This file is 44 pages. In 1907 John Beattie states in his application for pension that he was born at Saltcoats, Ayreshire, Scotland (in another form given as Benecargon, Arran, Scotland) on December 12, 1825 and is 81 years old. He is a resident of Charlevoix, Michigan. He enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio in March 1847 and was a private in Company "H", 15th Regiment US Infantry in the Mexican War. he was discharged at Covington, Kentucky in August 1848. Since leaving the service he has lived: 1848 -1849, Cleveland, Ohio; 1849 -1852, Mobile, AL; 1853 - 1893, New Orleans; from 1893 - 1907 Charelevoix, Mich. He gives his occupation as sailor. In another form dated march 1915 he states that his wife's maiden name is Mary Eveline Mason and they were married Nov. 22, 1893 at Charlevoix, Michigan. He was also married to Elizabeth Jamison, March 1851 in New York City, and she died Aug. 25, 1890 in St. Louie, Miss. he was also married to Martha Hardister Sept. 1892 in Akron, Ohio and she died April 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. His present wife was previously married to Samuel Sweetman in Sept. 3, 1878 and divorced Nov. 22, 1888 in Charlevoix, Michigan. He lists his children as Mary Elizabeth Beattie born Aug. 3, 1894 in Charlevoix, Michigan and a step granddaughter, Emma Celia Therion, born June 22, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, an orphan. There is an interesting description of the "storming of the Castle of Chapultepec"--"I ran the guntlet from the cypers swamp to the lower main gate of the castle alone and waived to the troops that were standing by the siege guns at the outer wall when they saw me waving they jumped the wall and charged the castle and I then ran back to my company at the swamp (who were waiting for scaling ladders to scale the wall) amidits buckets of grape and cannonestry an musket balls flying all round me..." He died April 12, 1919 in Charlevoix, Michigan. In October 16, 1919 Mary Beattie applied for a pension as the widow of John Beattie. She states that she is 64 and born May 25, 1855 at Point au Barques, Michigan. She is diabetic. She states that John Beattie was a "Night Inspector of the Customs at New Orleans, La. 8 yr. Granted Inspector, 24th April 1869 under President Grant." In 1900 Charlevoix Township, Charlevoix Co, Michigan, page 57: John Beatty w, m, Dec 1825, 74, m 7, Scot, Scot, Scot, came to US in 1843, in US 57 yrs, landlord Wife Mary w, f, May 1855, 45, m 7, 2 children both living, Mich, OH, OH daughter Lizzie w, f, Aug, 1894, 5 son Willie Sweatman, w, m, ? 1880, 19, s, Mich, Can, Mich In 1880 New Orleans, Louisiana, page 198B John Beattie w, m, 52, Scotland, sailor, Scot, Scot wife Elizabeth w, f, 47, Scot, Scot, Scot Laurel Baty, L252

I just found another section of this application that I missed the first time --another 19 pages making the length of the application 63 pages. In 1887 John Beattie applies for pension from Cuyahoga, Ohio stating :"the reason this application is made from Cleveland Ohio, instead of my home in Bay St. Louis Hancock Co. Miss is because on my way to a visit to my sister in Chicago and met my old comrade Jacob Weidenkopf, Cleveland, Ohio (who gives deposition)." His first wife Elizabeth James is still living at this time. There is a document detailing his land holdings in 1893--he owns land in Chicago, Illinois (3 lots) and Charlevoix, Michigan. Laurel Baty, L252 Laurel Baty wrote: > This file is 44 pages. > In 1907 John Beattie states in his application for pension that he was > born at Saltcoats, Ayreshire, Scotland (in another form given as > Benecargon, Arran, Scotland) on December 12, 1825 and is 81 years old. > He is a resident of Charlevoix, Michigan. He enlisted at Cleveland, > Ohio in March 1847 and was a private in Company "H", 15th Regiment US > Infantry in the Mexican War. he was discharged at Covington, Kentucky > in August 1848. Since leaving the service he has lived: 1848 -1849, > Cleveland, Ohio; 1849 -1852, Mobile, AL; 1853 - 1893, New Orleans; from > 1893 - 1907 Charelevoix, Mich. He gives his occupation as sailor. > In another form dated march 1915 he states that his wife's maiden name > is Mary Eveline Mason and they were married Nov. 22, 1893 at Charlevoix, > Michigan. He was also married to Elizabeth Jamison, March 1851 in New > York City, and she died Aug. 25, 1890 in St. Louie, Miss. he was also > married to Martha Hardister Sept. 1892 in Akron, Ohio and she died April > 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. His present wife was previously married to > Samuel Sweetman in Sept. 3, 1878 and divorced Nov. 22, 1888 in > Charlevoix, Michigan. > He lists his children as Mary Elizabeth Beattie born Aug. 3, 1894 in > Charlevoix, Michigan and a step granddaughter, Emma Celia Therion, born > June 22, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, an orphan. > There is an interesting description of the "storming of the Castle of > Chapultepec"--"I ran the guntlet from the cypers swamp to the lower main > gate of the castle alone and waived to the troops that were standing by > the siege guns at the outer wall when they saw me waving they jumped the > wall and charged the castle and I then ran back to my company at the > swamp (who were waiting for scaling ladders to scale the wall) amidits > buckets of grape and cannonestry an musket balls flying all round me..." > > He died April 12, 1919 in Charlevoix, Michigan. In October 16, 1919 > Mary Beattie applied for a pension as the widow of John Beattie. She > states that she is 64 and born May 25, 1855 at Point au Barques, > Michigan. She is diabetic. She states that John Beattie was a "Night > Inspector of the Customs at New Orleans, La. 8 yr. Granted Inspector, > 24th April 1869 under President Grant." > > In 1900 Charlevoix Township, Charlevoix Co, Michigan, page 57: > John Beatty > w, m, Dec 1825, 74, m 7, Scot, Scot, Scot, came to US in 1843, in US 57 > yrs, landlord > Wife Mary w, f, May 1855, 45, m 7, 2 children both living, Mich, OH, OH > daughter Lizzie w, f, Aug, 1894, 5 > son Willie Sweatman, w, m, ? 1880, 19, s, Mich, Can, Mich > > In 1880 New Orleans, Louisiana, page 198B > John Beattie w, m, 52, Scotland, sailor, Scot, Scot > wife Elizabeth w, f, 47, Scot, Scot, Scot > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > Recommend a cousin ! Send name and email to: > Mike Allen, Executive Director <naturalsoft@earthlink.net> > Rob Beatty, Membership Director <emtech@ic.net> > Ray Beaty, founder, BP2000 <RCBDJR@AOL.COM>