Beaty Family Articles from 1987 Fentress County History
These excerpts from the History of Fentress County, Tennessee, published by the Fentress County Historical Society in 1987, were transcribed by Michael Allen in 2000. Original authors are indicated. Please read the notices regarding copyright and validation of others’ research at the end of this article.
David Beaty, Sr.
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
David Beaty, Sr. was born in 1783, in Pennsylvania. Probably in Nottingham, Chester County. He died during the 1850s, in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was a brother to John Beaty, Jr., born in 1760, and to George Beaty, born in 1785. These 3 brothers probably were sons of John Beaty, Sr., who was born in Ireland about 1725, who came over to Pennsylvania about 1750 and married Margaret Montgomery. This couple were parents of the following children: James Beaty, born in 1752 or 1753; Andrew Beaty, born in 1758; Thomas Beaty; William Beaty; Phoebe Beaty; Alexander Beaty; Pleasant Beaty; and Martin Beaty. In his military records, James stated that he had a twin sister; that their older brother wrote their names and birth dates down from the family Bible. But that his brother listed one twin as born in 1752, and the other as born in 1753. And that he (James) didn’t know which birth year was the correct one. James said that he was born in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. But that he was residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, in the latter part of the year 1775, when he enlisted in the American Revolutionary War, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Fentress County historian and author, Albert R. Hogue, stated that the 3 Beaty brothers John, Jr., David, Sr. and George were first cousins to the famous Davy Crockett. And that they came from North Carolina to Fentress County, Tennessee, during pioneer days, in the early 1800s. He also said that William Beaty, a brother to James, fought under the command of Andrew Jackson, in the famous Battle of New Orleans, which occurred a few days after the peace treaty had been signed, in the War of 1812. And that William Beaty was kin to Jackson. But if these Beatys were kin to Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson, I don’t know how they were kin.
However, it appears that John, Jr., David and George may have been full brothers to James, William and the others. For records show that a John Beaty, Sr. and his wife Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty were living in Washington County, Virginia, in 1803, when her father, Thomas Montgomery, died there, leaving his land and other property to his 3 daughters — Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, Abigail (Montgomery) Preston and Ann Montgomery, and to the children of Margaret and Abigail. Records also show that John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret were still living in 1823, when two of their sons — James Beaty and John Beaty, Jr. — sold their share of the land to their brother Alexander M. Beaty. However, no birth dates were listed. So, I am not certain if this was the same John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty who had lived in Pennsylvania earlier.
But another of the Beaty brothers, Andrew, (my ancestor) had come down to what was called Washington County, Virginia, which included what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee. The state line between Virginia and Tennessee was in dispute at that time. And Andrew enlisted in military service there, in the spring of 1777, and served a 3month period. In the spring of 1779, he served another 8-month period. Then, in the autumn of 1780, he served another period and fought in the important Battle of Kings Mountain. After the war ended, his brother, James Beaty, remained in Rowan County, North Carolina, a number of years, then came up and lived in Sullivan County and Greene County, Tennessee, ten years or more. Then, in 1799 probably, James, Andrew, William, Alexander and Martin Beaty, and probably Thomas and Andrew Cooper, went to Cumberland County, Kentucky, and lived there about 20 years. And, apparently, John, Jr., David, Sr. and George Beaty went from either Rowan County, N.C. or the Washington County, Va. — Sullivan County, Tenn. area to Fentress County, Tennessee, while the parents remained in Washington County, Virginia, the rest of their lives. For I think that John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty were the parents of all these Beaty brothers, including David Beaty, Sr.
David Beaty, Sr. married Sarah Stephens, who was born in North Carolina, in 1790. They settled on the East Fork of Obey River, near Boatland. They lived there for several years, and died there. They had 15 children, whose names, probable order of birth, and approximate birth dates were as follows: George, who probably was born about 1808; Jenetta, born 1810; Mary, born 1812; Ann, born 1814; John, born 1815; Ida, born 1816 or 1817; Jerry, born 1818; David, Jr., born 1820; Catherine, born 1822; Rita, born 1824; Sarah, born 1826; Julia, born 1828; Nancy, born 1829; Cuzzy, born 1831; and Artemis, born 1833.
The marriages of David Beaty, Sr.’s sons and daughters were as follows: George married Agnes Boles; Jenetta married David Conatser; Mary married William Reagan; Ann married Sampson Solomon; John married Narcissa Hinds; Ida married Nathan Franklin; Jerry married Sarah Choate; David, Jr. married Jane Smith; Catherine married Jacob Cooper; Rita married William King, older brother to James and Robert King; Sarah was deaf and dumb, and probably never married; Julia married Asberry Wilson; Nancy married A.L. Shoops; Cuzzy married John C. Albertson; and Artemis married Mese Phillips.
Some of the grandchildren of David Beaty, Sr. were as follows.
Jerry’s children were: Shade Beaty, who married Mary Hogue; Putnam Beaty, who married Mary Jane Hall; Hiser Beaty, who married Rosetta Hogue; Henry Beaty; Ferzina Beaty married Reese Stephens, her second cousin, grandson of George Beaty; Cuzzy Jane Beaty, who married Walter Harrison Davis; they were Don Hyder’s grandparents; Arbella Beaty, who married Tatum Tipton; Viann Beaty, who married Reece Stephens, who later married her sister, Ferzina Beaty; Kit Beaty never married. He drowned in Kentucky. And Jake Beaty, who married Polly Ann Garrett.
David Beaty, Jr.’s children were: Catherine Beaty, who married Hiram Cyrus Beaty, her second cousin; Lodicey Beaty, who married Claiborne Beaty, her second cousin, grandson of George Beaty; Richard Beaty, who married Lydia Ann Stephens, his second cousin, granddaughter of George Beaty; Marion B. Beaty, who married Martha Emeline King, d/o his second cousin, Nancy Agnes (Beaty) King and Robert King; Clemons Beaty, who married Lottie Bowden, d/o Joshua Bowden; Julia Ann Beaty, who married James Stephens, her second cousin, grandson of George Beaty; and Ellen Beaty, who married Cull Threet. They are buried in Ferrell Cemetery, in Overton County, Tennessee.
Catherine (Beaty) Cooper’s children were: Jeremiah Cooper, born 1843; Thomas Cooper, born 1845; Sarah Cooper, born 1847; Cuzzy Cooper, born 1849 1851; William Cooper, born 1853; George Cooper, born 1856; Artemis Cooper, born 1858; Julia E. Cooper, born 1860; James Cooper, born 1862; John Cooper, born 1864; and Jacob Cooper, Jr., born 1866. Catherine (Beaty) Cooper named sons after 4 of her brothers, (George, John, Jeremiah and David) and she named daughters after 4 of her sisters, (Sarah, Julia, Cuzzy and Artemis).
David Beaty, Sr. and his wife, Sarah (Stephens) Beaty, have many other descendants.
I don’t know where David and Sarah are buried. Probably on the farm where they lived, or in a nearby cemetery.
Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/davidsr.htm
John Beaty, Sr.
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
John Beaty, Sr., was born about 1725 or 1730, in Ireland. About 1750, he came over to Pennsylvania and married Margaret Montgomery. The identity of John’s parents is not known. The identity of Margaret’s mother is not known. But her father probably was the Thomas Montgomery who died in 1803, in Washington County, Virginia. If so, then Margaret had 2 sisters: Abigail Montgomery, who married Samuel Preston; and Ann Montgomery, who appears to have had no husband or children at the time of their father’s death. His will, dated May 19, 1803, refers to “my daughter Margaret Beaty,” and “my daughter Abigail Preston,” and “my daughter Ann.” Also “the children of Margeret Beaty and Abigail Preston.” And also, he mentioned John Beaty. And, as executors of his will, he appointed William Stuart, John Beaty and Samuel Preston. The witnesses were William Snodgrass, William Ryburn and John Evens. The securities were Robert Preston and David Craig. And by June 21, 1803, Thomas Montgomery had died. In the will, he mentioned “being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory.” Then, on August 21, 1823, James Beaty and John Beaty Jr. sold their share of the land that they inherited from their grandfather, Thomas Montgomery, to their brother Alexander M. Beaty. And, in the deed, it is stated that these 3 brothers “are a part” of the children of Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty who are mentioned in the will. John Beaty, Sr. and his wife Margaret were still living on the tract of land, on August 21, 1823. The will and deed both, it appears, are still on record in the office of the County Court Clerk, in Washington County, Virginia.
On May 5, 1834, Andrew Beaty, born in Pennsylvania, in 1758, (another of the Beaty sons, and an ancestor of mine) appeared before a Justice of the Peace, in Fentress County, Tennessee, to apply for the back pay on his Revolutionary War pension of thirty dollars per year, which was supposed to have started March 4, 1831. And, on May 29. 1834, he was given a certificate of $105.00 in hack pay. In order to collect it, he gave an oral history of his military service. He stated that he first enlisted in the spring of 1777, in “what was called Washington County, Virginia,” for a period of 8 months. He signed up for another 3 months in March 1779. Then, in 1780, he enlisted for 3 more months, and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. Several other men who were in that battle settled in Fentress County later on. Among them were Robert Crockett, born August 13, 1755. He was a grandfather of William Nelson Crockett, Jr. who migrated here to Casey County, Kentucky. He was also an uncle to Davy Crockett, and a brother to the William Crockett who lived at Boatland, in Fentress County. And Andrew Beaty was personally acquainted with this Robert Crockett. Actually, Andrew Beaty was living in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee, when he entered military service. (The state line between Virginia and Tennessee was in dispute for a number of years). Andrew married Elizabeth Cooper there, after the war ended. Her father, John Cooper, died on Beaver Creek there, in 1800, leaving 150 acres of land to his sons, Andrew Cooper and Thomas Cooper, and to his daughter, Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty. Andrew Beaty stated that he moved to Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1799. James Beaty, William Beaty and Alexander Beaty each had a land grant there, of 200 acres, on Lick Creek. And their brother, Martin Beaty, had one on Beaver Creek containing 2l0 acres. All of the land grants were dated May 1, 1799.
Andrew’s older brother, James Beaty, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War too. He was residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, when he entered military service, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in the latter part of 1775. And he served, off and on, during the whole war. In his military records, he stated that he was born in 1752 or 1753, in Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania. That he had a twin sister and an older brother. He said that he continued to live in Rowan County, North Carolina, a number of years after the war ended. Then he resided ten years or more in Sullivan County, and in Greene County, Tennessee. Then he went to Cumberland County, Kentucky, and lived there about 20 years. That he went from there to Rutherford County, Tennessee. (However, he must have stopped off briefly in what is now Fentress County. For he is listed in the 1820 census of Overton County, Tennessee). Then, apparently, he and his brother William spent the rest of their lives in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Another brother, Martin Beaty, spent the rest of his life in Kentucky, after going there (presumably) in 1799. He drilled salt water wells for a number of years. He accidentally struck oil, near Burkesville, Kentucky, in 1819. This was said to have been the world’s first oil well. Later, he became prominent in education, and in politics; serving a term as a state senator. He died in Owsley County, Kentucky, in 1856. He said that he was from Washington County, Virginia. Beattyville, Kentucky, was named for these Beatys, it is said. John Beaty, Jr., David Beaty, Sr. and George Beaty were in Fentress County by about 1810. It is said that they came there from North Carolina. The other Beatys arrived in Fentress County a little later.
So, the records indicate that John Beaty, Sr. and his wife, Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, were the ancestors of all, or of most, of the Beatys in the Fentress County area. (But probably not including all of those in southern Kentucky). It appears to me (with the information that I have at present) that the children of John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty were as follows: Thomas Beaty; James Beaty. born in 1752 or 1753, and Phoebe Beaty, twins ?; Andrew Beaty, born in 1758; William Beaty; Pleasant Beaty; Alexander Beaty, born in 1768; Martin Beaty; John Beaty, Jr., born in 1780; David Beaty Sr., born in 1783; and George Beaty, born in 1785. All of the children may have been both David and George as having been born there.
Fentress County historian, Albert R. Hogue, stated that John, Jr., David and George were first cousins to Davy Crockett. But I don’t see how that could have been. And it was said that William Beaty was kin to Andrew Jackson, whom he fought under in the Battle of New Orleans, during the War of l812.But l don’t know how that was either.
Here is where some members of this family probably are buried: The parents — John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret — probably are buried in Washington County, Virginia. James and William probably are buried in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Andrew is thought to be buried in the Joel Beaty Cemetery, at Riverton. Martin probably is buried in Owsley County, Kentucky. John, Jr., David and George probably are buried in the Buffalo Cove area. And I don’t really have much of an idea as to where Thomas and Phoebe are buried, Alexander and Pleasant may be buried in Fentress County, or in northeastern Pickett County, Tennessee.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/johnsr.htm
John, Sr., and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
John Beaty, Sr. was born in Ireland but had emigrated to the U.S. and was living in PA in 1750. He was married to Margaret (Montgomery), the daughter of Thomas Montgomery. Thomas was living in Washington Co., VA, later Sullivan Co., TN, at the time of his death.
John and Margaret were the parents of eight children: Thomas, b. about 1750; twins James and Phoebe, b. February 15, 1752 or 1753; Andrew, b. 1758; William, b. May 1, 1760; Alexander, b. 1768; Pleasant; and Martin. Margaret died about 1770 and John, Sr. remarried and he and his second wife had three children: John, Jr., b. 1780; David, b. 1783; and George, b. about 1785.
More is known about John’s children who settled in Fentress Co, TN and the surrounding areas than about the others. James, Andrew, William, Alexander, and Martin came to the Lick Creek Valley in Clinton Co., KY after the Revolutionary War. Later James and William went on to Rutherford Co., TN. Alexander later settled across the KY line in Fentress Co. The three youngest brothers, John, Jr., David, and George, settled on the east fork of the Obey River in Fentress Co.
Three of the sons of John served in the Revolutionary War: James (pension application #S2990), Andrew (pension application #S2989), and William (DAR #114,033). James served with the SC forces in four campaigns, three against the British and one against the Cherokee Indians. Andrew entered the service from the Washington Co., VA district and served in three campaigns. He fought in the Battle of King’s Mountain during his third campaign. The inscription on William’s tombstone in Murfreesboro, TN reads: “Captain William Batey, born May 1, 1760. A soldier of the Revolutionary War and for many years a member of the Baptist Church.”
Many Beatys in Fentress County and surrounding areas trace their ancestry to this family.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/johnsr2.htm
James and Mary (Smith) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
James Beaty, Revolutionary War soldier, was born in Chester Co., PA on February 15, 1752 or 1753. Each date was given in two different family Bibles, according to his Revolutionary War pension application, S2990. James is the son of John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery). John, Sr. was born in Ireland but was in PA by 1750. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Montgomery, who was living in Washington Co., VA, later Sullivan Co., TN, at the time of his death. John, Sr. and Margaret had eight children. After Margaret’s death, about 1770, John, Sr. remarried; he and his second wife had three boys. James’s brothers and sisters were: Thomas, b. about 1750; twin sister Phoebe, b. 1752 or 1753; Andrew, b. 1758; Capt. William, b. May 1, 1760; Alexander, h. 1768; Pleasant; and Martin. James’s half brothers were: John, Jr., b. 1780; David, Sr., b. 1783; and George, b. 1785.
James resided in Rowan Co., NC from 1775-1783, in Sullivan Co., TN from 1783 to about 1785, next in Greene Co., TN, then removing to Cumberland Co., KY and later to Rutherford Co., TN.
James was married to Mary Catherine (Smith). They had a son named Isaac and very probably were the parents of six other children, as the 1810 census for Cumberland Co., KY shows a James Beaty with three dependent males and four dependent females living in the household.
