Bartholomew County IN Archives Biographies.....Beatty, John 1861 - 
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

JOHN BEATTY.

   There could be no stronger argument advanced in favor of the attractiveness
of Bartholomew county as a place of residence and in proof of the advantages
which she offers to her citizens than the fact that so many of her leading and
successful men are native sons of the county. They have felt that there was no
cause to change their place of residence for here they have found good business
opportunities and have enjoyed excellent advantages in their lines. Among the
native sons of this locality is John Beatty, now a progressive and successful
farmer of Columbus township. He was born in this township on the 25th of
November 4 1861, and is a son of Josiah and Margaret (Dewalt) Beatty. The father
was a native of Ohio and the mothers birth occurred in Wayne township,
Bartholomew county, Indiana. Josiah Beatty became an agriculturist, carrying on
farming on a very extensive scale and in his work he prospered until at the time
of his death he was worth more than three hundred thousand dollars. He took an
active interest in political affairs and gave an earnest and unfaltering support
to the principles of the Republican party, but he never sought nor desired
office, preferring to devote his energies to business interests. He made a
specialty of corn, oats, wheat and hay. He did not deal in stock to any extent,
finding the production of the cereals a good source of income. He settled in
Bartholomew county in the year 1848, and assisted largely in the clearing of the
land in the early days. He also followed teaming and although he started out a
poor boy with no capital save his own determination and energy, he steadily
worked his way upward and overcame all of the difficulties and obstacles in his
path until he became one of the most prosperous and leading farmers of this
portion of the state. His business career was ever honorable and he was never
known to take advantage of the necessities, of his fellow men in any trade
transaction. Unto him and his wife were born three children: William, whose
birth occurred in this county and who died at the age of two years; Mary, who is
the wife of Edward Brown, a salesman in a drygoods store in Columbus; and John,
the subject. Josiah Beatty died August 22, 1890, aged seventy years, and his
wife passed away in September, 1871, at the age of about thirty-eight years. She
belonged to the Baptist church.

  John Beatty was reared in the usual manner of farm lads of the period. He
acquired his education in the public schools and in his youth assisted in the
cultivation and improvement of the home farm, thus gaining practical knowledge
of the cultivation of the land, which occupation he has always followed as a
life work. He is today one of the most extensive land owners of the county, his
realty aggregating eleven hundred acres, all of which is under a high state of
cultivation with the exception of a tract of forty acres of timber land. He has
seven hundred acres in Columbus township and four hundred acres in Wayne
township, Bartholomew county. He employs from eight to thirty men throughout the
year and his pay roll amounts to from three thousand to four thousand five
hundred dollars annually. Mr. Beatty is widely recognized as a man of excellent
business ability and executive force. In connection with the production of grain
he is engaged in the raising of cattle and to some extent raises hogs. His crops
are mainly oats, grain, wheat and hay, and these find a ready sale on the market
and bring to him an excellent financial return. He has a fine residence upon his
farm in Columbus township and a barn of very large proportions. Everything about
his place is well kept, indicating the supervision of a careful and painstaking
owner. All modern improvements are there found and the farm is neat and indeed a
model one.

   On the 18th of March, 1888, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Beatty and
Miss Flora Piercefield, a daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Whalen) Piercefield. Her
father was born in Brown county, Indiana, in 1835, and her mother in Bartholomew
county in 1840. Mr. Piercefield has followed farming throughout his entire life.
He owns property in the city of Columbus and also a farm in Wayne township,
Bartholomew county, and is one of the well known and progressive citizens of
this county. Unto him and his wife were born four children: Frank, who is a
clerk in Waukegan, Illinois, married Josie Cox, and after her death wedded
Jennie Ray; Edward, who married Bertha Wagner, is a farmer residing in Wayne
township; Victor married Dot Beatty and carries on agricultural pursuits in
Wayne township, and Flora, the wife of John Beatty, completes the family. Mr.
Piercefield is a Republican in his political affiliation and takes an active
interest in everything pertaining to the work and success of his party. He and
his wife belong to the Baptist church and are interested in every movement and
measure for the welfare and progress of his community. His life has been a
progressive one and yet his success has not been gained through methods that few
could follow, but along regular business lines and as a result of careful
management, earnest effort and perseverance.

   The home of Mr. and Mrs. Beatty has been blessed with four children: Nellie,
who was born on the 22d of December, 1884, and has been a student of music;
Hazel, born October 10, 1886; Emma, born April 10, 1888, and Margaret, who was
born on the 20th of October, 1902. Both Mr. and Mrs. Beatty are well known in
this county and their home is celebrated for its cordial hospitality. It is
their delight to entertain their friends who are numerous, and throughout the
entire community they are held in the warmest regard. Mr. Beatty votes the
Republican ticket and takes an active interest in politics, yet has never sought
the reward of office in recognition of party fealty. He is today one of the
prosperous citizens of the county and is held in the highest esteem by all who
know him. He is a whole souled, genial man, possessed of a character that has
endeared him to his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Beatty are members of the Central
Christian church of Columbus, Indiana.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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