John L. Beatty and Henrietta D. McCool

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Husband John L. Beatty ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Nov 1833 - Perry Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Beatty (1805-1854) 1 3
         Mother: Elizabeth A. Sedgwick (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 25 Jun 1857 2

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Wife Henrietta D. McCool ²

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1 M Edwin C. Beatty ²

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2 M William S. Beatty ²

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3 F Gertrude E. Beatty ²

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         Spouse: Joseph Burnett (      -      ) 2

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4 F Maud M. Beatty ²

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5 M Clarence L. Beatty ²

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6 F Laura B. Beatty ²

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         Spouse: W. B. Fowler (      -      ) 2

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7 M George P. Beatty ²

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8 M Philo A. Beatty ²

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9 F Elizabeth L. Beatty ²

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General Notes: Husband - John L. Beatty

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On the death of his father the care of the family largely devolved upon him, as he was the eldest. He worked for his mother for some years, and then purchased the farm and carried it on until 1871, in which year he sold out and engaged in oil producing. He followed the oil business for four years, removing to Hilliards in 1875, where he engaged in the lumber trade. He continued in that business until 1883, and then embarked in a drug store. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he filled the office of Sunday school superintendent. In politics, he was a Republican, and held many of the offices in his township. He was the owner of a farm of 125 acres adjoining the village of Hilliards, from which the Standard Plate Glass Company of Butler obtained the sand for polishing purposes. It was thus a valuable property, and brought him in a respectable income.

Hilliard Station lies in a deep ravine, situated in the northern part of Washington township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. John Hilliard (one of the nine sons of Jacob Hilliard) located there many years ago, built a small grist mill, and the locality, until the building of the railroad, was known far and near as "Hilliard's Mills." John L. Beatty purchased the Hilliard property and settled upon it in the spring of 1874. Not a building was then to be seen on the village site except the old grist mill, and the log house formerly occupied by Hilliard. The railroad bed was then completed but no ties or rails rested upon it. The first passenger train (excursion) visited the town on the 6th of January, 1876. John McCorkell established the first store, William Steward became the first Postmaster; and in February, 1876, John L. Beatty received the first car load of freight (lumber from Michigan) consigned to Hilliard Station.

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General Notes: Wife - Henrietta D. McCool

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Her ancestors came from Ireland.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 440.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1299.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1298.