During the time James lived in Rowan Co., NC he served as a volunteer in the SC forces during the Revolutionary War. He was a Private and served in four campaigns under Generals Williamson and Rutherford. His company commander in all four campaigns was Captain Nichols. In three campaigns they went out against the British and in one campaign against the Cherokee Indians.
The first campaign was performed in extremely cold, unpleasant weather. The snow was the deepest that had almost ever been known in that part to campaign was long afterwards known as “The Snowy Campaign”.
In his Revolutionary War pension application, James describes the men with whom he marched in the second campaign as being “nearly all his neighbors, and principally Irish, who he knows were warm-hearted, patriotic fellows, and generally stuck close together.”
James wrote his will March 15, 1835, at which time he would have been 82 or 83 years old. In it he recommends his soul “unto the hands of the Almighty God that gave it” and requests that he receive “a decent Christian burial”. He left all his worldly goods to his wife Mary. They are buried in the Beaty Cemetery at Murfreesboro, TN.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/james.htm
Isaac Beaty 1803-March 16, 1854
by Wilma R. Pinckley, Great Granddaughter of Isaac
Some records show Isaac Beaty born in Kentucky and some show him born in Tennessee. He was the son of James Beaty, (1752-died after 1835), and Mary Catherine Smith Beaty. James was born in Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania of Dutch and Quaker descent. James married Mary Catherine Smith. Nothing more is known about her. This James was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Two other brothers, Andrew and William, served in this war. In the early 1800’s, after his military service was over, James and four brothers, Andrew, Alexander, William, and Martin, migrated to South Kentucky near Monticello and Albany. James and William, after a few years, moved on to Murfreesboro, Tennessee where they spent the remainder of their lives. James died after 1835; William, (Captain), died January 11, 1836. Both are buried in Rutherford County, Tenn.
Susannah Gwynn was the daughter of John, (1762), and Jane Holbrook(?). Gwynn, (1760). John Gwynn had a tar camp in Fentress County in pioneer days. Son Jeremiah lived on the west side of East Fork of Obey River on May 28, 1830. John’s daughter, Sarah, (1800), married George Owens; another daughter who reared her family in Fentress County was Pheriba, (1803), who married Samuel Scroggins. The other Gwynns left this county about 1855. There is a Gwynn Island in the Buffalo Cove area located on the East Fork River named for this John Gwynn family.
Isaac and Susannah were married in Rutherford County August 5, 1824. However, all their children were born and reared in Fentress County. Their children were: William R. Beaty, born 7-7-1825, died 3-12-1862 in Flat Rock, KY. while serving in the Civil War. He died of disease. This William married Mary (Pop) Sells and had seven children, some married, when he entered service, Jane, born 10-10-1826, died after 1880, married Jonathan Hays (1826), Mary E., born 11-15-1827, married John (Leggs) Smith, born 1830, Sarah (Sally) Elizabeth, born 11-10-1829, married John Hill, left Fentress County, and moved to Texas in 1890s, and reared family there, Nancy, born 5-23-1831, died 12-29-1909, married James Thomas Taylor. They, too, moved to Texas in 18908 and reared family of nine children there. Nancy is buried at Ector, Fannin County, Texas. John G., born 4-22-1833, died as a prisoner of Confederates on Bell’s Island on 2-17-1862, married Zilphia Holbert. James M., born 1-31-183fi, died as a prisoner of South at Bell’s Island, Richmond, VA 3-221863, never married, died while in Civil War of chronic diarrhea. Isaac, born l838 – was in Civil War, died in service, no other information, Lucy Catherine, born 12-24-1840, died 2-21-1922, married Joel Lindsey Reagan, (my grandparents). David C., born 1843, died of disease while serving in the Civil War on 2-171862, never married. Eliazer Alley, born 1847, died 4-12-1875 of typhoid, married Ellen Ledbetter. This was the only son of the six sons who did not die as a result of the Civil War. He was too young for service.
Susannah lost her husband in 1854 when he was fifty-one. She then gave up five sons to service — and death — in the Civil War. It is hard for us to realize the hardships this mother endured in a war-torn, rural Fentress County, yet she lived to the age of ninety years. There is one odd history note concerning the preaching of Susannah’s and son, Ailey’s, funeral. Rev. A.B. Wright records that he preached both funerals at the same service in September, 1892. Alley had died in April, 1875. That was not too unusual in those days. There were no embalming then in these rural areas, so the body was buried soon after death, and when the preachers came into the territory in good weather, when roads were passable, a memorial service was held for the deceased.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/isaac.htm
Issac and Susannah (Gwin) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
Isaac Beaty was born in Cumberland Co., KY in 1803. He is the son of James Beaty, a Revolutionary War soldier, and Mary (Smith). His father was born in PA in 1752 or 1753. Isaac probably had six brothers and sisters, as there is a James Beaty listed in the 1810 Cumberland Co. census who had seven children.
Isaac married Susannah (Gwin), daughter of John Gwin and Jane (Holbroke). John was born in 1762 and his wife in 1760. The family came from Virginia when Susannah was a young girl. They cleared land for a log cabin on Dry Creek, near the present community of Moodyville, TN. The cabin had no fireplace at first, only a hole in the roof to let out smoke from the fire which was built on the dirt floor in the center of the cabin. Later a fireplace was added and a second room, with a walkway between the two rooms.
“Buffalo” Bill Beaty remembered his grandmother Susannah speaking with an accent that was different from most of their neighbors. She pronounced the word covers (bedcovers) as “kivvers”, for instance.
Susannah’s brothers and sisters were: Sarah, b. 1800; Pheriba, b. 1803; Jeremiah, b. 1805; John Rose, b. 1812; Harvey; Andrew Bailey; David Sanford; Wesley W., b. 1820; and Sally, b. 1824.
Isaac and Susannah had eleven children, six boys and five girls. Five of their boys served in the Union Army during the Civil War, three of them enlisting on the same day in the same company. All three died during the war.
William R. was born in 1825. He married Mary Rebecca “Pop” (Sells) on October 7, 1848. He enlisted in Roll Co. D, 2nd TN at Somerset, TN for three years. He died on March 12, 1862 in a hospital at Flat Lick, KY from either camp disease or fever. His wife acquired the nickname “Pop” because she donned men’s attire after William left for service and took on the work of a man in raising their family. She and William were the parents of eight children.
Jane was born October 10, 1826 and married Jonathan Hayes, b. 1826.
Mary E. was born November 15, 1827 and married John Smith, b. 1830.
Sarah Elizabeth was born October 11, 1829; and married John Hill. She was living in TX at the time of her death.
Nancy, b. May 23, 1831, married James Taylor. They moved to TX.
John Gwin, b. April 22, 1833, married Zelpha (Holbert). He was a Union soldier during the Civil War.
James, b. January 31, 1836, was never married. He enlisted in Roll Co. D, 2nd TN on December 15, 1861. He died a prisoner of war on Belie Island, Richmond, VA on March 22, 1864.
Lucy Catherine, b. December 24, 1840, was married to Joel L. Reagan on February 22, 1866. Joel was a Sergeant during the Civil War.
Isaac was born in 1838. He also was a Union soldier during the Civil War.
David C. was born in 1843. He enlisted in Roll Co. D, 2nd TN on December 15, 1861 and died in service on February 17, 1862.
Eliazer Ailey was born in 1847. He married Elizabeth Ellen (Ledbetter), who was born in 1846. They were the parents of five children. Alley died of typhoid fever on April 12, 1975. Ellen later married Frank Reagan and they had one child.
Isaac and Susannah lived most of their adult lives at Little Crab, TN. They are both buried in the George Beaty Cemetery, along with their son Alley and his wife Ellen, Alley’s son Bill “Buffalo” and his wife Ellen, and five of Bill’s children.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/issac.htm
Eliazer Alley and Elizabeth Ellen (Ledbetter) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
Eliazer Alley Beaty was born at Little Crab, TN in 1847, the son of Isaac Beaty and Susannah (Gwin). Alley’s brothers and sisters were: William R., b. 1825; Jane, b. October 10, 1826; Mary E., b. November 15, 1827; Sarah Elizabeth “Sally”, b. November 11, 1829; Nancy b. May 23, 1831; John Gwin. b. April 22, 1833; James, b. January 31, 1836; Lucy Catherine, b. December 24, 1840; Isaac, b. 1838; and David, b. 1843.
Eliazer Alley married Elizabeth Ellen (Ledbetter). She was born in 1846, the daughter of Washington Ledbetter. She had at least two sisters and a brother. Her sisters names were Emma and Lottie, and her brother’s name was Hamilton. Hamilton was a medical doctor.
Ellen was expecting their youngest child when Alley died of typhoid fever at the age of 29. His funeral was preached by A.B. Wright in 1892, sixteen years after his death. Ellen’s second husband was Frank Reagan. This marriage did not work out and they separated. She had a daughter from this marriage, Martelia Frances Reagan.
Alley and Ellen had five children: Katy Elizabeth, b. October 4, 1864; James W., b. April 9, 1868; Susan, b. April 3, 1871; George William “Buffalo”, b. September 18, 1873; and Isaac b. December, 1876. Katy Elizabeth, the oldest child, was married to Bill German.
James W. was married twice. His first wife died; his second wife was Armity (Matthews). He had a son who died in a drowning accident when he was a teenager.
Susan was married to Jonathan Bertram. They had a large family. She lived to he 91 years old.
George William “Buffalo” married Elizabeth Ellen (Hinds). They were the parents of nine children.
Isaac married Tilda (Beaty). They lived on a farm near Squirrel Flat, which is close to Jamestown, TN. They had two children, Minnie and Annie.
Martelia Frances, daughter of Ellen and Frank Reagan, had a son whose name was Herschel Ray Robinson. They were both placed in the Eastern State Hospital, where they lived out their days. They are both buried on the grounds of the hospital.
Ellen (Ledbetter) Beaty was a woman of indomitable spirit and courage. She lived to be 93 years old, surviving the loss of her husband when she was 30, the rearing of her children practically single-handedly, a failed marriage, a daughter and grandson who had to be institutionalized, and four copperhead bites.
An interesting story is told about Alley and Ellen’s farm. It seems that the farm was half paid for when Alley died. Ellen was unable to continue making payments on it; so instead of foreclosing, the person from whom Ellen was buying the farm split the property in two equal parts and only took back one part, letting her keep the other.
Ellen was very independent in her old age, not wanting to break up housekeeping and move in with her children. She would visit them, however, and when she did she always brought her bed, her chamber pot, cooking pot, a skillet, silverware and plates. When she finally agreed to move in with one of her children permanently, they had her house burned so that she would not reconsider and want to continue living alone at her advanced age.
Both Alley and Ellen, his parents, their son “Buffalo” Bill, his wife Ellen, and five of Bill and Ellen’s children are buried in the George Beaty Cemetery.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/eliazer.htm
George William and Elizabeth Ellen (Hinds) Beaty
by Gerald Evelyn DeHaven
George William “Buffalo Bill” was born September 18, 1873 at Little Crab, TN, the son of Eliazer Alley and Elizabeth Ellen (Ledbetter) Beaty. His brothers and sisters were: Katy Elizabeth, b. 1864; James W., b. 1868; Susan, b. 1871; and Isaac b. 1876. Bill also had a half-sister, Martelia Frances Reagan, from his mother’s second marriage to Frank Reagan.
Bill married Elizabeth Ellen (Hinds), who was born March 30, 1874 at Little Crab, the daughter of Joel “Jode” and Francess Elizabeth (Fite) Hinds. Ellen’s brothers and sisters were: Samuel Peter (1876-1961), Mary Ann (1878-1946), James Marion (1881-?), Nancy Jane (1883-1941), Sarah Susan Adaline (1887-1963), Fatina Alice (1889- ), John Mitchell (1890-1891, and William Grady (1894-1980).
Bill and Ellen had nine children: Lillie Ann (1897-1912), Walter Isaac (1898-before 1910), William Hamilton (1900-1982), Carlie (b. and d. between 1900-1910), Julia Ava Frances (1905-1980), Lawrence Adam (1912), Johnny (1915-1928), and Hubert Chandler
Five of Bill and Ellen’s children died before reaching adulthood. Lillie Ann died of spinal disease and Johnny died of septicemia. cause of death of Carlie, Welter Isaac, Alley Bryan is unknown.
The oldest of their children to reach adulthood was William Hamilton. he was married to Rosetta Claiborne; they had one child. He lived all his life in or near Jamestown, and his main occupation was working in the timber. He was 81 years old when he died and is buried in the Fentress Memory Gardens.
Julia Ava Frances lived most of her life in Fentress County and was married to (1) Alfred Choate, (2) Isaac Davis and (3) Lonza Reagan. She was the mother of eight, having had one child from her first marriage and seven from her second. She lived to be 74 years old and is buried in the Fentress Memory Gardens.
Lawrence Adam has lived all his life in Fentress Co. and was married to (1) Lillie Reagan and (2) Dora Beaty. He and Lillie had two children. At this time he is now retired and is living in Jamestown.
Hubert Chandler, Bill and Ellen’s youngest child, is married to Reba Hester (Beaty). They live north of Jamestown and are the parents of five children. He is retired from General Cable Corp., Muncie, IN and Reba is retired from Ball State University.
No one knows for sure how Bill acquired the nickname “Buffalo”. His son, Hubert, thinks it might have been because of his body build. He was very large across the shoulders, his body tapering to narrow hips.
Bill followed the timber business and farmed when that was low. Sometimes he also would run a sawmill. Since there were always several people living in a sawmill or logging camp, Ellen would often cook for boarders for extra money. The family moved often, due to following that line of work.
Bill was also respected in the community as a good mule driver. One time he had a cousin who bought a pair of mules and turned them over to his hired man. The hired man let them run away, doing various damage to their harness and the wagon. Later Bill’s cousin was asked if he intended to sell the mules. “Of course not,” he said. “That is a good pair of mules, and I have the problem solved. I have Buffalo Bill a-holt of them now. He will hold onto them and he can’t run.” Ellen had beautiful, naturally-curly hair which she worn pulled back in a knot. In her younger days she loved to dance the old-time hoe-down. In her older years she loved to tell her grandchildren stories. She was especially fond of telling about visiting her grandfather Pete Fite when she was a child. She liked to tell about how, as a young woman, she rode her horse side-saddle to church, wearing a long skirt with a beautiful white basque. “Haint” stories were also among her specialites.
Both Bill and Ellen and their five children who died in childhood are buried in the George Beaty Cemetery.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/elizabeth.htm
William R. Beaty — July 7, 1825 – March 12, 1862
by Wilma Pinckley, great niece of Wm. R.
William R. Beaty was the oldest child of Isaac Beaty, born in 1803, Susannah Gwynn Beaty, born in 1802. He was born in the western part of Fentress County. He was married to Mary “Pop” Sells of Overton County. Born in 1829, she was the daughter of John Sells (1790-1870) and Sallie Winnsant (1799-1868). Both of Sallie’s parents were born in Virginia and migrated to Overton County, Tennessee. The Sells line goes as follows: Henry Sells, Anthony Sells, Sr., Solomon, Andrew (1776), John (1790), and Mary.
William R. Beaty, and Mary “Pop’s children were: 1. Sarah Elender, born April 22, 1849, died March 22, 1935, married Jackson Mace; 2. Susan (Ann), born September 30, 1850, died July 9, 1912, married Peter King; 3. Isaac (Toke), born September 16, 1852, died 1922, married first Margaret Jane Hinds and second Martha Lynch Ingram; 4. Mary Jane, born October 8, 1854, died April 13, 1947, married first, Wilson Hayes and second, A.J. (Bud) Lacy; 5. Rebecca E., born January 30, 1857, died January 4, 1934, married John Ringley; 6. John Allen, born May 1, 1859, died October 30, 1935, married Margaret Armilda Wood; 7. Samuel W.R., born Sept. 15, 1860, died October 31, 1944, married Mahala Jane Beaty.
