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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Jan Allison < beachmouse@gulftel.com > ================================================================================ February 2000 [Submission Note: This document has been reproduced as written in the original including all spellings and grammar. Note that Lonie Hartzog writes about herself in the third person. She was 76 years old when this document was produced. I was told that she dictated this to a granddaughter– Jan Allison, Feb. 29, 2000] A Record of William Henry Beaty's Family – Written by Lonie Beaty Hartzog in 1957 William Henry Beaty was born April 18, 1847, and died June 27, 1929. His father's name was Henry Beaty and mother's name Martha Jane Lott Beaty. They moved from Macon, Georgia, to Barbour County, Alabama, one-half mile from Texasville. In 1867 William married Sarah Warr. She was born November 26, 1845. Her father's name was Ezekiel Warr and mother's name Perry Benton Warr. She lived two miles North from Prospect Church on the Clayton road. William and Sarah lived on a farm he bought when they moved from Georgia. They had nine children, four boys and five girls. The boys' names were James Robert, John Green, Alexander and Henry Silvester. The girls' names were Luanna Alvonia, Perry Emma, Rosa Malisa, Lonie Marthan and Mary Jane. All the children are dead except Lonie and one sister-in-law, John's wife Alma Beaty. William was a farmer and believed in work. He taught his children to work and take care. He gave lots of people work to do on his farms, some white people, mostly colored though. The first month hand I remember was a white boy named John Baxley and the next one a nephew of his, Jim Butts. The first farm hand I remember was Grandpapa Beaty's slavery negro. His name was Munford Beaty. When Grandfather died he worked with William until he died. He lived to be over 100 years old. Uncle Munford was a good old negro. I can almost hear him saying Mos Bill, that's what he called him. William had two brothers, Uncle John and Uncle Robert, two sisters, Aunt Mandy and Aunt Mary Jane. Aunt Mandy married Troup Scarborough, but they didn't have any children. Aunt Mary Jane married Phillip Butts. They had three boys and one girl, Mattie. The boys' names were Willie, Jimmie and Charlie Butts. Don't know anything about Uncle John. Uncle Robert got killed in the Confederate Warr – a young man. William volunteered and went to the war at the age of 17. He was with Robert when he was shot. He saw him fall. His hat band was shot off at the same time, but he wasn't hurt. He also had two half-brothers and one half-sister Betsey. She married Alex Knight. They moved to Texas so we didn't know anything about their family. The boys' names were Joe and Lawson Beaty. Joe married Fronie Hardy. They had seven boys and three girls, Mary, Lena and Lula and the boys' names were Hewey, Dewey, Cleveland, Finis, Joe D., Shelly B. and Bill. Lawson Married Nora Hartzog. They had eight girls, Dixie, Mellie, Berte, Elma, Maude, Ora, Irene and Vanara, and two boys Clyde and Howard. Sarah had three brothers, Adam, Jimmie and George Warr; four sisters, Annie Mary, Dicie, And Fenie. Annie married John Gillis. They had six boys, Alec, Hewey, Jim Lang, Lum, Walt and John C. two girls, Lee and Ludy Gillis. Mary married John Dasinger. They had three boys, Jodie, Jimmie and Vessie. Dicie married George Fuqua. They had two boys, Edward and Jimmie, and one girl Beatrice. Fenie married Tom Dasinger. They had one girl, Evie. Adams married Maggie McEachern. They had three girls Emma, Annar and Maggie Bell, and two boys, Oscar and Colon Warr. George married Annie Price. They had four girls, Lonie, Minnie, Rosean, and Lola Mae, and one boy Oston Warr. Jimmie married Laura McCloud. They had three boys, Loyd, Fred and Herman, and one girl, Fannie Warr. Sarah had one-half sister, Dorah, and one-half brother, Arby. He married Bevie Green. They had two boys, Clarence and Clyde, and one girl, Estelle Warr. Dorah married Aaron Helms, but don't know anything about their family. They moved off to Dale County. Grandfather Warr's family lived in Barbour County two miles North from Prospect Church on the the Clayton road. Grandfather Warr is the only grandparent I remember. I went with Mother one day to see them. All I remember was going with Dorah in the back room for something. She was grown