I tried to reach you offline, direct to your email, but have not heard response. So, perhaps I ended up in a dead-letter file along the way. I have worked up some notes on your info below, in .HTML format that I will be happy to send directly to you, with your permission. Please let me know.... --carol === pj Thompson wrote: > Hello to Carter Co, Mo, Johnson Co, Il and Weakley Co, Tn and several > mailing list.................Follow the Caroline age 7 in 1850 but be > sure to read all of this careful.......lots of surnames here > I need help bad trying to figure out a real confusing couple or > couples.....this appears to be the same man and the same children all > the way through but we have two wives BUT the first wife disappears > then shows up again!!!!!!! and the other one is gone!!!!!! I am open > to all suggestions............... > Here is the details........ > > 1850...District 13 Weakley County, Tennessee Tax List, Heirs of John > McCLAIN, 100 acres, $200.00 > ...Weakley County, Tennessee Census from District 13 Family 121 > L. McCLAIN 45 NC > ilt (THIS IS THE LYDIA IN 1860.......PROVEN, I think she ) > Newton farmer 21 M Tn ilt > (was Lydia WILLIAMS, daughter of Newbern WILLAIMS) > Mary 17 F Tn > went to school within year > Charles 16 M Tn > John 14 M Tn > Fanny 10 F Tn > Caroline 7 F Tn > > 1860...Johnson County, Illinois Census Vienne District, page 23, > Family216 174 taken July 13 & 14 > Dougherty, Dennis 76 M Farmer > 1200 350 Tn > Lydia C. 55 F > Housekeeper NC > McLane, Fanny 18 F Tn > Caroline 17 F Tn > ??? , James 17 M Tn > John 8 M Tn > > Marriage Record > Name: Caroline M. Lane (I THINK THIS IS REALLY CAROLINA McCLAIN) > Gender: Female > Spouse Name: G. W. Bean > Marriage Date: Jun 12, 1861 > Marriage County: Johnson > Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, > Film # 0964807 - 0964811. > > > 1870 JOHNSON COUNTY IL Township 11 Range 3 CEDAR BLUFF P395A # 192 > AGE 25 TN > Johnson Co, Il Cedar Bluff Family 192 192 > Bean, George 26 M W Farmer KY > Caroline 25 F W KH TN > John 9 M W IL > Caroline 3 F > W IL (This is Caroline Elsiva) > Ann 1 F W IL (This is Sarah Ann) > > 1880 MORTALITY SCHEDULE DIED OF PUERPERAL FEVER IN AUG 1879 > Caroline Bean age 35 Farmer's wife W F died Aug 1879 in Johnson > Co, Il (AND THIS STARTS A MYSTERY) > > Marriage Record > Name: George W. Bean > Gender: Male > Spouse Name: Mrs. Sabrah Harris > Marriage Date: Apr 27, 1880 > Marriage County: Johnson > Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, > Film # 0964807 - 0964811. > NOTE: > 1860 William and Eliza in Union IL (Sabra's parents) > 1870 Eliza and children in Johnson IL > 1880 Sabra married George W. Bean living in Johnson IL > In 1870 Sabra is only one page off from George and Caroline. In 1860 > she is named "Seaberry." > > > 1880 CENSUS, Johnson Co, Il Census, Tunnel Hill Family 70-71 > George BEAN Self M Male W 38 IL Farmer --- --- > Sarah BEAN Wife M Female W 28 IL Keeping House TN IL > Ebsiva BEAN Dau S Female W 14 IL At Home IL IL > (THIS IS CAROLINE ELSIVA) > Ann BEAN Dau S Female W 11 IL IL IL (THIS IS SARAH > ANN) > George BEAN Son S Male W 4 IL IL IL > (LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THESE PEOPLE IS ELIZABETH DORITY) > Census Place Tunnel Hill, Johnson, Illinois > Family History Library Film 1254217 > NA Film Number T9-0217 > Page Number 550A > > NOW FOR THE 1900 CENSUS..........WE ARE STUMPED!!!!!!!! HELPPPPPPP.. > > 1900 Carter Co, Missouri Census Johnson Twship Family 516 531 > Bean, George W. Head M W June 1842 58 > M 38 KY KY KY > CAROLINE Wife F W Oct 1846 > 53 M 38 8 5 TN UNK UNK > Mofield, Sarah A. Dau F W Apr 1872 > 28 Wd 6 5 IL KY TN > Bean, Odis Son M W Dec > 1885 14 S IL KY TN > Charles Son M W Sept > 1889 10 S IL KY TN > Penrods Harry Gson M W Feb 1885 > 15 S IL IL IL > Lulu Gdau F W Jun > 1887 13 S IL IL IL > Mofield Charles Gson M W Mar > 1889 11 S IL IL IL > Flora Gdau F W Dec > 1892 7 S IL IL IL > Nora Gdau F W Apr > 1894 6 S IL IL IL > > > NOTE: If you notice the Sarah, wife in 1880 says she was born > IL........Caroline in all of them says TN.........Look at the children > in 1900........IL KY TN.......both of them > > -- WE ARE VIRUS FREE WITH DAILY UPDATES FROM COMPUTER-ASSOCIATES "EZVIRUS" PROTECTION -:¦:- *CAROL* -:¦:- blessed to be on the beautiful NW California-Pacific Coast _____________________________________________________________ -> seeking families in Germany and Russia - WALTER, SISTLER / SITZLER, CORELL, HUELSMEIER, RYDER, RAUCH, RODEWALD, BACH, SAUERESSIG, EISENHAUER. -> IL,TN,USA - HOLLOWAY, HALL, MAXWELL, MITCHELL, DeHART, SITCHLER, PATE, DABNEY, MEADOR, BEEMER, ROBINSON.