Allen Bean was born in Burke Co., North Carolina on or new Smokey Creek. (Now in Caldwell Co.) It has been very difficult if not impossible to determine when Allen was born. Census records have supplied dates ranging from 1803 to 1813. One researcher read his tombstone as "born 1803". I read it as "born June 22, 1809". The last two censuses that he appeared in, indicate he was born in 1806. I have been working off the theory that he was born either in 1806 or 1809. You may choose any date you wish. The last mention of Allen in Burke County that I have been able to find, was on a road work order, dated April of 1831. Allen would have been 22 or 25 years of age. Others mentioned on the same order include Walter Bean (an Uncle), Johnson (Johnston? another uncle) Bean and William Bean. William could be his father, a brother or a cousin.
Sometime in the 1830s, Allen Bean moved to McMinn County, Tennessee, just over the North Carolina border. Family tradition says that a group of pioneers moved together from Burke County to McMinn County, including Allen's father-in-law, Thomas Largent. Sometime between 1830 and 1840, Allen married Anna Largent. They had five children born in Tennessee and one in Missouri. The children were:
Unknown child - deceased
Thomas (named for Anna's father) b. circa 1839
Mary Ann b. June 6, 1846
Millie b. circa 1847
William (named for Allen's father?)
b. August 9,1850
M.C.(female) b. circa 1851
Allen (named for his father) b. November 10, 1860
The 1840 census shows Allen, between the ages of 20 and 30, which again doesn't jive, but depending upon when the census was taken, might narrow his birth year down to 1809. He is married to Anna Largent by this time and they have 2 children, Thomas and one who apparently died before 1850. The the 1850 census shows Allen, aged 37 (I know, I know, it doesn't jive!), Anna aged 35, and children Thomas, Polly (Mary Ann), Milly and William. Allen is listed as a farmer in the 23rd subdivision. Later census records in Missouri list everyone in the household as able to read and write, except for Allen. This lack of ability may help account for the inaccuracies in the dates of birth - or he just might not have known, and was guessing.
Around 1855, the Largents and Beans, along with several other families, packed up the wagons (if they had them) once again and moved west to Crawford County in Missouri.
The earliest record of land dealing for Allen Bean in Crawford County is the purchase of 160 acres in June of 1865. The land was situated near the Meramec River. In June of 1875, he added another 160 acres to the property at a cost of $700. His son, William, purchased 160 acres to the South of his father in February of 1875. In 1869, Allen sold 5 acres of his original purchase to Nicholas W. Gibbs. He also sold land to the St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock Railroad Company through his land in 1872.
Sometime in the 1830s, Allen Bean moved to McMinn County, Tennessee, just over the North Carolina border. Family tradition says that a group of pioneers moved together from Burke County to McMinn County, including Allen's father-in-law, Thomas Largent. Sometime between 1830 and 1840, Allen married Anna Largent. They had five children born in Tennessee and one in Missouri. The children were:
Unknown child - deceased
Thomas (named for Anna's father) b. circa 1839
Mary Ann b. June 6, 1846
Millie b. circa 1847
William (named for Allen's father?)
b. August 9,1850
M.C.(female) b. circa 1851
Allen (named for his father) b. November 10, 1860
The 1840 census shows Allen, between the ages of 20 and 30, which again doesn't jive, but depending upon when the census was taken, might narrow his birth year down to 1809. He is married to Anna Largent by this time and they have 2 children, Thomas and one who apparently died before 1850. The the 1850 census shows Allen, aged 37 (I know, I know, it doesn't jive!), Anna aged 35, and children Thomas, Polly (Mary Ann), Milly and William. Allen is listed as a farmer in the 23rd subdivision. Later census records in Missouri list everyone in the household as able to read and write, except for Allen. This lack of ability may help account for the inaccuracies in the dates of birth - or he just might not have known, and was guessing.
Around 1855, the Largents and Beans, along with several other families, packed up the wagons (if they had them) once again and moved west to Crawford County in Missouri.
The earliest record of land dealing for Allen Bean in Crawford County is the purchase of 160 acres in June of 1865. The land was situated near the Meramec River. In June of 1875, he added another 160 acres to the property at a cost of $700. His son, William, purchased 160 acres to the South of his father in February of 1875. In 1869, Allen sold 5 acres of his original purchase to Nicholas W. Gibbs. He also sold land to the St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock Railroad Company through his land in 1872.
