Google Search: Bean Family

I have done a lot of research on the Bean family side on Ancestry.com but haven't done much further than that. See my Dad was born Johann Kirchner and ended up getting adopted by Allen & Irene Bean while Allen was in the Army stationed in Germany. So my Dad was adopted by them, and as far as my Dad's side of the family goes they are the only grandparents that I know of. I don't know much at all really about my Dad's birth parents. I never knew them so I consider the Bean's my Grandparents. However I didn't get to really meet my Grandpa Bean because he died one month after I was born. I was told he got to hold me after I was born and a month later which was in May, he died. My Grandma Bean I got to spend more time with. She lived in Townsend, Tennessee and we stayed there a lot when I was a kid. She died in 1988 though so I didn't get to spend as much time with her as I would have liked. Something I found on a website: Bean Name Meaning English: metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from Old English bean ‘beans’ (a collective singular). Occasionally it may have been applied as a nickname for a someone considered of little importance.English: nickname for a pleasant person, from Middle English bene ‘friendly’, ‘amiable’ (of unknown origin; there is apparently no connection with Bain or Bon).Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Beathán, a diminutive of beatha ‘life’.Translation of German Bohne, or an altered spelling of Biehn. See also Bihn.Mistranslation of French Lefevre. As the vocabulary word fèvre ‘smith’ was replaced by forgeron, the meaning of the old word became opaque, and the surname was reinterpreted as if it were La fève, from fève ‘(fava) bean’. Lefevre is the most common name in French Canada; great numbers of them migrated to the US, where many adopted the name Bean, in the belief that it was a translation of Lefèvre. See also Lafave. Here is something else I found, I am guessing my family originated from Scotland. Not sure though, I don't I ever got that far back in my family research. Our Bean family line originates with William Bean, of the Clan MacBean, who was born about 1635 in Inverness Shire, Scotland. This history traces this Bean line four generations to Elizabeth (Bean) Russell, wife of George Russell, born in 1723 in Northumberland County, Virginia. The Beans and Russells were well established in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in the mid-1700's. There were many intermarriages and the families migrated together to colonize what later became Blount County, Tennessee. Basic forms of the Bean surname include Bean , Bain, Bane, Bayne, Vean, Beth, Beath, Binney, MacBean , Macbean, Mackbean, M'Bean, MacVean, MacIivain, MacVain, MacVane, MacBain, McBain, MacBane, MacBayne, MacBeth, MacBeath, MacBan. (Across the centuries, in common with all ancient Highland clans, there was no "correct" or even uniform spelling of MAC BAIN. However, MacBean was, perhaps, most frequently used.) The Gaelic version is pronounced MacBheathain (Son of the Lively One). The main character in Shakespeare's MacBeth was MacBeth MacBean. The Clan MacBean Motto is "Touch Not A Catt Bot A Targe" meaning that as a Cat Clan, you do not want to mess with us unless you have protection. The Targe is a shield made of wood or metal and rawhide. It was part of the armor used in battle. An English and Scottish surname, Bean comes from the Middle English term ‘bene’ which refers to the growing or selling of beans and to a pleasant person. There is also the Gaelic term ‘betha’ which means life. The spelling variations for Bean include McBain, Been, McBean, Beaine, MacVain, MacBean, Baine and Bayn. A German spelling of Bean would be Bohne and Biehn. In England across the country there are many individuals with the Bean name. Most live in Norfolk, Essex, Kent, Yorkshire and the city of London. In Scotland there are many with the Bean surname. Most live in Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Lanarkshire and Angus counties. Within the United States Bean families originated in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas and California. Famous: Alan L. Bean (astronaut), Mollie Bean (a woman in the American Civil War who dressed as a man to serve in the Confederate Army), Phantly Roy Bean Jr.(Justice of the Peace in Texas from his saloon), Orson Bean (television actor), Andy Bean (professional golfer), Marcus Bean (footballer from England) and Colter Bean (professional baseball player). Okay I am done with that search, I am bored of that already. LOL. I think I am going to search for the Bean's of Massachussets since that is where my Grandpa Bean was born. He was born in Somerville, MA.

