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Lorenzo Dow Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 23 Feb 1826 in Conecuh County, AL. He died before 1870. He married Sarah Sue Roberts about 1851.

Named after the famous itinerant Methodist preacher, Lorenzo Dow
(1777-1834). Lorenzo Dow Dean divorced his first wife Martha, 9 Feb
1850. He may have died in battle during the American Civil War, as a
member of the 1st Alabama Artillery, Company A.

Sarah Sue Roberts 1 was born about 1825. She died before 1900. She married Lorenzo Dow Dean about 1851.

They had the following children:

  F i Martha Joan Dean
  F ii Rebecca Ann Dean 1 was born on 6 Nov 1853 in GA. She died on 19 Aug 1933.
  F iii Virginia Adeline Dean
  M iv James Buchanan Dean
  F v Lucinda Elizabeth Dean 1 was born on 24 Feb 1861 in GA. She died on 11 Jun 1934.
  M vi Charles Columbus Dean 1 was born on 27 Feb 1865 in GA. He died on 12 Feb 1911.

Charles married Haughtie Estelle Brooks, date unknown.

Garrison Dean 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born on 9 May 1807 in GA. He died before 1880 in Conecuh County, AL. He married Isabella Piggott in 1830.

Garrison Dean was possibly the brother of Lucretia Dean. He was a
farmer, raised livestock, and ginned cotton.

Isabella Piggott [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born in 1810 in Darlington County, SC. She died before 1880 in Conecuh County, AL. She married Garrison Dean in 1830.

Other marriages:
Dean, John Sermon

Isabella Piggotte was a midwife.

They had the following children:

  M i Charles Edward Dean
  M ii Nathan Thomas Dean 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 30 Jan 1834 in AL. He died on 17 Nov 1917.
  F iii Ellender Jean Dean 1, 2, 3 was born on 22 Jul 1836 in AL. She died on 14 Apr 1872.
  M iv Francis May Dean 1, 2, 3 was born on 23 Sep 1838 in AL. He died after 1860.
  M v Stephen Philly Dean 1, 2, 3 was born on 24 Dec 1840 in AL. He died on 16 Aug 1875.
  M vi Jasper P. Dean 1, 2 was born on 1 Aug 1845. He died on 14 Mar 1852.
  M vii John Sermon Dean
  M viii James Nathaniel Dean 1, 2 was born on 3 Sep 1853 in AL. He died about 1933.

William Pridgeon Marion Dean [Parents] was born on 2 Feb 1830 in MS. He died on 8 May 1908 in Jasper County, TX. He was buried on 10 May 1908 in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, TX. He married Mary Ann Delaney on 29 Nov 1849 in Jasper County, TX.

From Barbara Yancey Dore: [email protected]

Mary Ann Delaney was born on 2 Jun 1833 in MS. She died on 13 Jun 1894 in Jasper County, TX. She was buried on 15 Jun 1894 in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, TX. She married William Pridgeon Marion Dean on 29 Nov 1849 in Jasper County, TX.

They had the following children:

  M i William Thomas Dean was born on 20 Feb 1852 in Jasper County, TX. He died after 1880.

married to Harriet J. Shelby, 14 Aug 1873. They had three children:
William M., Anna W., and Thomas E.
  M ii Nathaniel Waller Dean
  M iii James Edmund Dean was born on 12 Nov 1856 in Jasper County, TX. He died on 3 Apr 1932 in TX.

married to Annie Maria Elizabeth Rhodes in 1880. They had eight
children: Prigeon, Ella F., James L., Archie L., Nathaniel Watson,
Marvin, Lisbon C. S., and Errell.

Descendants of James Edmund Dean:
Nathaniel Watson Dean, Tommie Watson Dean
- from Denise Mays [email protected]
  M iv Martin Hilliard Dean was born on 15 May 1859 in Jasper County, TX. He died on 20 Oct 1872 in TX.
  M v Zacharia Jefferson Dean was born on 11 Aug 1861 in Jasper County, TX. He died on 24 Sep 1864 in Jasper County, TX.
  M vi Sermon Pierce Dean
  M vii Randolph May Dean was born on 17 Aug 1867 in Jasper County, TX. He died on 28 Nov 1908 in TX.

married to Ella Lindsay. They had one child: Maude.
  M viii George Baylor Dean
  M ix Everett Lafayette Dean
  M x Charlie Hilliard Dean was born on 6 Jun 1875 in Jasper County, TX. He died in 1947 in TX.

married to Armintie Williams, 2 Sep 1897 in Jasper County, TX. They
had five children: Ivy, James Chester, Virgil L., Ruby, and Earl.
  M xi Delaney Lewis Dean was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Jasper County, TX. He died in 1953 in TX.

married to Halley Arldege Hart. They had six children: Betty Jane,
Jimmie, Harold, W. T., Delaney, and Elton.

William Fletcher Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born on 1 Feb 1848 in AL. He died on 15 Sep 1911 in Butler County, AL. He was buried on 17 Sep 1911 in Concord Cemetery, Mixonville, Conecuh County, AL. He married Frances Amanda Dean on 21 Dec 1869 in Butler County, AL.

In February 1870, William F. Dean was named legal guardian of his
younger brother, James D. Dean, after the death of their father Drury
Dean Jr.
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Frances Amanda Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 13 Apr 1851 in Butler County, AL. She died on 20 Jul 1932 in Butler County, AL. She married William Fletcher Dean on 21 Dec 1869 in Butler County, AL.

Nickname was "Fanny."

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas M. Dean 1, 2, 3 was born in Aug 1871 in AL. He died after 1920.
  M ii James Perry Dean 1, 2 was born in 1873 in AL. He died in 1951 in Covington County, AL.
  F iii Emma V. Dean
  M iv Elbert A. Dean
  M v Chesley C. Dean
  M vi Guy F. Dean 1 was born in Dec 1881 in AL. He died after 1900.
  F vii Lula Alice Dean
  F viii Florence G. Dean 1 was born in Aug 1892 in AL. She died after 1900.

