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Individual Record for: Mary Elizabeth Been (female)

     Nickname: Tennessee

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Notes:

!NAME: Mary Elizabeth Been

!NAME: Mary Elizabeth Been - (AFN: 29KV-16) - Source L.D.S., Ancestral File.

!CENSUS: 1860 Johnson County, Arkansas census. Spadra Township. Stamped Number Page, 1087. Ju ly 13, 1860.
Moses Sanders Age, 67. (m) Farmer. /400 Born Georgia.
Gooley [Sanders] Age, 67 (f) Born North Carolina
Sally [Sanders] Age, 17. (f) Born Arkansas.
Moses [Sanders] Age, 8. (m) Born Arkansas.
John [Sanders] Age, 5. (m) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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Thomas Sanders Age, 19 (m) Farmer. /100 Born Arkansas.
Mary [Sanders] Age, 19. (f) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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John Bean Age, 56. (m) Farmer. /100. Born North Carolina
Elizabeth [Bean] Age, 60. (f) Born North Carolina.
Thomas [Bean] Age, 15. (m) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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Soloman [Bean] Age, 22. (m) Farmer. /100 Born Tennessee.
Ariann [Bean] Age, 20. (f) Born Tennessee
Abraham [Bean] Age, 2. (m) Born Arkansas.
Pleasant [Bean] Age, 4/12 (m) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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John R. Bean Age, 24. (m) Farmer. /100 Born Tennessee.
Louisa Jane [Bean] Age, 25. (f) Born Tennessee.
Mary F [Bean] Age 4. (f) Born Arkansas.
John [Bean] Age, 2. (m) Born Arkansas.
Jane [Bean] Age, 1/12 (f) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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Michael Bean Age, 28. (m) Farmer /100 Born Tennessee.
Emeline [Bean] Age, 24. (f) Born Tennessee.
Matilda [Bean] Age, 9. (f) Born Arkansas.
Amanda [Bean] Age, 6. Born Arkansas.
George [Bean] Age, 3. (m) Born Arkansas.
Isabella [Bean] Age, 2. (f) Born Arkansas.
Jane [Bean] 2/12 (f) Born Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Following the above]
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Jane [James] Carlile Age, 48. (f) [(m)] Farmer. /100 Born Kentucky.
Mary [Carlile] Age, 37. (f) Born Tennessee.
Elizabeth [Carlile] Age, 15. (f) Born Arkansas.
Louisa[?] [Carlile] Age, 13. (f) Born Arkansas.
Marion [Carlile] Age, 11. (f) [(m)] Born Arkansas.
William [Carlile] Age, 8. (m) Born Arkansas.
John [Carlile] Age, 5. (m) Born Arkansas.
Martha [Carlile] Age, 1. (f) Born Arkansas.
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!GUARDIAN: Information found in the Johnson County Courthouse, Clarksville, Arkansas, Probat e Court Record. Volume/s -E-. Year/s 1862 - 1871. Page/s, 423 and 559.
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[ October Term A.D. 1869 ]
Michael Bean Guardian of heirs of John Bean Decd
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[Ibid:] [Page, 559]
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[ April Term 1871 ]
Michael Bean Guardian of the heirs of John Bean. It’s ordered by the court, that Michae l Bean Guardian of the heirs of John Bean be exonerated from filing settlement until furt her ordered by court. ------------------

!GUARDIAN: Information found in the Johnson County Courthouse, Clarksville, Arkansas, Probat e Court Record. Volume/s, -F-. Year/s, 1871 - 1883. Pages, 260 and 267.
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[ Tuesday Morning April 18th 1876 ]
“On this day the following accounts current were continued for publication, to Wit:” Accoun t Current of M.M. Bean Guardian of Tennessee A. Bean and others.
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[Ibid: Page, 267]
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[ Saturday Morning July 22nd 1876 ]
No 48 Account current of M.M. Bean Guardian of Tennessee A. Been and others confirmed upo n condition that vouchers are filed.
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!NOTE: Michael Marion Bean might have been the Guardian of John R. Bean's children, but the y were raised by their Grand-Mother, Elisabeth S. (Martin) Smith, as the following U.S., 187 0 census shows.