Google Search

My Grandpa Kirchner was born in Ofalu, Hungary and at some point migrated to Ulm, Germany. Which is where my father was born. My Grandfather and Grandmother Kirchner had my Uncle George who was born in 1946, then they had my Aunt Erika who was born in 1947, and then they had my dad who born in 1948. They had 3 kids. Something happened to Grandmother and my Uncle Georg, that of which I do not know what it is. Anyways, after my Grandma and Uncle Georg disappeared or whatever happened to them, my Grandpa Kirchner ended up remarrying. He married Julianna or Julianne Bolen, not sure if that spelling is right. Grandpa Kirchner and Julianna had my Uncle Hank, that was their only child together. Julianna had apparently had another son named John Jan Webber from another marriage I believe. They all lived together and ended up migrating to Canada. Which is where Grandpa Kirchner ended up becoming a Tobacco Farmer if I remember correctly. When Grandpa Kirchner was younger he was in the German Army under Hitler's reign. Yes, my Grandfather Kirchner was a Nazi. And from what I hear, he was very proud of being a Nazi and was a fan of Hitler's. I'm not sure what he did in the German Army, I think he was just a foot soldier. I'm not sure because I haven't been able to locate his military records yet. Anyways, back to the point of this post which is my Google Search. Here is one thing I found that is related to my grandfather in my search but I created it. It is hard to find anything at all on my Kirchner side of the family. Apparently my family on the Kirchner side has a dark history from what it sounds like. Which would make sense as to why I cannot find anything on my Grandma Kirchner or my Uncle Georg Kirchner Jr. Its like they just disappeared off of the face of the earth. I am not trying to search for them anymore. I guess I have given up on trying to find them and the truth of what happened to them. I want to know more about my Grandfather, even though I have heard he wasn't a good man. He is still my Grandfather and I never got to meet him so I would at least like to learn more about him. I have curiosity about him and my family. Ah, I'm bored of this search. Time to search something else because I am not finding what I am looking for in this search. Gr, I give up trying to find information on my family. Blah. Like Cousin Sandy said today, its better to not know the truth and think bad about the Kirchner name. I have awesome cousins and they're great and we're Kirchner's.

OMG, its cold

Man I can't take this cold weather. I just came in from taking the dog's outside and it is freeeeeezing out there. I checked the temperature and it said 19 but it doesn't feel like 19, it feels more like 2 degrees. Brrr. I can't wait until Spring comes. I am a Spring baby, I wasn't meant for the cold at all. I hate this cold weather. I know I am getting old when the cold makes my knees hurt, ugh.

Kirchner Name History

Oh damn, check this out, I am soooo buying this. Only $12.99 on Amazon. Pretty cool stuff. Let's see what else I can find. Man, I love Google. You know, every time I search for info on my last name Kirchner in the Google search the artist Ernest Ludwig Kirchner always comes up. I don't mind because I took a look at his work and it is absolutely amazing I must say. Amazing works of art he has done. I love his work. Well that Google search didn't bring up much. Damn

Kirchner Name Meaning

Kirchner, a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word, 'kirchenaere' (English: 'sexton'). Kirchner originated as an occupational surname for a church worker, such as a priest, church assistant or a church property administrator. Kirchner Name Meaning. German: from Middle High German kirchenaere 'sexton', hence an occupational name for a priest, an assistant at a church, or the administrator of church property and possessions.German and Czech: habitational name for someone from a place called Kirchen. Kirchner Meaning: a minor official of a church who had charge of the sacristy and its contents, dweller near a church. OKAY, soooo, i won't go any further because basically everything says the same thing really. Kirchner has something to do with a Church. Interesting as my family is very religious. We have Jehovah Witnesses in our family, the Kirchner side that is. Pretty cool.

