Descendants of John Been

Descendants of John Been/Bean/Beene

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN1 BEEN [NOTES] was born 1735 in Northumberland County, Virginia, and died in Asheville, North Carolina.  He married ELIZABETH. 

Children of JOHN BEEN and ELIZABETH are:

2.           i.     ROBERT2 BEAN, b. 03 May 1764, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. 17 November 1824, Marion County, Tennessee.

              ii.     EDMUND BEAN.

             iii.     JESSE BEAN.

             iv.     JOHN HOGAN BEAN.

             v.     WILLIAM JACOB BEAN, [NOTES] b. 24 August 1771, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. 1850; m. MARTHA PACK; b. 18 August 1774.

Generation No. 2

2.  ROBERT2 BEAN (JOHN1 BEEN) [NOTES] was born 03 May 1764 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and died 17 November 1824 in Marion County, Tennessee.  He married MARTHA WOMACK 1781 in Fort Watauga, Tennessee.  She was born 20 March 1758 in Tennessee, and died 1845 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

More About ROBERT BEAN: Burial: Bean-Raulston Cemetery, Sweeten's Cove, Marion County, Tennessee

More About MARTHA WOMACK: Burial: Benton County, Alabama

Children of ROBERT BEAN and MARTHA WOMACK are:

3.           i.     JOHN BEAN3 BEENE, b. 11 January 1788, Tennessee or Franklin County, Georgia; d. 1846, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

              ii.     LEMUEL BEENE, b. 05 February 1782, Fort Watausa, Franklin County, Tennessee; d. 1849, Mississippi; m. SARAH BEAN.  NOTES

4.          iii.     RHODA BEENE, b. 02 November 1783, Tennessee; d. 1848, Jackson, Alabama.

             iv.     OBIDIAH BEENE, b. 15 December 1785, North Carolina; d. 23 July 1840, Marion County, Tennessee; m. BARBARA HEIFNER, Marion County, Tennessee.

             v.     ELIZABETH BEENE, b. 10 December 1789, Franklin County, Georgia; d. 1846, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

             vi.     WILLIAM BEENE, b. 12 December 1791, Franklin County, Georgia; d. 24 March 1830, Benton County, Alabama; m. MARGARET BEENE.

            vii.     ROBERT BEENE, b. 10 July 1794, Franklin County, Georgia; d. 06 July 1858; m. SALLIE WYNN, Marion County, Tennessee.

           viii.     OLIVER BEENE, b. 23 July 1796.

             ix.     SARAH BEENE, b. 06 November 1798, Elbert County, Virginia; d. 12 November 1868, Cherokee County, Texas; m. BENJAMIN SELMAN, 1818, Franklin County, Georgia.

5.          x.     JESSE BEENE, b. 29 December 1800, Franklin County, Georgia; d. 23 September 1881, Clairborne Parish, Louisiana.

Generation No. 3

3.  JOHN BEAN3 BEENE (ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN)  [NOTES] was born 11 January 1788 in Tennessee or Franklin County, Georgia, and died 1846 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.  He married SARAH.  She was born 1790 in North Carolina, and died 1850.

Children of JOHN BEENE and SARAH are:

6.           i.     LEMUEL DANIEL4 BEENE, b. 18 May 1825, Alabama; d. 14 January 1897, Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas.

7.           ii.     ROBERT SAMUEL BEENE, b. 26 July 1811, Tennessee; d. 23 April 1876, Lee County, Mississippi.

             iii.     JACOB W BEENE.

             iv.     MARTHA BEENE, b. 01 February 1844, Itawamba County, Mississippi; m. JOHN WYNN.

8.          v.     SYNTHIA BEENE, b. 1826, Alabama.

             vi.     OBADIAH BEENE.

            vii.     SAMUEL D BEENE.

           viii.     SARAH BEENE.

             ix.     MARY BEENE.

9.          x.     ELIZABETH BEENE.

4.  RHODA3 BEENE (ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born 02 November 1783 in Tennessee, and died 1848 in Jackson, Alabama.  She married JOHN OWENS 1798. 

Child of RHODA BEENE and JOHN OWENS is:

              i.     FRANKLIN LOWREY4 OWENS, m. MILLIE SPICER.

5.  JESSE3 BEENE (ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born 29 December 1800 in Franklin County, Georgia, and died 23 September 1881 in Clairborne Parish, Louisiana.  He married (1) NAOMI PYBURN.  She died 02 August 1841 in Marion County, Tennessee.  He married (2) NANCY SWEETEN WYNN.  She was born 29 June 1801 in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Children of JESSE BEENE and NAOMI PYBURN are:

              i.     NAOMI4 BEENE.

              ii.     LEROY BEENE, b. 1819.

             iii.     MARY AUVEIZEINE BEENE, b. 1820.

             iv.     MARTHA BEENE, b. 1822; m. JONES WYNNE.

             v.     WILLIS M BEENE, b. 12 November 1823.

             vi.     ROBERT BEENE, b. 1825.

            vii.     WILLIAM R BEENE, b. 1827.

           viii.     OLIVER BEENE, b. 1829.

             ix.     NANCY EMILY BEENE, b. 12 August 1830.

             x.     JESSE BEENE, b. 1833.

             xi.     DICIE BEENE, b. 1836.

            xii.     SARAH BEENE, b. 1840.

