Proud Confederate Soldier
John Ellis Bean was the son of Jack Bean and Ruth Starr Bean. Ruth Starr was of mixed Cherokee Indian Blood, and as such was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Jack Bean was a white man. The Cherokees were ordered out of the Smoky Mountain area by the then President of the United States in 1838, Andrew Jackson. Jacksons successor, Martin Van Buren, sent General Winfield Scott with a portion of the United States army, and forcibly drove the Indians out. While Jack Bean, being a white man, was entitled to remain in Tenn. with his wife, they chose to make the trek with Ruth's people to the Indian Nation, now Oklahoma. This journey is referred to as "The Trail of Tears". John Ellis Bean, one of a family of 12 children, was born in the Indian Nation in Oklahoma in 1839. John Ellis fought in the Civil War and later moved his family to Rusk Co. Tx. where his older brother, Starr, was living with his family. John had married Henerietta Dannenburg (her mom was 1/2 Indian and her dad was a German immigrant). John Ellis and Henrietta had 8 children, 5 of whom lived to maturity.
THEIR CHILDREN; all born in Rusk Co. Tx. except Emily, who was born on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Okla.
1. EMILY BEAN--b. on Cherokee Indian Reservation in Okla. Family moved to Rusk Co. Tx. and she later married George P. Rowland. They had no children.
2. JOHN 'JACK' STARR BEAN--married Elizabeth "Lizzie" May Crow and had at least 5 children. They are buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
3. JULIA BEAN--b. 1870 and died 1875. Buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx. Rusk Co. 4 1/2 years old
4. MARY ANN BEAN--b. 1872 and died 1873. Buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx. Rusk Co. 2 1/2 mos. old
5. NATHANIEL BRANDENSTEIN BEAN--1874-1948. Married Mary 'Candas" Dickerson and they had at least 9 children. They are both buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
6. RUTH BEAN--b. 1877 and died 1884. Buried Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx.-Rusk Co. 6 1/2 years. old
7. CARLOS BEAN--1881-1937. He married Mary Baldwin of Cincinnatti, Ohio. Both are buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery
8. GROVER BEAN--1883-1910. He never married. Buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
Proud Confederate Soldier
John Ellis Bean was the son of Jack Bean and Ruth Starr Bean. Ruth Starr was of mixed Cherokee Indian Blood, and as such was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Jack Bean was a white man. The Cherokees were ordered out of the Smoky Mountain area by the then President of the United States in 1838, Andrew Jackson. Jacksons successor, Martin Van Buren, sent General Winfield Scott with a portion of the United States army, and forcibly drove the Indians out. While Jack Bean, being a white man, was entitled to remain in Tenn. with his wife, they chose to make the trek with Ruth's people to the Indian Nation, now Oklahoma. This journey is referred to as "The Trail of Tears". John Ellis Bean, one of a family of 12 children, was born in the Indian Nation in Oklahoma in 1839. John Ellis fought in the Civil War and later moved his family to Rusk Co. Tx. where his older brother, Starr, was living with his family. John had married Henerietta Dannenburg (her mom was 1/2 Indian and her dad was a German immigrant). John Ellis and Henrietta had 8 children, 5 of whom lived to maturity.
THEIR CHILDREN; all born in Rusk Co. Tx. except Emily, who was born on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Okla.
1. EMILY BEAN--b. on Cherokee Indian Reservation in Okla. Family moved to Rusk Co. Tx. and she later married George P. Rowland. They had no children.
2. JOHN 'JACK' STARR BEAN--married Elizabeth "Lizzie" May Crow and had at least 5 children. They are buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
3. JULIA BEAN--b. 1870 and died 1875. Buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx. Rusk Co. 4 1/2 years old
4. MARY ANN BEAN--b. 1872 and died 1873. Buried in the Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx. Rusk Co. 2 1/2 mos. old
5. NATHANIEL BRANDENSTEIN BEAN--1874-1948. Married Mary 'Candas" Dickerson and they had at least 9 children. They are both buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
6. RUTH BEAN--b. 1877 and died 1884. Buried Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Tx.-Rusk Co. 6 1/2 years. old
7. CARLOS BEAN--1881-1937. He married Mary Baldwin of Cincinnatti, Ohio. Both are buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery
8. GROVER BEAN--1883-1910. He never married. Buried in the Kilgore City Cemetery.
Family Members
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Margaret Ruth Bean Gott
1816–1871
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Caleb Starr Bean
1820–1902
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Nancy "Nannie" Bean
1821–1887
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Mary Bean Johnson
1824–1888
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Rachel Elzira Bean Goss
1826–1906
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Joseph McMinn Bean
1827–1893
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Sarah Emily Bean Goss
1830–1863
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Susan Deborah Bean Adair
1830–1914
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Lucinda Bean Paden
1834–1909
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Sgt Mark P. Bean
1842–1905
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