U.S. Government records show that William R. enrolled in the Civil War on the Union side on 12-15-1861 at Somerset, Kentucky for a period of three years and that he died in a government hospital on 3-12-1862 of disease diarrhea. This hospital was at Flat Lick, Kentucky, not far from the present London, Kentucky. His enlistment was with Co. D. 2nd Tenn. Three of his brothers served in this same company. They were John G., James M., and David C. We are not sure what company the brother, Isaac, enlisted in.
William R.’s wife died on October 23, the same year that he did. The grandfather, John Sells, was named as guardian for the minor children. When Sells died, Joel Lindsey Reagan was appointed by the court to serve as guardian. Joel Lindsey married these minor children’s Aunt Lucy Catherine Beaty Reagan. Joel served in this position until all the minor children reached their majority. It must have taken lots of courage and loyalty to volunteer for military services when there were seven children in the family. However, the two oldest daughters had married and were gone from William’s home. That left five young orphans to be cared for by relatives.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/william.htm
Paul J. and Betty (Wright) Beaty
by Vicki Harding, York Elementary School
Paul Jackson Beaty, the son of Willie Bates Beaty and Frona Mae York was born December 1, 1939. At age 19 Paul met Betty Sue Wright, daughter of Travis Woodrow Wright and Ruby Ethel Robins of Jamestown. They met at a town carnival Sept. 1958, Paul gave Betty some cotton candy, they talked, and soon they were going to church meetings together. Soon they were married at Bill Reeder’s place, June 20, 1959. To this union was born three children, Larry Jackson born {redacted on this site}, Myra Key born {redacted on this site}, and Vickie Lynn born {redacted on this site}.
Larry was married three times, I’m told the third time is a charm. His first marriage was to Shiela Moon of Byrdstown, no children. The second marriage was to Lisa Wheeler of Nashville, one child, Shanan Necole Beaty. The third marriage was to Sanita Greenwood of Livingston, one child, Lonita Beaty.
Myra Key, still living at home with her parents, loves to sing. She sings in church and has her own piano at home, which she is learning to play.
Vickie Lynn, married Gary Lynn Hardin son of George Herding and Sera Ann Greer. Gary was born {redacted on this site}. To this union was born one child, Gregory Lynn, born {redacted on this site}.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/paul.htm
Andrew and Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
Andrew Beaty, Revolutionary War soldier, was born in 1760 in PA. He was the son of John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery). His father was born in Ireland but was living in PA by 1750. His mother was the daughter of Thomas Montgomery, who was living in Washington Co., VA, later Sullivan Co., TN, at the time of his death. Andrew’s brothers and sisters were: Thomas, b. about 1750; twins James and Phoebe, b. 1752 or 1753; William, b. 1760; Alexander, h. 1768; Pleasant; and Martin. His half-brothers from his father’s second marriage were: John, Jr., b. 1780; David, Sr., b. 1783; and George, b. 1785.
Andrew married (1) Elizabeth (Cooper) and (2) — (Biter). Elizabeth was the daughter of John Cooper and Martha (Steele). John was living in Sullivan Co., TN at the time of his death.
Five of Andrew’s children were surviving him at the time of his death and signed the receipt for his final pension check. They were William; Alexander, b. 1798; Thomas, b. 1801; Andrew; and Agnes, b. 1804.
Thomas married Jane Mullinix. They were the parents of eleven children. Alexander married Polly Hull, and Agnes married Jonathan Hull. Polly and Jonathan Hull were brother and sister.
Andrew was living in Washington Co., VA, during the Revolutionary War. He served three tours of duty of three months each in the Continental Line. During his third tour of duty he served under Capt. Maxwell and Col. Shelby and was in the Battle of King’s Mountain. His pension application number is S2989.
In 1799 Andrew moved to the Lick Creek Valley, KY area where he was living in 1834 when he applied for his pension. His younger brother, Alexander, lived near him, just over the line in TN.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/andrew.htm
William Denton And Nancy (Beaty) Young
by Hazel Wheeler
William Denton Young was born January 31, 1828 and died November 23, 1905. He moved with his parents from Greene County, Tennessee to the “Buck’s Place” near the Banner area when he was one year old. His parents were John Young and Lavicia (Buck) Young. W.D. married Nancy Beaty born February 8, 1829 and died April 17, 1902. They were married April 7, 1853.
W.D. and Nancy lived in the community of Barger and reared their family there; perhaps near the ford in the Clear Fork River known as the “Old Bill Young Ford.” His father John Young lived near Anderson Tinch and they must have been good friends.
Many people of that age grew great corn crops and the strong drink made from the corn was a legal industry and the product was used for snake bites, animal injuries and as medicine for all ills. Some histories of circuit riding preachers indicate that the medicine was carried in their saddlebags for use in case of snake bites. It was especially good for colds.
W.D. Young was engaged in the hauling of tar and turpentine in a wagon from Barger to Nashville or to Kentucky in exchange for salt, sugar and other items needed in Fentress County. He also worked in a blacksmith shop.
W.D. was of French, English and German descent and Nancy was of Scotch-Irish descent. Nancy was a relative of the Union spy and guerrilla warrior, “Tinker Dave Beaty” during the Civil War.
Nancy Atkinson (Mrs. Luke) a granddaughter of W.D. and Nancy Young gave the following information: Grandpa Young made a good living as judged by the rural standards after the Civil War. He had orchards of apple, peaches and other fruits suitable for the climate. He had hogs, chickens, cattle and sheep. Grandma Young had a saddle mere and could be seen riding through the community on her side saddle. She had a mounting block in her front yard for easy mounting. The horse was trained to move to the block when Grandma was ready to mount. Grandma was generous to her neighbors and was available for helping with the sick. Since doctors were difficult to find, neighbors were quick to help each other. Many times she was called upon to help “lay-out the dead” in the homes, as was the custom of the age.
In all their activities and farm life, W.D. and Nancy reared a large family of nine children:
1. Their first born was George W. born March 18, 1854, died in January 1884. George married Nina Davidson. By serving his county on jury duty, the long horseback ride through the woods from Barger to Jamestown was too much. He was the victim of pneumonia which resulted from the long ride through the sleet and snow. His son, known as “Little George” was born three months after his father’s death. Little George reared his family in Crossville, Tennessee where several descendants reside in 1986.
2. The second member was Martelia, born February 23, 1856 and died October 29, 1932. She married Elijah Alexander and their one daughter was Annie.
3. Termelia Jane was born May 12, 1858 and died May 6, 1935. She married James Pierce and they lived and reared their family in Armathwaite where some of the descendents live in 1986.
4. The fourth member was Alvin Young born August 12, 1860 and died January 2, 1945. He married Loretta Pierce, a sister of James (above). Alvin farmed, operated a store and reared the family in Roslin, Tennessee where the remainder of the immediate family reside.
5. Anderson Young, the fifth member was born April 25, 1863 and died in 1948 in Sullivan, Illinois. He was a retired railroad conductor of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. He was never married. The sons of his brother, John, were in charge of his funeral.
6. The sixth member was Armilda Young born January 30, 1865 and died January 21, 1941. Her one daughter, Addie, a school teacher, married a Mr. Guffey who survived her only a few months.
7. The seventh member was Nancy Young, born January 27, 1868 and died September, 1891. She married George Smith and had two sons; one was a very young baby when she died.
8. John Robert Young was born March 21, 1870 and died October 27, 1927 in Mattoon, Illinois. John R. chose to leave Fentress County about 1890, going to Illinois to seek his fortune. He worked as a farm hand until he became established in the mercantile business in Etna, Illinois. There he married Nellie Graham. They reared two sons, William Robert and Frederick Lee. The last record of the two sons was that Robert was a retired officer of the U.S. Air Force in Falls Church, Virginia and Frederick Lee was deceased; also their mother, Nellie was deceased in the 1970’s.
9. The ninth and last offspring of the W.D. and Nancy Young family was James Lee, born May 16, 1873. He married Nancy Albertson, the second daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Moat) Albertson given elsewhere in this history. They married in 1893. James and Nancy reared eight children, seven of whom are deceased. The surviving members of this family in Fentress County are Hazel Wheeler and Marine Norman.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/young.htm
Andrew Beaty, Carpenter
by Sharon King Roberts
Revolutionary War Records – National Archives – Washington D.C. DAR #0691228 “While residing in Washington County, Virginia, Andrew Beaty enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain William Asher’s Company, was a guard at “Little Station” on Holston River. He enlisted sometime in March 1779, served three months in Captain Bledsoe; company, Colonel Shelby’s Virginia Regiment, and marched to the Chickamauga towns. He enlisted in 1780, served three months in Captain George Maxwell’s Company, Colonel Shelby’s Regiment and was in the Battle of King’s Mountain. He died in Fentress County, Tennessee, 19 July 1836.”
Sharon John King Roberts, born 27 September 1940 Pt. Worth, Texas is the daughter of Clarence Pharis King, born 6 May 1911 at Mansfield, Texas died 18 November 1943 Pt. Worth, Texas.
Clarence Pharis King the son of John A. King, born June 1865 Fentress County, Tennessee, died 21 October 1918 Pt. Worth, Texas and his wife Adaline “Addie” Cain born 7 August 1869 Tennessee died Mansfield, Texas 10 November 1940.
John A. King was the son of James King born 1816 Tennessee died Fentress County, Tennessee C. 1875 and his wife Elizabeth Beaty born 23 April 1822 at Kentucky died Fentress County, Tennessee 25 January 1888.
Elizabeth Beaty was the daughter of Thomas Beaty born 1801 in Kentucky died in Fentress County, Tennessee on 1881 and his wife Jane Mullinix born 1804 Kentucky died in Fentress County, Tennessee on 7 January 1893.
Thomas Beaty was the son of Andrew Beaty born 1758 in Pennsylvania died Fentress County, Tennessee 19 July 1836 and his wife was Elizabeth Cooper who died before 1836.
Andrew Beaty was the son of John Beaty Sr. born 1725 in Ireland died C. 1805 Washington County, Virginia and his wife was Margaret Montgomery living in Washington County, Virginia in 1823.
On the 16 September 1837 the surviving heirs of Andrew Beaty collected his pension check from the Rev. War. They were William, Thomas, Alexander, Andrew, and Agnes Hull, formally Beaty married to Jonathan Hull. Andrew was a widower at this time. He lived in Washington Co., Virginia but when the line was run it became Sullivan Co., Tennessee. He lived there until 1799 then moved to Cumberland Co., Kentucky. He stated in the pension papers that Fentress Co., Tennessee was the closest justice of the peace and he rode his horse to Fentress to conduct his business. Alexander Beaty, brother to Andrew, witnessed his brothers Rev. War pension application papers. Alexander was six years younger than Andrew and lived in the same Cumberland Co., Ky. neighborhood. They lived three hundred yards in the edge of KY side of the state line next to Tennessee.
Andrew Beaty moved to Fentress Co., Tennessee before his death 19 July 1836.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/andrew2.htm
Andrew Beaty, Sr.
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
Andrew Beaty, Sr. was born in 1758, in Pennsylvania, and died July 19, 1836, in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was a son of John Beaty, Sr., born about 1730, in Ireland, and of Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, born about 1732-36. It appears that John Beaty, Sr. may have moved with his family to Virginia, sometime after his oldest children were born. Some of them may have been born in Virginia. A John Beaty, Sr. and wife, Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, were living in Washington County, Va. in 1823. Her father, Thomas Montgomery, had recently died, and one of her sons, Alexander M. Beaty, sold his share of the land left by his grandfather Montgomery to two of his brothers, James Beaty and John Beaty, Jr. for $600. dollars. I don’t know whether or not they were the same John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty who had lived in Pennsylvania. But they very well could have been the same ones.
Historian Albert R. Hogue stated that 3 Beaty brothers: John. b.1780; David, b.1783; and George, b. 1785; came to Fentress County together from North Carolina. And some persons say that these 3 men were half brothers to Andrew Beaty, Sr.; sons of John Beaty, Sr. by a 2nd wife. But, I have seen no proof of a 2nd wife; and no proof that they actually came from North Carolina. I think that they may have been full brothers to Andrew Beaty, Sr., who was my great-great great-grandfather. So there are disagreements on these points.
However, I think that the following things are pretty well established as facts. Andrew Beaty, Sr. was living in Sullivan County, Tennessee, (which was then a part of North Carolina), when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain, which occurred on Oct. 7, 1780, near Charlotte, N.C., and ended as a great victory for the Americans over the British forces there. Our soldiers were mostly frontiersmen from Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. After the war, Andrew came back to Sullivan County and married Elizabeth Cooper, d/o John Cooper, who died in 1800, leaving a tract of land there, on Beaver Creek, to his two sons, Andrew Cooper and Thomas Cooper, and to his daughter, Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty. They sold the 150 acres of land to a William King, a James King and a Samuel Goodson for one thousand dollars.
Andrew Beaty, Sr. and 4 of his brothers, James, William, Alexander and Martin, migrated over to the Wayne-Clinton County, Ky. area, about 1800, or a little earlier. They probably went across southern Virginia, through Cumberland Gap, over the mountains and down Cumberland River. Andrew’s wife’s brothers, Andrew and Thomas Cooper, probably were with the group. For Hogue states that Thomas Cooper lived on the headwaters of Wolf River for a while before moving on over to western Fentress County. Most of them were there by 1820. Most of Andrew Beaty’s children and some of his grandchildren were born in southern Kentucky. His brother, Martin Beaty, stayed on in Kentucky. Two others, James and William, moved on down to Rutherford County, Tennessee. And he had a brother named Thomas, and a sister named Phoebe. Like the John Beaty, Sr. family, the John Cooper family was also from Pennsylvania. It is said that some members from this Beaty family settled Beattyville, Ky. Martin Beaty spent the rest of his life in Kentucky. For some years, he drilled salt water wells between Burkesville and Somerset. And, in 1819, he accidentally struck oil, near Burkesville. But he didn’t get credit for it. Forty years later, on Aug. 27, 1859, another man struck oil near Titusville, Pennsylvania and got credit for drilling the world’s first oil well. However, Martin Beaty did become a prominent person. As an education official, and in politics. Among other things, he served a term or so as a state senator. He died in 1856, at the home of a daughter, in Owsley County, Kentucky. (See A Century of Wayne County, Kentucky, 1800-1900, by Augusta Phillips Johnson; copyright 1939, Publishers, The Standard Printing Company, Inc., Louisville, Ky.). Martin Beaty stated that he was born in Washington County, Va. (Where that Beaty couple lived. Which is just across the state line from Sullivan County, Tenn., where his brothers, Andrew and James Beaty, had lived. James served in the war, too).
Tim Lee Huddleston stated in his History of Pickett County, Tennessee, that Andrew Beaty, Sr. married a Biter woman, who drew his war pension after he died. But I have seen no proof of it. His pension papers state that he died a widower.
The children of Andrew Beaty, Sr. and Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty were as follows: William Beaty, b. 1794-96; Alexander Beaty, b. l798; Thomas Beaty, b. 1801; Nancy Agnes Beaty; Andrew Beaty, Jr.; Allen Beaty; Zilpha Beaty; and Abraham Beaty. Their marriages were as follows: William Beaty married Martha Westmoreland; Alexander Beaty married Polly Hull; Thomas Beaty married Jane Mullinix; and Nancy Agnes Beaty married Jonathan Hull. I don’t know who the others married. Note: Jonathan Hull and Polly Hull were brother and sister, apparently to Allen Brock Hull, 1811-1891; who was the grandfather of Cordell Hull. Their father was Jesse Hull, b. 1771, who came to what is now Pickett County, Tennessee, from Wilkes County, North Carolina. Just after the Civil War, Cordell Hull’s father, William Hull, b. 1840, was involved in a gunfight with Jim Pile and a man named Stepp, and got one of his eyes shot out.