!CENSUS: 1870 Sebastian County, Arkansas census. Center Township. Stamped Page Number, 123-B . August 30, 1870.
Smith Elizabeth Age, 53. (f)(w) Keeping House. Born Alabama. Can not read or write, yes.
Been Mary Age, 13 (f)(w) At Home. Born Arkansas. Attended School, yes.
[Been] John Solo Age, 12. (m)(w) At Home. Born Arkansas. Attended School, yes.
[Been] Symantha Age, 10. (f)(w) At Home. Born Arkansas. Attended School, yes.
[Been] Louisa C. Age, 8. (f)(w) At Home. Born Arkansas. Attended School, yes.

!MARRIAGE: William Carrol RABURN married Mary Elizabeth "Tennessee"BEEN 18 Dec. 1870, near Ha ckett, by Rev. Mathew HORN. Mary was bron 13 Nov. 1856 near Clarksville, the daughter of Joh n and Analize SMITH BEEN. Her parents died during the Civil War in IL where they had moved a t outbreak of the War, John BEEN was a Union Soldier. Source -" THE KEY, Official Publicatio n of South Sebastian Co. Historical Society", summer 1977, vol. 12, Issue No. 1.p. 18.

!CENSUS: 1880 Cole Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas census. Stamped Page Number, 603-B. E numerated on the 30th day of June, 1880.
Rayburn....William C. (w)(m) Age, 33. Married. Farmer. Born in Missouri. Father born in Tenne ssee. Mother born in Tennessee.
[ Rayburn] Tennessee E. (w)(f) Age, 22. Wife. Married. Keeping House. Born in Arkansas. Fat her born in Tennessee. Mother born in Tennessee.
[Rayburn] Amanda L. (w)(f) Age, 7. Daughter. Single. At Home. Born in Arkansas. Father bor n in Missouri. Mother born in Arkansas.
[Rayburn] Elizabeth (w)(f) Age, 5. Daughter. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missou ri. Mother born in Arkansas.
[Rayburn] John W. (w)(m) Age, 4. Son. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missouri. Mot her born in Arkansas.
[Rayburn] Emma L. (w) (f) Age, 1. Daughter. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missour i. Mother born in Arkansas.
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!CENSUS: 1900 Sebastain County, Arkansas census. Jim Fork Township. E.D., Number, 116. Shee t Number, 4-A. June 6, 1900.
Rayburn Wm C. Head. (w)(m) Jan 1846. Age, 54. Married. married-30-years. Born Missouri. Fat her born Tennessee. Mother born Missouri. Farmer. Can read, no. Can write, no. English. Owned . Free. Farm.
[Rayburn] Mary E. Wife. (w)(f) Nov 1856. Age, 43. Married. married-30-years. Born Arkansas. F ather born Tennessee. Mother born Tennessee. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. English.
[Rayburn] Lucinda Daughter. (w)(f) Dec 1879. Age, 21. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born Miss ouri.
Mother born Tennessee. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. English.
[Rayburn] Thom M. Son (w)(m) June 1881. Age, 18. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born Missouri . Mother born Tennessee. Farm Laborer. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. English.
[Rayburn] Mary Daughter. (w)(f) April 1884. Age, 16. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born Misso uri. Mother born Tennessee. At School. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. English.
[Rayburn] Wm Jr. Son. (w)(m) Mar 1894. Age, 6. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born Missouri. M other born Tennessee. At School. Can read, no. Can write, no. English.
[Rayburn] Jas Son. (w)(m) Aug 1897. Age, 2. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born Missouri. Moth er born Tennessee.
[Rayburn] Lafone R. Daughter. (w)(f) Jun 1896. Age, 4. Single. Born Arkansas. Father born ___ . Mother born Arakansas.

