James Harvey Dean (1843 - 1917)

Born 12 Jun 1843 in Ohio

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In 1890, John Harvey Dean is reported to have city property in Des Moines, 45 acres in Grant Township, Iowa, and 1,029 acres in Acadia Parish, near Jennings, Louisiana.^[1]

Married Sarah A. Blatchley. Birth and death dates from^[2]

1850 U.S. Census for Polk County, Iowa^[3]
Abraham Dean, 31, Ohio
Ann Dean, 31, Virginia
Hannah K. Dean, 7, Ohio
James H. Dean, 5, Ohio
John D. Dean, 4, Ohio
Nancy E. Dean, 2, Iowa

1860 Census for Lee Township, Polk, Iowa^[4]
Ann Dean, 41, Virginia
James Dean, 17, Ohio
Hannah Dean, 15, Ohio
John L. Dean, 13, Ohio
Nancy E. Dean, 12, Iowa
David P. Dean, 8, Iowa

James H. Dean is listed as a Private in Company C, 23rd Iowa Infantry Volunteers (August 9, 1862, his date of enlistment). The regiment fought in Mississippi and Louisiana, including at Vicksburg and New Orleans.^[5]

1870 U.S. Census for Lee Township, Polk County, Iowa^[6]
J.H. Dean, 28, Ohio
Sarah A. Dean, 25, Connecticut
Milley E. Dean, F, 2, Iowa
James E. Dean, 0, Iowa

1880 U.S. Census for Grant Township, Polk County, Iowa^[7]
Harry Dean (not sure why it's Harry and not James or Harvey, but other information suggests it's clearly him), Head, 37, Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia
Sarah A. Dean, Wife, 35, Conneticut
Milley E. Dean, Daughter, 11, Iowa
Anna Dean, Daughter, 8, Iowa
Susan Dean, Daughter, 6, Iowa
Gerome Dean, Son, 4, Iowa
Mabel Dean, Daughter, 2, Iowa

1900 U.S. Census, Lee Township Precincts 1-2, Des Moines City, Ward 7, Polk County, Iowa^[8]
James H. Dean, Head, 57, Ohio
Sarah Dean, Wife, 55, Connecticut (8 children born, 7 living)
Nellie E. Dean, Daughter, 32, Iowa
Susan Dean, Daughter, 27, Iowa
Jerome Dean, Son, 24, Iowa
Mabel Dean, Daughter, 22, Iowa
Grant Dean, Son, 19, Iowa
Logan Dean, Son, 17, Iowa
Anna Dean, Mother, 81, Virginia

1910 U.S. Census for Des Moines, Ward 7, Polk County, Iowa^[9]
James H. Dean, Head, 67, Ohio
Sarah A. Dean, Wife, 64, Connecticut
Jerome Dean, Son, 34, Iowa
Grant Dean, Son, 28, Iowa
Logan Dean, Son, 25, Iowa

Sources

1. ↑ Portrait and biographical album of Polk County, Iowa, 1890, p.574-575.
2. ↑ The Deans in America, 1974 (free, but log in to view), by John Erwin Dean
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-7K5 : 9 November 2014), James H Dean in household of Abraham Dean, Polk county, part of, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing family 177, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82L-M2M : 30 December 2015), James Dean in entry for Ann Dean, 1860.
5. ↑ "History of Polk County", p. 573
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDV5-P6T : 17 October 2014), J H Dean, Iowa, United States; citing p. 8, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,914.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLZ-4VQ : 13 July 2016), Sarah A Dean in household of Harry Dean, Grant, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 170, sheet 489A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0360; FHL microfilm 1,254,360.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LC-TDV : accessed 18 December 2016), James H Dean, Lee Township, Precincts 1-2 Des Moines city Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9W-42V : accessed 18 December 2016), James H Dean, Des Moines Ward 7, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 164, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 420; FHL microfilm 1,374,433.

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