William Hughes Dean (1840 - 1927)

Born 27 Jun 1840 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Beem (Payne) Dean — married 12 Apr 1860 in Owen, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1927 at age 86 in Gosport, Wayne Township, Owen Co, Indiana, USA

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Biography

William Hughes Dean was born on 27 Jun 1840 in Owen County, Indiana, USA. His parents were Samuel Dean (1799 - 1858) and Sarah (Hughes) Dean (1800 - 1880).

William was the sixth child of seven siblings, and lost his only brother, Isaac, in September, 1858, and his youngest sister, Amanda, at 14 in August, 1858. He also lost his uncle, Robert, in April 1858, and Williams father, Samuel, in March 1858. The cause of death of these three men is unknown. However, this writer believes cholera or influenza is the most likely cause of death.

His siblings were...

1. Elizabeth Jane (Dean) Jones (1828 - 1912)
2. Rebecca Margaret Dean (1831 - 1870)
3. Nancy Ann Dean (~1833 - 1913)
4. Isaac Dean (~1835 - 1858)
5. Rachel (Dean) Asher (1838 - 1917)
6. Amanda Dean (1843 - 1858)

William married Julia Beem Payne (1840 - 1917) on 12 Apr 1860 in Owen County. ^[1] , and they raised a family of six children to adulthood, and lost one daughter at age 2. He spent most of his life working as a farmer but the records show he did live in Greene Co., IN where two of his daughters were born, and then in Knox Co, IN in the 1880 census. He does not show up in the 1870 census, but it is my assumption he was living in Greene Co. at that time. His military pension records state he was being seen by a physician in Greene County between 1865 and 1872 when the physician died. Note: Some early researchers on William H. Dean stated that he married twice. This is not true. Owen county, Indiana marriage records show there were two William H. Dean's in the county in the correct time period. Note: Two photo's of Wm H. Dean have been located and copied.

Their children were...

1. Arvillo Finley Dean (1861 - 1911)
2. Emma C. Dean (1863 - 1865)
3. James William Dean (1866 - 1941)
4. Albert C. Dean (1868 - 1930)
5. Mary Enola (Dean) Cassel (1870 - 1956)
6. Effie Della (Dean) Ray (1876 - 1961).

William and family returned to Owen Co, in the 1890's where he lived in the Millgrove area at the extreme northern edge of the county and was an active member in the Methodist church there until he moved a few miles south and lived with his son James around 1896.

The records on the early life of William are sparse. However, one entry gives us a glimpse of his early married life. On April 1, 1864 Thomas Valentine Lyon, a brother of Williams brother-in-law James Allison Lyon, was travelling daily and working as a recruiter for the Union Army. In his journal he noted: Friday April 1, 1864, Locust Grove, Owen County, Indiana. "This morning we walked out to Jerrie (probably Jeremiah Devore, another brother-in-law) and stayed until after dinner then we went over to the log rolling at Billie Deans and went home with brother James from there".

In September 1864 in Jackson Township, Owen Co. William was drafted into Company B, 30th Volunteer Infantry. His military pension records show that he served in the battle in Nashville, TN and the pursuit of the confederate army into Alabama in December of that year. William H. Dean provides the following story of this ordeal: "...While in the above service and in line of duty, he contracted disease of the Lungs, also affliction of feet and limbs. The above affliction was caused by exposure in line of duty at different times and places, especially on march from Nashville through Tennessee and portion of Alabama in the month of December 1864 and January 1865. I was without shoes and made this long march barefoot. The weather was cold. Considerable snow and frost. During the march I became so much affected that my lung was so painful and my feet and legs was so cold, swollen and numb, that I was unable to march from the given affliction and was hauled in ambulance for two or three days. I have been greatly afflicted ever since. I am not able to work one half of the time. My lungs have troubled me a great deal, also my feet and legs especially in the winters..."

On July 1, 1920 a birthday celebration was held for William. The news article of the event states that William gave each of his children a $5 dollar gold piece at that celebration. On July 3, 1922 a Dean family celebration of William's 82nd birthday occurred. The local newspaper wrote a story about that event and listed the names of those present including an outline of William's uncle Roberts family tree.