!CENSUS: 1910 Cole Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas census. E.D., Number, 136. Sheet Numb er, 8-A. Enumerated on the 22nd Day of April, 1910.
Rayburn....William C. Head. (m)(w) Age, 64. Married-1. Married 40 years. Born in Missouri. F ather born in Tennessee. Mother born in Missouri. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, ye s.
[Rayburn] Mary E. Wife. (f)(w) Age, 57. Married-1. Married 40 years. Mother of how many chil dren, 5. Number of children now living, 5. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Tennessee. Mothe r born in Tennessee. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Rayburn] William F. Son. (m)(w) Age, 16. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missouri . Mother born in Arkansas. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Rayburn] James R. Son. (m)(w) Age, 12. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missouri . Mother born in Arkansas. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
Hamlin Louia Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 38. Widow. Mother of how many children, 8. Number of chi ldren now living, 5. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Missouri. Mother born in Arkansas. None . Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Hamlin] Lena Grand Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 15. Single. Born in Oklahoma. Father born in Arka nsas. Mother born in Arkansas. English None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Hamlin] Minnie Grand Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 11. Single. Born in Oklahoma. Father born in A rkansas. Mother born in Arkansas. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Hamlin] Bertha Grand Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 5. Single. Born in Oklahoma. Father born in Ar kansas. Mother born in Arkansas.
[Hamlin] Luther M. Grand Son. (m)(w) Age, 2. Single. Born in Oklahoma. Father born in Arkan sas. Mother born in Arkansas.
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[Ibid:] [Same page and following the above]
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Rayburn....Thomas M. Head. (m)(w) Age, 28. Married-1. Married 9 years. Born in Arkansas. Fath er born in Missouri. Mother born in Arkansas. Labor. Farm. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. Ren t. House.
[Rayburn] Bessie Wife (f)(w) Age, 25. Married__. Married __ years. Mother of how many child ren, 3. Children now living, 3. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Arkansas. Mother born in Ark ansas. English. None. Can read, yes. Can write, yes.
[Rayburn] Claud Son. (m)(w) Age, 8. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Arkansas. Mot her born in Arkansas. English.
[Rayburn] Bonnie Daughter. [Son]. (f)(w) Age, 5. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in A rkansas. Mother born in Arkansas.
[Rayburn] Jessie Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 3. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Arkansa s. Mother born in Arkansas.
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!CENSUS: 1920 Jim Fork Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas census. E.D., Number, 136. Shee t Number, 14-B. Enumerated on the 27th day of January, 1920.
Rayburn....Tom Head. Owned. Free. (m)(w) Age, 38. Married. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. Bo rn in Arkansas. Father born in Missouri. Mother born in Arkansas. English. Farmer for self.
[ Rayburn] Bessie Wife. (f)(w) Age, 35. Married. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. Born in A rkansas. Father born in Arkansas. Mother born in Arkansas. English. House Keeping.
[Rayburn] Claud Son. (m)(w) Age, 17. Single. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. Born in Arkans as. Father born in Arkansas. Mother born in Arkansas. English. Helper Farm.
[Rayburn] Jessie Daughter. (f)(w) Age, 13. Single. Attended School within the census year , yes. Can read, yes. Can write, yes. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Arkansas. Mother bor n in Arkansas. English. Student.
[Rayburn] Ralph Son. (m)(w) Age, 1. Single. Born in Arkansas. Father born in Arkansas. Mot her born in Arkansas.
[Rayburn] Mary Mother. (f)(w) Age, 63. Widow. Can read, yes. Can write, no. Born in Arkans as. Father born in Tennessee. Mother born in Tennessee. English. Retired.
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!TOMBSTONE & CEMETERY: Information taken from photographs of the tombstones. Photographs dat ed 1996. Ramsey Cemetery, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
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RAMSEY CEMETERY
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W.C. RABURN Born Jan. 8.1846. Died Nov. 8. 1916.
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[Ibid:]
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MARY E. RABURN Born Nov. 13. 1856. Died Oct. 1. 1951.
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[Ibid:]
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[Double Stone].....RABURN
THOMAS M.....................L. BESSIE
1881 - 1957....................1885 - 1962
........Married Feb. 24. 1901.
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[Ibid:]
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Son - BONNIE C. RABURN. Sept. 12. 1904 - June 14. 1914.
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!DEATH CERTIFICATE: Arkansas Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, Slot 44, 4815 West M arkham St., Little Rock, AR 72205-3867. Death Certificate of Mary E. "Tennessee" BEEN RABUR N Arkansas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, CERTIFICATE OF DEATH, Registrat ion District No. 582. Primary Registration District No. 6806. State File No. 12167. 1. Plac e of Death - (a) County: Sebastian - (c) City or Town: Hackett r.1. 2. Usual Residence of Dec eased - (a) State: AR -(b) County: Sebastian - (c) City or Town: Hackett - (d) Street No., R. 1. 3a. Full Name: Mary E. RABURN. 4. Color or Race: White. 6a. Single, Widowed, Married, Divo rced: Widowed. 7 Birth Date of Deceased: Nov. 13, 1856. 8. Age: 94 years, 10 months, 18 days . 9. Birthplace: Johnson Co., AR. 12. Fathers Name: John S. BEAN. 14. Mothers Maiden Name: SM ITH. 16a. Informant's own signature: T.M. RABURN. 16b. P.O. addres: Hackett R.1. 17a. Burial , Cremation or Removal: Burial. 17b. Date thereof: Oct. 3, 1951. 18a Signature of funeral dir ector: Evans-Bollinger. 18b. P.O. Address: Poteau, OK. 19a date registered local registrar: 1 0-26-51. 19 b. Registar's signature: George REEVES. 20 Date of Death: October1, 1951; 21. I h ereby certify that I attended the deceased from Sept 2, 1951 to Oct, 1951, that I last saw he r alive on Sept 28, 1951, and that death occureed on the date dated above at 4:35 P.M., Immed iated cause of death, carcunum of left side of face. 23. Signature: H.G. ALVARE M.D., address , Greenwood Ark, signed 10/2/51.

