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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 13:47:27 -0600


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Misty Flannigan wrote:
>
> ASBURY BEAN
> Asbury Bean was born in Jefferson Co. 1826, the 10th child of Walter and
> Elizabeth McGaillard Bean, early settlers in Casner Tsp. They descend
> from William Bean and Naomi Bates who were born in Scotland, married and
> had 3 children in Ireland. They sailed to America on the ship "Admiral
> Hawk" in 1767 and settled on a land grant in So. Carolina in Laurens Co.
> Later they moved to Old Burke Co. N. Car. (then Dist. 96). One son who
> came to America with them was William Jr. who first married Celia Wyatt
> then Ann Scott (dau. of William [l728] and Mary [1733] both born in
> Scotland).
> William Jr. served in the Revolution as a private in the
> militia, in action at Charlestown, So. Car. in 1779, the year of his son
> Walter's birth. Wm. Jr. had a sister who married a Storment that came to
> Jefferson Co. too, probably at the same time that her nephew Walter
> came.
> About 1800, Walter and Elizabeth, his parents, and four brothers
> left N. Car, The father went to Elkton Ky, and the boys to Franklin Co.
> Tenn. Walter and Elizabeth had 9 of their 11 children there. In 1825,
> they left Tenn. with a wagon train, heading to Jefferson Co. Ill.
> According to family stories, they lost their way in a blinding snow
> storm in the Mts. of Tenn. Walter, driver of the lead wagon, dropped the
> reins and let his horses pick their own way. This faithful team led them
> all through to safety, and out of gratitude were given such special care
> that they both lived to be 29 years old.
> They crossed into Ill. at Shawneetown, Walter came on to
> Jefferson Co. and settled in Casner Twp. Walter's children were: John
> who came with them but went back to Arkansas where others of the family
> had gone from Tenn.: Jennie: Thomas Henry. b. 1811, stayed in Jefferson
> Co.; King William. b. 1812. stayed here; Peter Michael raised his family
> here then went to Ark. because of his wife's health: Gency: Russell
> Loving married Orlena Dare and stayed here; Conner: Asbury (subject of
> this sketch) married Susan Spearman from Tenn. G. Francis Marion, the
> youngest, went to Gallatin Co. Ill. Walter, the father married a second
> time in Jefferson Co. (1838) to Katherine Kimbro. They went to Gallatin
> Co., and died there.
> Asbury and Susan settled in the "Buzzard Roost" area south of
> what is now Nason, where they were neighbors to the Hester, Hodge,
> Roberson,and Henderson families. Five of their ten children grew to
> maturity; Sarah Catherine b. 1846, married Raleigh Hodge and in later
> life Wm. Thomas Peterson: Nancy Emaline b. 1851 married John Reynolds;
> Martha E. married Charles Q. Hutson; James Valentine b. 1854 married
> Harriet Samantha Martin; Susan C. B. 1858 married John Stonevall hester,
> but died young.
> Asbury was a sgt. in Co. B. 60th Inf. during the Civil War. He
> died in 1863 while in the service, and is buried in a national cemeterv
> in Tenn. His brother G. F. M. Bean was a 2nd Lieut. Co. H. 120th 111.
> Vol. lnf. Following Asbury's death, Susan remarried William Baker of Elk
> Prairie, and they had Joseph and Alonzo Baker. William had 10 children
> by his first wife, making a total of 23 children between them. Susan is
> buried at Abner Cemetery.
>
> SOURCE: Facts and Folks Jefferson Co., Il 1978
> Submitted by: Misty Flannigan
> --
> mailto:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffer/
> ILGenWeb Jefferson Co Coordinator
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmarion/marionco.htm
> ILGenWeb Marion Co Coordinator
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807
> LADD Family Researching
For those of you who are researching the aaabove family, Conner is my
great great grandfather. He fought for the Union and was discharged in
Minnesota (of all places! Does anyone know what part Minnesota played
in the civil War?) and died in Gerard Kansas. His wife and children
were in Arkansas by the 1870 census, and his son William F. moved to
Oklahoma via wagon train in 1903, where my grandfather William Jasper
married and left ultimately for Idaho. There are many of us now living
in Idaho. I will share what info I have on this line with anyone
interested.

Does anyone have more information on the William Bean in Scotland and
Ireland?

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