From "The Beans of Trout Creek" by Martha Everson Jones:
Jesse Jordan Bean (1848-1934) was twice married. He married Margaret Kelley in Orange County, Texas on March 22, 1871. On October 12, 1875 he married Mary Jane Jett in Orange County, Texas. Jordan and Mary Jane Bean had ten children. Mary Jane Jett, wife of Jesse Jordan Bean. Both of her parents were born in Texas. According to the 1900 census of Newton County, Texas, neither Jordan nor Mary Jane could read or write English but they were able to speak the language.
From "Beans, Jetts, and Allied Families" by Martha Jones (8/9/92):
Jesse Jordan Bean (February 14, 1848 - February 2, 1933) married Mary Jane Jett (January 16, 1859 - December 28, 1907) on December 10, 1875 in Orange, Texas.
From "Beans, Jetts, and Allied Families" by Martha Jones (8/9/92):
Mary Jane was the daughter of John Jett (1837 - ?) and Sarah Teal (1814 - 1874). John Jett was the son of Absalom Jett (1812 - 1880) and Mary Ann (Polly) Arthur (1819 - c. 1880). Absalom Jett was the son of Stephen Jett (c. 1785 - 1837) and Sarah Cole (1786 - 1851).
From JETT TRAILS WEST by Lois M. Jett & Ernest C. Jett:
John, the oldest son of Absalom and Mary Ann Jett and his first wife Sarah experienced a terrible tragedy in their family in April of 1874. This incident, later called the "Jett Massacre" was reported in the "Galveston News" on April 8, 1874 as follows:
"From Orange - The indignation of our citizens were aroused today in consequence of a horrible tragedy having been experienced about three miles from town, at the residence of Mr. John Jett, an old and highly respectable citizen of this county. About 11 o'clock today, during the absence of Mr. Jett, a straggling Italian sailor, calling himself Turner Ardasal, captain of the sloop "New Louisiana", entered the residence of Mr. Jett and foully and brutally murdered Mrs. Jett and two children. A daughter nearly grown made her escape and gave the alarm to Mr. John Lyons, a neighbor distance about a mile. Mr. Lyons and two other gentlemen repaired immediately to the scene of action, and, upon arriving there, discovered the fiend trying to burn the bodies. They immediately arrested and bound him hand and foot, brought him to town and lodged him in jail. The body of the murdered woman clearly exhibits evidence of the cause that instigated the foul deed. The Grand Jury is in session and the case is before them now.""April 9, 1874 - Last night, soon after the sheriff entered the jail to give the prisoner his supper, a crowd of armed unknown men rushed in, overpowered the officer, blew out the lights, took the murderer of the Jett family just outside of the prison and literally riddled him with bullets. This ends the horrible tragedy."
(Authors' note: Mary Jane Jett, b. 16 Jan. 1859, the surviving child, married Jesse Jordan Bean on 12 Oct. 1875.)
From "The Beans of Trout Creek" by Martha Everson Jones:
Robert Bean (1878-1971), second son of Jordan and Mary Jane Bean, married Martha Ann Elizabeth Spears in 1896. They had five children. Robert Bean was a farmer, logger and loved to hunt wild hogs in the Big Thicket in Southeast Texas. He lived to the ripe old age of 93. Robert and Martha Ann are buried near the center of Trout Creek Cemetery. Eugenia, her husband and four of her children are buried near Robert and Martha Ann.