Residence

United States Census, 1850 ^[2]

United States Census, 1880 ^[3]

United States Census, 1900 ^[4]

United States Census, 1910 ^[5]

William passed away at the home of his son, James, in Owen Co. on 10 Jan 1927 in Gosport, Wayne Township, Owen Co, Indiana aged 86.

"Newspaper" Owen Leader, Wed. Jan 26, 1927
"W.M. (sic) Dean an aged and prosperous citizen and a Civil War veteran passed away at the home of his son, James Dean near Gosport, January 10. Mr. Dean and family lived for a number of years near Mill Grove. He was a member of the Methodist Church at that place. Funeral Services were conducted January 12 at Hudson Hill by Rev. Oscar Kaylor and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place."

As stated earlier, William Hughes Dean is buried at Hudson Hill Cemetery, as is his son, James; his grandson, John William; and his great grandson, Minor, a 5th BN Army Ranger during WW11 who was also engaged in battle in December 1944.

Burial

Hudson Hill Cemetery, Carp, Owen County, Indiana, USA. ^[6]

William Hughes Dean (27 Jun 1840–10 Jan 1927)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #131226076

Julia Beem Payne Dean (3 Jul 1840–25 Mar 1917) (spouse)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #11704139

Research Notes

Census Details:

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of William Dean & Julia C Payne, 11 Apr 1860, Owen County, Indiana. [1]
   Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007
   GS Film Number: 001312982
   Digital Folder Number 004170555
   Image Number: 00380
   Name William Dean
   Event Type Marriage Registration
   Event Date: 12 Apr 1860
   Event Place Owen, Indiana, United States
   Gender Male
   Marriage License Date: 11 Apr 1860
   Marriage Place Owen
   Spouse's Name Julia C Payne
   Spouse's Gender Female
   Officiator's Name: John Muggs
   Number of Images 1
   Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019". Citing FHL microfilm: 001312982; Record number: 1600;. FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2022) FamilySearch Image Image number 00380. William Dean marriage to Julia C Payne on 11 Apr 1860 in Owen, Indiana, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850". Citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Affiliate Film Number: 164; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 442942; Record number: 6315;. FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2022) FamilySearch Image Image number 00158. William Dean (10) in Taylor Township, Owen, Indiana, United States.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880". Citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Film Number: 0289; Affiliate Line Number: 00077; FHL microfilm: 1254289; Record number: 13145847;. FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2022) FamilySearch Image Image number 00277. William Dean (39), married head of household in Vigo Township, Knox, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900". Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 83; FHL microfilm: 1240396; Record number: 20619;. FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2022) FamilySearch Image Image number 00422. W H Dean (60), married head of household in Taylor Township, Owen, Indiana, United States.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910". Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Affiliate Film Number: 373; FHL microfilm: 1374386; Record number: 28084;. FamilySearch (accessed 10 February 2022) FamilySearch Image Image number 00594. Wm H Dean (69), married head of household in Taylor, Owen, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
6. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (accessed 10 Feb 2022), memorial page for William Hughes Dean (27 Jun 1840–10 Jan 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #131226076, citing Hudson Hill Cemetery, Carp, Owen County, Indiana, USA.

• 1910 Census in Taylor, Owen, Indiana

Name: Wm H Dean, Age in 1910: 69, Birth Year: abt 1841, Birthplace: Indiana, Home in 1910: Taylor, Owen, Indiana, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Julia B Dean, Father's Birthplace: Kentucky, Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky.

Household Members:

Name Age

Wm H Dean 69

Julia B Dean 69

Source Citation - Year: 1910; Census Place: Taylor, Owen, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374386

Source Information - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

(Note: William Grant Cassel and Wife Mary Enola Dean and children are on this page too)

See also:

• "Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5J9-7KPZ : 6 February 2020), W.h. Dean in entry for Anne V Mullinix.

Acknowledgments

• First-hand information as remembered by Mike Dean, Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
• First-hand information as remembered by Amy Selby, Saturday, May 10, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.