young girl. I can remember how she looked. I went with Mother one Sunday to see Aunt Annie Gillis and went with her to see Uncle Jimmie Warr once. That's all the time I remember going with Mother anywhere. Grandfather and Granmother Warr were buried in Warr Hill Cemetery about one mile from Prospect Church just off the Clayton road East. Prospect Church was organized in 1867. They built a bush arbor and used it until 1871; then built a pine log house. Grandpapa Warr and Mr. Tommie Green sawed the logs. Back in them days house were built with pine logs made by hand. Windows and doors were made by hand. Yard fence with pine strips called pailings were made by hand. Fence around farms made with ten-foot rails made by hand. Clothes made with fingers out of cloth woven at home. My Mother had a loom and made cloth and made our clothes by hand. They didn't have machines back then. I remember our loom and spinning wheel. They had to spin the thread and then weave the cloth. People didn't know anything much back then but to work. They made the living at home. It wasn't bought and handed out in paper bags. They gathered it up in buckets and baskets and brought it in. There wasn't any prepared food then to buy either. There wasn't any canned or frozen foods, but they had plenty to eat. They grew vegetables in season. They made syrup, had dried fruit, dried peas, fresh meat in winter, cured meat for summer, had lard, chickens, eggs, milk, butter, beef and corn bread. They could buy rice, sugar, flour, coffee, if they had the money. They could buy fish and cheese in the winter. People didn't have any way much to ride. In Mother's young days they would walk to church. It was five miles from her house to Bethlehem Church. They would walk and go. Papa lived about 10 miles from Bethlehem Baptist Church. He would ride his horse and take his girl friend home horseback. When Papa and Mother married they lived near Texasville until Jim was school age. There wasn't any children close by to go with him to Texasville school so Papa bought a farm near Prospect Church known as the Carter Place and moved there and Jimmie went to Prospect School with Mr. Bob Andrews' children. Their land joined the Carter Place on the South side. They were close neighbors and friends through these years and are until now what's living. There's not but one of Mr. Bob's and Mrs. Sarah Andrews' children living, Mrs. Lula Green and some grandchildren. They had seven children. They were Papa and Mamma's oldest children's playmates and their grandchildren were us younger children's playmates. Papa's parents were buried in Antioch cemetery, Mother was buried there too. When Mother died Papa was just 42 years old. The night she lay a corpse I was sick and had a high fever; was taking the measles. There were nine children to have them which was in March. The five girls had them first, then the four boys. We got along fine and didn't have to have the Doctor. Papa doctored us. He had his hands and heart full. Mother was sick for awhile. He had to give her up, we children with the measles and the farm on hand. Don't know how he went through with it, but he lived on to be 81 years old. He didn't get married any more. He had lots of friends, was jolly and seemed to enjoy life. I don't remember him being sick enough to have doctor until his last days. Just before he died he went to see the doctor some. He didn't have much bad sickness with us children. In 1886 Lula had a bad case of Thphoid Pneumonia. They didn't think she would live, but she did and in 1901 Vessie got sick. They had Dr. Patterson with him as he was our family doctor. He didn't know what the trouble was. Papa had Dr. Billie Robinson from Clayton to come. He was the best doctor around. He and Dr. Tom Patterson diagnosed the case and pronounced it appendicitis, the first case anywhere around that anyone had heard of. An operation was the only chance. The doctors said take him to Dr. Blue. Papa and Jimmie went with him to St. Margaret's Hospital in Montgomery and Dr. Blue operated on him. The next day he seemed to be getting along fine. The third day he got worse and died. That was the only hospital case Papa ever had. Vessie was a young man 26 years old and wasn't married. He was born August 18, 1875 and died September 7, 1901. Jim was born November 17, 1868. In 1889 he and Emma Baker married. They had six girls, Minnie, Annie Mae, Sallie, Evelyn, and Louise