Person

John W. Bean (Clark County, Kentucky, sheriff and famer.)

b. 1824? d. 1898-11-24

Clark County, Kentucky, sheriff and famer. Kentucky native. Son of Eli Bean and Sarah W. Bean. Married to Eliza M. Redmon Bean in Clark County, Kentucky, on October 30, 1851. Father of Eldrid Bean, James R. Bean and John E. Bean. Sheriff in Clark County in 1850. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Owned at least two enslaved persons, including Charles [Unknown], in Clark County in 1859. Farmer in Clark County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved people in Clark County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 88A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 234.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 830-1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 2, p. 341A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Clark County Marriages, Film 001943687, p. 143.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY Roll 994031, Clark County Births, p. 247.

The Daily Ledger, (Lexington, Kentucky), November 25, 1898, p. 7.

Citation

Bean, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196637 (November 12, 2026).

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