penn. on February 23, 1914. “That prior to her marriage with the said John M. Beatty, to wit, on the sixth day of November A. D. 1866, she was married to one Thomas Hutchison, now deceased, he having been struck with lightning and instantly killed prior to her marriage with John M. Beatty.” George Beatty, M. D., of Millerstown Borough, Butler County states “that he attended John M. Beatty late of Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania during his last sickness, and that he knows the said John M. Beatty died on February 23, 1914.” Mary Rider of Concord Township, Butler County, Pa…”says that she is a sister of Susan Beatty, widow of the late John M. Beatty…she was at the home of her father, John Whitmire, deceased, in the fall of 1866, and saw her said sister, Susan Beatty, then Susan Prior, married to one Thomas Hutchison, now deceased…” Susan Beatty states in 1914 “her former husband Thomas Hutchison was buried by one Daniel Heck, now deceased, in the Rider Church Grave Yard in Butler County, Pennsylvania…” In a letter dated Sept. 5, 1914 Howard Painter, Attorney at Law, Butler County, PA. states: “we herein send you three affidavits as to the time of the marriage with her former husband Thomas Hutchison, who has been dead 46 or more years and hope this will be all you require in this matter. You now have 17 or more affidavits covering many times some of the requests you have asked for and some other facts you did not ask for, but if there is any thing more you must have, then we will try and get it as we want this old lady to get her pension sometime before she dies. You see it is some time since her marriage has taken place as she has children to her last husband, John M. Beatty, deceased, who are now near 46 years of age. Her husband was honorably discharged, was married to her many years prior to the year 1890, lived with and supported her from the day of his marriage to the time of his death which occurred February 23, 1914, all of which has been proved by affidavits se! nt you and we think under the laws and former cases such as this that we are now entitled to a pension dating from the time of her application.” 1880 Oakland, Butler County, PA page 378A John M. Beattey 38, IRE, IRE, IRE Susana 38, PA, PA, PA Fanny 12 William 10 Hugh 8 Kitty 6 Maggie 4 George 2 Lydia 3 months Ilisha Hach 22 Farm Laborer PA, PA, PRU Laurel Baty, L252

Can anyone help this pilgrim? Tom Beatty, bpl-199 *********************************************** From: "Lori L. Cook" <LCook@cablecolor.hn> To: <tkbpop@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:55 PM Subject: for your family tree I have no idea if we are related but..... My Grandfather, Ben Beatty, left Kentucky and moved to Colorado. My father, George Edward Beatty was born in Ft Collins in 1930. We have no idea where my Grandpa Ben came from in Kentucky; in fact, he did not talk much about his past at all. I hope this helps. Lori Beatty Cook __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html