William Beaty and his wife, Martha (Westmoreland) Beaty, moved here to Casey County, Ky. with some of their sons and daughters and their families, about 1861 or a little later. They were the grandparents of Victoria (Wood) Martin and Loretta (Wood) Cooper, who lived down on the ridge below Creston; of John William “Billy” Wood, who lived on Woods Creek; of Claude Beaty, who lives on Barnetts Creek; and of Josephine (Wood) Crockett, who was the grandmother of Ethel Patton. William Beaty, Sr.’s brother, Thomas Beaty, and his wife, Jane (Mullinix) Beaty, were the grandparents of Elizabeth Ann (King) Wright, my grandmother. And William’s brother, Allen Beaty, and his wife were the grandparents of Mitchell Buck’s wife. So, Mitchell’s wife and my grandmother Wright were 2nd cousins to Claude Beaty; and to “Billy” Wood and his sisters, Victoria, Josephine and Loretta. And these all were descendants of Andrew Beaty, Sr. Besides his descendants here in Casey County, Ky., he has several descendants back in Fentress County, and in various other places.
Andrew Beaty, Sr. probably is buried somewhere in Fentress County. Perhaps in the old grownup Joel Beaty Cemetery at Riverton? His son, Thomas Beaty, his granddaughter Elizabeth (Beaty) King, his great granddaughter Mary Jane (Beaty) Beaty, and some other descendants are buried there. His son William Beaty is buried down on the ridge, near the Casey County-Adair County, Ky. line. His granddaughter, Dillery (Beaty) Wood, her daughters Victoria, Josephine and Loretta, and several other descendants, are buried in Hyder Cemetery in the edge of
Adair County. John William Wood and several others are buried in Salem Cemetery, at Rheber, on Tennessee Ridge. And Elizabeth Ann (King) Wright, Mary Saline (Beaty) Buck, and several others, are buried in Whited Cemetery, on Tennessee Ridge, Casey Co.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/andrewsr.htm
Thomas and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
Thomas Beaty was born in the Lick Creek Valley region of KY in 1801. He was the son of Revolutionary War soldier Andrew and Elizabeth (Cooper). His father was born in PA in 1760. Thomas’s known brothers and sisters were: William, Alexander, Andrew, and Agnes, b. 1804.
Jane was born in 1802 in KY. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Mullinix and Sally Mayberry. Nathaniel was from NC.
Thomas and Jane were married February 4, 1821 and were the parents of eleven children: Elizabeth (1822-1888), Nancy Agnes (1824-1899), John Andrew (1827 about 1868), Alexander Greene (1830-1836), Nathaniel Priam (1832-1862), Thomas Jefferson (1835-?), Nina Jane (1838-1855), Martha Ann (1840-1885), William Hagan (1843-about 1864), Matilda (1846-1918), and Hiram Cyrus (1849-1915).
Two of Thomas and Jane’s children married Kings. Elizabeth married James King and Nancy married Robert King. Nina Jane married Hawk Reagan. Martha Ann married George Washington Hill. Matilda married Sampson Stephens, and Hiram married Catherine Beaty. There is no marriage record for the other children.
Nathaniel Priam and William Hagan both died during the Civil War. Nathaniel was killed during the Battle of Mill Springs, KY and William died as a prisoner of war at the Belie Island Prison Camp at Richmond, VA.
Many people knew Thomas as “Col. Tom”. He was a highly respected man and the title “Col.” apparently was an honorary one, having nothing to do with military rank. Thomas and Jane raised their family, as did their son Hiram and grandson Thomas, on the headwaters of Little Crab. Thomas died January 7, 1893. They are both buried in the Joel Beaty Cemetery at Riverton.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/thomas2.htm
Thomas Beaty
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
Thomas Beaty, my paternal great-great grandfather, was born in 1801, either in what is now Wayne or Clinton County, Kentucky. His parents were Andrew Beaty, Sr. and Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty. His paternal grandparents were John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty. His maternal grandfather was John Cooper, who migrated from Pennsylvania to Sullivan County, Tennessee, and died there in 1800. On Feb. 4, 1821, Thomas Beaty married Jane Mullinix, in what is now Fentress County, Tennessee. She was born about 1804, in Barren County, Kentucky, and died Jan. 7, 1893, in Fentress County, Tennessee. Her parents were Nathaniel and Delilah Mullinix. Her paternal grandparents were Richard and Elizabeth (Poynter) Mullinix, who both were born in Sussex County, Delaware. Jane’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Robert Millnor, was born about 1650, in England. Her paternal great-great-great-grandmother, Rebecca (Boston) Millnor, was born about 1650, in Northampton County, Virginia. Not much is known about Jane’s mother, Delilah, except that Nathaniel divorced her for being unfaithful to her marriage vows. And nothing is known about Delilah’s ancestors. I think that she may have been an American Indian – a Cherokee, perhaps? Because her granddaughter, Nancy Agnes (Beaty) King, had features like those of an Indian. Jane was a 1st cousin to Isham Mullinix, born about 1810, in Fentress County, who was a grandfather of the Isham L. Mullinix, John M. Mullinix, and Sarah Elizabeth (Mullinix) Lee, who are buried in the Salem Cemetery, at Rheber, here in Casey County, Kentucky.
The children of Thomas and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty were as follows: Elizabeth Beaty, b. Apr. 23, 1822; Nancy Agnes Beaty, b. Nov. 14, 1824; John Andrew Beaty, b. Aug. 18, 1827; Alexander Green Beaty, b. Jan. 23, 1830; Nathaniel Priam Beaty, b. June 19, 1832; Thomas Jefferson Beaty, b. July 17, 1835; Nina Jane Beaty, b. Jan. 14, 1838; Martha Ann Beaty, b. Nov. 11, 1840; William Hagan Beaty, b. Mar. 11, 1843; Matilda Beaty, b. May 23, 1846; and Hiram Cyrus Beaty, b. Apr. 5, 1849. Elizabeth and Nancy were born in Clinton County, Ky., all the others in Fentress County, Tenn. Their marriages were as follows: Elizabeth Beaty married James King. Nancy Beaty married his brother, Robert King. John Andrew Beaty married Mahala Allred. Alexander Green Beaty’s marriage status is not known to me. Nathaniel Priam Beaty married Ellen Brown. Thomas Jefferson Beaty married Drucilla somebody. Nina Jane Beaty may have married Hawk Reagan. Martha Ann Beaty married George Washington Hill. William Hagan Beaty married Miranda somebody. Matilda Beaty married Sampson Stephens. And Hiram Cyrus Beaty married Catherine Beaty.
Six of the eleven daughters and sons Elizabeth, Nancy Agnes, John Andrew, Martha Ann, Matilda and Hiram Cyrus – had a total of 59 children. Nancy and Hiram each had 11; John and Martha each had 10; Elizabeth had 9; and Matilda had 8. But, it appears that the other 5 sons and daughters had but a few children, if any. Alexander Green Beaty died in 1856, at age 26. Nathaniel Priam Beaty, a Union soldier during the Civil War, was killed in the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky., near Somerset, in 1862, at age 30. William Hagan Beaty, who was also a Union soldier during the Civil War, died in the Confederate prisoner of war camp at Belle Island, Va. He probably starved to death in 1864 – as several other Union soldiers did there – at age 21. Thomas Jefferson Beaty, born in 1835, probably died in the war as a soldier, too; by the age 29 or 30. And I don’t have any information on Nina Jane Beaty, born in 1838. My 3rd cousin Welter Estes Webb listed her as having died unmarried, in 1855, at age 17. But Tim Lee Huddleston listed her as having married Hawk Reagan and as having died in 1885, at age 47. I don’t have a listing of the Thomas and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty family in the 1860 census.
Thomas Beaty’s father, Andrew Beaty, Sr., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain, under the command of Isaac Shelby, who later became Kentucky’s first governor. Other leaders of these frontiersmen from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, were William Campbell and John Sevier. (Later on, Sevier became governor of Tennessee.) The British had overrun Georgia and South Carolina, and were advancing toward North Carolina. A company of British soldiers were entrenched on the top of Kings Mountain, in northern South Carolina, near Charlotte, North Carolina. The American frontiersmen surrounded the mountain and slowly fought their way, Indian style, to the top. Major Ferguson, the British leader, and nearly half of his men were killed during the battle, and the rest were captured by the Americans. That was a turning point in the war in the South. One year and 12 days later, the British surrendered to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, and the war ended, October 19, 1781.
Thomas Beaty served as Sheriff of Fentress County for, at least, one term. And, for some reason, he was called Colonel Tom Beaty. I don’t know why. I don’t think that he had been a soldier in any war. He was only 13 years old when the War of 1812 ended. And he was 60 years old when the Civil War started. The title may have been a honorary one, as a “Kentucky Colonel,” for example. I don’t know when that Kentucky Colonel stuff started. (And it appears that the reference book people have not heard about it yet.) In North Carolina, during World War II, a fellow private about my age, from Chicago, named Snyder, always called me “Colonel Wright,” meaning a “Kentucky Colonel.” I don’t have that honor. And, militarily, the rank of Corporal was the highest that I ever held.
Thomas Beaty was a brother to Alexander Beaty who married Polly Hull, a sister to Cordell Hull’s grandfather; a brother to Nancy Agnes Beaty who married Jonathan Hull, a brother to Polly; and a brother to William Beaty who married Martha Westmoreland and migrated here to Casey County, Kentucky, about 1861 probably, with his family. William and Martha were ancestors of Claude Beaty, John William Wood, Victoria (Wood) Martin, Loretta (Wood) Cooper, Ethel Patton, and several others here in Casey County.
Thomas and Jane Beaty, their daughter Elizabeth, her husband James King, and some other relatives, are buried in the old grown up Joel Beaty Cemetery, at Riverton, in Fentress County. Nancy Agnes, her husband Robert King, Matilda, her husband Sampson Stephens, Hiram Cyrus Beaty, his wife Catherine, Nancy’s sons Peter Priam King and Henry Robert King, their wives, and some other relatives are buried in King Cemetery in Fentress County. Some of Thomas and Jane’s descendants are buried in Ann Wood Cemetery and in Cooper Cemetery in Fentress County. Some others are buried in Overton County, Tennessee. And their daughter Nancy’s daughter Elizabeth Ann (King) Wright and husband John Taylor Wright (my grandparents) and several of their descendants are buried in Whited Cemetery, here in Casey County, Ky, Some of William and Martha Beaty’s descendants are buried in Salem Cemetery, in Casey County, Ky., and some in Hyder Cemetery, in Adair County, Ky. William and Martha Beaty, themselves, are buried just over the county line from there, in Casey County, Ky.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/thomas.htm
Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Sr.
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Sr., my great-great-uncle, was born April 5, 1849, in Fentress County, Tennessee. He died there, November 9, 1915. He was the youngest son of Thomas Beaty and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty, and was a brother to my great-grandmother Nancy Agnes (Beaty) King. His paternal grandparents were Andrew Beaty and Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaty. His maternal grandparents were Nathaniel and Delilah Mullinix. He married Catherine Beaty, September 16, 1868. She was born March 8, 1845, in Fentress County, and died there, August 13, 1916. Her parents were David Beaty, Jr. and Jane (Smith) Beaty. Her paternal grandparents were David Beaty, Sr. and Sarah (Stephens) Beaty. Her maternal grandparents were Richard Smith and Elendor (Means) Smith.
It appears that Hiram’s paternal grandfather, Andrew Beaty, born in 1758, and Catherine’s paternal grandfather, David Beaty, Sr., born in 1783, may have been full brothers. For land records in Washington County, Virginia, show that a John Beaty, Sr. and wife Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty were living there in 1823. And that among their sons and daughters were sons named James Beaty, Alexander M. Beaty and John Beaty, Jr., all of them grown men at that time. And the name of Margaret’s deceased father was Thomas Montgomery. However, no ages were listed. So, I am not certain whether or not they were the same family of that name which had lived in Pennsylvania earlier. If so, then Hiram and Catherine were second cousins. Also, some of their brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters married relatives.
The children of Hiram and Catherine Beaty were as follows: 1. Mary Jane, Apr. 25, 1869 – Apr. 19, 1889. 2. Matilda Clementine, Sept. 30, 1870- Sept. 24, 1957. 3. William Thomas, Oct. 22, 1872- Sept. 22, 1931. 4. Lodicey Elizabeth, Feb. 4, 1874 – Feb. 25, 1964. 5. David Carter, July 10, 1876 – Nov. 29, 1955. 6. Nancy Ann, Apr. 27, 1878-Apr. 23, 1960. 7. Martha Ellen, Feb. 25, 1880 – May 30, 1968. 8. Emeline, died at about 6 weeks of age. 9. John Andrew, Jan. 12, 1883 – Jan. 23, 1964. 10. Hiram Cyrus, Jr., Jan. 5, 1885 – May 2, 1925. And 11. Benton McMillan, Jan. 14, 1887- Mar. 18, 1968.
The marriages of the sons and daughters were as follows: Mary Jane Beaty married her first cousin, Andrew Johnson Beaty, Jan. 4, 1863 – Feb. 3, 1909. He was a son of John Andrew Beaty and Mahala (Allred) Beaty. Matilda Clementine Beaty married her third cousin, James Fleming Beaty, Aug. 6, 1857 June l9, 1932. He was a grandson of Fleming Beaty and Sarah (Cobb) Beaty. William Thomas Beaty married Mary (Ledbetter) King, born March 29, 1877; death date not known. Lodicey Elizabeth Beaty married Matthew A. Reynolds, May 6, 1875 – Mar. 14, 1946.He was a son of Thomas Reynolds and Susan (Johnson) Reynolds. David Carter Beaty married Isabelle Reynolds, Jan. 5, 1886 -still living in 1969, a sister to Matthew, on June 10, 1903. Nancy Ann Beaty married her third cousin, George Hopkins Reagan, May 18, 1873 – Feb. 3, 1957. He was a son of Joel Lindsey Reagan and Lucy Catherine (Beaty) Reagan. Martha Ellen Beaty married Stephen Virgil Peavyhouse, June 15, 1875 – Feb. 15, 1957. He was a son of George Washington Peavyhouse and Jane (Wright) Peavyhouse. Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Jr. married Margie Ann Blevins, who was born Nov. 27, 1887, and was still living in 1969. And Benton McMillan Beaty, the youngest son, married Cora Dellavine Reagan, Jan. 26, 1891- May 10, 1968. She was a daughter of John A. Reagan and Martha Jane (Robbins) Reagan.
Hiram and Catherine had 75 grandchildren, which were as follows: Mary Jane had 1 daughter; William Thomas had 6 daughters and 1 son — 7 children; Lodicey Elizabeth had 4 daughters and 5 sons — 9 children; David Carter had 9 daughters — 9 children; Nancy Ann had 6 children; Martha Ellen 3 daughters and 8 sons — 11 children; John Andrew had 3 daughters and 7 sons — 10 children; Hiram, Jr. had 9 sons — 9 children; and Benton McMillan had 13 children. Making a total of 75 grandchildren for Hiram, Sr. and Catherine Beaty. (Matilda Clementine had no children, and Emeline died as an infant). Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Sr. lived at Riverton, in Fentress County. He was a farmer. He was justice of peace a while. Also, he served as Sheriff of Fentress County, as his father had done. He and his wife, Catherine, are buried in the King Cemetery, at Riverton.