Children of JESSE BEENE and NANCY WYNN are:

10.      xiii.     MALINDA4 BEENE, b. October 1843, Mississippi; d. 1889.

           xiv.     FRANCIS BEENE, b. 1842.

            xv.     CYNTHIA EMILY BEENE, b. 14 February 1845; d. 09 June 1944; m. ISAAC BEENE.

More About CYNTHIA EMILY BEENE: Burial: New Ramah Cemetery, Millerton, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Generation No. 4

 

6.  LEMUEL DANIEL4 BEENE (JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN)  [NOTES] [ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND] [BIOGRAPHY] [ARKANSAS LAND GRANT] was born 18 May 1825 in Alabama, and died 14 January 1897 in Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas.  He married LUCY ANN ELIZABETH HARRIS 24 January 1850 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, daughter of ANDERSON HARRIS and LUCY REAVIS.  She was born 24 January 1830 in North Carolina, and died 21 November 1902 in Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas.

More About LEMUEL DANIEL BEENE: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

More About LUCY ANN ELIZABETH HARRIS: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

Children of LEMUEL BEENE and LUCY HARRIS are:

11.         i.     ALEXANDER JACOB5 BEENE, b. 1855, Texas; d. 20 August 1893.

              ii.     WILLIAM OBADIAH BEENE, b. 11 April 1851, Itawamba County, Mississippi; d. 10 January 1892, Hempstead County, Arkansas; m. EMMA T WILLIAMSON, 18 December 1876, Hempstead County, Arkansas.

More About WILLIAM OBADIAH BEENE: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

             iii.     JOHN ANDERSON BEENE, b. 17 August 1852, Itawamba County, Mississippi; d. 29 January 1875.

             iv.     JEFFERSON DAVIS BEENE, b. 25 July 1853, Itawamba County, Mississippi; d. 01 November 1871.

             v.     JAMES ROBERT BEENE, b. 1857, Arkansas; d. 1873.

             vi.     MARY M BEENE, b. 23 April 1861, Arkansas; d. 14 October 1895, Hempstead County, Arkansas.

More About MARY M BEENE: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

            vii.     SALLIE RUSSEL BEENE, b. 29 April 1863, Arkansas; d. 04 January 1890, Hempstead County, Arkansas.

More About SALLIE RUSSEL BEENE: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

           viii.     HENRY LEE BEENE, b. 03 December 1866, Arkansas; d. 29 July 1897, Hempstead County, Arkansas; m. NANNIE J WINGFIELD, 16 December 1891, Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas; b. 1872.

More About HENRY LEE BEENE: Burial: Maxwell Family Cemetery

More About HENRY BEENE and NANNIE WINGFIELD:

Marriage: 16 December 1891, Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas

             ix.     THOMAS BEENE, b. 1868, Arkansas; d. 15 August 1887.

12.        x.     EDWARD CHARLES BEENE, b. 07 November 1872, Arkansas; d. 25 December 1928.

7.  ROBERT SAMUEL4 BEENE (JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born 26 July 1811 in Tennessee, and died 23 April 1876 in Lee County, Mississippi.  He married JULIA ANN GREEN 22 January 1839 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.  She was born 01 July 1819 in Alabama.

Children of ROBERT BEENE and JULIA GREEN are:

              i.     JOHN L5 BEENE, b. 1840, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

              ii.     WILLIAM JAMES BEENE, b. 1841, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

             iii.     JACOB SELMAN BEENE, b. 11 March 1843, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

             iv.     THOMAS ALFORD BEENE, b. 05 November 1845, Itawamba County, Mississippi.

             v.     MINERVA P BEENE, b. 1847.

             vi.     LUCY ELLEN BEENE, b. 1849.

            vii.     VIOLA MARY BEENE, b. 1853.

           viii.     CAMILA JANE BEENE, b. 1857.

             ix.     ROBERT SAMUEL BEENE, b. 1863, Lee County, Mississippi.

8.  SYNTHIA4 BEENE (JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born 1826 in Alabama.  She married LEROY BEAN 21 March 1844 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.  He was born 1824 in Tennessee.

Children of SYNTHIA BEENE and LEROY BEAN are:

              i.     SARAH5 BEAN, b. 1848.

              ii.     OLIVER BEAN, b. 1850.

             iii.     JOHN BEAN, b. 1853.

             iv.     JACOB BEAN, b. 1857.

             v.     JOSEPH BEAN, b. 1859.

             vi.     MARY BEAN, b. 1859.

