William Obadiah Bean Sr (1813 - 1887)

Born 24 Oct 1813 in Tennessee

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Died 2 May 1887 at age 73 in Johnson County, Texas

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Biography

https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots_nc_capt_william_bean.html https://www.historicsouthpittsburgtn.org/Cemetery-Beene-Roulston.html

http://www.ajlambert.com/revolt/rev_wb.pdf

Placque on monument at grave site reads: A Captain in the Indian Wars A Companion of Daniel Boone A Tennessee Volunteer A Hero of King's Mountain An Intrepid Pioneer Patriot 1750-1824 Erected by His Descendants 1917

William Obadiah Bean, Sr. is the son of Robert Bean and Sarah (Wynn) Bean.

William married Susannah M. Ballard, daughter of Howard Ballard and Sarah (Cross) Ballard. They had ten children, all born in Tennessee, before they moved to Johnson County, Texas in 1864.

Children of William and Susannah are:

• Howard O. Bean, born July 9, 1832, died November 17, 1863;

• Sarah "Sally" Ann Bean, born November 10, 1834;

• Robert M. Bean, born February 7, 1837, died June 16, 1864;

• Amanda Jane Bean, born June 29, 1839;

• George W. Bean, born November 12, 1841, died September 19, 1863, Battle of Chickamouga;

• Marion Bean, born February 2, 1843;

• Tennessee Bean, born December 27 1848;

• Martha "Mattie" Bean, twin of Tennessee Bean, married George Burrows;

• William Obadiah Bean, Jr. born July 3, 1851, in Chattanooga, Tennessee;

• Jack A. Bean, born January 31, 1855, died in Breckenridge Texas

Sources

• Clan MacBean in North America, Volume III, Second Edition, Revised, 1995, by Joseph S. Bean, page 62
• Find A Grave Memorial# 62286349