The burial places of their sons and daughters are as follows: Mary Jane Beaty, the oldest daughter, is buried in the old grownup Joel Beaty Cemetery, at Riverton. Her husband built a wood shelter house over her grave; but it has rotted and fallen down. Her paternal grandparents, Thomas and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty, her infant sister, Emiline Beaty, and some other relatives are also hurried there. Matilda Clementine Beaty is buried in the Ann Wood Cemetery, at Little Crab. William Thomas Beaty, the oldest son, is buried in the King Cemetery, at Riverton, along with his parents and several other relatives. Lodicey Elizabeth (Beaty) Reynolds is buried with her husband in the Matthew A. Reynolds Cemetery, which is named for him, at Little Crab. David Carter Beaty is buried in the Eli Hinds Cemetery, at Little Crab. It is located just a few yards above the Bailey Bowden Cemetery. Nancy Ann (Beaty) Reagan is buried with her husband, George Hopkins Reagan, in the Cookeville Cemetery, in Cookeville, Tennessee. I saw their grave so realize who they were. They are buried near the graves of my grandfather Wright’s first cousin, John E. Wright, his wife, Virginia (Coe) Wright, their son, Aubrey G. Wright, and their daughter, Phoebe Dee Wright. Martha Ellen (Beaty) Peavyhouse is buried in the Story Cemetery, at Little Crab, along with some other relatives. John Andrew Beaty, who was a schoolteacher with a crippled leg and was called “Crippled John,” is buried in the Fairview Cemetery, at Fairview. Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Jr., was murdered at Rock Creek, in Pickett County, (near Pickett State Park), while working in timber. But I don’t know where he is buried. And Benton McMillan Beaty, the youngest son, is buried in Fentress Memorial Gardens, which is located near the eastern edge of Jamestown. Out Rugby Road, I think. I’ve not visited it yet.
I skipped, and failed to list the marriages of John Andrew Beaty. His first wife was Eliza Stephens. He had 4 children by her. His second wife was Fatima A. Hinds. He had 6 children by her. She was a daughter of Jodie Hinds and Elizabeth (Fite, or Fights ?) Hinds. She was born Sept. 29, 1889, and was still living in 1969. The date that Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Jr. married Margie Ann Blevins was August 7, (or 11) 1907.
It is said that, as a boy, Hiram Cyrus Beaty, Sr., knocked one of his young male relatives out of a tree, and that he died from the fall. I think that it was one of his oldest sister Elizabeth (Beaty) King’s sons. I don’t know whether it was intentional or not. He probably was just playing and pranking around. I think that they both were teenagers, about 15 years of age. Proctor F. Beaty, 20-year-old son of Benton McMillan Beaty, was killed overseas, during World War 2. November 17, 1944. He was a p.f.c.
[The caption with a Daguerreotype image in the Fentress County history states: James Fleming Beaty (1827 – 1894) son of John Beaty and ___ Steppe, and Andrew Johnson Beaty (1863 – 1909) son of John Andrew And Mahala Allred Beaty. James and Andrew were brothers-in-law; both married daughters of Hiram Cyrus Beaty. (See https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/james-andrew.htm)]
Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/hiram.htm
John Andrew Beaty
by Marine Beaty
John Andrew “Johnny” Beaty was born January 12, 1883. He was the son of Hiram Cyrus Beaty, born April 5, 1849, and Cathrine (Beaty) Beaty, born March 8, 1845, who were married September 16, 1868. John’s brothers and sisters were: Mary Jane (4/25/1869) married Andrew Johnson Beaty; Matilda C. (10/30/1870) married James Fleming Beaty; William Thomas (10/22/1872) married Mary Ledbetter; Dice Elizabeth (2/4/1874) married Matthew Reynolds; David (7/10/1876) married Isobella Reynolds; Nancy Ann (4/27/1878) married George Hapkins Reagan; Martha Ellen (2/18/1880) married Virgil Peavyhouse; Emaline died at 6 weeks of age; Cyrus (1/5/1885) married Margie Blevins; Benton M. (1/14/1887) married Cora Reagan.
John married Eliza Stephens (7/4/1887) on September 15, 1907. She was the daughter of David and Ann Beaty Stephens. Her brothers and sisters are: Cathrine married John Green; Elizabeth married Billy Cravens; James married Mattie Bond; John married Maudie West.
John and Eliza’s children are: James C. (7/11/1908) married Nova Upchurch; Lola I. married (1) Omer Norris, (2) Benton Whittenburg, (3) Fred Byrd; Harley B. (12-8-1914) married Fonza Poore; O.H. (Hasca) (10/27/1917) married Rema Storie.
On April 22, 1922 John married Fatina Alice Hinds (9/29/1889) the daughter of Joel Hinds and Elizabeth Fite Hinds. Joel was born in 1851 and Elizabeth was born in 1852. They were married in 1873. Fatina’s brothers and sisters were: Betty Ellen (3/30/1875) married Bill Beaty; Samuel Peter (11/12/1876) married Fannie Sydner; Mary Ann (12/9/1878) married Sam South; James Marion (4/6/1881) married Sadie Petty; Nancy J. (7/26/1883) unmarried; Sarah Adeline (3/8/1887) unmarried; John M. (11/20/1890); and William Grady (10/20/1894) married Lelar Pennycuff.
John and Fatina’s children are: Owensby Lex (1/3/1923-1924); Fonzie L. 6/21/1924) married Willard Storie; Chloa (4/27/19261927); Myrtle E. (10/8/1928) married Hewel Brown; Marine I. (3/20/1930) unmarried; Vannie M. (11/25/1931) married Wallace Upchurch.
John taught school for a few years, probably around 1904-1905. He and the children gathered the wood they used for heating the school. He furnished his own supplies for the school and received a very small salary. He also worked on the roads and farmed. He broke his foot when he was young and was left crippled. Most of his friends knew him as “Cripple John”. He was born and lived in Fentress County until 1929. He then moved to Pickett County in the Cedar Grove Community where he lived until his death in 1964.
Fatina, who will be 97 years old this year, still lives in the Cedar Grove Community with her daughter Marine.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/john.htm
John Andrew and Mahala (Allred) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
John Andrew Beaty was born at Little Crab, TN, on August l8, 1827. He was the son of Thomas Beaty and Jane Mullinix. both his parents were born in Ky, his father in 1801 and his mother in 1802. They were married February 4, 1821. John Andrew’s brothers and sisters were: Elizabeth, b. April 22, 1882; Nancy Agnes, b. November 14, 1824; Alexander Greene, b. January 23, 1830; Nathaniel Priam, b. June 19, 1832; Thomas Jefferson, b. July 17, 1835; Nina Jane, b. January 14, 1838; Martha Ann, b. November 11, 1840; William Hagan, b. March 11, 1843; Matilda, b. March 23, 1846; and Hiram Cyrus, b. April 5, 1849.
John Andrew married Mahala Allred about 1846. She was born September 23, 1824 and was the daughter of Theophilus Allred and Elizabeth (Bowmen). She was a sister to Anthony Center Looper Allred, a well-known Baptist preacher.
John Andrew and Mahala made their home at Little Crab and were the parents of ten children: Thomas (1847-?), William (1949-?), James Robert (1850-1911), Greene (1853-?), Peter Priam (1855-1939), Louise Cyrus (1858-1925), George Wolford (1861-1939), Andrew Johnson (1863-1909), John Benton (1865-1938), and Mahala Jane (1867-1940).
Three of John Andrew and Mahala’s children died in their youth. They were Thomas, William, and Greene.
James Robert was married to 1. Mary Jane (Greer) and 2. Lillian Belle (Bowden). He had one child from his first marriage and one child from his second. He died March 24, 1911 and is buried in the Beatytown Cemetery.
Peter Priam was married to Nancy Isabel (Reagan). They were the parents of three children. He died December 4, 1939 and is buried in the Beatytown Cemetery.
Louis Cyrus was married to Serintha (Bowden). They were the parents of seven children. He died August 25, 1925 and is buried in the Jamestown Cemetery.
George Wolford was married to Mary Catherine (Owens). They were the parents of six children. He died August 6, 1939 and is buried in the Garrett Cemetery, Guntertown, Tn.
Andrew Johnson was married to 1. Mary Jane (Beaty) and 2. Malissa Emaline (Choate). He had one child from his first marriage and eight from his second. He died February 3,1909 and is buried in the Beatytown Cemetery.
John Benton Beaty was married to Rebecca Choate. They were the parents of ten children. He died December 20, 1938 and is buried in the Storie Cemetery between Helena and Little Crab.
Mahala Jane was married to Sam Beaty. They were the parents of twelve children. She died April 13, 1940 and is buried in the Beatytown Cemetery.
John Andrew had dark brown hair, except for a gray streak on the back of his head, which earned him the nickname “Polecat John”. This same hair color pattern occurred four generations, or 114 years, later in his great-great grandson, Warren Chandler Beaty, b. September 19, 1941.
John Andrew died about 1868 and Mahala died in 1894. They are both buried in the Beatytown Cemetery at Riverton.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/johnandrew.htm
Andrew Johnson and Emaline (Choate) Beaty
by Jewelene Hinds
Andrew Johnson Beaty was a native of Fentress Co., born in the Little Crab community on January 4, 1863. He was the son of John Andrew Beaty (8/18/1827-1869) and Mahala (Allred) Beaty (9/23/1824-1894) whose other children were Thomas, William, James Robert, Greene, Peter Priam, George Wolford, Louis Cyrus, John Benton and Mahala Jane Beaty.
Andrew married Mary Jane Beaty (4/19/1869-4/10/1889),daughter of Hiram C. and Catherie Beaty on July 22, 1888. They had one daughter, May Evaline. After the death of Mary Jane, Andrew married Malissa Emaline Choate, born October 2, 1874 in Pickett Co. Tn. She was the daughter of Jacob Choate (born 4/28/1849) and Mary Ledbetter (2/7/1852-2/12/1919). Their other children were: Linda Smith, Martha Koger, Allen, Alice Reagan, Nancy King, Gertrude, Sarah, and a son who died kicked by a mule.
Andrew and Emaline were married December 9, 1891 and raised eight children: May Evaline (3/28/1889-10/3/1969) married Lonza Reagan; Samuel Hollins (7/31/1894-1/29/1975) married Fannie Jane Stout; McMillan (9/29/1896-2/10/1978) married Ollie Reagan then Alice McWhorter; Mary Euferzine (11/3/1898-3/22/1974) married George Dewey Reagan; Lewis Willard (12/7/1900-6/24/1978) married Arie Bow; Elva Avo (3/22/1903) married Porter Thomas Hinds; Nina Allie (11/15/1905) married Porter Conatser, Carlie Ethel (2/18/1908 – 1/9/1983) married Lonza Denton Hinds; and a daughter Serentha Jane who died in infancy.
Andrew was a descendent of the Beaty brothers who came to Fentress County in it’s early beginning and settled in the Little Crab and Riverton sections of the county. He died February 3, 1909 and is buried in the P.P. King Cemetery in Beatytown. Emaline died on August 14, 1948 and is buried in the Story Cemetery in Helena, TN.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/emaline.htm
Samuel Hollins Beaty
by Lois Beaty O’Shaughnessy
Samuel Hollins Beaty was born on July 3, 1894 at Riverton in Fentress County, TN, the son of Andrew Johnson Beaty and Emaline Choate Beaty, oldest of their seven children.
At the death of his father, he assumed the duties of the head of the household at the age of fifteen, farming and continuing his education. He attended Baxter Seminary.
Hollins, as he was called in Fentress County, enlisted in the Army at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia at the outbreak of World War I. He served with distinction with the Fifth Infantry (Red Diamond) Division in France. Shortly before the end of the conflict, he was returned to the States to serve as an instructor in the use of the bayonet. Tapped for OCS, he was packed and prepared to leave his camp at Fort Devans, Massachusetts, for Officer Training when hostilities ended. He continued in service of his country, enlisting in the Army Reserve Corp and attaining the rank of Captain, until the out break of World War II, when age precluded his serving in that conflict. His patriotism never flagged and his interest in veterans’ affairs continued his entire lifetime. He was a 50 year member of the American Legion, Hackler-Wood Post No. 145 in Bristol, Tennessee and was a life member of Patton-Crosswhite Post VFW 6975 in Bristol. His service to veterans and their families was a measure of his philosophy of serving others. He was a charter member of World War I Barracks No. 1989 in Bristol, serving as Commander and holding practically every office in the organization. At the time of his death in January 1975 he was Barracks Service Officer and Service Officer for World War I Department of Tennessee; also as Adjutant and Quartermaster in 19so61. In recognition of his outstanding service, he had received a national appointment from the World War I Veterans Association.
A man of deep religious conviction, he was a “practical” Christian as evidenced by his service to his fellow veterans as a volunteer in the Bristol Veterans’ Service Office for many years, assisting in obtaining benefits for deserving veterans. Hollins was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, Bristol, VA since 1930, and served as Superintendent of Sunday School, deacon, and was an elder at the time of his death.
After his discharge from the Army with the rank of sergeant, he returned to Fentress County, but in 1919 he moved to Bristol, Tennessee where he was a Railway Postal Clerk until his retirement.
In 1920, he married Fannie Jane Stout of Bristol, Virginia. After short assignments in Knoxville and Chattanooga, they returned to Bristol in 1926 and resided in the same home until his death. To this union were born three children; Lois Virginia (Mrs. Clarence R. O’Shaughnessy) of Roanoke, VA; Samuel H. Beaty, Jr. who died at the age of ten years; and Ellaree (Mrs. John C. Philippen) of Silver Springs, MD. His six grandchildren were his delight. They are: Patrick, Michael, Terrance and Kevin O’Shaughnessy, Hens and Leslie Renee’ Philippen (his only granddaughter).
A man of many interest, he was well known for his work in genealogical research, belonging to the Historical Society of Washington County, VA. He had done extensive research into the Beaty family and the Choate family, as well as other family lines, which will be carried on by his daughter, Ellaree Philippen. He was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and Shelby Masonic Lodge, Bristol, VA, and past master of King Masonic Lodge of Bristol, TN. Never content to be a mere by-stander, he was an active participant in the affairs of all the clubs and associations of which he was a member.
A man of discipline and temperate habits, he also made time for quiet reflection and for pursuing his love of writing poetry. In the manner of Wordsworth, he extolled the “old-fashioned” virtues of charity, kindness, patience, love of God, nature, home and country.
Mr. Beaty suffered a stroke in January, 1975 and passed away quietly at Bristol Memorial Hospital on January 29, 1975. His funeral was conducted at the Akard F Chapel by the Rev. Dr. George Fitzgerald, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church. He rests in Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, TN, where he was joined in death in December, 1983 by his widow.
Poet, philosopher, patriot, and above all Christian gentleman, Samuel H. Beaty enriched the lives of all whom he touched with his love and caring. The world is a finer place for his having journeyed through it for his eighty years.
The following poem was written by Sam H. Beaty on May 30, 1966, a tribute to his countrymen.
Memorial Day
Absorbed in melancholy mood today,
I stood among the Crosses where they lay:
Heroic Dead, unmindful of acclaim
Or tribute paid to their undying fame:
The men who paid the utmost price that we,
By vigilance, may e’er continue free
To hold aloft the TORCH of Liberty.
A Gold-star mother moved among the rows,
She stopped by sacred spot, where one of those
Who slept in peace and undisturbed repose,
And there she died again, — the thousandth time.
Intrusion, then and there, seemed short of crime.
Soliloquizing on the solemn scene,
My words reverberated clear and keen:
“Hail, Buddy! WE die but once.
Know what I mean?”
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/hollins.htm
George Wolford and Mary Catherine (Owens) Beaty
by Gerald Dehaven
George Wolford Beaty was born at Little Crab, TN on May 11, 1861. He was the son of John Andrew Beaty and Mahala (Allred). His father was born August 18, 1827 at Little Crab and his mother was born September 23, 1824 in Overton Co. They were married about 1846 and made their home at Little Crab. George Wolford’s brothers and sisters were: Thomas, b. 1847; William, b. 1849; James Robert, b. December 25, 1850; Greene, b. 1853; Peter Priam, b. August 6, 1855; Louis L Cyrus, b. February 14, 1858; Andrew Johnson, b. January 4, 1863; John Benton, b. May 2, 1865; and Mahala Jane, b. January 24, 1867.
