Franz Baunach Ries, aka Frank Bannah, son of Johannes Ries (1798-1869) and Margaretha Baunach (1798-1828), was born 6 January 1821 in Limbachshof, Germany. He married Julianna Caroli Spinner (1829-1894), daughter of Frederic Carl Spinner (1801-1845) and Maria Anna Vogel (1806-1834), in 1850. They immigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1854. Ancestors and relatives lived mainly in Germany and Australia.

Edward Eanes (d.1757) lived in Henrico (later Chesterfield) County, Virginia. "The name Eanes is unique in that every white person in the United States bearing that name whom it has been possible to interview, either originated in Virginia or has family knowledge that their ancestors came from the Old State ... it is significant that in the Bristol Parish Register the name of Edward is spelled Yanes and Yeans. It is indexed as Eanes as well as Yanes."...