When Mary Jane Wall was born on April 12, 1841, in Springfield, Illinois, her father, William, was 19, and her mother, Nancy, was 17. She married George Washington Bean on December 15, 1856, in Provo, Utah. They had 12 children in 26 years. She died on December 6, 1891, in Richfield, Utah, at the age of 50, and was buried there. 1850 Census--she is 9 living in Utah with her parents & 4 siblings.
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EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER John Ogden BIRTH 31 Jan 1857 DEATH 31 Jan 1857 BURIAL Richfield City Cemetery Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, USA PLOT A.06.15.07 MEMORIAL ID 90146 · View Source
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stone-built wall, e.g. one used to fortify a town or to keep back the encroachment of the sea (Middle English wall ‘wall’, Old English wall, weall, from Latin vallum ‘rampart, palisade’), or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Wall (Staffordshire).
English (West Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, northern Middle English wall(e) (Old English (Mercian) wæll(a); compare Well ).
Irish (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of de Valle (Gaelicized form de Bhál), the name of a Norman family established in Munster and Connacht.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWritten by granddaughter Flora Bean Horne: Elizabeth Lewis Bean was a noble, progressive, intelligent type of woman. It was said of her that her spirituality and understanding were her dominant …
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