Pearl Bedford Beattie1

b. 30 August 1894, d. 1980
Pearl, Hazel and Irene Beattie - 1919 (cropped)
photo courtesy Eric Thompson
FatherDavid Allen Beattie2,1 b. 7 May 1849, d. 11 Jan 1930
MotherKatie B. Kent1 b. 1 Jul 1856, d. 1 Apr 1936
Birth30 Aug 1894 Pearl Bedford Beattie was born on 30 Aug 1894 in Andrew County, Missouri.1 
Childhood  Pearl and her twin brother Earl were the 10th and 11th of their parents 14 children. Earl died in 1896 at the age of two. Pearl spent her childhood in Andrew County Missouri where her father farmed land in Empire and Platte townships. In 1920 the household included Pearl's parents as well as her sisters Irene and Hazel, and her widowed sister Ella (and Ella's son Claude).2,3,4 
  By 1930 the family had moved to St. Joseph were Pearl's father died in Jan. of that year. Pearl's sister Irene had married in 1924 and settled in St. Joseph with her husband. 
Cens-19302 Apr 1930  At the time of the 1930 census Pearl, Hazel and Ella all lived with their mother Katie in a rented home in St. Joseph at 3213 Mitchell Street. Pearl worked as a bookkeeper at the water company.5 
  Katie died in 1930. Pearl and her sisters continued to make their home together, living for years at 2907 Olive Street in St. Joseph. 
Death1980 Pearl died in 1980.6 
Burial She was buried at Savannah Cemetery in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri.7 

Research Comment:

Pearl was the family historian. Over the years she meticulously collected data on the Beattie family, recording marriages, births and deaths for a wide range of relatives. Her records were used extensively for the narratives on this branch of the Beattie family.

Related Links and Images:

Pearl and her older brother David in 1895
Pearl Beattie
(also click on the camera icon below the photo of Pearl and her sisters at the top of the page to see a full size image).
The house at 2907 Olive Street in St. Joseph
Pearl's headstone at Savannah Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited20 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S2478] Pearl B. Beattie (1894-1980), Beattie Family Data. Pearl was the daughter of David Allen Beattie and Katie Kent.
  2. [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.
  3. [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."
  4. [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.
  5. [S2487] Kate Battie household, 1930 U.S. cens., Buchanan Co., MO, pop. sched., St. Joseph, ED 11-40, sheet 1B, dwelling 26, family 26, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2010. Household includes: Kate Battie [sic], 74, wid, b. MO/OH/OH, rents home $35 month, owns radio; Pearl, 30, dau, sgl, bookkeeper at water company; Hazel, dau, 28, sgl, bookkeeper at bottle works; Ella Arnett, dau, 45, wid, seamstress at home; Claud, grandson, 13; all b. MO; resid 3213 Mitchell Ave.
  6. [S2471] Eric Thompson, "Descendants of David Allen Beattie", report dated 27 Jan 2010 from e-mail address. Eric is the great grandson of Fred Ryburn Beattie and Bessie Collis.
  7. [S1018] The Savanna City Cemetery and the Laverna Cemetery, p. 14. Stone (section 12) reported to say: Pearl B. Beattie, 1894-1980.