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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:

Rebecca Peterson Bean speech

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321736]
Identifier: MSS SC 2273
Scope and Contents

Typewritten talk given in the fall of 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rebecca Bean lived in the Joseph Smith house from 1915 to 1939. She talks about the anit-Mormon sentiments of many of her neighbors and tells about how she and her husband, Willard Washington Bean, coped with these issues.

Dates: 1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rebecca Peterson Bean speech

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