Chesley C. Dean [Parents] 1, 2 was born in Jun 1880 in AL. He died after 1920. He married Minnie "Mitty" Lucretia Salter after 1905.

had three known children -- Esther, Dorothy, and Jane.

Minnie "Mitty" Lucretia Salter [Parents] was born on 2 May 1889 in AL. She died on 4 Jul 1933. She married Chesley C. Dean after 1905.


Hilliard Pierce Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 8 Jun 1856 in Newton County, MS. He died on 20 Oct 1924 in Newton County, MS. He was buried on 23 Oct 1924 in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, MS. He married Sallie H. Yarbrough on 28 Sep 1878 in Newton, Newton County, MS.

Information on this DEAN family from Mack Saterfield
[email protected]

Sallie H. Yarbrough 1, 2, 3 was born on 22 Aug 1859 in AL. She died on 17 Feb 1937 in Newton, Newton County, MS. She married Hilliard Pierce Dean on 28 Sep 1878 in Newton, Newton County, MS.

They had the following children:

  F i M. E. Dean 1 was born on 26 Dec 1879 in Poplar Springs, Newton County, MS. She died after 1880.
  M ii Drury E. Dean 1 was born in Mar 1883 in MS. He died after 1900.
  F iii Eva L. Dean 1, 2 was born in Mar 1887 in MS. She died after 1910.
  M iv Thomas Lester Dean 1 was born on 11 Oct 1890 in Newton County, MS. He died after 1910.
  M v Clarence B. Dean 1, 2 was born on 6 May 1895 in Poplar Springs, Newton County, MS. He died after 1910.
  F vi Venia V. Dean 1, 2 was born on 8 Feb 1896 in Poplar Springs, Newton County, MS. She died on 8 Feb 1959 in Poplar Springs, Newton County, MS.
  F vii Maurie Dean 1, 2 was born in May 1897 in MS. She died after 1910.

John Wesley Dean was born in 1876. He died in 1949. He married Sudie Emma Sims before 1899.

Sudie Emma Sims [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1876 in AL. She died on 14 Sep 1914 in AL. She was buried on 17 Sep 1914 in Bethel West Cemetery, Bethel, Conecuh County, AL. She married John Wesley Dean before 1899.

They had the following children:

  F i Lennis Jewel Dean was born in 1899. She died on 30 Nov 1994 in Butler County, AL.
  M ii Crawford Hunter Dean was born after 1899 in Georgiana, Butler County, AL. He died on 30 Jan 1965 in Mobile County, AL.
  F iii Twinette Mentoria Dean was born after 1899. She died after 1920.

John Sermon Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 19 Oct 1848 in AL. He died on 12 Nov 1926. He married Isabella Piggott.

Isabella Piggott [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born in 1810 in Darlington County, SC. She died before 1880 in Conecuh County, AL. She married John Sermon Dean.

Other marriages:
Dean, Garrison

Isabella Piggotte was a midwife.

They had the following children:

  M i David Emanuel Dean 1 was born in 1890 in Monroe County, AL. He died in 1983 in Baldwin County, AL.

Emmett Sydney Dean [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 was born on 29 Jun 1876 in AL. He died on 18 Oct 1951 in Waco, McLennan County, TX. He was buried on 22 Oct 1951 in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, TX. He married Maud Hillen on 8 Jan 1903 in McLennan County, TX.

For four years, Emmett S. Dean was the editor of a monthly periodical
called "The Musical Trio," published by The Trio Music Company in
Waco, McLennan County, TX. That company was founded in 1892 by John
Edmond Thomas, Franklin Lycurgus Eiland, and J. M. Greer. Emmett's
brother Earl Frederic "Fred" Dean was a contributing writer for the
periodical.
Emmett Dean, along with Franklin Eiland and Homer Elliott, founded
the Southern Development Normal Music School in Waco. The school
specialized in the study of sacred music and offered courses that
included theory, harmony, composition, and voice. Dean also developed
the "S.D.N. Theory of Music" textbook, a systematic course of
instruction in the fundamental principles of music, which is still in
use today. He taught singing for over 40 years, and wrote some 500
hymns and songs.
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Maud Hillen [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born in Mar 1884 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA. She died on 21 Apr 1975 in Waco, McLennan County, TX. She was buried on 25 Apr 1975 in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, TX. She married Emmett Sydney Dean on 8 Jan 1903 in McLennan County, TX.

They had the following children:

  F i Gladys Dean
  F ii Melba Dean
  F iii Doris Dean 1 was born in 1922 in Waco, McLennan County, TX. She died after 1930.

Edmund (Edward) Dean [Parents] 1 was born on 10 May 1819 in Lauderdale County, MS. He died on 21 Jan 1897 in Newton County, MS. He was buried on 24 Jan 1897 in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, MS. He married Martha Sullivan on 19 Aug 1843 in Lauderdale County, MS.

Other marriages:
Adams, Mary Ann

It was recorded in the 1880 Census that Edmund Dean was blind.

Martha Sullivan [Parents] 1 was born in 1828 in Washington County, AL. She died in Jul 1850 in Jackson County, MS. The cause of death was apoplexy. She married Edmund (Edward) Dean on 19 Aug 1843 in Lauderdale County, MS.

Some Sullivan/Dean info from DeLores Kay Watts Collier,
[email protected]

They had the following children:

  F i Mary P. Dean was born in 1844 in Lauderdale County, MS. She died before 1920.
  M ii Drew Cornelius Dean
  F iii Margaret Ellen Dean

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