Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Bean, Abraham S. May 4, 1860 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

ABRAHAM S. BEAN, A Well-Known Farmer Of Douglass Township, 
Was Born May 4, 1860, In The Township Where He Now Lives. He 
Is The Son Of John G. And Anna J. (Spear) Bean, Who Were 
Born In Providence Township, Montgomery County.

John Bean (Grandfather), And His Wife Elizabeth (Gotwals) 
Bean, Lived In Skippack Township, Where He Was A Farmer, And 
A Weaver By Trade. He Died Many Years Ago, And Was Buried At 
The Burial Ground Of The Mennonite Meeting House, Skippack. 
They Had Nine Children: Mary G., Abraham G., Henry, John G. 
(Father); Louis, Still Living; Susanna, Elizabeth, Katie And 
Sarah.

Henry Bean (Great-Grandfather) Lived In Skippack Township. 
He Built Many Of The Buildings In That Township, Which Are 
Still Standing. He Was A Farmer And Is Buried In The 
Mennonite Burial Ground. The Family Always Belonged To The 
Mennonite Church. The Maternal Grandfather Of Mr. Bean Lived 
At Trappe, Where He Was A Farmer, Owning The Farm Which Is 
Now A Part Of The Pennypacker Estate. The Spears Are A Very 
Old Family In The Township, But Mrs. Bean Is The Only 
Surviving Member. Mr. Spear Married Miss Johnson.
 
John G. Bean (Father) Was A Farmer In Perkiomen Township. By 
Trade He Was A Wheelwright, But After Following His Trade 
For Several Years He Removed To The Farm In Douglass 
Township Where His Son Abraham Now Lives. He Died There 
Seven Years Later, In 1891, At The Age Of Seventy-One Years, 
And Is Buried Near His Father And Grandfather In The Burial 
Ground Of The Mennonite Church At Skippack. His Widow Is 
Still Living With Her Son, Abraham S. Bean. Mrs. John G. 
Bean Was Married (First Husband) To Samuel Moyer, And Had 
Six Children. By Her Last Marriage With John G. Bean She Had 
The Following Children: Elizabeth B., Anna Catharine, 
Hannah, Abraham S. And Martin (Deceased).

Abraham S. Bean Attended School Until He Was Eighteen Years 
Of Age, And Then Worked For His Father For Many Years, Until 
He Removed To His Present Home. He Married In 1883, Mary 
Daughter Of Jessie And Catharine (Alderfer) Whitman, Who Are 
Still Living In Montgomery County. Mr. Whitman Is A Farmer 
At Trappe. 

The Children Of A. S. And Mary (Whitman) Bean; John 
(Deceased); Flora, Bertha, Mary, Minerva, Annie, Irvin And 
Clarence (Twins), Both Deceased; Walter, Clarence. All Of 
These Children Reside With Their Parents,

Mr. Bean Is A Republican In Politics. He Is A Plain, Honest 
Farmer, Honored And Respected By All Who Know Him. He Has A 
Good Farm And Manages It Well. The Family Are Members Of The 
Reformed Church,

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