Antique Photograph of Marianna Beatty. She was born April 18, 1882 in North Carolina, the daughter of Lucian Theopilus Beatty and Anna Willis Howze. An interesting handwritten story about her on the reverse side reads in part, "(She) disappeared about 1909. Last heard from in Asheville, NC. Lived at Crabtree, NC." Measures approximately 2.75 x 5.5. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It is partially trimmed with some foxing (age spotting). Family Genealogy: Lucian Theophilus Beatty was born May 13, 1833. He and his two brothers George Hays Beatty and William Henry Gore Beatty were all three Confederate Soldiers, born at Gravelly Hill in Lake Creek Township, North Carolina (birthplace also stated as Bladen, NC). They were the sons of John Day Beatty (1798-1849) and Jane Smith Hunter Holmes (1802-1875) who had a total of 11 children. Lucian died on March 3, 1899 in Bladen, NC. He was married to Anna Willis Howze on February 12, 1880. She was the daughter of Benjamin T. Howze and Margaret Holmes whose father was Hardy Lucian Holmes, son of Governor Gabriel Holmes. Lucian and Anna had three children including Marianna Beatty (born April 18, 1882 and "disappeared about 1909" according to family report), Henry Beatty (1887-1969) and Margaret Hunter Beatty (1891-1950). Margaret was born February 15, 1891 in Bladen, North Carolina and died January 12, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia. She was married to Norman James Herring (1888-1973) on September 3, 1913 in Raleigh, West Virginia. Their children included Rachel Beatty Herring, James Hunter Herring, Elizabeth Herring, Captain Henry Howze Herring, and Margaret Holmes Herring. Henry Beatty was born November 11, 1887 in Bladen NC and died December 3, 1969 in Durham, NC. He was married to Mary Lou McCullen (1888-1919) on June 21, 1917 in Burgaw, NC and a second wife Gertrude Orr (1891-1974) on August 3, 1922 in Currie Pender, NC. A handwritten family sheet seems to indicate Henry, who was a cadet with the North Carolina Military Institute, may have had two daughters named Gladys Beatty Miller and Dorothy Beatty. Comments: Our inventory includes photos and paper items pertaining to various Beatty family members which have been listed and are being sold separately. They include Lucian Theophilus Beatty, his wife Anna Willis Howze, Marianna Beatty, Henry Beatty, Gertrude Orr Beatty, Gladys Beatty Miller, Dorothy Beatty, Margaret Hunter Beatty Herring and her husband Norman James Herring. We will also be including additional photocopied online genealogical information with purchase.