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Bean, Willard Washington, 1868-1949

 Person

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.

Citation:
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 1 Collection or Record:

Willard Washington Beans papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321710]
Identifier: MSS SC 2271
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1893-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Willard Washington Beans papers

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