I am searching for a very elusive gentleman, Richard Edward Beatty. He came to New Orleans during the Civil War as a Union Navy sailor, and he relocated himself after the war from Iowa to New Orleans in about 1867. He married Johanna Ward Gray, the widow of C. A. Gray, and the couple had two children, Richard Thomas in 1869 and Suzanna in 1872. Richard Thomas Beatty should have been born in New Orleans and Suzanna in St. Helena Parish. Richard Edward Beatty shows up in the 1880 St. Helena (or Tangipahoa) Parish Census, but I have yet to find him in New Orleans. Also living in the household were Johanna’s two sons from her first marriage, George Gray b. 1861 and John Gray b. 1867. These boys would also show up in the Beatty household as they were raised by Richard Edward Beatty. Richard would have been about 28 years old in the 1870 census, and his wife Johanna would have been about 30/31 years old. Johanna was born in Ireland and Richard on a ship heading from Ireland to America somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for any help that you can give. Regards, Craig Borne