and Lois which were twins. Lois just lived one month. There three boys, Willie, Albert and Loyd Beaty. That family is dead but four, Minnie, Louise, Willie and Albert. Jim died June 13, 1947. They were buried in Louisville cemetery. Emma's parents were Mr. Warren Baker and Mrs. Mandy Green Baker. John was born February 20, 1870. In 1898 he and Emma Blakey married. Her parents' names were Mr. Mibo and Mrs. Lula Floyd Blakey. John was the father of 11 children; seven girls, Alma, Julia, Eunice, Bernice, Emma, Gladys and Johnnie; four boys, Floyd and Fred, two half-brothers, William and James Beaty. Emma died when Johnnie was a few months old, and later on John and Ruth Gachet married. She was the mother of William and James. She died when James was an infant. All others living but two, Johnnie and Julia. Later on John and Alma Lasseter married. She is the only one of the In-Laws living. She didn't have any children but William and James were small and she was a mother to them. John died April 19, 1954, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery. Alex was born December 15, 1871. In 1891 he and Nannie Hartzog married. Her parents' names were Mr. Nicolas and Mrs. Mary McEachern Hartzog. They had 11 children, six boys, Robert, Malcolm, Dolphus, Lang, Grady and O'Dell Beaty, and five girls, Mary Fannie, Annabell, Edna, Ozie and Lang. Alex died January 7, 1932. They were buried in the cemetery at Prospect Church. Lula was born August 28, 1873. In 1892 she and Tommie Baker married. They didn't have any children. His parents' names were Mr. Warren and Mrs. Mandy Green Baker. He was a brother to Jim's wife. Lula died November 26, 1927. They are buried in the cemetery at Prospect Church. Emma was born May 14, 1877. In 1895 she and Tommie Pickett married. They had nine children; six girls, Lillie Mae, Katie, Rosa, Lessie, Emmie Lou and Ruby; and three boys, William, Ben and T. C. Pickett. All are living but Rosa. His parents' names were Mr. Abbie and Mrs. Sallie Floyd Pickett. They were buried in Louisville cemetery. Rosa was born July 16, 1880. In 1897 she and Hardy Bryan married. They had two girls, Estelle and Minnie Lou, and two boys, Gettice and Haygood, all living. His parents' names were Mr. George and Mrs. Jane Caraway Bryan. Rosa died April 28, 1920. They were buried in the cemetery at Prospect Church. Lonie was born July 11, 1881. In December 22, 1899 she and Timothy Hartzog married. They had four children, three boys, Henry, Floyd and Browder, and one girl, Lola Mae Hartzog. Tim's grandparents were Mr. Uysley and Mrs. Epsey Lee Hartzog and Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Nancy Green. Tim's parents' names were Mr. Nicolas and Mrs. Mary McEachern Hartzog. Henry was born May 1, 1902. In 1937 he and Julia Hightower married. They have two boys, Mark and Timothy and one girl, Millie Hartzog. Mark was born February 24, 1940. Millie was born July 19, 1943, and Tim was born February 14, 1947, all living. Floyd was born February 5, 1905. December 18, 1927 he and Ethel Thomly married. They have two boys, Evans and Jackie, all living. Evans was born Feburary 27, 1930. Jackie was born January 21, 1941. Ethel's parents' names were Mr. David and Mrs. Callie Thomas Thomly. In November 24, 1950 Evans and Betty Barber married. They have two boys, Ronnie and David, and one girl, Becky. Betty's parents' names are Mr. J. A. and Mrs. Pearl Mettie Meadows Barber, all living. Browder was born January 27, 1908. In 1930 he and Gertrude Vinson married. They had no children. October 9, 1953 Gertrude died. She was buried in Louisville Cemetery. Gertrude's parents' names were Mr. And Mrs. Frank and Dorah McCraney Vinson. Then October 5, 1956 Browder and Helen Anderson Lam married. She has one girl Karen Lam born February 13, 1949. Her father's name was Bill Lam. He died in 1950 and was buried in Clayton Cemetery. Helen's parents' names were Mr. And Mrs. Lemon and Essie Reaves Anderson. Lola Mae was born May 3, 1914. In 1945 she and Benton Petrey married. They didn't have any children. His parents' names were Mr. And Mrs. Oscar and Maggie Elesau Petrey. Mary was born July 19, 1883. She lived with Papa until he died. She was left alone. She lived in her home in Louisville a few years by herself; rented rooms some of the time. In 1936 she and John Will Norton married. He moved in the house with Mary. In July 7, 1948 she died and was buried in the Louisville Cemetery.