The Columbus Republican (Columbus, Indiana)
Thursday, April 30, 1874; Page 2
Walesboro Items
William Beaty, one of the early settlers of this county, died April 22nd, 1874, at the residence of his son, William H. Beaty. He was born January 14th, 1795, in Montgomery County, Kentucky; moved to Indiana in 1825, settling about one mile and a half southeast of Columbus. His family of four children, and his relatives of thirty-one grandchildren and six great grandchildren, mourn the loss of the aged patriarch, who had very nearly completed his "fourscore" years.
William Beaty was the son of Thomas Beaty and Sarah Turner of Montgomery County, Kentucky. His father was of Scotch-Irish extraction and a participant in the Revolutionary War and his mother was associated with one of the wealthiest families of the Northern Neck region of Virginia.
William Beaty was born in Kentucky, according to census information, in 1795, and so was his wife Sarah, who was born in 1796. By the time William and Sarah had reached marriageable age the 19th century was well underway and the opportunities for cheap land had diminished in Kentucky. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Yocum" Steward about 1817 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. There is some conflicting evidence about her maiden name. She is known as Sarah Yocum and as Sarah Elizabeth Steward.
William's mother died before 1818 as she is not listed in his father's will. From his estate William inherited his largest grey mare, a sorrel horse, all farm utensils and a portion of his father's 160 acres that was divided among all the children. It was after the sale of his estate that William and Sarah came to Bartholomew County.
William and Sarah along with his siblings traveled to Bartholomew County leaving their Kentucky homeland. There is not one obvious route for the Beaty's to have taken. They could have traveled to Cincinnati and up the Whitewater, then across the flatlands to the Driftwood River, which was a tributary to the Wabash, or they could have traveled overland north from Louisville. A common route from Montgomery County, Kentucky would have been through Lexington, then Frankfort, then up (what is now US 421) to Madison, Indiana; and then north, up the "Madison Road," to Columbus. Madison was a very busy port city in the 19th century, and a great many Kentuckians came through there on their way to Columbus.
His brother Thomas and his family remained in Bartholomew County along with his sister Polly. It is unknown if Joseph died in Kentucky, in route to Indiana or after they settled in Bartholomew County. It is known that his widow Mary traveled with the family and settled there before permanently settling in Howard County along with his sister Sarah. Nancy also made the journey then moved on to Monroe County, Indiana settling in the Clear Creek area about forty miles from her brothers.
William is listed as one of the earliest pioneers in Bartholomew County, Indiana founded in 1821 settling there between 1819 and 1825.
Children of William and Sarah Beaty:
1. Elizabeth Beaty
2. Thomas Beaty (1819-1846) Mexican War
3. Joseph Beaty (1824-1893)
4. David Steward Beaty (1822-1858) Mexican War
5. James Orville Beaty (1825-1865)
6. Darius Beaty (1828-1919)
7. Marcela Campbell (1831-1852)
8. Mary Jane Heaton (1833-bet.1870-1875)
9. John M. Beaty (1836-1865) Civil War
10. William H. Beaty (1837-1894)
William and Sarah's ten children populated this area of the Midwest for many generations and their descendants can still be found living in Bartholomew and Tipton County today.
William and Sarah were pioneers who came to establish their home and conquer a wilderness. They probably never dreamed how great the commonwealth which they were planting, or how valuable within a century the land which they cleared and tilled, or how wonderful the institutions which they established would become. How churches, schools and homes, cities and villages would spring up where once roamed Indians, deer and wolves. How much greater they built than they knew.
Thursday, April 30, 1874; Page 2
Walesboro Items
William Beaty, one of the early settlers of this county, died April 22nd, 1874, at the residence of his son, William H. Beaty. He was born January 14th, 1795, in Montgomery County, Kentucky; moved to Indiana in 1825, settling about one mile and a half southeast of Columbus. His family of four children, and his relatives of thirty-one grandchildren and six great grandchildren, mourn the loss of the aged patriarch, who had very nearly completed his "fourscore" years.
William Beaty was the son of Thomas Beaty and Sarah Turner of Montgomery County, Kentucky. His father was of Scotch-Irish extraction and a participant in the Revolutionary War and his mother was associated with one of the wealthiest families of the Northern Neck region of Virginia.
William Beaty was born in Kentucky, according to census information, in 1795, and so was his wife Sarah, who was born in 1796. By the time William and Sarah had reached marriageable age the 19th century was well underway and the opportunities for cheap land had diminished in Kentucky. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Yocum" Steward about 1817 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. There is some conflicting evidence about her maiden name. She is known as Sarah Yocum and as Sarah Elizabeth Steward.
