Alma Joyce Bean

Benjamin married Flavia L. Lavine. Flavia was born on 30 Mar 1903 in Newton County, Texas; died on 18 Aug 1986 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Trout Creek Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as a farmer, born in Texas. His parents are listed as Robert. Bean and Mary Jett (sic....this was actually the name of a wife). He was listed as widowed from Mary Jane Bean. The informant was Ben F. Bean.

Newton County Historical Committee, , "Glimpses of Newton County History," p 169, notes that Robert Bean (1878-1971) was the second son of Jordan and Mary Jane Bean, and married Martha Ann Elizabeth Spears in 1896, having five children.

(Research):Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Orange County, Pr. 1 and 2, Distr. No. 59
Enumerated 1 June 1880
Page 12 SD 1 ED 59
97-97
Ferguson, Greenberry W M 30 Farmer Tx Tx Tx
Ferguson, Lucy W F 34 W Keeping House La S.C. Ga
Ferguson, Huldy W F 2 Dtr Tx Tx La
98-98
Bean, Jordan W M 32 Farmer La S.C. Ga
Bean, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeping House Tx Tx Tx
Bean, John W M 4 S Tx La Tx
Bean, Robert W M 2 Son Tx La Tx
Bean, Joseph W M 6/12 Dec Son Tx La Tx

(Medical):See attached sources.

Jesse married Mary Jane Jett on 20 Dec 1875 in Orange, Orange County, Texas. Mary was born on 16 Jan 1859 in Orange County, Texas; died on 28 Dec 1907 in Wiergate, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Trout Creek Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

First name variously shown as Robson/Robinson/Roberson/Robertson/Robert Bean.

Said to have married Jerusha Wilmoth Reece/Reese, and they had a large family.

Newton County Historical Committee, , "Glimpses of Newton County History," p 168, notes that Robinson Bean, eldest son of John and Jane, was tall, hardy, had red hair and blue eyes. Most all of the early Bean settlers had fair complexions, red hair and blue eyes. The Bean men seemed to have inherited tendencies to be marksmen with firearms and to have deep set eyes and heavy eyebrows. His name appeared on the 1860 Jasper County, Texas census, as a farmer, age 37. His wife was Jerusha REESE, born in Georgia, age 38. They had nine children, four boys and five girls. In 1864, he bought a five hundred acre tract of land in Newton County from Emily CONN for $310. He had been living previously in Jasper County, probably near Magnolia Springs. Robinson served in Company I of the 24th Regiment Texas Cavalry in 1865. It has been told that he served as a medic although he did not have a license to practice medicine. In 1870, he ws still listed on the Jasper County, Texas census as a farmer, and in 1880 he is listed on the Orange County census as a blacksmith. Orange had become the destination of most of the logs that were harvested upstream, and the logging industry was booming.

The exact location of Robinson and Jerusha's graves can not be verified. However, their son William is buried in Trout Creek Cemetery at the west end near a large Cedar tree. Beside his grave are two unmarked graves, thought to be those of Robison and Jerusha.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Jasper County, P.O. Newton
Enumerated 27 July 1860
Page 14
87-87
Roboson Bean 37 M Farmer 855 SC
Jerusha Bean 38 F Ga
Mary Susan Bean 165 F La
Lucy Bean 15 F La
Jessee Bean 13 M La
William Bean 11 M La
Alford Bean 8 M Tex
Jerusha Bean 5 F Tex
John Bean 3 M Tex
Elmina Bean 10/12 F Tex
88-88
A.H. and Martha Reece (He is age 27, born in Ga)

1870 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Subdivision No. 23, Post Office Jasper
Page 59
449-451
Bean, Robinson 47 M W Farmer 1100 SC
Bean, Jerusha W. 48 F W Keeping House Ga
Bean, Mary 26 F W La
Bean, Lucy M. 24 F W La
Bean, Jessie J. 22 M W Farm Laborer --- 200 La
Bean, William E. 20 M W Farm Laborer La
Bean, Alfred M 18 M W Farm Laborer Tx
Bean, Jerusha W 14 F W Tx
Bean, John H. 13 M W Tx
Bean, Mittie E 8 F W Tx

Robinson married Jerusha Reece. Jerusha was born about 1822 in Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]