Sibling Saturday - My Aunts and Uncles

This may come as a shocker to some individuals, but my Dad has 14 siblings. Yes, 14.

Dear old Grandad, who died 5 years before I was born, was married three time. He outlived his first two wives, and had children with all three.

It may seem strange to some, but I was a mid-century baby, and my Grandad was born in 1866. Yes, you read that correctly. 1866. So, my Dad's oldest sibling was actually 1 year older than my Grandma!

I thought it would be fun to try to find photographs of as many of these individuals as I could. So here goes! [I forewarn you that some were never photographed.]

Rita Teree Bean

1896-1993

 

Lama Wellington Beane

1899-1957

 

Pauline Beane

1902-1925

 

John Monroe Beane, Jr.

1908-1972

 

Emmett Lorimer Beane

1910-1988

 

Blanche Audrey Beane

1912-2002

 

Ann Margaret Beane

b. 1914

 

William McHarvey Beane

b. 1917

 

 

Samuel Maxwell "Max" Bean

1919-1923

 

Ada Eleanor Beane

1921-2007

 

 

Dorothy Eloise Bean

1923-1925

 

 

Jack Bean-Ashley

b. 1929

 

Walter Maxwell "Buster" Beane

b. 1937

 

 

Edsel Ford Beane

b. 1939

 

 

Roy Edwin Bean

1943-1946

 

The discrepancies in the spelling of their last name is as written. The children changed the spelling of their last name, adding an "e" on the end of the surname, after my grandfather's death.

 

As you can see, from those lacking death dates, there aren't many of this generation left. It is with deep respect, honor, and love I share them with you today.