William's mother died before 1818 as she is not listed in his father's will. From his estate William inherited his largest grey mare, a sorrel horse, all farm utensils and a portion of his father's 160 acres that was divided among all the children. It was after the sale of his estate that William and Sarah came to Bartholomew County.
William and Sarah along with his siblings traveled to Bartholomew County leaving their Kentucky homeland. There is not one obvious route for the Beaty's to have taken. They could have traveled to Cincinnati and up the Whitewater, then across the flatlands to the Driftwood River, which was a tributary to the Wabash, or they could have traveled overland north from Louisville. A common route from Montgomery County, Kentucky would have been through Lexington, then Frankfort, then up (what is now US 421) to Madison, Indiana; and then north, up the "Madison Road," to Columbus. Madison was a very busy port city in the 19th century, and a great many Kentuckians came through there on their way to Columbus.
His brother Thomas and his family remained in Bartholomew County along with his sister Polly. It is unknown if Joseph died in Kentucky, in route to Indiana or after they settled in Bartholomew County. It is known that his widow Mary traveled with the family and settled there before permanently settling in Howard County along with his sister Sarah. Nancy also made the journey then moved on to Monroe County, Indiana settling in the Clear Creek area about forty miles from her brothers.
William is listed as one of the earliest pioneers in Bartholomew County, Indiana founded in 1821 settling there between 1819 and 1825.
Children of William and Sarah Beaty:
1. Elizabeth Beaty
2. Thomas Beaty (1819-1846) Mexican War
3. Joseph Beaty (1824-1893)
4. David Steward Beaty (1822-1858) Mexican War
5. James Orville Beaty (1825-1865)
6. Darius Beaty (1828-1919)
7. Marcela Campbell (1831-1852)
8. Mary Jane Heaton (1833-bet.1870-1875)
9. John M. Beaty (1836-1865) Civil War
10. William H. Beaty (1837-1894)
William and Sarah's ten children populated this area of the Midwest for many generations and their descendants can still be found living in Bartholomew and Tipton County today.
William and Sarah were pioneers who came to establish their home and conquer a wilderness. They probably never dreamed how great the commonwealth which they were planting, or how valuable within a century the land which they cleared and tilled, or how wonderful the institutions which they established would become. How churches, schools and homes, cities and villages would spring up where once roamed Indians, deer and wolves. How much greater they built than they knew.
The Columbus Republican (Columbus, Indiana)
Thursday, April 30, 1874; Page 2
Walesboro Items
William Beaty, one of the early settlers of this county, died April 22nd, 1874, at the residence of his son, William H. Beaty. He was born January 14th, 1795, in Montgomery County, Kentucky; moved to Indiana in 1825, settling about one mile and a half southeast of Columbus. His family of four children, and his relatives of thirty-one grandchildren and six great grandchildren, mourn the loss of the aged patriarch, who had very nearly completed his "fourscore" years.
William Beaty was the son of Thomas Beaty and Sarah Turner of Montgomery County, Kentucky. His father was of Scotch-Irish extraction and a participant in the Revolutionary War and his mother was associated with one of the wealthiest families of the Northern Neck region of Virginia.
William Beaty was born in Kentucky, according to census information, in 1795, and so was his wife Sarah, who was born in 1796. By the time William and Sarah had reached marriageable age the 19th century was well underway and the opportunities for cheap land had diminished in Kentucky. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Yocum" Steward about 1817 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. There is some conflicting evidence about her maiden name. She is known as Sarah Yocum and as Sarah Elizabeth Steward.
William's mother died before 1818 as she is not listed in his father's will. From his estate William inherited his largest grey mare, a sorrel horse, all farm utensils and a portion of his father's 160 acres that was divided among all the children. It was after the sale of his estate that William and Sarah came to Bartholomew County.
William and Sarah along with his siblings traveled to Bartholomew County leaving their Kentucky homeland. There is not one obvious route for the Beaty's to have taken. They could have traveled to Cincinnati and up the Whitewater, then across the flatlands to the Driftwood River, which was a tributary to the Wabash, or they could have traveled overland north from Louisville. A common route from Montgomery County, Kentucky would have been through Lexington, then Frankfort, then up (what is now US 421) to Madison, Indiana; and then north, up the "Madison Road," to Columbus. Madison was a very busy port city in the 19th century, and a great many Kentuckians came through there on their way to Columbus.
His brother Thomas and his family remained in Bartholomew County along with his sister Polly. It is unknown if Joseph died in Kentucky, in route to Indiana or after they settled in Bartholomew County. It is known that his widow Mary traveled with the family and settled there before permanently settling in Howard County along with his sister Sarah. Nancy also made the journey then moved on to Monroe County, Indiana settling in the Clear Creek area about forty miles from her brothers.
