This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bean, Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GMB.2ACE/219.359.1 Message Board Post: Lynn, I came across a 1870 MO Census -Platte Co - Weston PO - page 504 that gives a Bean family: Bean Benjamin, 45, M, W,Farmer, 889 personal value, born KY, Male citizen " Elizabeth, 34, F, W, keeps house, born MO " Fernettie , 16, F, W, at home " MO " Gregory , 14, M , W, School MO attending school " Julia A , 12, F, W, " MO " " " Elizabeth, 9, F, W, " MO (no mark for attending school within the past year) In a 1860 MO Census - Buchanan Co - Bloomington Elizabeth was listed as Honor Bean age 22, with children, Netta age 5, Gregory age 3 and Julia age 10/12. They were living with: Eliza J. Moore, age 38, f, farmer with $15000 real estate value and $ 11278 personal estate, born in KY Ellen Moore age 18, F, born MO James Moore, age 16, M " MO Amanda Moore, age 14. f, " MO I have Fernetta Johnston as Ben Sr's wife. I hope you can read this.