Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bean, Charles 1902
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Ionia Standard, 16 Sep 1902

Charles Bean was released from his suffering at 11 o’clock last night.  He was 
stricken with paralysis about two years ago, and suffered a second stroke about 
eight months ago, since which time he has been almost helpless, although his 
mental faculties retained a considerable amount of vigor.

Mr. Bean has passed 85 years, having been born at Warner, New Hampshire, April 
3, 1817.  Here he lived on the homestead farm until 20 years old, when he went 
to Boston, Mass., as an apprentice to a Cabinet-maker.  He afterwards became a 
builder, and during the years of his early manhood erected a large number of 
buildings, including 18 churches in the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and 
New Hampshire.

He came to Ionia from Lawrence, Mass., with his wife in December, 1853, very 
nearly a half century ago, and has resided here ever since.  In company with 
W.R. Page he built the first lumber mill at this point, which was located just 
below the upper river bridge.  Pine for this mill was floated down the river, 
and the mill did a good business for 8 or 10 years, when it was burned down.  
Mr. Bean then built a grain elevator and warehouse, located where is now the 
Standard Oil company’s storage plant.  Later in life he was an active 
constable, and served as deputy U.S. Marshal under the late Osmond Tower and 
also under Dr. W. B. Thomas, still a resident here.

Mr. Bean was married to Miss Augusta Wadley, Nov. 28, 1841, at Dutton, N.H.  
She died in Ionia, April 1, 1877.  Mr. Bean was again married, June 7, 1879 to 
Mrs. Helen Welch, who survives him.  No children were born to either union.

Deceased was not a member of any church, but was a firm believer in the 
Unitarian faith, and was a man of the highest type of integrity, excellent 
habits, and who is claimed by a neighbor to have been “the best neighbor ever 
was,” a test of Christian character that can hardly be surpassed.

He had not been active in business affairs for fifteen years, and is little 
known by the younger generation and new-comers, but the older residents 
remember him with a warm spot in their hearts for many deeds of kindness and 
words of neighborly cheer.  He has been most tenderly cared for in the last 
years of feebleness by the surviving wife.

The funeral service will be held at the home on East Main street, at 2 o’clock 
tomorrow afternoon, and will be conducted by Rev. A. W. Dodge, at special 
request of deceased.  Friends are invited.


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