William is listed as one of the earliest pioneers in Bartholomew County, Indiana founded in 1821 settling there between 1819 and 1825.
Children of William and Sarah Beaty:
1. Elizabeth Beaty
2. Thomas Beaty (1819-1846) Mexican War
3. Joseph Beaty (1824-1893)
4. David Steward Beaty (1822-1858) Mexican War
5. James Orville Beaty (1825-1865)
6. Darius Beaty (1828-1919)
7. Marcela Campbell (1831-1852)
8. Mary Jane Heaton (1833-bet.1870-1875)
9. John M. Beaty (1836-1865) Civil War
10. William H. Beaty (1837-1894)
William and Sarah's ten children populated this area of the Midwest for many generations and their descendants can still be found living in Bartholomew and Tipton County today.
William and Sarah were pioneers who came to establish their home and conquer a wilderness. They probably never dreamed how great the commonwealth which they were planting, or how valuable within a century the land which they cleared and tilled, or how wonderful the institutions which they established would become. How churches, schools and homes, cities and villages would spring up where once roamed Indians, deer and wolves. How much greater they built than they knew.
Thursday, April 30, 1874; Page 2
Walesboro Items
William Beaty, one of the early settlers of this county, died April 22nd, 1874, at the residence of his son, William H. Beaty. He was born January 14th, 1795, in Montgomery County, Kentucky; moved to Indiana in 1825, settling about one mile and a half southeast of Columbus. His family of four children, and his relatives of thirty-one grandchildren and six great grandchildren, mourn the loss of the aged patriarch, who had very nearly completed his "fourscore" years.
William Beaty was the son of Thomas Beaty and Sarah Turner of Montgomery County, Kentucky. His father was of Scotch-Irish extraction and a participant in the Revolutionary War and his mother was associated with one of the wealthiest families of the Northern Neck region of Virginia.
William Beaty was born in Kentucky, according to census information, in 1795, and so was his wife Sarah, who was born in 1796. By the time William and Sarah had reached marriageable age the 19th century was well underway and the opportunities for cheap land had diminished in Kentucky. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Yocum" Steward about 1817 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. There is some conflicting evidence about her maiden name. She is known as Sarah Yocum and as Sarah Elizabeth Steward.
William's mother died before 1818 as she is not listed in his father's will. From his estate William inherited his largest grey mare, a sorrel horse, all farm utensils and a portion of his father's 160 acres that was divided among all the children. It was after the sale of his estate that William and Sarah came to Bartholomew County.
William and Sarah along with his siblings traveled to Bartholomew County leaving their Kentucky homeland. There is not one obvious route for the Beaty's to have taken. They could have traveled to Cincinnati and up the Whitewater, then across the flatlands to the Driftwood River, which was a tributary to the Wabash, or they could have traveled overland north from Louisville. A common route from Montgomery County, Kentucky would have been through Lexington, then Frankfort, then up (what is now US 421) to Madison, Indiana; and then north, up the "Madison Road," to Columbus. Madison was a very busy port city in the 19th century, and a great many Kentuckians came through there on their way to Columbus.
His brother Thomas and his family remained in Bartholomew County along with his sister Polly. It is unknown if Joseph died in Kentucky, in route to Indiana or after they settled in Bartholomew County. It is known that his widow Mary traveled with the family and settled there before permanently settling in Howard County along with his sister Sarah. Nancy also made the journey then moved on to Monroe County, Indiana settling in the Clear Creek area about forty miles from her brothers.
William is listed as one of the earliest pioneers in Bartholomew County, Indiana founded in 1821 settling there between 1819 and 1825.
Children of William and Sarah Beaty:
1. Elizabeth Beaty
2. Thomas Beaty (1819-1846) Mexican War
3. Joseph Beaty (1824-1893)
4. David Steward Beaty (1822-1858) Mexican War
5. James Orville Beaty (1825-1865)
6. Darius Beaty (1828-1919)
7. Marcela Campbell (1831-1852)
8. Mary Jane Heaton (1833-bet.1870-1875)
9. John M. Beaty (1836-1865) Civil War
10. William H. Beaty (1837-1894)
William and Sarah's ten children populated this area of the Midwest for many generations and their descendants can still be found living in Bartholomew and Tipton County today.
William and Sarah were pioneers who came to establish their home and conquer a wilderness. They probably never dreamed how great the commonwealth which they were planting, or how valuable within a century the land which they cleared and tilled, or how wonderful the institutions which they established would become. How churches, schools and homes, cities and villages would spring up where once roamed Indians, deer and wolves. How much greater they built than they knew.
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William Beaty Was Born Jan.14.1795 Departed This Life Apr.22.1874
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