!BIOGRAPHY: 4366. John R. Bean6 [Been] (Fam. 4331), pg. 1073) b. 1836, Franklin Co., Tenn. mo ved with his family (parents) in 1842 to Clarksville, Ark., and in 1860 to Mt. Vernon, ILL . He was a veteran of the Union Army in the Civil war. He was m. to Elizabeth Smith [Anali za Jane Smith]. Their 4 ch. are listed as b. in Clarksville, Ark., but this is not certain.
+ John,[John Solomon Been] b. 10-18-1858, See Vol. II, pg. 792............................... ....(7864)
- Jane, [Symantha Jane Been] b. ______, m. Talbott.
+ Tennessee, [Mary Elizabeth Been] b. 11-13-1856, m. Will Rayburn, See Vol. II...........(785 5)
+ Lavacia, [Lavica Catherine Been] b. ___ 1860, m. (1.), Matt Long, (2.), Wm. Loudermilk . - Source Information found in the book, THE LIFE AND FAMILY OF JOHN BEAN OF EXETER AND HI S COUSINS, Vol. 1. The Clan MacBean in North America, 1970 5th Edition 1985 Updated and Revis ed, By Bernie MacBean of MacBean Station. Published By The Clan MacBean Press, Page, 1086.

!BIOGRAPHY: 7855 Mary Elizabeth "Tennessee" Bean 6 (Fam. 4366, pg. 1086, Vol. I) (Mary Elizab eth 6, John R. Bean 5, John Bean 4, Walter Bean 3, William Bean 2, William Bean 1, Duncan Cre ek, Laurens Co., C., to America 1767) b. 11-13-1856, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Ark., d. 10-1- 1951 Hackett, Ark., bur Ramsey Cem., m. 1-18-(or 12-18) 1970, Greenwood, Ark., Wm. Carroll Ra burn, b. 1-8-1846, Pulaski Co., MO., d. 11-18-1916, Hackett, Ark., bur., with his wife in Ram sey Cem. Members of Church of Christ. Mary Elizabeth was rarely referred to by her given nam e, but always by the nickname of "Tennessee Been." She was a widely known person in Johnso n Co., Ark.., and few people in the county did not know who "Tennessee Been Raburn" was and w here to find her. She and William had 9 children all born at Hackett, Ark. After the Vol. o ne was published, and her family was not shown because the records were not ready for publica tion, Mrs. Connie Raburn of Ontario, Calif. got to work and completed the files. We are ther efore indebted to Connie for her untiring efforts. She is a personal friend of the authors w hom we both love. She and her husband have only recently moved from Calif. to Ft. Smith, Ark ansas.
+ Amanda Louise Raburn b. 6-22-1872...........................(7856)
+ Sarah Elizabeth Raburn b. 11-26-1874.........................(7857)
+ John W. Raburn b. 10-24-1876....................................(7858)
+ Emma Raburn, b. 10-25-1878......................................(7859)
- Thomas Marion Raburn, b. 6-4-1881...........................(7860)
- Arthur Raburn, b. 3-11-1884 d. 11-1-1884, Hackett, Ark., burried in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
+ Mary J. Raburn, b. 4-16-1885,....................................(7861)
+ William Franklin Raburn, b. 3-6-1894.........................(7862)
+ James Richard Raburn, b. ____ ..................................(7863) - Source Informatiio n from the book, THE CLAN MACBEAN IN NORTH AMERICA, Volume II, by Bernie & Carol Bean. Page , 785.

!BIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM CARROL RABURN - UNION SOLDIER, by Mrs. Connie Raburn Williams. William Ca rrol Raburn was born January 8, 1846 in Pulaski County, Missouri. This appears on his Civi l war records. It seems that his parents moved to Arkansas when he was quite young. His par ents lived near Hackett but their first names are not known. Some family members think the y are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Hackett, but there are no stones. To date, have not b een able to locate any cemetery record to confirm this. On December 18, 1870, William Carro l Raburn married Mary Elizabeth "Tennessee" Been, near Hackett. The ceremony was preformed b y the Rev. Matthew Horn. All of their married life they lived near Hackett. Mary Elizabet h "Tennessee" Been Raburn was born November 13, 1856 near Clarksville, [Arkansas] the daughte r of John and Analiza Smith Been. Her parents died during the Civil war in Illinois where th ey had moved at outbreak of war, John Been was a Union Solider. (Note: Much information of th e Bean-Been Family including many from Arkansas is available in, THE CLAN MACBEAN IN NORTH AM ERICA, Cut and Shoot, Texas; and the, BEAN STALK, a quarterly publication). William enliste d in the Union Army at Fort Smith on July 1, 1864 becoming a member of Company A, First Arkan sas Cavalry Volunteers, a Union Regiment mustered into service on August 7, 1864 at Springfie ld, Missouri. This unit served in Arkansas and Missouri until the end of the war. William R aburn was discharged on August 23, 1865 at Fayetteville. Upon his discharge from the service , he returned to the Hackett area where he farmed. During his service in the war he "contact ed disease of the eyes by exposure incidental to the service." By 1882 he was totally blin d in one eye and within a few months lost the sight of the other eye and remained totally bli nd until his death on November 8, 1916. Mary Elizabeth (Aunt Tenn) lived with her children a fter the death of her husband. She was living with her son, Thomas Marion Raburn, near Hacke tt at the time of her death on October 1, 1951. She and her husband are buried in Ramsey Cem etery east of Hackett. There were nine children born to this marriage. All of the childre n were born near Hackett. Information on the children: Amanda Louise Raburn, born June 22, 1 872, first marriage to Mr. Hamlin, second marriage, Jonathan Harper Stout. She died on Augus t 16, 1965 in Oklahoma. Surviving children live in Oklahoma and Texas. Sarah Elizabeth Rabu rn born November 26, 1874, married Leander Cilvester Williams and died October 19, 1902 at Ha ckett. They had several children including Ethel Williams Walker who lives in Hackett and Co lvin Cilvester Williams lived in Hackett until his death in June 1976. Some children and gra nd children live in Hackett area. John W. Raburn, born October 24, 1876 and died in Oklahoma , March 12, 1958. He married Ida Williams. They had eight children born in Hackett and thre e in Oklahoma. Emma Vicy Raburn born December 25, 1878 and died in Oklahoma August 1974. Sh e married Elick Robert Moody. They were the parents of eight children. Six children born i n Hackett and two in Oklahoma. Thomas Marion Raburn born June 4, 1881, married Lillie Bessi e Hamby, they had six children all born near Hackett. One daughter Nell Raburn Milan and on e son William Ralph Raburn live in Greenwood and one daughter Thelma Raburn Walraven lives i n Fort Smith, Thomas died April 26, 1957. Arthur Raburn born in 1884 and died 8 months. Bur ied at Mt. Zion. Mary J. Raburn born April 16, 1885, marraied William Tell Rogers Hamby (bro ther of Lillie Bessie Hamby who married Thomas Marion Raburn). They had nine children. Non e of them live in this area. William Franklin Raburn born March 6, 1894, married Lillian Est er Blackman, they had five children, William died April 16, 1944. James Richard Raburn bor n Auguat 26, 1899 and died October 31, 1965. He married Laura Pearl Pittman, they had thre e children.

