Jacob Selman Beene and Family
Two Photos
Jacob Selman Beene b: 1843
Photo courtesy of Dan and Bettie Kesler
Jacob Selman Beene is the young CSA soldier who found his dying brother, Johnny L. Beene, on the battlefield during the Battle of Atlanta. He gave him a drink of water, then was ordered to retreat. That was the last time he ever saw his brother. His grandson can remember Grandpa Jake saying how much it hurt him to leave Johnny on the battlefield. An account of this incident is given in The Bean Tree, by Estalee Beane Rankin. Many Beene men died during the Civil War, fighting on both sides.
Jacob Selman Beene Family
Back row Jess Davis, Pearl Davis, May Beene, Florence Beene, Sid and Maggie Norris, Baby Dorothy, Gaylord, Pete Beene, Lela, Addie, Jess and Clem Morris
Next row Alta Davis, 2 children, Emmett and Callie Beene, Grandpa Jake and Grandma Elizabeth Beene, Erby Beene, Hettie and Dennis McCarty, Nellie, Father McCarty
Front row Hick Beene, Eula Beene, Clyde Norris, Eugene, Jesse Morris, Elbert McCarty, Tom Beene, 2 children being held by Hettie and Dennis McCarty are Clint and Virgil; Grandpa Beene is holding M. Norris.
Photo courtesy of Anita Prewitt
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