George Wolford married Mary Catherine (Owens), daughter of William Pleasant Owens and Malissa Jane Choate. William Pleasant was born on the East Fork, near Boatland, TN. He and Malissa were married in 1851. Mary Catherine was also born near Boatland on November 8, 1862 but moved to KY when she was a child. Mary Catherine’s brothers and sisters were: Abigail; George; James; Freela; Sarah; Effie, b. March 20, 1870; Cynthia Ann; Euferzine; and John Wesley, b. June 15, 1877.
George and Mary Catherine had six children: Dennis M. (1883-1947), Porter Allen (1884-1968), Virgil Greene (1887-1912), Minnie Myrtle (1890-1941), Arnold Priam (1893-1922), and Freela Pearl (1899-1976). They also helped raise three of their granddaughters, the children of Arnold Priam. Dennis married Mary (Reid) on March 30, 1913. They lived in Pickett Co., TN between Robbinstown and Guntertown. Dennis was a farmer and for several years was a member of the Pickett Co. Board of Education. They raised two foster children, one of them Dennis’ niece. Dennis died at the age of 64 in a drowning accident.
Porter Allen married Salty (Storie) April 8, 1908. They lived in Pickett Co. on Clark Mountain, where Porter made a living by farming. They had seven children and also helped raise a niece of Porter’s. He lived to be 84 years old.
Virgil Greene was never married. One night as he rode horseback through the woods on his way home he was shot by an unknown assailant. The bullet lodged too close to his spine to be removed, causing him intense pain. He took his own life at the age of 25.
Minnie Myrtle was born a bright, healthy girl but was left an epileptic after having had meningitis at the age of five. She lived to be 51 years old and was never married.
Arnold Priam was a farmer and married Sarah Jane (Smith). They lived in Pickett Co. TN between Dry Creek and Double Top. They were the parents of three daughters. Priam died in a drowning accident at the age of 27, attempting to ford the swollen Obey River on horseback. Jane died one year later of typhoid fever.
Freela Pearl married Alfred B. Smith. They lived at Double Top in Fentress Co. and were the parents of seven children. They also helped raise their niece and two grandchildren. Alfred made his living primarily by farming. Pearl lived to be 76 years old and Alfred lived to the age of 88.
George and Mary Catherine lived on a farm which extended from the head of Dry Creek to Double Top. In addition to farming, George supplemented the family income by doctoring livestock and by serving as a juror. He loved to smoke his pipe and because of this received the nickname of “Smokey George”.
Mary Catherine died October 22, 1930 and George died August 10, 1939. They are buried in the Garrett Cemetery at Guntertown.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/georgew.htm
Arnold Priam and Sarah Jane (Smith) Beaty
by Gerald DeHaven
Arnold Priam Beaty was born June 9, 1896 in Pickett Co., TN, near the head of Dry Creek. His parents were George Wolford Beaty and Mary Catherine (Owens). His father was born May 11, 1861 at Little Crab, TN and his mother was born November 8, 1862 near Boatland, TN. Priam’s brothers and sisters were: Dennis, b. February 3, 1883; Porter Allen, B. November 7, 1884; Virgil Greene, b. September 6, 1887; Minnie Myrtle, b. June 30, 1890; and Freela Pearl, b. September l8, 1899.
Priam married Sarah Jane (Smith), who was born September 23, 1897. Her parents were James Franklin Smith and Lucinda Angeline (Matthews). James and Lucinda were married at the home of Thomas Matthews, her father, on September 3, 1882 by Alvis Sewell. Lucinda’s brothers and sisters were: Mary A., b. September 3, 1883; George T., b. June 19, 1885; Johnie G., b. April 1, 1888; Lucinda C., b. November 9, 1890; Alfred B., b. February 21, 1894; and Etter, b. June7, 1899.
Priam and Jane were married May 2, 1915 by Dave Janes. They were the parents of three daughters: Ora Anna, b. April 14, 1916; A. Freda, b. March 8, 1920; and Reba Hester, b. November 25, 1921.
Ora married Walton Rich, a Pickett Co. farmer. They lived on Clark Mountain, near Guntertown, TN. They were the parents of five children. Ora died February 29, 1980 and is buried in the Amonett Cemetery.
Freda married 1. Shirley Winningham and 2. Keen Gunter. She and Shirley had one child, a daughter. They lived near Albany, KY and in the Robbinstown, TN area. She and Keen make their home at Moodyville, TN, where he is employed by the Mullins Lumber Co. and is engaged in farming.
Reba married Hubert Chandler Beaty. They are the parents of five children and now reside six miles north of Jamestown, TN, having returned to the area after living in Muncie, IN for thirty years. He is retired from General Cable Corp. and she is retired from Ball State University.
Priam and Jane both died at the age of 27. He lost his life in a drowning accident on December 14, 1922 while trying to cross the flooded Obey River on horseback. Jane died on October 3, 1924 of typhoid fever. They are both buried in the Garrett Cemetery at Guntertown, TN.
Following Priam’s death, Jane went with her three girls to Live in the home of her inlaws, George Wolford and Mary Catherine Beaty. The girls lived there until their grandmother died on October 22, 1930. At that time they were separated and placed in different home. Ora went first to live with John and Freela Scroggins, then with Porter and Sally Beaty. Freda made her home with Dennis and Mary Beaty and Reba lived with Alfred and Pearl Smith.
Although Reba can hardly recall her father, she remembers her mother as being a happy person who laughed and sang a lot. Her favorite hymn was Rock of Ages.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/priam.htm
Dillard Osborn Beaty
by Frances Beaty McDonald
Dillard Osborn Beaty was born at Little Crab, Fentress County, Tennessee on March 12, 1890. His parents were Serintha Catherine Bowden (January 11, 1862 – February 24, 1935) and Louis Cyrus Beaty (February 14, 1858 – August 25, 1925). His grandparents were Mahala Allred (September 23, 1827 1894) and John Andrew Beaty (August 18, 1827 – 1869). His great-grandparents were Jane Mullinix (1802 – January 7, 1893) and William Thomas Beaty (1808 -1878). His great-great grandparents were Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Margaret Steele and John Cooper, and Andrew Beaty. Andrew Beaty, the son of Margaret Montgomery and John Beaty, was born in Pennsylvania in 1760. He lived in what is now Sullivan County, Tennessee during the Revolutionary War. He was a soldier of that war and served under Shelby. He was in the Battle of King’s Mountain. Andrew Beaty died July 19, 1836.
D.O. Beaty attended elementary school at Boatland, Fentress County, Tennessee; Fentress County High School, Jamestown, Tennessee; Pleasant Hill Academy, Cumberland County, Tennessee and Neal Law College, Knoxville, Tennessee. He practiced law and operated a lumber and automobile business at Jamestown, Tennessee. He served as County Trustee for Fentress County 19281936. He was a member of the Jamestown Methodist Church, serving as Sunday School Superintendent, 1938-1952, and as a member of the official board, 1928-1952. He was a Member Free and Accepted Masons, holding Scottish Rite degrees; Order of the Mystic Shrine, Alhambra Temple; Knights Templar.
He served in the House of Representatives, 74th, 75th and 77th General Assemblies, 1945-1949, 1951-1952, representing Fentress, Clay, Overton, Pickett and Putnam Counties. He was a Democrat. The D.O. Beaty bridge on U.S. Highway 127 at the Fentress-Cumberland Counties line and the D.O. Beaty School in Fentress County, Tennessee were named in his honor.
He and Martha Ellen Smith (July 31, 1889 February 5, 1960), daughter of Frances Luann McDonald and Luther Travis Smith, were married at Jamestown, Tennessee on October 13, 1914. They had eight children: Dillard Osborn, Jr., Franklin, Tennessee; Luther Louis, Fairfield, Ohio; Houston Roberts, Jamestown, Tennessee; Frank, Manchester, Tennessee; Frances Catherine (Mrs. Robert C. McDonald), Nashville, Tennessee; Margaret Ellen (Mrs. W.E. Echols), Nashville, Tennessee; Patrick Henry, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; and Nell Carolyn (Mrs. Elwood W. Tompkins), Oakdale, Tennessee.
There are twenty grandchildren: Children of Dillard O. Beaty, Jr. and Margaret Smith: Dillard Osborn, III, Dorothy May (Mrs. David McMahon), and Keith Andrew. Children of Luther Louis Beaty and Mary Jean Boss: Rebecca (Mrs. Bernard Schroeder), Mark, and Tim. Children of Houston Roberts Beaty and Kathleen Smith: Robert Thomas, Sam Houston, and Martha Jane (Mrs. James Wiley). Children of Frank Beaty and Willodene Bicknell: Frank, Katherine (Mrs. David Lea), and Henry. Children of Margaret Ellen Beaty and William Edward Echols: Ellen, Nancy (Mrs. Charles Lunsford), and Julie. Children of Patrick Henry Beaty and Doris Jean Hatfield: David, Gregg, and Chris. Children of Nell Carolyn Beaty and Elwood W. Tompkins: William Lawrence, and Jane Ellen.
There are twenty-nine great-grandchildren.
Dillard Osborn Beaty died at Nashville, Tennessee on March 5, 1952. Both he and his wife, Martha Ellen Smith Beaty, are buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Jamestown, Tennessee.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/dillard.htm
Dillard Osborne Beaty
D. O. Beaty was born near Little Crab in 1890, and is a son of Lewis Beaty and a grandson of John Beaty and Eiias W. Bowden, q. v.
Has attended Pleasant Hill Academy, Fentress County High School and Athens Business College, Athens, Ga. Taught school successfully several years in Fentress and in Pickett counties. Is now Deputy Clerk and Master, Fentress County, and works as a stenographer.
He is a Royal Arch Mason and an Odd Fellow, member of M. E:. Church, South, holds license to practice law in the justice’s and in the county court of the county.
From Hogue’s History of Fentress County, page 81
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/dobeaty.htm
George Beaty
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
George Beaty was born in 1785; in Pennsylvania, according to the census records. He was a full brother to John, Jr., born in 1780, and to David Beaty, Sr., born in 1783. His parents probably were John Beaty, Sr., who was born 1725 or 1730, in Ireland, and came over to Pennsylvania, about 1750; and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, who probably was born during the early 1730s; perhaps in Pennsylvania ? For there was a John Beaty, Sr. and wife, Margaret (Montgomery) who were living in Washington County, Virginia, during the years 1803 to 1823, who had sons named James Beaty, Alexander M. Beaty, and John Beaty, Jr. If George was a son of that John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret Beaty, then he was a full brother to all their other children. Which included Thomas Beaty, James Beaty, born in 1752 or 1753, and Phoebe Beaty, twins ?; Andrew Beaty, born in 1758; William Beaty; Pleasant Beaty; Alexander Beaty. born in 1768; and Martin Beaty; as well as John Beaty, Jr. and David Beaty, Sr.
Fentress County historian, Albert R. Hogue, stated that John Beaty, Jr., David Beaty, and George Beaty came from North Carolina to Fentress County, Tennessee; (probably between 1800 and 1810). But that could easily be explained. James Beaty came from Pennsylvania to Rowan County, North Carolina, about 1775, and joined the army there. And he continued to live there until the late 1780s. And Andrew Beaty, a brother to James, was in Sullivan County, Tennessee, (which was a part of Washington County, Virginia, at that time) and entered the military service there, in the spring of 1777. And, after the birth of George, the parents — John Beaty, Sr. and Margaret — could have moved from Pennsylvania to Washington County, Virginia, or to Rowan County, North Carolina, with their other children. And they could have been in Washington County, Virginia, by 1799 or 1803. And John, Jr., David and George could have remained in North Carolina when the others left there. Or, more likely, they could have gone to there from Washington County, Virginia, about 1803, stayed a few years, and then have gone directly from North Carolina to Fentress County. But, if they were sons of this Margaret Beaty, I don’t think that they were first cousins to Davy Crockett. But, no doubt, they were acquainted with him, in either case; whether they were Margaret’s sons or not.
George Beaty married Lydia Ann Wilson, about 1809. In Fentress County, probably. But, I don’t have any information on her parents, or shout her background. The children of George Beaty and Lydia Ann (Wilson) Beaty were as follows: 1. Matilda Beaty, b. July 12, 1810; d. Jan. 21, 1905. 2. Fleming Beaty, b. 1812; d. 1882. 3. David “Tinker” Beaty, b. Feb. 19, 1817; d. Aug. 22, 1876. 4. James Beaty, b. 1818. 5. John Beaty, b. 1820. 6. Anne Beaty, b. 1822. 7. Charlotte Beaty, b. 1824. And 8. Elizabeth Beaty, b. 1826.
The marriages of George Beaty’s sons and daughters were as follows: Matilda Beaty m. Capt. John Boles, b. June 16, 1802; d. Mar. 18, 1860. Fleming Beaty m. Sarah Cobb, d/o Jesse and Jenetta (Stephens) Cobb. James Beaty m. Armilda Mullinix, d/o Eli and Englantine (Stephens) Mullinix. John Beaty m. Lodici Franklin. Ann Beaty m. Thomas Linder. Charlotte Beaty m. Andrew Jackson Stephens, s/o Zorababel and Susan (Hayes) Stephens. And Elizabeth Beaty m. Burton Stephens, s/o Zorababel and Susan (Hayes) Stephens.
Some of the grandchildren of George Beaty and Lydia Ann (Wilson) Beaty were as follows. Matilda’s children were: 1. Robert F. Boles, b. July 4, 1829. 2. Polly Ann Boles, b. Apr. 3, 1831. 3. Elizabeth Boles, b. July 21, 1833; m. Bill Allred. 4. Catherine Boles, b. Mar. 17, 1836. d. Apr. 19, 1921. 5. John Boles, Jr., b. June 16, 1838. 6. Matilda Boles, b. Nov. 17, 1840. 7. George Washington Boles, b. Dec. 6, 1845; d. Feb. 5, 1941; m. Deborah Smith, d/o David and Fannie (Cobb) Smith, in 1864. 8. James C. “Major” Boles, b. Mar. 24, 1849. And 9. Alexander Boles, b. Sept. 25, 1851; d. Apr. 15, 1853. Fleming’s children were: 1. Matilda Beaty, b. 1836; m. (1) John Boles, Jr. m. (2) William Wright, b. 1829; s/o Matthew W. Wright and Margaret Ann (Ritchie) Wright. 2. John Beaty, b. 1838; m. a Stepp, and moved to Kentucky. 3. Lydia Beaty, b. 1840. 4. Balaam Beaty, b. 1847; m. (1) Louisa Choate, d/o Thomas and Polly Choate; m. (2) Nina (Wright) Bowden; d/o Jacob Wright, Sr. and America (Hinds) Wright. 5. Jesse Beaty, b. 1849; m. Jane Richards. 6. Fannie Beaty, b. Feb. 25, 1853; m. James L. Cooper. 7. James Ecker Beaty, b. July 12, 1854; d. Jan. 21, 1917; m. Catherine Hogue, d/o Solomon and Nancy Hogue. She was a first cousin to Albert R. Hogue. 8. Mary E. Beaty, b. Nov. 5, 1856; d. Jan. 13, 1935; m. William M. Wright, s/o Jacob Wright, Sr. and America (Hinds) Wright. And 9. David Beaty, called Dave “Nose” Beaty, b. 1858; d. May 29, 1936; m. Emeline Wright, b. Jan. 29, 1858; d. July 15, 1955; d/o Jacob Wright, Sr. and America (Hinds) Wright. David “Tinker” Beaty’s children were: 1. Charlotte Jane Beaty, b. 1840; m. (1) Jonathan Moody; m. (2) Elijah Waters. 2. James M. Beaty, b. Nov. 25, 1842; d. Mar. 20. 1876; m. Elendor Jane Smith, d/o David and Fannie (Cobb) Smith. 3. Claiborne Beaty, b. Feb. 4, 1844; d. 1927; m. (1) Lodici Beaty, d/o David and Jane (Smith) Beaty; m. (2) Lavannah Stephens, d/o George Stephens. 4. Harvey Beaty, b. 1848; d. Nov. 4, 1914; m. (1) Margaret Moody; m. (2) Martha 5. John Fleming Beaty, b. Mar. 10, 1851; d. Apr. 18, 1872 ? m. Sarah E. Smith, d/o David and Fannie (Cobb) Smith. 6. Jones Beaty, b. 1856; d. Jan. 30, 1910; m. Emerine Stephens, b. Mar. 21, 1861; d. Dec. 26, 1937; d/o Balaam and Lottie Jane (Beaty) Stephens. And 7. Collier Beaty.
