William Beatty

As printed in 1914

WILLIAM BEATTY

William Beatty is well known as a prominent and successful farmer of Buchanan county. He makes his home in Independence, but spends the greater part of his time in supervising his agricultural interests. He was born in Jones county, Iowa, in 1849, and is a son of James Beatty, a native of Ireland. Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, he attended the public schools and afterward remained at home with his parents, giving his father the benefit of his services in the fields. Later he l)egan farming on his own account in the summer months and has three hundred and thirty-six acres of valuable and productive land in Buchanan county. He has made excellent improvements upon his property and is now successfully engag(Hl in the raising of Duroc Jersey hogs and Ilolstein cattle. He also raises mules and won a prize on a span of mules at the Buchanan county fair. He now makes his home in Independence, but he spends the major part of his time upon his small farm near the town. Formerly he was associated with A. G. Beatty in the realestate business for six years. For thirty-two years he has lived upon the farm and belongs to that class of determined and energetic men who carry forward to successful completion whatever they undertake.

In October, 1884, Mr. Beatty was united in marriage to.Aliss Anna Smith, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Samuel Smith, who came to Iowa with his family ay)out 1879. He owned land in this county and resided thereon up to the time of his retirement from active life. He then removed to Moline, Illinois, where he later passed away. His wife is also deceased, her death having occurred at Blairstown, Iowa. In their family were ten children and to Mr. and Mrs. Beatty have been born three children: Emma, who was born in Buchanan county and is the wife of Edward Bushell. living upon one of the William Beatty farms south of the town; Mabel, who is a graduate of the Independence high school and of the State Normal School at Cedar Falls; and Harold, nineteen years of age, who is farming with his father upon the farm south of the town. He married Ha Richey, of Independence.

Mr. Beatty has always been a stalwart advocate of republican principles since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, but has never been an office seeker. He holds membership in the Methodist church and also with the Modern Woodmen of America, and high and honorable principles actuate him in all of life's relations, his course commending him to the confidence and enduring regard of those who know him.

As printed in History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.