Motivation Wednesday

Normally its Motivation Monday but I was working Monday and yesterday I had no motivation at all. Yesterday was my first day off and so I decided to spend it just kind of relaxing and spending the day with my fur babies. Today however I have motivation and energy to get stuff done. I swept the whole house this morning and started laundry as soon as I woke up and have been doing laundry since then. Took the dogs out so they could pee and run around. They seem to love it outside even though its like 19 degrees out there and I can see my breath. Boy, it is freezing outside. Lol. I don't like the cold, I don't like being cold. I would rather be hot and sweating then cold and freezing. I am a cold natured person if you can't tell by now. So I got to talk to my Cousin Sandy on Facetime this morning, yay. I have never seen her before except photos on Facebook so it was pretty cool that we got to Facetime and I could actually see her face to face. We have decided to have Facetime dates lol. It is nice talking to her because we are so much alike. I have never met her cos she lives in Canada so we talk by Facebook and Facetime. One day though I will make a trip to Canada to see her and the rest of my family up there. So I was talking to Sandy and she is all into the Raw Food Diet. She is a raw foodie you could say. She has been ever since I've known her. It seems to have really helped her a lot health wise that is. So I have been doing the whole Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge and I admit at first it worked, helped me lose 10 pounds but after that it didn't seem to work for me anymore sooo my point is I have decided to give the whole Raw Food Diet a try. Sandy knows what she's talking about when it comes to Raw Foods so I have decided I am going to give it a try. I have nothing to lose ya know. So I am going to have to go grocery shopping because I have no vegetables or anything in my refridgerator. I found some recipes on Pinterest and I am going to try them. I am especially interested in the Energy Raw Smoothie recipes. I would love a raw smoothie that will give me more energy. Who wouldn't? Lol. So today has so far been a wonderful day. I have been spending time with my babies whom I love so very much. I got to talk to my awesome Cousin Sandy, we are so much alike and have so much in common so it was nice to talk to her. I have an appointment at the VA Clinic at 2pm so hopefully that doesn't last too long. I have some new info to give my doctor I am going to have to write that down so I can take it to him. I have discovered where my Schizophrenia came from. Apparently on my Mom's side of the family. My Grandma Collins (my mom's mom) her sister has Schizophrenia. That's all I know, I don't when she was diagnosed with it or how long she has had it but I do know that she has it. As I was told by a family member that she has it. Someone else also on that side of the family has Schizophrenia or Bipolar, I can't remember which and I can't remember her name but I know its on that side of the family. Sooo, my Schizo and Bipolar comes from my mom's side of the family. Weird cos they all seem pretty normal to me and I seem like that outcast haha. Black sheep of the family lol. They don't really talk about it though you know cos mental illness is stigmatized and people just don't talk about that really. Except Cousin Sandy and I talked about that this morning which was nice because its not talked about a lot and its nice to be able to talk to Cousin Sandy about it. I mean I don't know much about Dad's side of the family, like their health problems or mental problems cos my Dad was adopted and well 2 years ago I found my family and boy am I glad because I have awesome cousins, 4 of them; Sandy, Will, Mike and Sherry. They're awesome, I love them so very much and I am so glad that I was able to find them. Finding them means I don't feel so alone as I did before because well mom's side of the family doesn't really talk to me much so its nie to have my Kirchner Cousins because we are so much alike. That's why we get along so well because we are so alike. I am much more like my father and that's probably why I am not as close to the ones on mom's side of the family. Anyways it is 1:06pm and Cinder is wanting to go back outside now and I have been telling her for 10 minutes that I would take her outside lol. So she is getting anxious so time to take my babies out for a pee and a run. Take care everyone until next time. Peace

Little Update

I haven't been typing as much and as frequently as I should but I am still alive and kickin. I started selling Avon, yep I am an Avon Rep and I am loving it. I made Unit Leader which gave me a $100 bonus check. Oh yeah buddy. Money is tight though, I have a job but I am still always broke. I like to look at things on the bright side though, I have what I need and I am blessed. I have my two babies Cinder and Rocky and they are all I need in my life to be happy. They bring so much joy and happiness to my life. They are my world, I love them so much. I decided to get Rocky after Jen moved out and it was just Cinder and I. Jen took Milo and Bella with her so it was just Cinder and I on our own. She was lonely I know she was so I got Rocky and now she is much happier. She loves Rocky. I wanted another pug so I decided to get him and I am so glad that I did. I love Rocky so much. Things are going good though, I actually don't mind living by myself. I cook I clean my house is filled with love and happiness. Unfortunately I lost my tv channels I was getting for free though so we watch DVD's. I have to go to Comcast and get a Digital Adapter. Apparently the free channels I was getting which there were about 52 they are no longer free cos Comcast has encrypted those channels and are now charging wtf I wasn't even a Comcast customer. Oh well getting a digital adapter is free apparently but the service is like $25 a month which I can afford. It has been quiet since I lost my channels. I keep the Christmas music playing so its not as quiet. Cinder and Rocky are ready for Christmas they pulled their stockings down and I was trying to get their presents out of them. They were unsuccessful thankfully so I had to hang them higher where they couldn't reach them lol. I have a stocking for Rocky, Milo, Bella and Cinder. I bought them toys and bones. They are going to love them. I am ready for Christmas I think. Not sure what I am doing for Christmas other than working that day. I don't exactly have any plans as of right now. Holidays are different now that Jen and I don't live together anymore. Thanksgiving I spent the day with my babies at home and we ate Turkey that I fixed and other stuff and then I had to work 4 hours. Then after that I went on vacation and it was nice. 11 days of being off was great but then I went back to work and it was April's turn to go on vacation and I ended up working 12 days in a row ugh but I didn't mind running the store by myself. I now want a store of my own, I did great running the store. Didn't need help at all. I think I proved that I can handle it myself. So hopefully when a store comes available I will get it. I am ready to have my own store. Anyways I must finish laundry now which is an all day task. Ugh. Anyways have a great day everyone