My grandmother was a Lena Bean (b.1885:d.1943). Census records indicate she was born in OH (possibly around the Ashtabula County area). I believe her father’s name was Frank and her mother’s name was Rebecca (sorry, no maiden name).

She married my grandfather Lee Miller, in Meadville, PA, in 1906, and spent the remainder of her life in Crawford Co, PA.

Taking a long shot, my cardiologist is a Dr Louis Chapman Bean. When I mentioned the above facts about my grandmother and asked if he had any ties to Ohio, he indicated that his father was a doctor in that area. He also indicated that he had attended a family reunion in Michigan and that everyone was in kilts. He indicated that his ancestors migrated from Scotland and that the original name was McBean/MacBean.

So, there’s a chance here that him and I may be related. (I’d hate to figure the odds on that!)

Does anyone out there have any ties/information of the Bean/McBean/MacBean surnames in Ohio back in the late 1880’s?

Would appreciate hearing from you. My e-mail address is lmiller35@qwest.net.

Larry Miller
Phoenix, AZ

Do you have any further information? I will try to help you as best I can... but I cannot find the link, yet. My lineage stems back to 1635 to a John Bean of Inverness-shire/ Scotland. There are many states we Bean's are in...LOL! We just need to find your connection. If we do, I would ask that you share the information with the Clan, so that we are all connected where it counts. I can connect you with one of their genealogists when we establish your connection. I have a lot of names that they helped me with! Let me know. Good luck!

Well, Larry, there is a Frank BEAN in the 1880 census transcription at the LDS site, http://familysearch.org:

Other Information:
Birth Year <1853>
Birthplace NY
Age 27
Occupation Works On Farm
Marital Status M <Married>
Race W <White>
Head of Household Frank E. BEAN
Relation Self
Father's Birthplace NY
Mother's Birthplace NY

This is the family:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Frank E. BEAN Self M Male W 27 NY Works On Farm NY NY
Rebecca A. BEAN Wife M Female W 19 PA Keeping House PA PA
Forrest E. BEAN Son S Male W 2 PA PA PA

Source Information:
Census Place Andover, Ashtabula, Ohio
Family History Library Film 1254991
NA Film Number T9-0991
Page Number 264C

There are 25 BEANs in Ohio in the 1880 transcription; 4 McBEANs, and no MacBEANs. If you follow this family through other records, perhaps you can find the birth record for Lena and the other children. Check out the USGenWeb site for Ashtabula Ohio, and see what's available.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohashtab/

Sorry, I don't have access to an indexed 1900 census. And my access to the 1910 is down tonight. :(

Best of luck finding out more about your grandmother and her family,

Valorie

There Are 4 Frank Bean's in the N.Y. 1860 Census
Livingston Co. Grovelan township pg 507
Rensselaer Co. 7 W. Troy Pg. 661
St. Lawrence Co. 3 W. Ogdenburgh pg. 185
St. Lawrence Co. 1st. W. Ogdenburgh pg. 225
Frank would be 7 years old in the 1860 census. Check these out from the microfilm and see if any of them match up to find his father and mother.