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Individual Record for: Myrtle Buther (female)

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!NAME:Myrtle Buther

!BIO: 7864 John Solomon Bean 6 (Fam. 4366, pg. 1086, Vol. I, ) (John Been 6 John R. Bean 5 Jo hn Bean 4, Walter Bean 3, William Bean 2, William Bean 1, from Scotland to America 1767) He w as 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, Greenwood, Ark ., Margaret Talbott, b. 10-14-1859, Waldron, Ark., d. 6-1-1956, Hackett, Ark., bur. with Joh n in Valley View Cem., Greenwood, d/o David & Suzanna (__?__) Talbott. The dates shown her e come from the Family Bible and copied for this report by Mrs. Velma Goforth of Greenwood, A rk. John & Margaret had 14 chrildren prob. most b. at Greenwood, Ark. tho this is not certai n. After they were m. they farmed 80 acres of land near old stump springs on Backbone Mounta in, and soon purchased land adjoining. They built a pioneer-type log cabin and moved in befo re there was a fireplace. Margaret cooked "Camp-out style" for two weeks until the fireplac e was finished. Their 70th Wedding Anniversary was a great event in their community, and wa s celebrated by the schools of Greenwood and the county. Their home was 7 miles S.E. of Gree nwood and is known today as Been Hill. Adjoining their place was Been Ridge, owned by Rufu s LeRoy Been. The folks of Been Hill and Been Ridge were life long neighbors tho they did no t know of their family relationship. (See Fam. #(4787) This book tells the relationship. T he spelling of the name [Bean ot Been] was changed because of a Clerical error in some lega l papers so rather than have a correction made, they just adopted the new spelling. He 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 Informatio n found in the book, THE CLAN MACBEAN IN NORTH AMERICA, by Bernie & Carol Bean. Volume II, Pa ge, 792.

!BIO: A Pioneer Family, By Gladys Walgreen. Mr. John Been was born in the year 1859 in Clarks ville, Arkansas. His parents died while he was a very young boy. His grandmother, Mrs. Eliz abeth Smith assumed the responsibility of caring for John and his sisters, Mary Tennessee, Ja ne and Vicy Catherine. Other foster children of Elizabeth Smith were James, Sterling and Ro b Bates, Monroe, Edd, Jesse and May Long. They all lived as brothers and sisters on the plac e now owned by Ray Cahoon which was deeded to Elizabeth Smith by Robert Bates, uncle of Sterl ing, Rob and James Bates. They were all well cared for, taught and trained by Elizabeth Smit h who they lovingly referred to as Granny Smith. Mr. Beens wife, Margaret [Talbott] Been wa s born in Waldron, Arkansas in the year 1860. At age 9, she assumed the responsibility of ke eping house and caring for her mother who was an invalid for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Been w ere married 4 March 1877. At first they farmed near the old Stump Springs on Backbone Mounta in. Later, they bought an 80 acre farm which joined the farm where he had lived with Grann y Smith and the other nine of Grannie's foster children. They built a pioneer log cabin on t heir 80 acres which had five acres cleared. They moved in before the fireplace was finishe d and Mrs. Been did the cooking campfire style for 2 monts. The Beens reared a large happy f amily. They all worked hard but took time out for recreation and rest. Mr. Been always rest ed or napped for 30 minutes after his noon meal. Mr. and Mrs. Been are remembered for thei r generosity and hospitality; especially their summer banquets of fruit and water melon. The y both had delightful hobbies. He was a beekeeper and his hobby brought him a nice income al ong with pleasure. Another hobby was raising decorative dipper gourds. He made children hap py by telling stories of the past. Mrs. Been hobby was making beautiful quilts. They both l iked to visit their many friends and were good listeners and helped solve many problems and h elped bear their many burdens. In their late life they made trips by train to places of inte rest in the United States. On their 50th wedding anniversary they had an all day celebration . Mr. and Mrs. Swift, teachers at nearby New Hope School were asked to bring the school child ren. Mrs. Swift planned and appropriate program for the children to give. The event of thei r 70th anniversary was known far and wide. They were married 72 years when Mr. Been died a t the age of 91. Mrs. Been died 1 June 1955, age 96. At Mr. Beens death he was referred t o as a "Man of God," like Abraham of old. Mrs. Been was referred to as a virtuous woman. Th ey were members of the Valley View Church of Christ and their remains rest in the Valley Vie w Cemetery near their old home in South Sebastian County. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Been incl ude, Joel, Edd, Perry, Lizza Jane (all deceased), Ben of Greenwood, Luther of Fort Smith, Jes se Waco, Texas, John Junior, Indiana, Effie Huff, Roswell, New Mexico, Mrs. Ninnevell Ulmer G reenwood, Arkansas, Mrs. Velma Goforth Hackett, Arkansas. - Source Information found in the , THE - KEY, Official Publication Of South Sebastian County Historical Society. Spring 1967 . Volume No. 2, Issue No. 1, P.O. Box 532, Greenwood, Arkansas 72936. Page, 21.

!BIO: Benjamin F. Been - source information from, A Bean/Been Scrapbook of The Clan MacBean H istory & The Genealogy of The Descendants of William & Naomi Bates Bean as compiled by Fran k E. Been., 5500 Navilleton Road, Floyd's Knobs, Indiana 47119 - Uncle Ben was born 6 Oct 188 6 in Sebastian County, Arkansas. He married Myrtle Butler in Steiger, Oklahoma where he live d for a short time. They had one son before they were divorced. Uncle Ben never remarrie d & lived out most of his life at Bean Hill with his parents. He spent the last years of hi s life in the Redbud Nursing Home in Greenwood Arkansas. He was an avid St Louis Cardinal Ba seball fan. Before going to France in WW I, he trained with the 38th Inf Div at Camp Shelb y Miss. In fact he was in Co M 152nd Inf., the same unit of the Indiana NG that I enlisted i n in 1947.

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