Mary (Bean) Johnson (1824 - 1883)

Born 5 Feb 1824 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Ancestors

Died 1883 at about age 58 in Sequoyah District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Mary was Cherokee.

Mary (Bean) Johnson is a member of Clan MacBean.

Mary Bean was born February 5, 1824 in the Cherokee Nation (East), the daughter of John Bean, a white man and Ruth Starr, a Cherokee and great-granddaughter of Nancy Ward. Around 1834, the family removed to Washington County, Arkansas, and from there to the "Flint District" in Indian Territory as "Old Settlers." ^[1] She married Edward Johnson, also Cherokee, about 1843. They were the parents of six children Randolph, Ben, Ruthie, Margaret Delilah, Joseph, and Ned. Mary and children Ruth, Randolph, and Margaret are listed on the 1851 "Old Settler" roll living in Flint District near her mother and siblings. ^[2] Edward died in 1863 ^[3] and the 1880 census shows Mary living near Randolph, Ben, and Joseph in the Sequoyah District. ^[4] Mary died in 1883. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. p. 147
2. ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber. Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75, Microfilms T985 and 7RA34. Flint District, #87
3. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application #1899, Joseph Johnson.
4. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880. Sequoyah District, p. 26, #722-725
5. ↑ Eastern Cherokee Application #1899.

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