Descendants of Walter Diggs Gean and Roxie Ann Pears

Walter Diggs GEAN and Roxie Ann PEARS

Husband Walter Diggs GEAN
          AKA: DIGGS
         Born: 23 Mar 1876 - Marshall Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 22 Jun 1955 - Clarksdale, Coahoma Co., MS
       Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Father: William Polk GEAN (1836-1917)
       Mother: Lucretia Catherine (1844-1904)
     Marriage: 24 Dec 1899 - Lafayette Co., MS
Wife Roxie Ann PEARS
         Born: 18 Dec 1881 - Lafayette Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 4 May 1950 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Father: George PEARS (1852-1935)
       Mother: Eveline Elizabeth HYDE (1858-1947)
Children
1 M Albert Dhu GEAN
         Born: 26 Sep 1900 - Lafayette Springs, Lafayette Co., MS ²¹
   Christened: 
         Died: 10 Jul 1969 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Velma Lee COOK (1907-1992)
         Marr: 20 Dec 1930 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
2 F Eva Lois GEAN
          AKA: LOIS
         Born: 9 Jul 1902 - Lafayette Springs, Lafayette Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 1998 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Thomas Harry MYERS (1885-1963)
         Marr: 22 Jul 1923 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
3 M David Alton GEAN
         Born: 10 Aug 1904 - Lafayette Springs, Lafayette Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 11 Jan 1998 - AR
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Ferrel Juanita ELLIS (    -1986)
         Marr: 23 Sep 1923
4 M William Ray GEAN Sr.
          AKA: RAY
         Born: 3 Nov 1906 - Lafayette Springs, Lafayette Co., MS ¹⁷
   Christened: 
         Died: Sep 1995 - Jackson, MS ¹⁷
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Mary Hellon ASHFORD (1907-1990)
         Marr: 11 Sep 1926 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
5 F Mary Elizabeth GEAN
         Born: 1 Jun 1909 - Near Water Valley, Lafayette Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 24 Jun 1978
       Buried: 26 Jun 1978
       Spouse: William Homer POTEETE (1906-1972)
         Marr: 21 Sep 1931
6 F Alberta GEAN
         Born: 2 Jul 1912 - Near Water Valley, Lafayette Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 12 Feb 1989
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Mark Hamilton BELL (1910-1982)
         Marr: 17 Jun 1929
7 F Frances Ruth GEAN
         Born: 9 Oct 1914 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 27 Mar 2002 - Yalobusha Co. General Hospital, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Buried:  - Oak Hill Cem., Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Spouse: Tommy WILLS (    -    )
         Marr: Bef 1935. (Divorced)
       Spouse: Earl Wesson JOHNSTON (1896-1965)
         Marr: 3 Feb 1935 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Spouse: Charles Leslie BEENE (1913-1982)
         Marr: 3 Nov 1966 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
8 M Walter Woodrow GEAN
          AKA: WOODY
         Born: 2 Mar 1918 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS ²⁷
   Christened: 
         Died: 14 Dec 1995 - IL ²⁷
       Buried: 
9 M Earl Braxton GEAN
         Born: 21 May 1921 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 21 May 1921 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
       Buried: 
10 F Evelyn Mae GEAN
         Born: 23 Oct 1922 - Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS
   Christened: 
         Died: 15 Oct 1992 - KY
       Buried: 
       Spouse: Vernon SPARKS (1921-2000)
         Marr: 4 Feb 1949
       Spouse: Living
Research Notes for Child Albert Dhu GEAN

1910 Census:
age 9, born in MS, Dhu
e.d. 33, sheet 211, page 25
Lafayette Co., MS

1920 Census:
age 19, born in MS, Dhu Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 73
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child Eva Lois GEAN

1910 Census:
age 7, born in MS, Loise
e.d. 33, sheet 211, page 26
Lafayette Co., MS

1920 Census:
age 17, born in MS, Lois Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 74
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child David Alton GEAN

1910 Census:
age 7, born in MS, Alton Jean
e.d. 33, sheet 211, page 27
Lafayette Co., MS

1920 Census:
age 15, born in MS, Alton Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 75
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child William Ray GEAN Sr.

1910 Census:
age 3, born in MS, Ray
e.d. 33, sheet 211, page 28
Lafayette Co., MS

1920 Census:
age 13, born in MS, Ray Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 76
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child Mary Elizabeth GEAN

1910 Census:
age 11/12, born in MS, May
e.d. 33, sheet 211, page 29
Lafayette Co., MS

1920 Census:
age 10, born in MS, Mary Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 77
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child Alberta GEAN

1920 Census:
age 7, born in MS, Alberta Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 78
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child Frances Ruth GEAN

1920 Census:
age 5, born in MS, Ruth Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 79
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

Research Notes for Child Walter Woodrow GEAN

1920 Census:
age 1 10/12 (may be 1 11/12?), born in MS, Woodrow Geon (o? or a?)
sheet 151, page 5B, dwelling no. 95, family no. 110, line 80
e.d. 124, Beat 3, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS

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