The Gerdes Page

Submitter Information	Confederate Ancestor Information
Gerdes, Mark Owen 505 Fifth Avenue Conway, AR 72032 United States Email Address: arkansas@bigfoot.com	Beaton, Collin Branch of Service: Army-Infantry Company/Regiment: 30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment Date of Service: 1862 Starting Rank: Private Discharge Rank: Private Date of Discharge: 1862 Reason for Discharge: died in service

I am a member of the following:

Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 1655

Lineage from Mark Gerdes, to Collin Beaton


1	Mildred Catherine Stephens		Relationship:	Mother
	Birth Date:	24 Jan 1927	Birth Location:	Lafe, Arkansas
	Death Date:		Death Location:

2	Nancy Belle Beaton		Relationship:	Mother
	Birth Date:	13 Jan 1894	Birth Location:	Lafe, Arkansas
	Death Date:	25 Oct 1970	Death Location:	Lafe, Arkansas

3	James Wright Beaton		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	21 Jan 1858	Birth Location:	Greene County, Arkansas
	Death Date:	16 Dec 1926	Death Location:	White Oak, Greene Co., Arkansas

4	Collin Beaton		Relationship:	Father
	Birth Date:	abt 1833	Birth Location:	probably Tennessee
	Death Date:	15 Oct 1862	Death Location:	Austin, Arkansas

Additional Biographical Information

Collin Beaton moved with wife from Benton County, TN shortly before the Civil War. In 1862 he was recruited by Captain Kuykendall for service in the 30th Arkansas Infantry. During the summer of 1862 a terrible outbreak of cholera, typhus, and measles broke out amongst the troops at Camp Nelson near Austin, Arkansas where Collin was posted. Between 1 and 2000 Texas and Arkansas troops died during this outbreak including Collin. He is buried in an Unknown's Grave at Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery in Austin.