Capt. David “Tinker” Beaty gained fame during the Civil War, by organizing and leading a guerrilla group of Union troops, called “The Home Guard’ and “Beaty’s Independent Scouts,” which, later on in the war, was recognized as a unit of the regular Union Army. “Tinker Dave,” as he was sometimes called, was married to Ava Collier, a daughter of David Collier, who fought in the Battle of New Orleans, during the War of 1812. Tinker Dave’s two oldest sons, James M. Beaty and Claiborne Beaty, also were Union soldiers during the Civil War. James M. Beaty held the rank of lieutenant. I don’t recall what rank that his brother, Claiborne Beaty, held. I have visited the grave of “Tinker Dave,” in the Beaty or Lacy Cemetery, and the grave of his son, James M. Beaty, in the Doogan Smith-Linder Cemetery, at Manson. (The Lacy Cemetery is located in the Buffalo Cove, near Boatland, in Fentress County). Several other Beatys their close kin — are buried in the Buffalo Cove area. John Beaty, Jr., a brother to George, is buried in the Dr. Chism Cemetery, located across Highway 52 from the West Fentress Elementary School.
I am kin to “Tinker Dave” — a first cousin, 4 times removed. He was a first cousin to my great-great-grandfather, Thomas Beaty. And to William Beaty, Sr., born in 1794 or 1796, who migrated here to Casey County, about the time of the Civil War, and was a brother to Thomas Beaty; and was a grandfather to John William “Billy” Wood, and to Claude Beaty.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/george.htm
Fleming Beaty
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
Fleming Beaty was born in 1812, in Fentress County, Tennessee, and died there in 1882. His parents were George Beaty, born in 1785; and Lydia Ann Wilson, whose birth date is not known. His paternal grandparents probably were John Beaty, Sr., born in Ireland, and Margaret (Montgomery) Beaty, from Pennsylvania. Her father was Thomas Montgomery, who died in Washington County, Virginia, in 1803.
Fleming Beaty married Sarah Cobb. Her parents were Jesse Cobb and Jenetta (Stephens) Cobb. Her paternal grandparents probably were Asa Cobb and Fannie (Coker) Cobb, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Stephens, born in 1750, and Sarah (Miller) Stephens, born March 12, 1757. Her mother, Jenetta (Stephens) Cobb, was a sister to David Stephens, born about 1780. So, Sarah was a first cousin to Gwin Stephens, born in 1814.
The children of Fleming Beaty and Sarah (Cobb) Beaty were as follows: 1. Matilda Beaty, born in 1836; 2. John Beaty, born in 1898; 3. Lydia Beaty, born in 1840; 4. Balaam Beaty, born in 1847; 5. Jesse Beaty, born in 1849; 6. Fannie C. Beaty, Feb. 25, 1853 -Feb. 25, 1893; 7. James Ecker Beaty, July 12, 1854 – Jan. 21, 1917; 8. Mary E. Beaty, Nov. 5, 1856 Jan. 13, 1935; and 9. David Beaty, called Dave “Nose” Beaty, born in 1858, and died May 29, 1936.
The marriages of Fleming Beaty’s sons and daughters were as follows: Matilda Beaty’s first marriage was to John Boles, Jr. born June 16, 1838. It is said that he was killed by Sheriff Benjamin Brannon, in Jamestown, Tenn.; that the sheriff had a grudge against him. Matilda’s second marriage was to William Wright, who was born in 1829, and died during the 1860s. He was the youngest brother to Mathias Austin Wright, my great grandfather. John Beaty married a Stepp and moved to southern Kentucky. I don’t know whether Lydia Beaty married or not. Balaam Beaty’s first marriage was to Louisa Choate, born in 1844. She was a daughter of Thomas and Polly Choate; and was a first cousin to Naomi (Choate) Wright. Balaam’s second marriage was to Nina (Wright) Bowden, born in 1850. She was a daughter of Jacob Wright, Sr. and America (Hinds) Wright; and was a niece to William Wright, Matilda’s second husband. Jesse Beaty married Jane Richards. Fannie C. Beaty married James L. Cooper. James Ecker Beaty married Catherine Hogue, born in 1858 or 1860. She was the daughter of Solomon and Nancy Hogue, apparently, and a first cousin to Fentress County historian Albert B. Hogue, born in 1873. Mary E. Beaty married William M. Wright, Dec. 6, 1851- May 21, 1920. He was a brother to Nina Wright, second wife of Balaam Beaty. And Dave “Nose” Beaty married Emeline Wright, Jan. 29, 1858 – July 15, 1955. She was a sister to Nina Wright and William M. Wright.
The burial places of Fleming Beaty’s sons and daughters are as follows: Matilda (Beaty) Wright is buried near Alpine, in Overton County, Tennessee. John Beaty probably is buried in southern Kentucky — in Clinton or Wayne County, perhaps ? Lydia Beaty is buried in the Dr. Chism Cemetery, which is located across Highway 52 from West Fentress Elementary School. Balaam Beaty probably is buried near Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee. Jesse Beaty is buried in the Richards Cemetery at Grimsley, in southern Fentress County. Fannie C. (Beaty) Cooper is buried in the Dr. Chism Cemetery. James Ecker Beaty is buried in the Beaty Wright Cemetery, along the Manson road. Mary E. (Beaty) Wright is buried in Wright Cemetery, located along Highway 52, about one and one-fourth mile west of the West Fentress Elementary School. And Dave “Nose” Beaty and his wife, Emeline, both are buried near their grandson, Virgil “Boots” Beaty’s store, which is located along Highway 52, about one-third of a mile west of Wright Cemetery.
The grandchildren of Fleming Beaty were as follows. Matilda’s children were: 1. Fannie Wright, who married Alex Smith, and 2. John Fleming Wright, who married Sarah Allred. John’s children were: 1. James Fleming Beaty, who married Matilda Clementine Beaty, d/o Hiram Cyrus Beaty; buried in Ann Wood Cemetery, at Little Crab. 2. Bernetta Beaty, who married Edward Linder. Lydia’s daughter was: Jane Beaty, Mar. 31, 1880 May 17, 1951; who married George Smith. Buried in Beaty-Wright Cemetery. Balaam’s children: 1. John Beaty, born in 1871, who never married — he drowned from a log raft. 2. Hige Beaty, born in 1873, who married, (1) Rebecca Wright; (2) Bosetta Stephens. 3. Mary Jane Beaty, born in 1875, who married Sherman Bowden. 4. James Beaty, born in 1877, who married Alice Rodgers. And 5. Caroline Beaty, born in 1879, who married Dailey Young. Jesse’s children: 1. John Fleming Beaty, who married Addie Adkins. 2. Etta Beaty, who married Fate York. 3. Ellen Beaty, who married Clinton Ramsay. 4. Luverna Beaty, born in 1978, who married (1) Allen Bilbrey; (2) George Carr. 5. Nancy Jane Beaty, born in January 1880, who married Wheeler Ramsay. And 6. Benton Beaty, who shot and killed himself while young. He served in World War I. Fannie’s children: 1. Mary Cooper, who married Marion Wright. 2. Sarah Cooper, who married Sampson Bowden. And 3. Hannah Cooper, who married William Hayes. James Ecker’s children: 1. Belle Beaty, 1881-1937, who married Henry Elliott Robbins. 2. Cull Beaty, who married Mary Ann Beaty, d/o Richard and Lydia Ann (Stephens) Beaty. 3. Ida Beaty, born Sept. 14, 1884, married (1) W. Nelson Wright, 1883-1926, s/o Simeon Wright; (2) G.W. Reagan. 4. Sgt. Wayne S. Beaty, 18871918, never married; killed in World War I. 5. Hattie Beaty, 1889-1918, who married Allen Franklin. 6. Bates O. Beaty, 1893-1958, PFC. World War I; married Ollie Smith. 7. Electa Beaty, 1895-1938, married Herman Woods. And 8. Teddy R. Beaty, born 1900; died 1902. All of James Ecker Beaty’s children are buried in Beaty-Wright Cemetery, except No. 2. Cull Beaty is buried at home in Buffalo Cove. Mary E.’s children: 1. David Wright, born 1876, married Vilona Cooper, d/o Jerry and Mary (Mullinix) Cooper. 2. Alexander Wright, died young. 3. Fleming Buck Wright, married Lee Ann Smith, d/o John Doogan Smith. 4. Fannie Wright, born 1886, married John McAllen King, s/o “Pete” King. 5. Jane Wright, married Jim Greer, s/o Samuel and Tennessee (King) Greer. 6. Matilda Wright, married Gordon Turner. 7. Benton Wright, married Eva Smith, d/o Tom and Betty (Thomas) Smith. And 8. Granville Wright, married Ada Turner. Two other children died young. David’s (Dave “Nose” Beaty) children: One daughter — Sarah Beaty. She has one son, Virgil “Boots” Beaty, who operates a store on Highway 52, about one-third of a mile west of Wright Cemetery.
That makes a total of 36 grandchildren for Fleming Beaty. That is all that I know about. But there may be a few others. I am kin to them all through the Beatys. I am kin to the children of Mary E. and Dave “Nose” through the Beatys and Wrights. I am kin to the children of Fannie (Wright) King through the Beatys, Wrights and Kings. I don’t know exactly where Fleming and Sarah are buried. Somewhere in Buffalo Cove, perhaps ? He, of course, was an older brother to David “Tinker” Beaty, of Civil War fame.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/fleming.htm
James and Alice (Rogers) Beaty
by Lucille B. Beaty
James Beaty was born in Glenobey, Tennessee, June 13, 1876. He was the son of Balaam Beaty and Louisa Choate Beaty. James’ brothers and sisters were John Beaty, Hige Beaty, Mary Jane Bowden and Dinah Young.
James was married to Alice E. Rogers who was born at Tinch, Tennessee, on August 27, 1890. She was the daughter of Robert Henry Rogers and Sarah Melinda Stowers Rogers. Alice’s brothers and sisters were Harris Rogers, Lula Could, Elda Rogers, Lola Ramsey, Belie Hubbard, Orville Rogers, and Manda Hall.
James and Alice were married on March 10,1918 at Banner Springs, Tennessee. Their children are Blanche Beaty, Lucille Beaty, Wilma B. Cravens, Ruth Cunningham, James (Sonny) Beaty and Donald Dean Beaty. Blanche, after a teaching career of 36 years in the Fentress and Hamilton County school systems, retired in 1977 and now lives in Crimsley. Lucille, who also lives in Grimsley, retired from the Federal Civil Service in Washington, D.C., in 1980. She is also a retired school teacher, having taught at the Clarkrange High School for several years. Wilma lives in Crimsley, and Ruth lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Both James (Sonny) and Donald Dean are deceased. Donald D. died as an infant. James (Sonny) prior to his death in May 1981, had been a merchant in Grimsley since 1945 at which time he took over the James Beaty Grocery. He was married to the former Brenda Potter of Jamestown, and they had one daughter, Melissa. Both Brenda and Melissa live in Grimsley.
James and Alice both taught school before their marriage, and both were members of the Crimsley Methodist Church. They were one of the earliest families to settle in Grimsley. James established a general merchandise store (later known as the James Beaty Grocery) in Grimsley in 1915, after moving over to the main highway from “Old Grimsley.” Along with storekeeping and farming, he was also postmaster in Grimsley for many years at a time when the mail was carried through on horseback. He was instrumental in helping to establish the first church in Grimsley, donating the land for construction of the building.
James died April 26, 1945. Alice passed away March 4, 1986. Both are buried in the Methodist Church cemetery.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/james1.htm
David “Tinker Dave” Beaty
by Col. Lloyd D. Bryant
Depending upon one’s particular viewpoint, “Tinker Dave” Beaty is one of the most famous or infamous individuals that Fentress County ever produced. There is no question that he was a guerrilla warfare expert of considerable ability. In the early part of 1862, he formed a company called David Beaty’s Independent Scouts. The unit, which was formed in the vastness of Poplar and Buffalo Coves, was officially recognized by the Federal Government. They were received into Federal Service effective January 5, 1862 under the authority of Major General George H. Thomas and General Burnsides.
Extant records show that each man was required to furnish his own horse and equipment. Fentress County historian A.R. Hogue in his book “One Hundred Years on the Cumberland Mountain” is the source of most of the information we have on “Tinker’s Men.” Mr. Hogue writes: “The muster roll of this famous company was originally filed with the County Court Clerk at Jamestown. A certified copy was made in 1870. A part of this copy has been torn off and lost. The records in the County Court Clerk’s Office were burned, when the Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1905.”
The roll was certified as being correct by the signatures of “David Beaty, Captain, James Beaty, 1st Lieut., and Claiborne Beaty, 2nd Lieut.” David Beaty evidently couldn’t write since Mr. Hogue indicates that his mark was witnessed by Stromeir and F. Brown. Mr. Hogue shows only 23 men on the muster roll plus 12 who were listed as having died in service. However, the Rev. A.B. Wright places at least 100 men under the command of “Tinker Dave” on an October 24, 1862 raid.
The names of the known members of the Independent Scouts, as reported by Hogue are: John Smith, Jr., John Sprowl, Reuben Skinner, Wm. Tipton, George Threet, James Threet, Cullom Threet, Jack Turner, John Turner, James Turner, Drewry Upchurch, Henderson Upchurch, Silas Wright, Elijah Williams, John Winningham, Seth Winningham, Hardy Williams, Jack Williams, Berry Wilson, John Whitehead, Isaac Woods, George York, and Mitchell York. The following are listed as dying in the service: George Beaty, Tom Culver, Jonathan Moody, Wm. Reagan, Joseph Reeder, Hijah Smith, Jackson Stephens, Wm. Smith, James Shillings, Kib Taylor, John Taylor, and Dean Threet.” The Last known survivor was George Stephens, “Tinker Dave’s” first cousin, who died at the age of 94 years and is buried in the Watters Cemetery in Buffalo Cove.
Will Peavyhouse in his booklet “A History of Buffalo Cove” adds the names of Jacob and Dow Culver. Mr. Peavyhouse also notes: “Jackson Stephens was killed in 1864 near East Jamestown. Thomas Culver and Jonathan Moody were killed in a skirmish with Col. Hughes’ Company in Buffalo Cove in Oct. 1963. Col. Hughes had started through Buffalo Cove on a foraging expedition, taking livestock, corn and anything else the Confederate Army could use. He was met in Buffalo Cove on the Burton Stephens place by Beaty’s Company and the fight began. Beaty lost only two men, Thomas Culvert and Jonathan Moody. Thomas Culvert was nineteen years old and Jonathan Moody was twenty-six years old. Moody had a wife and two children. Culver wasn’t married.” There are many stories about the activities of Tinker Dave and his men during the Civil War. They can be found in the Autobiography of A.B. Wright, and in Will Peavyhouse’s booklet. Many of these stories are of the gallantry and bravery of men who were protecting their homes. Others are stories of what the authors obviously considered to be atrocities.
