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A. R. Hogue: Part Two, Personal Sketches, p. 115, 116
John Benton Beaty
John Benton Beety was born in 1865. He has eight brothers as follows: Lewis, Prime,
George W., James, Andrew, William, Green, Tom. Andrew is dead. He was Tax Assessor of the
thirteenth district. Tom died when small. They are sons of John Beaty and Mahala Allred,
daughter of Theophelus Allred. John Beaty was born about 1800 and died about 1868 or 1869.
They are grandsons of Col. Tom Beaty and Jane (Mullinix) Beaty, who was a daughter of Than
Mullinix and an aunt of John Mullinix and Theophelus Allred -- Elizabeth Allred.
Tom Beaty settled where his son, Hiram Beaty, now lives, and was a
pioneer in the south end of the county. He owned a large tract of land. Andy Beaty, a
brother of Tom Beaty, settled on an adjoining farm, where Abe Beaty lived until his death.
Abe was Justice of the Peace for many years and died in 1911. These Beatys settled here
about 1800, more than 100 years ago.
Tom Beaty was Sheriff of Fentress County before the war. Two children are still
living--Tilda Stephens, widow of Sampson Stephens, a soldier in the Union army, and Hiram
C. Beaty, ex-Sheriff and Justice of the Peace from the thirteenth district.
Prime Beaty lives near Little Crab and was constable for several years and a leading
democrat of his district, and has attended many conventions, etc.
John Benton was Justice of the Peace for one term.
Prime, Lewis, George and John B. are Masons, and John Benton is also an Odd Fellow. Has
been N. G. of Little Crab Lodge, I. O. O. F. Has held nearly all positions in Masonry.
All the boys are members of the M. E. Church and all democrats.
Theophelus Allred was a pioneer settler on head of West Fork in Overton County, and was
the father of Anthony Center Looper Allred, a well known Baptist preacher, who lives on
the East Fork in Fentress county.
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