James L Beatty (1822 - 1887)

Born 25 Jul 1822 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Died 3 May 1887 at age 64 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

James was born in 1822. He is the son of John Beatty and Isabella Hyndman. James was the proprietor of the Uniontown Democrat newspaper.

James was a colonel of a regiment of stat militia that offered its services in the Mexican War, but was never called out.

"Beatty died at his home near Licenring, Fayette Co., Pa., May 3, 1887. Mr. James Beatty proprietor of the Uniontown Democrat, aged 65 years. Mr. Beatty was born August 26, 1822 in Fayette Co., Pa. In early life he confessed his savior and united with the Presbyterian Church at Tyrone. Mr. Beatty was the oldest of a family of six children, four of whom two brothers and two sisters still survive him. He leaves a wife and ten children to mourn his loss. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Sarah Jane Sherrer, of Baltimore, Md., to her were born 14 children, 7 of whom are still living; his second wife, Miss Francis A. Jones, of Wattsburgh, Erie Co., to her were born 5 children, 3 of whom survive him. In all then, Mr. Beatty was the father of 19 children. The greater number of these are married and have families. In all there are 17 grandchildren now living. Mr. Beatty was widely known throughout the country and was highly respected by all who knew him. " (Front Page of the Genius of Liberty - May 5, 1887)

Sources

• Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County: Charles Sherrer BEATTY
• http://www.pagenweb.org/~fayette-obits/obits/d4.htm

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSF-54F?cc=1473181&wc=7QTM-9DZ%3A1589434177%2C1589422479%2C1589435320 : 24 March 2017), Pennsylvania > Fayette > Dunbar Township > image 8 of 57; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-BN2?cc=1417683&wc=XHNL-2NL%3A1589394781%2C1589394995%2C1589406666%2C1589394807 : 24 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Fayette > Dunbar > ED 37 > image 12 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)