David Allen Beattie1

b. 7 May 1849, d. 11 January 1930
David Allen Beattie (cropped)
photo courtesy Eric Thompson
FatherArmstrong Beattie2,3,4 b. 24 Mar 1820, d. 3 Jun 1894
MotherNancy Elizabeth Paulette2,5 b. Jan 1830
Birth7 May 1849 David Allen Beattie was born on 7 May 1849 in Andrew County, Missouri.2,6 
Childhood  David was the eldest son, and second born child, in a family of 8 children. His parents farmed land in Platte township (later Empire township).7,8,9 
  He was probably named for his paternal grandfather who came to Andrew County from Virginia in the 1840s. 
Marriage5 Jun 1878 David married Katie B. Kent, daughter of Joseph B. Kent and Anna Evans, on 5 Jun 1878 in Andrew County.10,6 
Cens-18808 Jun 1880  Two years after their marriage, the 1880 Andrew County census enumerated the young couple farming in Rochester township. The household included two children: 1 year old Mildred and 1 month old Charles. A 20 year old male, William Barbee, was also living with the family.11 [probably the William Barbee who married David's sister Mary Ellen the same year] 
  Two years later they moved to the J.B. Beattie farm and then lived for some years on the J.B. Kent old homestead.12 
  In 1900 David and Katie were enumerated farming in Empire township, as was the case in 1910. However, they left Missouri for a short time (1908-1909) and lived in Morrison, Oklahoma.

The family eventually included 14 children, including twins born in 1894. Six children died as infants, including Willie Myrtle and Lena who died within 4 days of each other in August 1884.13,14,12 
Cens-192030 Jan 1920 By 1920 David and Katie lived in Platte township where they provided a home for 4 of their daughters: Irene (28), Pearl (26), and Hazel Beattie (21), as well as Ella Arnett (34). Ella's 5 year old son Claude was also enumerated.15 
Death11 Jan 1930 David died of mitral insufficiency on 11 Jan 1930 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at age 80.1,6,2,16 
Burial14 Jan 1930 He was buried on 14 Jan 1930 at Savannah Cemetery in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri.16,2 

Related Links and Images:

David and Katie's marriage license
David and Katie later in life
Death entry page from David Beattie family record
David's death certificate
David and Kate's headstone

Family

Katie B. Kent b. 1 Jul 1856, d. 1 Apr 1936
Children
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited20 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S2488] David Beattie, family data (death entry page), held in 2010 by family members.
  2. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : downloaded March 2007), David Allen Beattie data; personal information contributed by Katie Beattie.
  3. [S948] Armstrong Beattie will (1894), Andrew Co., Missouri Will Book B: 160.
  4. [S2478] Pearl B. Beattie (1894-1980), Beattie Family Data. Pearl was the daughter of David Allen Beattie.
  5. [S2478] Pearl B. Beattie (1894-1980), Beattie Family Data. Pearl was the daughter of David Allen Beattie and therefore niece to the other children of Armstrong Beattie and Elizabeth Paulette.
  6. [S2478] Pearl B. Beattie (1894-1980), Beattie Family Data. Pearl was the daughter of David Allen Beattie and Katie Kent.
  7. [S601] Armstrong Beattie household, 1850 U.S. census, Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte township, p. 65 (stamped), family 468, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 1 of 37. Enumeration reads: Armstrong Beattie, 28, farmer, b. Va, owns real estate valued at $775; Elizabeth Beattie, 25, b. VA; Nancy Beattie 2, b. MO; David Beattie, 1, b. MO.
  8. [S977] Armstrong Beattie household, 1860 U.S. census, Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte township, p. 306 (added script), dwelling 588, family 574, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 8 of 55. Enumeration reads: Armstrong Beattie, 38, farmer, owns land: $4,000 & personal prop: $1,140, b. VA; Nancy E., 32, b. VA; Nancy H. 13; David A. 11; Sarah P. 9; Wm H. 7; Mary E. 1; all children b. MO.
  9. [S966] Armstrong Beattie household, 1870 U.S. census, Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte township, p. 290(b) stamped, dwelling 118, family 120, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 18 of 86. Enumeration reports: Armstrong Beattie 50, b. VA, owns real estate valued at $6,960 and personal prop at $2,800, farmer; Nancy E., 38, b. VA; David A., 21, b. MO, farm laborer; William H., 17, b. MO, farm laborer; Mary E., 11, b. MO; Joseph T., 4, b. MO; James C. 9/12, b. MO.
  10. [S2486] David A. Beattie and Katie B. Kent marriage license, held by Eric Thompson in 2010. Marriage performed 5 June 1878.
  11. [S974] David A. Beattie household, 1880 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Rochester township, ED 40, page 251(d) stamped, dwelling 91, family 91, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 12 of 20. Enumeration includes: David A. Beattie, 31, marr, farmer, b. MO, parents b. VA; Kate, 23, wife, b. MO, parents b. OH; Mildred, 1, son, b. MO; Charles, son, 1/12, b. May; William Barbee, 20, partner, farmer, b. MO.
  12. [S2605] Katie Kent Memorial book (d. 1936), original held in 2011 by family member, images shared by Eric Thompson.
  13. [S1635] David A. Beattie household, 1910 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Empire township, ED 9, sheet 3A (p. 62 stamped), dwelling 62, family 62, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2006, image 6 of 22. Enumeration includes: David A. Beattie, 60, marr #1, marr 32 yrs, b. MO, farmer, rents farm; Katie B., wife, 53,marr #1m marr 32 yrs, mother 14 children, 8 living; Ella M., dau, 25; Fred R., son, 23; Carrie K., dau, 21; Irene S., dau, 19; Clyde D., son, 18; cont. next page: Pearl B., dau, 15; Hazel M., dau, 12; all family members listed with occup of "farm laborer."
  14. [S975] David _ Beattie household, 1900 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Empire township, ED 4, sheet 10A (p. 46 stamped), dwelling 190, family 200, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2006, image 19 of 24. Enumeration includes: David _ Beattie, 51, b. May 1849, marr 22 yrs, b. MO, parents b. VA, owns farm, is mortgaged; Kate B., wife, 4_, b. Jul 1856, b. MO, parents b. OH, mother of 13 children, 8 living; Charles P.D., son, 20, b. May 1880; Ella M., dau, 15, b. Jan. 1885; Fred R., 13, b. Oct. 1886; Carrie K., dau, 11, b. Nov. 1888; Irene S, dau, 9, b. Aug. 1890; David C., d, b. Mar 1892; Pearl B., dau, 4, b. Aug 1895; Hazel M., son, [sic], 2, b. Aug. 1897; all b. MO.
  15. [S1636] David A. Beattie household, 1920 U.S. cens., Andrew Co., MO, pop. sched., Platte township, ED 13, sheet 3A (p. 83 stamped), dwelling 44, family 44, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2010. Household included: David A. Beattie, 70, marr, b. MO/VA/VA, farmer; Katie, wife, 63, MO/OH/OH; Irene, dau, 28; Pearle, dau, 26; Hazel, dau, 21; Ella Arnett, dau, 34, marr; Claude Arnett, grandson, 5; Furman Kent, boarder, 20; all b. MO/MO/MO.
  16. [S1018] The Savanna City Cemetery and the Laverna Cemetery, p. 14. Stone (section 12) reported to say: David Allen Beattie, 1849-1930.