9.  ELIZABETH4 BEENE (JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN)  She married REUBEN WARREN. 

Children of ELIZABETH BEENE and REUBEN WARREN are:

              i.     JOHN5 WARREN.

              ii.     GENTRY WARREN.

             iii.     SARAH ELIZABETH WARREN.

10.  MALINDA4 BEENE (JESSE3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born October 1843 in Mississippi, and died 1889.  She married LEONIDUS JONES HARRIS 30 June 1858 in Hempstead County, Arkansas, son of ANDERSON HARRIS and LUCY REAVIS.  He was born 13 July 1832, and died 1868.

Child of MALINDA BEENE and LEONIDUS HARRIS is:

              i.     LEONIDUS II5 HARRIS.

Generation No. 5

11.  ALEXANDER JACOB5 BEENE (LEMUEL DANIEL4, JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN)  [NOTES] [MARRIAGE BOND] was born 1855 in Texas, and died 20 August 1893.  He married MARY TENNESSEE MCCORMACK 11 January 1883 in Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas, daughter of JOHN MCCORMACK and MARY CAMPBELL.  She was born 1858 in Thatchers Landing, Hamilton County, Tennessee, and died 27 August 1937 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

More About MARY TENNESSEE MCCORMACK: Burial: 29 August 1937, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Block 22, Lot 18, Space 2, Unmarked Grave

Children of ALEXANDER BEENE and MARY MCCORMACK are:

13.         i.     MYRTLE LAURA6 BEENE, b. 14 February 1888, Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas; d. 05 May 1966, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

              ii.     CARMELLA WARNE BEENE, [BIRTH RECORD] b. 06 October 1892, Hempstead County, Arkansas; m. WARREN CABBIE.

             iii.     EDGAR BEENE.

12.  EDWARD CHARLES5 BEENE (LEMUEL DANIEL4, JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN) was born 07 November 1872 in Arkansas, and died 25 December 1928.  He married BELLE.  She was born 1872 in Arkansas.

Children of EDWARD BEENE and BELLE are:

              i.     WINNIE6 BEENE, b. July 1893.

              ii.     MARY BEENE, b. April 1895.

             iii.     CLARA BEENE, b. February 1898.

             iv.     DAVEY BEENE, b. February 1899.

Generation No. 6

13.  MYRTLE LAURA6 BEENE (ALEXANDER JACOB5, LEMUEL DANIEL4, JOHN BEAN3, ROBERT2 BEAN, JOHN1 BEEN)  [BIRTH RECORD] [OBITUARY] [GRAVESTONE] was born 14 February 1888 in Wallaceburg, Hempstead County, Arkansas, and died 05 May 1966 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.  She married JOHN EDGAR MYERS 22 March 1905 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, son of DAVID MYERS and MARGARET BISCH.  He was born 31 August 1882 in Clay Township, Genoa, Ottawa County, Ohio, and died 08 December 1971 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

More About MYRTLE LAURA BEENE: Burial: 09 May 1966, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Section W, Grave #2961

More About JOHN EDGAR MYERS: Burial: 10 December 1971, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Section W, Grave #2961

Children of MYRTLE BEENE and JOHN MYERS are:

14.         i.     JOHN ROBERT7 MYERS, b. 26 June 1908, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; d. 29 July 1993, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

              ii.     LESTER CHARLES MYERS, b. 13 January 1906, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; d. 09 October 1950; m. WILLIE FRANCIS WILSON, 01 January 1931, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; b. 12 September 1909, Weldon, North Carolina; d. 09 July 1970.

More About LESTER CHARLES MYERS: Burial: Mission Burial Park

More About WILLIE FRANCIS WILSON: Burial: Mission Burial Park

 

Beene-Carmella Warne - Delayed Birth Certificate.pdf


Beenes in Hempstead County, Arkansas

Itawamba County Records

Census Records of the Beene Family

Beene-Arkansas Death Record Index 1924-1933.pdf

Beene-Hempstead County Arkansas Marriage 1875-1900.pdf

 

Sources:
1. Crabb, Martha L. Over the Mountain, A Narrative History of the Bean, Selman, and Germany Families, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1990.
2. Rankin, Estalee Beane. The Bean Tree, Robert Bean and Martha Womack and Their Descendants 1764-1985, Madaloni Press, a Division of M.A. Publishing Syndicate, Alabama, 1986.
3. White, Mary Coghlan. In the Sweet By and By: Stories and Records of Families West, Bowen, Bean, Amis, Stanfield, Stout, Oliphant, Throckmorton,
Thomas, McNew, McDonald, Smyth, Rees, Jones, Hughes, Miller, Mitchell, U.S.A. R. McDonald, 1987.

NOTE: Some dates are estimates.

NOTE: Some information from another researcher. Not yet verified by me.