Thomas C. Beaty Civil War, mother Mary Beaty (#116, 384) Thomas C. Beaty was enrolled on the 16th day of August 1861 at Montgomery, Tenn., Company “B”, 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Infantry; he died of disease at Andersonville, Georgia May 16, 1864. On February 18, 1868 Mary Beatty, aged 55 and a resident of Overton County, Tennessee, filed a “Mother’s Application for Army Pension.” She is the widow of Alexander Beatty deceased and mother of Thomas C. Beaty deceased. “Her domicile or place of abode is on wagon rode leading from Livingston Tennessee to Albany Kentucky about sixteen miles from Livingston.” Jane Smith and Clementine Smith, both of Overton County, are witnesses to Mary Beaty’s identity. Abraham Garrett and Edward Prior of Overton County state that Alexander Beaty died in Overton County Tennessee on Feb. 11, 1867. They state that Thomas Beaty contributed to his mother’s support by “sending her ten dollars in money at one time and at another time fifteen dollars while he was in the army to his said mother. We further state that said Thomas C. Beatty furnished clothing and bought dry goods grocerys and other household articles ?? and merchandise paying Doctor’s bill in time of sickness he also worked and hiered out and bought corn and pork for his said mother we also state that he worked on the farme sode the crops of oats and wheat gathered the crops of corn went to mill and to blacksmith shop.” (spelling and punctuation preserved from original document) Elisa Prior and Tennessee Huddleston, residents of Overton County, Tennessee state that “her (Mary’s) husband Alexander Beaty having been an invalid and unable to work hard for 20 years before his death. That her present means of support are her own labors and the charity of her friends she is only able to sew or knit.” 1850 Overton County Tennessee, 11th District, pag2 12a Alexander Beaty 51 Mary 40 Jonathan 17 Thomas 15 Rachel 13 July 10 John T. (or L.?) 8 James 11 Alexander 2