!BIOGRAPHY: 7864 John Solomon Bean 6 (Fam. 4366, pg. 1086, Vol. I, ) (John Been 6 John R. Bea n 5 John Bean 4, Walter Bean 3, William Bean 2, William Bean 1, from Scotland to America 1767 ) He was a brother to Tennessee (Been) Raburn of Fam. 8755. b. 10-18-1858, Clarksville, Ark. , d. 10-13-1949, Greenwood, Ark., ? bur, in Valley View Cem., Greenwood, m. 3-4-1877, Greenwo od, Ark., Margaret Talbott, b. 10-14-1859, Waldron, Ark., d. 6-1-1956, Hackett, Ark., bur. wi th John in Valley View Cem., Greenwood, d/o David & Suzanna (__?__) Talbott. The dates show n here come from the Family Bible and copied for this report by Mrs. Velma Goforth of Greenwo od, Ark. John & Margaret had 14 chrildren prob. most b. at Greenwood, Ark. tho this is not c ertain. After they were m. they farmed 80 acres of land near old stump springs on Backbone M ountain, and soon purchased land adjoining. They built a pioneer-type log cabin and moved i n before there was a fireplace. Margaret cooked "Camp-out style" for two weeks until the fir eplace was finished. Their 70th Wedding Anniversary was a great event in their community, an d was celebrated by the schools of Greenwood and the county. Their home was 7 miles S.E. o f Greenwood and is known today as Been Hill. Adjoining their place was Been Ridge, owned b y Rufus LeRoy Been. The folks of Been Hill and Been Ridge were life long neighbors tho the y did not know of their family relationship. (See Fam. #(4787) This book tells the relation ship. The spelling of the name [Bean ot Been] was changed because of a Clerical error in som e legal papers so rather than have a correction made, they just adopted the new spelling. H e d. 2 years after their 70th wedding celebration.
- Eliza Jane Been, b. 1-7-1879, m. Joseph Owen.
- David Edward Been, b. 10-9-1880, d. 2- -1930, m. Lucy Owens.
- Joel Been, b. 2-7-1882, d. 1946, burried Valley View Cemetery, m. Rheta Burnett.
- Mary Ellen Been, b. 6-20-1884.
+ Benjamin F. Been, b. 10-6-1886, m. 9-18-1910, Stegler, Oklahoma Myrtel Buther, b. ____ Seba stian Co., Ark. He was living in the Pink Bud Rest Home in Greenwood, Ark., on 9-29-1971 an d in 1974 he was still there.
------------- - James Been, b. ____ Quinton, Okla.
+Luther E. Been, b. 8-14-1888, Greenwood, Ark........................(8765)
- Effie Ann Been b. 7-14-1890, living Roswell, New Mexico in 1974, m. Jesse Huff.
- Thomas W. Been, b. 2-19-1892.
+ Jesse A. Been, b. 10-8-1892, Greenwood, Ark., d. 2-25-1974, Waco, Texas, and preceeded hi m in death. Among their children were: - Ward Been, b.____, lv. Waco, Texas.
------------- - Wentzell Been, b____, lv. Indiana, Penn.
------------- - Elizaabeth Been, b____, m. Williamson, lv. Bryan, Tex.
- Lou Nettie Been, b. 4-3-1895.
- Wm. Perry Been, b. 8-10-1896, d. 4- -1936, m. Maud Cantrell.
+ Minnie Been, b. 8-11-1989, m. 12-13-1915, Greenwood, Arkansas Albert Ulmer, she was livin g in Greenwood, Arkansas in 1974. - Ray Ulmer, b. 9-28-1918, Greenwood, Arkansas.
------------- - Guy Ulmer, b. 5-18-1920, Greenwood, Arkansas.
------------- - Alverne Ulmer, b. 6-18-1926, Greenwood, Arkansas.
+ Maggie Velma Been, b. 11-11-1900, m. 2-14-1918, Greenwood, Arkansas Elvin Goforth, b. 10-8- 1896, Greenwood, Arkansas d. 1-5-1968, Hackett, Arkansas burried Jenny Lind Cemetery, Jenny L ind, Arkansas. Baptist, living now Greenwood, Arkansas. - John H. Goforth, b. 3-13-1920, Gree nwood, Arkansas
-------------- - Doris Lee Goforth, b. 1-17-1922, Greenwood, Arkansas.
-------------- - Marvin Goforth, b. 9-20-1926, Greenwood, Arkansas.
- John Solomon Been, b. 1-16-1904, living Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1974. - Source Informati on found in the book, THE CLAN MACBEAN IN NORTH AMERICA, by Bernie & Carol Bean. Volume II, P age, 792.

