----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Martin To: TNPERRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 11:15 AM Subject: Fw: Gean/Jean Family ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Martin To: TNPERRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 7:36 AM Subject: Gean/Jean Family Hi, I'm new to the list and have been searching my Gean family. There are several different spellings for the last name which includes Gean/Geanes/Geans and also Jean/Jeans/Jeanes. On the 1850 Wayne co. Census they are listed as GEANES James T. Geanes b. 1795 farmer bp. NC Nancy Geanes b. 1812 bp ? They married 1830 in Tn. Eliza Geanes b. 1843 William Robert W. Geanes b. 1836 bp Wayne co. Tn. Wily F. Geanes b. 1838 Martha B. Geanes b.1841 Nancy Geanes b.1843 Thomas T. Geanes b. 1848 Elisha H. Geanes b. 1851 Sarah Geanes b. 1857 John Geanes b. 1835 Then I find William Robert.W. Gean listed on the 1860 Wayne co. census listed right above his parents with a different spelling.The spelling is JEAN Wm. B.W. Jean ag.23 occu. cooper bp. Tn Sarah E. Jean ag.22 bp. Tn. John H. Jean ag 2 bp. Tn James T. Jean ag 9/12 bp. Tn. Then I also find Elisha H. Gean in Perry co. Tn. Elisha H. Gean b. 1851 d. 1924 Mary Ann DePriest b. 1865 d. 1937 bp.Perry co.Tn. James H.Gean b.1878 bp.Perry co. Tn. Robert Hardy Gean b. 15 Sept. 1887d.27 Oct 1972 bp. Perry co. Tn John R. Gean b. March 1881 bp.Perry co. Tn Robert Hardy Gean married Nellie O'Guin b.19 Sept. 1893 d. 17 April 1935 Nellie O'Guin died young, did Robert Hardy Gean remarry? I found Elisha H. Gean and family buried in Perry co. Tn in Pineview cemetery. Any information on this family would be appreciated. Http://www.geocities.com/mommachile/ Thanks Karen Martin k-martin@Lcc.net