Biographical Sketch of Andrew Bean, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Andrew Bean was born in St. Francois County, Mo., December 22, 1839, and is a son of John and Rachel (McFarland) Bean. The former, a native of North Carolina, was a cabinet maker by trade, and also carried on merchandising. Andrew was the fourth in a family of seven children, and was reared on a farm in his native county. He came to Washington County in 1858, and was employed in a store in Irondale four years. He went to Caledonia in 1872, and engaged in milling, under the firm name of Cromer, Bean & Hutching, which business claimed his attention five years. He then sold out to George T. Harvey, and engaged in the saw- mill business, under the firm name of Bean & Casey. They find a ready sale for all the lumber they manufacture. Mr. Bean married Miss Lucinda Yeargain October 4, 1860. She was born in St. Francois County. Of the eight children born to their union three are living, viz.: Lewis, Elmer and Ettie. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================