!LETTER: Information is a letter from Cleta ( Jameson) Terrell, Hackett, Arkansas 72937 an d addressed to Don Martin Thomas, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103. Postal Dated, FORT SMITH, A R 729 PM 14 APR 1993. Letter reads as follows:
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14 April 1993
Don Martin Thomas
447 North 200 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Dear Don,
Thank you for sharing your research on Elizabeth Smith. I did know she was the grandmothe r of “ Tennessee” and John Solomon Bean but for some reason I have it wrong on my comput er. Probably because I did not have their mother’s name. A few years ago the South Sebastia n County Historical Society published an article in their magazine “The Key” about John Sol omon Bean and Margaret E. (Talbott) Been. In it was the fact that the children had been rai sed by their grandmother Elizabeth Smith. Apparently I passed my copy of the article to the ir great grand daughter who lives by us. My husband is related to this line of the Been fami ly as well as being a second great grandson of Mary Elizabeth “Tennessee” Been.
I’m waiting for the day I discover my husband is his own cousin. His mother’s family has bee n in south Sebastian County since 1860 - or at least a part of it has. And there have been m arriages between almost every family - Beens, Raburns, Williams, Walkers, Gilstraps, Logans a nd Carvers. Then a cousin of his Mother married his Dad’s nephew...so the tangle continues t o grow. Would you be interested in any information of the descendants of John R. and Analiz a Jane (Smith) Been? What I have is not complete. Most of it came from Connie Raburn’s rese arch. I had access to her notebooks and her copies of The Life and Family of John Bean of Ex eter and his cousins Vol. I (1970) and The Clan MacBean in North America (1976). Connie die d shortly after her husband retired and they moved back to Arkansas in the late 1970s. Sinc e her husband’s death in 1986 one of his sisters has the material; but I do not believe she i s doing any additional research. I wish she would donate the books to the Fort Smith Publi c Library.
Do you have any information on Elizabeth ( Martin) Smith’s parents ? Sincerely, Cleta Terrell . Hackett, AR 72937
PS The Post Office changed our address for the fourth time in 20 years, last year - this tim e because of the enhanced 911 emergency system.
PS2 - Did you know John Solomon Been’s oldest daughter was named Eliza Jane Been? Appa rently for his mother.
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[Ibid:]
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MARY ELIZABETH “TENNESSEE” BEEN
married William Carroll Raburn
their daughter Sarah Elizabeth Raburn
married Leander Cilvester Williams
their daughter Ethel Alzia Williams
married John Washington Walker
his sister Lizzie Walker
married Emra S. Owen
whose Mother, Eliza Jane Been Owen
was the eldest daughter of
JOHN SOLOMON BEEN and Margaret E. Talbott
Leander Cilvester Williams’ grand daughter,
Fay Katherine Williams married Marvin Goforth son of Velma Been Goforth,
another daughter of JOHN SOLOMON BEEN
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