Tombigbee River near the Natchez Trace where Native Americans, European Traders & Slaves worked and traveled. Photo credit: Bob Franks (2006)
Walker Bridge west of the Tombigbee River near the plantation.Photo Credit: Bob Franks (2006)
John Bean, Sr.'s first house on the family farm
This old antebellum home located on the east side of the Obediah Franklin Beene plantation was built in the 1840`s. This Itawamba County home facing the Tombigbee River was known as the Walker
House. Photo Credit: Bob Franks (2006)
This is the swamp located adjacent to Lemuel Beene`s Mississippi plantation. Photo Credit: Bob Franks (2006)
Field shot of land that we tilled before the start of the Civil War. Photo Credit: Bob Franks (2006)
John Bean, Sr. is the one kneeling with his brother Benjamin and a friend who live with the family