Mexican War Pension In 1887 Rachel Beatty, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus County, N. C. states that she is the widow of William L. Beatty who was a private in Capt. Green W. Caldwell's company in the 3rd regiment of US Dragoons commanded by Col John F. Hoke. He enlisted at Charlotte, NC in April of 1847. She states that her maiden name was Rachel Cress and she was married March 22, 1853 at the home of Catherine Cress in NC. Her husband died Jan. 5, 1873. She is 53 and was born June 19, 1834 at Daniel Cress' husband of said Catherine Cress in NC. She is disabled by "Bleeding of the Lungs." She states "I and my husband Wm L. Beatty then living opposed the rebellion to its bitter end. My husband Wm L. Beatty kept out of the Confederate army by disability. A disease contracted in the Mexican war." She also states that since the death of her husband she has lived at the following places.."Catherine Cress my mother's until her death in the year 1877 and since her death up to the present time at Elias Cress my brother's both places in Cabarrus County, NC." In another form she states her husband was born in the County of Gaston, NC. After leaving the service her husband lived at Charlotte NC for 2 years, at Concord NC 1 year at Mt Pleasant for 1 year and at Salisbury for 5 years. Several people, Saml H. P. Murr, Abigail Faggart, Jane A. Barringer and Safia E. Walker give affidavits concerning the marriage of Rachel and William and William's death. A physician states "Applicant married at the age of nineteen and lived in wedlock for about twenty years and never had any children." There are two acts of Congress in this file granting "pensions and increase of pension to certain soldiers...and to widows.." that include the name of Rachel Beatty: S. 229 Rachel Beatty, of Mount Pleasant, N. C., is the widow of William L. Beatty who served in the Mexican war from April 13, 1847, to August 8, 1848, as a private in Company A, Third Regiment United States Dragoons. Soldier died January 5, 1873, and claimant, who was married to him March 22, 1853, is now receiving a pension of $8 per month under the provisions of the Mexican war service act of January 29, 1887. Mrs. Beatty was born June 19, 1834, and is consequently over 73 years of age. It appears from the papers on file in her case that she is in feeble health, being afflicted with a pulmonary disease, and that she has no resources or means of support except her small pension. There are many precedents for legislation in cases of this character and an increase of pension to $12 per month, as proposed in the bill is recommended. Rachel Beatty's pension was terminated upon her death Jan. 23, 1923. This file is 39 pages long. Laurel Baty, L252