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