Allen Bean was born in Burke Co., North Carolina on or new Smokey Creek. (Now in Caldwell Co.) It has been very difficult if not impossible to determine when Allen was born. Census records have supplied dates ranging from 1803 to 1813. One researcher read his tombstone as "born 1803". I read it as "born June 22, 1809". The last two censuses that he appeared in, indicate he was born in 1806. I have been working off the theory that he was born either in 1806 or 1809. You may choose any date you wish. The last mention of Allen in Burke County that I have been able to find, was on a road work order, dated April of 1831. Allen would have been 22 or 25 years of age. Others mentioned on the same order include Walter Bean (an Uncle), Johnson (Johnston? another uncle) Bean and William Bean. William could be his father, a brother or a cousin.
Sometime in the 1830s, Allen Bean moved to McMinn County, Tennessee, just over the North Carolina border. Family tradition says that a group of pioneers moved together from Burke County to McMinn County, including Allen's father-in-law, Thomas Largent. Sometime between 1830 and 1840, Allen married Anna Largent. They had five children born in Tennessee and one in Missouri. The children were:
Unknown child - deceased
Thomas (named for Anna's father) b. circa 1839
Mary Ann b. June 6, 1846
Millie b. circa 1847
William (named for Allen's father?)
b. August 9,1850
M.C.(female) b. circa 1851
Allen (named for his father) b. November 10, 1860
The 1840 census shows Allen, between the ages of 20 and 30, which again doesn't jive, but depending upon when the census was taken, might narrow his birth year down to 1809. He is married to Anna Largent by this time and they have 2 children, Thomas and one who apparently died before 1850. The the 1850 census shows Allen, aged 37 (I know, I know, it doesn't jive!), Anna aged 35, and children Thomas, Polly (Mary Ann), Milly and William. Allen is listed as a farmer in the 23rd subdivision. Later census records in Missouri list everyone in the household as able to read and write, except for Allen. This lack of ability may help account for the inaccuracies in the dates of birth - or he just might not have known, and was guessing.
Around 1855, the Largents and Beans, along with several other families, packed up the wagons (if they had them) once again and moved west to Crawford County in Missouri.
The earliest record of land dealing for Allen Bean in Crawford County is the purchase of 160 acres in June of 1865. The land was situated near the Meramec River. In June of 1875, he added another 160 acres to the property at a cost of $700. His son, William, purchased 160 acres to the South of his father in February of 1875. In 1869, Allen sold 5 acres of his original purchase to Nicholas W. Gibbs. He also sold land to the St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock Railroad Company through his land in 1872.
Sometime in the 1830s, Allen Bean moved to McMinn County, Tennessee, just over the North Carolina border. Family tradition says that a group of pioneers moved together from Burke County to McMinn County, including Allen's father-in-law, Thomas Largent. Sometime between 1830 and 1840, Allen married Anna Largent. They had five children born in Tennessee and one in Missouri. The children were:
Unknown child - deceased
Thomas (named for Anna's father) b. circa 1839
Mary Ann b. June 6, 1846
Millie b. circa 1847
William (named for Allen's father?)
b. August 9,1850
M.C.(female) b. circa 1851
Allen (named for his father) b. November 10, 1860
The 1840 census shows Allen, between the ages of 20 and 30, which again doesn't jive, but depending upon when the census was taken, might narrow his birth year down to 1809. He is married to Anna Largent by this time and they have 2 children, Thomas and one who apparently died before 1850. The the 1850 census shows Allen, aged 37 (I know, I know, it doesn't jive!), Anna aged 35, and children Thomas, Polly (Mary Ann), Milly and William. Allen is listed as a farmer in the 23rd subdivision. Later census records in Missouri list everyone in the household as able to read and write, except for Allen. This lack of ability may help account for the inaccuracies in the dates of birth - or he just might not have known, and was guessing.
Around 1855, the Largents and Beans, along with several other families, packed up the wagons (if they had them) once again and moved west to Crawford County in Missouri.
The earliest record of land dealing for Allen Bean in Crawford County is the purchase of 160 acres in June of 1865. The land was situated near the Meramec River. In June of 1875, he added another 160 acres to the property at a cost of $700. His son, William, purchased 160 acres to the South of his father in February of 1875. In 1869, Allen sold 5 acres of his original purchase to Nicholas W. Gibbs. He also sold land to the St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock Railroad Company through his land in 1872.
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