Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949
Dates
- Existence: 1868 - 1949
Biographical History
Willard Washington Bean (1868-1949) was an author in Utah.
Willard Washington Bean was born on May 16, 1868 in Provo, Utah to George Washington Bean and Elizabeth Baum. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the southern states in 1893. On May 3, 1899 he married Gussie D. Felts and they had two children. After Gussie died in 1909 Willard married Rebecca Rosetta Peterson on September 17, 1914 in Manti, Utah and they had four children.
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FamilySearch, via WWW, August 25, 2016 (Willard Washington Bean; b. May 16, 1868 in Provo, Utah; parents were George Washington Bean and Elizabeth Baum; d. Sep. 25, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the southern states in 1893; m. Gussie D. Felts on May 3, 1899 and they had two children; Gussie died in 1909; m. Rebecca Rosetta Peterson on Sep. 17, 1914 in Manti, Utah and they had four children)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington Bean diaries
Willard Washington Bean autobiography
Softbound photocopy of a typewritten autobiography which includes a newsclipping from "The Church News." Willard W. Bean served the Mormon Church for 29 years and acquired many properties for the Mormon Church in New York State, including the Hill Cumorah.
Willard Washington Beans papers
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography, a newspaper clipping, a Mormon Church blessing, and an essay. Also included are photocopies of handwritten letters received by Bean. These items include letters received from Mormon Church leaders Heber J. Grant and J. Golden Kimball. Bean was a missionary to the Southern States and lived in Palmyra, New York from 1915 to 1939.
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