Webster-Jefferson-Houston County GaArchives Biographies.....Beaty, John Peel 1825 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 997-998

   CAPT. JOHN PEEL BEATY. For upwards of thirty years, Captain Beaty has served
in the responsible office of treasurer of Webster county. Captain Beaty is one
of the oldest citizens of Preston, being now in his eighty-eighth year, and with
a long and varied career, stretching behind him in retrospect.

   Capt. John Peel Beaty was born in Jefferson county, Georgia, August 18, 1825.
His grandfather was Henry Beaty, a native of Ireland, who came to America,
landing at Savannah, and thence made his way to Jefferson county, where he
bought land, but some years later moved to Houston county, and then, in 1836, to
what is now Webster county. In Webtser county he spent the rest of his days, and
was about one hundred years old at the time of his death. Robert Beaty, the
father of Captain Beaty, was born in Jefferson county, Georgia. He was reared
and married in that county, and in 1828 moved to Houston county Avhere he
remained until 1836, and then came to that portion of Stewart county, which is
now included within the limits of Webster county. He bought a large quantity of
land near Preston, and cleared it and operated it with the aid of his large
retinue of slaves. For a number of years no railroads penetrated this section of
Georgia, and the father hauled all his cotton and other produce to Macon or to
Columbus to market. In transporting the cotton or other goods, six mules were
hitched to each wagon. Robert Beaty lived in that vicinity until his death when
eighty-four years of age. The maiden name of his wife was Sarah Peel. Her
father, John Peel, a native of Ireland, where he married Miss Gamble, came to
America and located in Jefferson county, Georgia; Mrs. Robert Beaty died at the
age of eighty-three, and the five children were named Margaret, Sarah, John P.,
Nancy and Elizabeth.

   John Peel Beaty was reared in a far-off and pioneer epoch of Georgia, and
became thoroughly familiar with all the old-time plantation life before the war.
He attended rural schools and assisted in the work of the home farm. After he
was twenty-one, he became associated in managing the estate with his father. In
March, 1862, he enlisted in Company F of the Forty-sixth Regiment of Georgia
Infantry, and spent the first year at Charleston, South Carolina, and then
joined the western army. He was in many of the important engagements which took
place in the Mississippi valley, beginning with the great battle of Chickamauga,
and in the various engagements leading up to Atlanta, taking part in the defense
of that city. After the fall of Atlanta, he was with Hood's regiments, and later
was at Wainsborough, Buck county, Georgia, at the final surrender. He then made
his way back home as best he could. On arriving home he again took up farm life,
but after several years moved to Preston, which has been his home ever since.
Captain Beaty has had one unique experience. Without any moving of residence, he
has lived during his lifetime in three different counties of Georgia, first
Stewart county, second Kinchafoonte, a county not now in existence under that
name, and in Webster county. He has represented the county three different times
in the Georgia legislature. For the past Thirty years he has been honored with
the office of county treasurer, and the people of Webster county feel a matter
of pride in this venerable and faithful county official.

   Captain Beaty has been twice married. In 1853, he married Eliza R. Prim, and
his second marriage was with Mrs. Fannie C. (Snelling) Bell. The six children of
the first marriage are named: Martha, Robert, John, Albert, Susie and Katie.
Captain Beaty and wife are both members of the Baptist church.


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From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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