Guerilla Warfare is, with the possible exception of Nuclear War, the most devastating type of war for the civilian inhabitants of an area. It usually lasts throughout the duration of conflict and, if a part of a civil war, pits neighbor against neighbor. The men involved are not disciplined troops and as a result should not be held to the same standards of conduct that would be required of regular forces. Additionally, the distinction between non-combatant and combatant is usually lost. The hate that is generated for the family of an individual who one blames for the death of one’s own family member can result in what others will call atrocities. Leaders of Guerilla movements are also usually given credit for any offense against those who are opposed to their cause. Simple robbery and assault are not considered to exist.
There is no doubt that innocent people were killed on both sides during the Civil War. There is also no doubt that both Champ Ferguson (see separate story) and “Tinker Dave” ordered and carried out the execution of enemy soldiers after capture. However, both must be judged by the standards of the time and the type of warfare in which they were engaged. They were both excellent commanders of Guerilla forces.
“Tinker Dave” was born in Poplar Cove in 1823. He lived there until his death in 1883. Hogue writes that “… (he) was a leader in Fentress County during reconstruction days … He was a very clever, hospitable man among his neighbors and very generally liked by them.
Many of Fentress County citizens are descendants of this Civil War leader. Many more are related to he and his men. In fact, it has been said, that any Fentress County native of three generations or more is related to Tinker Dave, one of his men, or one of the men they shot at or killed. Many of them will be related to both the Confederate and Union fighter.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/tinker.htm
Harve Beaty
by Lula Crabtree
Harve Beaty was born at Glenoby, Tennessee, in Fentress County, in 1882. He was the son of Jones Beaty (1850-1910) and Emerine Sumpter Beaty (1861-1937). He was the grandson of Tinker Dave Beaty (1817-1876). Tinker Dave Beaty was Captain of the Home Guard of Tennessee during the Civil War in 1865.
Harve married Susie Catherine Stephens about 1901. She was the daughter of George Stephens and Eliza Tipton Stephens. They had eight children: Clayton, Frances, Taft, Ray, Renzo, Lula, Loma, and Harlan. Two of the daughters are still living – Lula Crabtree and Loma Roles; both of Columbus, Indiana.
Four of their children were in the service of our country during World War II. Taft and Ray were in the Navy; Renzo and Loma were in the Army. Loma served in the Army Nurses’ Corp.
Harve was Sheriff of Fentress County for one term (1924-1926). There were very few cars in Fentress county at that time. When he had to go out of town to perform his duties as Sheriff, he had to ride a horse.
Before he was Sheriff, he was a river pilot on rafts of logs which were floated down the East Fork of the Obey River to the Cumberland River, and on to Nashville, Tennessee.
Harve was fatally injured in a logging accident at Rock Castle Creek, about 4 miles South of Jamestown. He died October 27, 1927.
His widow, Susie, lived to the age of 99. She died September 29,1983. they are buried in the City Cemetery in Jamestown, Tennessee.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/harve.htm
Marion B. Beaty
by Roscoe Hollis Wright
Marion B. Beaty was born in May 1850, in Fentress County, Tennessee, and died there, November 10, 1895, of typhoid fever. He was a son of David Beaty, Jr., and Jane (Smith) Beaty. His paternal grandparents were David Beaty, Sr., and Sarah (Stephens) Beaty. His maternal grandparents were Richard Smith and Eleanor (Means) Smith, d/o Andrew Means and Nancy (Gray) Means. Marion B. Beaty married Martha Emeline King, who was born December 24, 1857, in Fentress County, Tennessee, and died there, January L7, 1913. Her parents were Robert King and Nancy Agnes Beaty King. Her paternal grandfather probably was Robert King, Sr. or John A. King. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Beaty and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty.
The children of Marion B. Beaty and Martha Emeline (King) Beaty were as follows: 1. Dave “Net” Beaty, b. June 5, 1877; d. Jan. 17, 1960. 2. Robert Beaty, b. Dec. 25, 1878; d. Jan. 4, 1955. 3. Matilda Catherine Beaty, b. Jan. 23, 1880; d. Dec. 5, 1966. 4. William Richard Beaty, b. Sept. 15, 1882; d. June30,1955.5.Ellen Jane Beaty,b.Feb.24, 1884; d. Apr. 21, 1963. 6. Johnie Beaty, b. June 16, 1888; d. Mar. 5, 1965. 7. Mary Ann “Molly” Beaty, b. Apr. 1, 1890; d. Oct. 10, 1958. And 8. Infant, born and died, March 20, 1893; buried in Marion Beaty Cemetery, at Little Crab, Fentress County, Tennessee.
The marriages of the sons and daughters were as follows: Dave “Net” Beaty m. Mandy Jane, or Mary Jane Hinds, b. Sept. 8, 1876; d. in 1927. Robert Beaty m. (1) Matilda Clementine Jaynes; m. (2) Mary Sergent. Matilda Catherine Beaty m. Isaac Beaty, (s/o Alley) b. 1870; d. 1930. William Richard Beaty m. Alberta Eunice McDonald, b. Mar. 26, 1883; d. Mar. 4, 1980. Ellen Jane Beaty m. (1) William Choate; m. (2) Sherman Marcum. Johnie Beaty m. Nannie Bernice Taylor, b. Sept. 13, 1899; d. Dec. 1, 1929. Mary Ann “Molly” Beaty m. James Pennycuff.
The grandchildren of Marion B. Beaty and Martha Emeline (King) Beaty are as follows: Dave “Net” Beaty’s children: 1. Marion Beaty, m. Rosie Cooper; d/o James and Mary Jane (Turner) Cooper. 2. Mary Beaty, m. Charlie Cooper; brother to Rosie. 3. Robert Beaty, never married; died bout 1965. 4. Emily “Sis” Beaty, m. (1) Amos Sweet; m. (2) 5. Ernest Beaty (female), m. Curtis Pullins; s/o Harrison and Ermine Pullins. 6. Rebecca Beaty, m. Roma (Rome ?) Seabolt; s/o George Seabolt, from Ringby, (Rugby ?) Tennessee. 7. Woodrow Beaty, m. Lorene Rosenbaum; from Rugby ?, Tennessee. And 8. Willie Richard Beaty, m. Emma Bertram. Robert Beaty’s children: 1. Willie Beaty, m. Chloe Wood, from Boatland. 2. Johnie Beaty, b. Sept. 4, 1907; m. Maggie Hoover, b. Apr. 19, 1914; d. Jan. 1, 1968; cousin to Lester Hoover. 3. J. Willard Beaty, never married ; b. Oct. 21, 1909; d. Feb. 19, 1931; buried in Ann Wood Cemetery, at Little Crab. 4. Dean (male) Beaty, married in Michigan. 5. Elsie Beaty, m. Welter Peavyhouse, at Boatland. 6. Myrtle Beaty, m. Claude Reagan; s/o Isaac Thomas Reagan, at Jamestown. 7. Freely (female) Beaty, m. Shirley Greer; s/o James and Jane (Wright) Greer, at Jamestown. 8. Juanita Beaty, m. Haskell Greer; brother to Shirley Greer; in Florida. 9. Clara M. Beaty, b. Feb. 19, 1915; d. Oct. 29, 1947; m. Willie Chism; buried in Ann Wood Cemetery, at Little Crab. 10. Edith Beaty, m. (1) Lester Hoover, (cousin to Maggie). She married twice more. 11. Pansy Beaty, m. Fred Chism. 12. –, m. Roy Bertram. 13. Willis Adean Beaty, married in Michigan. 14. A baby boy; died when one week old. Matilda Catherine Beaty’s children: 1. Minnie Beaty, m. Owensby “Pete” Beaty; buried in Fentress Memorial Gardens, at Jamestown. 2. Annie Beaty, b. Feb. 18, 1897; d. Apr. 23, 1937; buried in Ann Wood Cemetery, at Little Crab; m. (1) Dillard Robbins; m. (2) Dewey Byrd. William Richard Beaty’s children: 1. Woodrow Milborn Beaty, b. Apr. 29, 1913; d. Feb. 7, 1985; m. Creo Roles; b. July 28, 1916. 2. Johnie Cletis Beaty, h. Dec. 7, 1918; m. Ninis Dean Little; b. Dec. 25, 1924. 3. J.D. Beaty, b. Sept. 19, 1922; m. Billie Glee Matthews; b. Nov. 13, 1928. 4. Martha Bea Beaty, b. Sept. 1, 1927; m. Everett Parsons; b. Aug. 21, 1925. Ellen Jane (Beaty) Marcum’s children: by William Choate: 1. Mollie Choate, m. Jesse Clark. 2. Edna Choate, m. Paul Carter. 3. Pearl Choate, married a Watts. 4. Marie Choate, married an Ellis. 5. Ruby Choate, m. Sam Rodenella. 6. Melvin Choate, married in Illinois. 7 John Choate, never married; died at about 20 years of age; buried the same place as his mother, Ellen Jane (Beaty) Marcum. Johnie Beaty’s children: 1. Martha Anna Lee Beaty; b. Aug. 3, 1922, m. Wilbur C. Smith; b. May 7, 1920. 2. Vada Ilene Beaty; b. Feb. 4, 1924; m. Emil McDonald; b. May 30, 1923; d. Nov. 1, 1977. She lives at Cleveland, Ohio. 3. Ada Elwanda Beaty; b. Dec. 18, 1925; m Edward Carnell Waller. (Camden, Tennessee). 4. Willie Alton Beaty; b. July 24, 1927; m. Anna Grace Hastings; b. May 16, 1932. They live at Monroe, Overton County, Tennessee, where he is a school principal. Mary Ann (Beaty) Pennycuffs children: 1. Willie Pennycuff. 2. Delmer Pennycuff. 3. Vonnie Pennycuff; m. Proctor Cobb, in Poplar Cove. (Fentress County). 4. McKinley Pennycuff. 5. Murley Pennycuff. 6. R.D. Pennycuff. 7. a daughter. And 8. a son. Making a total of 43 grandchildren for Marion B. Beaty and Martha Emeline (King) Beaty. If there are any more, I don’t know about them.
Marion B. Beaty’s wife — Martha Emeline (King) Beaty — is buried in the Ann Wood Cemetery. She was a sister to my grandmother, Elizabeth Ann (King) Wright. Marion B. Beaty is buried in the old abandoned cemetery by that name. It is located beside the road, on the right, about half a mile before reaching the Ann Wood Cemetery. I have been there about 5 or 6 times since 1980. I have been to a total of about 44 cemeteries in Fentress, Pickett and Overton counties. Mostly in the following areas: at Manson, Riverton, Little Crab, Red Hill, Pall Mall, in Buffalo Cove, in Poplar Cove, on Double Top Mountain, at Fairview, Moodyville, Etter, Alpine, Monroe and in Jamestown and Byrdstown; plus the Cookeville Cemetery.
And I have visited the following relatives down there: Wilma (Reagan) Pinckley — 4th cousin, and Rebecca (Cravens) Hyder — 3rd cousin, and family, in Jamestown; also Arnold Wright — 3rd cousin. Tilford Chism “Pete” Wright — 2nd cousin; and his son, Brady Wright — 3rd cousin, near Manson. Susie Wright — 2nd cousin, at Manson. Carson Hensley — 4th cousin, and Fred Moody — 4th cousin, and family, on Double Top Mountain. Jonah D. Lowery — half-2nd cousin, in Moodyville, and his daughter. Ada (Wright) Rains 2nd cousin, and daughters, Alms Rains and Ruby (Rains) Upchurch 3rd cousins, at Etter. James Poore 3rd cousin, in Byrdstown. Guy Beaty — 3rd cousin, in Alpine, (in Overton County). Alleta (King) Smith — 2nd cousin, and family, and Hattie (Reagan) Padgett — 2nd cousin, at Monroe, in Overton County. And Anna Lee (Beaty) Smith — 2nd cousin, and husband, Wilbur C. Smith, in Overton County. And Anna and husband, Alleta and family, and Hattie and folks have been up here.
Source: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/marion.htm
Descendants of Jeremiah and Sarah (Choate) Beaty
by Jewelene Hinds
Jeremiah “Jerry” Beaty was born in January of 1818. He was one of 15 children born to David Beaty Sr. (1783-PA) and Sarah Stephens Beaty (1780-NC). David and Sarah are listed in the Overton Co. Census records for 1820 and in the Fentress Co. Census after it was formed in 1823. The Beaty family lived in the Boatland Community and were large land owners also dealing in timber and rafting.
Jerry’s brothers and sisters were; David Jr., George, John, Catherine, May, Jenetta, Ida, Rita, Julia, Ann, Sarah (deaf), Nancy, Cuzzy, and Ardema.
Jerry married Sarah Choate, born October 1833 in Fentress County. She was the daughter of Austin Choate (1795-NC) and Elizabeth “Betsy” Young (1801-TN). Sarah’s brothers and sisters were; George, Jacob, Ann, Celia, John, Christopher, and Denna.
The children of Jerry and Sarah Beaty were; Henry T., Jacob, Vianna, Nancy Arabella, Shadrick, Farazina Elizabeth, Christopher “Kit”, Heiser, Putnam, and Cuzzy Jane.
Henry T., born about 1852, died in his youth.
Jacob, born about 1853, married Polly Ann Garrett. They were the parents of Harriet, Henry, Jerry, Demia, Owne, Brant, and Hattie. Jacob moved his family to Oklahoma and remained there.
Vianna, born about 1858, married Reese Stephens. They were the parents of Vine, Porter, Allen and Dock.
Nancy Arabella, born about 1859, married Tatum Tipton. Their children were; Dillard, Janie, Della, Polly, Christopher “Kit”, and
Shadrick “Shade”, born about 1862, married Mary Hogue. They were the parents of Myrtle, Viann, Syrene, Osdia, Addie and Joe.
Farazina, born November 1864, married Reese Stephens after the death of her sister Arabella. Farazina and Reese were the parents of Taz, Carlie and Beaty.
Christopher “Kit”, born about 1866, did not marry.
Heiser, born about 1869, married Rosetta Hogue. Their children are; Wyman, Herman, Una, Lloyd, Clara and Hattie.
Putnam, born August, 1872, married Mary Jane Hall. They are the parents of Hollins, Ernest, Elza, Arlena, Stella, Orpha, Viann, and a son who died as an infant.
Cuzzy Jane, born in January, 1874, married Welter Harrison “Harry” Davis. They are the parents of Wayne, Raymond, Allen, Julia, Herman, Cilbert, an infant daughter, and Welter Harrison who died young.
According to Fentress County Census records, Jeremiah died between 1850 and 1860 and Sarah died after 1860.
Information for this history provided by Mrs. Wilma Pinckley and several members of the Putnam Beaty and Cuzzy Jane Davis families; Ernest Beaty, Viann Cobb, Wayne Davis, Gilbert Davis and Julia Hrder [as on source Web page].
Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/fentress/jeremiah.htm
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Transcriber’s note: Most, but not all, excerpts [transcribed by Michael Allen] relate to Beaty families. Don’t forget the first rule of genealogy — everything should be backed by primary documentation — This book was written by the Fentress Co. Historical Society. It’s mainly a collection of personal histories told from memory and family tradition with little documentation, and should be taken as such. TNGenWeb Coordinator’s note: Curtis Media Corp. gave permission to post this material originally, and it was uploaded in a free account at Rootsweb. We do not intend copyright infringement on anyone. However, Rootsweb has experienced viability issues in the past. We want to make sure the information is retained and available for Fentress County researchers.
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