Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County,
Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of
prominent and representative citizens of the county: together with
portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States,
and governors of the state; Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL; 1890;
page 756-757; Transcribed by Margaret Rose Whitehurst
Alonzo G. Beaty. Among the men who are cultivating a port
of the soil of Lee Township to good advantage is the above named
gentleman, whose home is on section 19. His farm consists of
eighty acres, which he has improved in many ways since he became its
owner, building a barn and other structures that he considered
needful. He has lived in this county since infancy and belongs to
a family well represented here, having five brothers and two sisters
within its limits. These are Leander, Orland, Robert, Andrew,
Isaac, Marian and Dorcas, the latter the wife of Isaac Camp.
The father of our subject was born in Virginia and the mother,
formerly Fanny Alford, was a native of Connecticut. This couple
were married in Ohio, whence they came to this county in 1849, locating
in Woodland Township. Mrs. Beaty passed away in 1867, while
her husband survived until 1888, attaining to a ripe old age. The
good couple had six sons and four daughters, two of the latter being
now deceased.
The subject of this brief biography was born in Ohio, September
22, 1848, and was therefore but a year old when brought to Central
Illinois. He obtained his education in the district schools of
Woodland Township and under the home care of his parents acquired much
knowledge not to be obtained in the schoolroom. He continued to
make his home under the parental roof until he was twenty-four years
old when he started out in the world for himself, engaging in
farming. After his marriage, which occurred a few years later, he
settled in Pleasant Township but sojourned only a few years ere buying
and removing to the farm he now occupies.
The wife of Mr. Beaty was known in her girlhood as Susan E.
Hendee. She is a native of this county, in which the family of
which she is a member is well represented. Her natal day was
January 20, 1851, and her marriage was celebrated April 25, 1878.
Her father was born in Connecticut and her mother in Kentucky, but they
became man and wife in this county, to which they had accompanied their
respective parents some time before. The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Hendee consists of eight daughters and three sons, all still living but
one daughter. Besides the wife of our subject there are Mary J.,
Laura E., Stephen A., Hester A., Warren D., Martha I., Joseph W., Alice
A., Emma L., and Sarah R.
Mrs. Beaty is the third child and daughter of her parents, who
bestowed upon her good advantages in the way of education and home
care. She has become the mother of three children, sons, in whose
childish graces and growing intelligence the parents take great
delight. They are Earl H., born August 5, 1881; Chester A., May
15, 1883, and Joseph W., May 28, 1887. Mrs. Beaty belongs to the
Christian Church, being identified with the congregation at
Lewistown. Mr. Beaty is not an active politician but generally
votes the Democratic ticket.
