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Hannah Dean of Ballarat Australia was born in 1796, and died at age 90 years old in 1886 in Ballarat.
Frederick W. Dean
Frederick W. Dean was born 15 Dec 1799 in England. He died 17 July 1880 in Suspension Bridge, an area within the City of Niagara Falls, New York. He and his wife, Barbara Roon Troy Dean, are buried at Oakwood Cemetery in the City of Niagara Falls. Barbara Dean was born 1 Feb 1796 in County Cork (or possibly Dublin) Ireland. She died 5 Dec 1892 at Youngstown, Niagara County, NY, at the home of her son, Edmund Dean. This information is from their obituaries in the newspapers.
Thomas Dean of Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 71 years old in 1870.
Thomas Dean of Australia was born in 1799, and died at age 68 years old in 1867.
Martha Dean of Ballarat Australia was born in 1800, and died at age 94 years old in 1894 in Ballarat.
Thomas Dean of Goornong Australia was born in 1803, and died at age 87 years old in 1890 in Goornong.
Mary Ann Dean of Geelong Australia was born in 1804, and died at age 88 years old in 1892 in Geelong.
Charles Edmund Dean of Australia was born in 1804, and died at age 73 years old in 1877.
Mary Ann Dean of Australia was born in 1804, and died at age 72 years old in 1876.
George Dean of Australia was born in 1804, and died at age 58 years old in 1862.
Isaac Dean of Geelong Australia was born in 1805, and died at age 76 years old in 1881 in Geelong.
Anthony Dean of Talbot Australia was born in 1806, and died at age 75 years old in 1881 in Talbot.

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Ellen Maria (Dean) Mitchell of South Yarra, VIC Australia was born on October 21, 1826 in Kent County, England United Kingdom, and died at age 83 years old in 1909 in VIC Australia.
Margaret (Standen) Dean of Geelong Australia was born in 1846, and died at age 81 years old on November 4, 1928 in Essendon, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC.
Thomas Standen Dean of Melbourne East Australia was born in 1875 in Flem, and died at age 26 years old in 1901 in Melbourne East.
Thomas John Dean of Geelong Australia was born in 1843. He was married to Margaret (Standen) Dean, and had children Thomas Standen Dean, Ethel Essendon (Dean) Busbridge, and Gladys Rebecca Atkinson. Thomas Dean died at age 62 years old on July 16, 1906 in Essendon, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC, and was buried at Bulla Cemetery Cemetery Ln, in Bulla, City of Hume County.
Ethel Essendon (Dean) Busbridge of Geelong Australia was born in 1888 in Essendon, City of Moonee Valley County, VIC to Thomas John Dean and Margaret (Standen) Dean. She had siblings Thomas Standen Dean and Gladys Rebecca Atkinson. Ethel Busbridge married William Ethelbert Busbridge in 1912, and died at age 83 years old in 1971 in Geelong.
Virginia E Dean of East Wenatchee, Douglas County, WA was born on September 5, 1918, and died at age 84 years old on December 6, 2002.
Sharon Lynn Dean was born on August 24, 1943 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Sharon Dean got married to Jerry Luther Dean in 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, and has a child Gerri Lynn Dean. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sharon Lynn Dean.
Jerry Luther Dean was born on June 10, 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Jerry Dean got married to Sharon Lynn Dean in 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, and has a child Gerri Lynn Dean. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jerry Luther Dean.
Gerri Lynn Dean was born on February 22, 1964 in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gerri Lynn Dean.
Harley Christian Dean of Davidson County, Tennessee United States was born on October 17, 1915 in Habersham, DeKalb County, GA, and died at age 75 years old on February 2, 1991.
Harley Jr Dean of Clark County, Ohio United States was born on June 28, 1916, and died at age 40 years old on December 15, 1956.
Harley Benton Dean was born on August 27, 1916 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois United States, and died at age 54 years old on February 2, 1971 in Adams, Adams County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harley Dean.
Timothy Dean of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota was born on October 15, 1946 to Roy G Dean. Timothy Dean died at age 40 years old in November 1986.
Roy G Dean of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL was born on April 27, 1934, and was the father of Timothy Dean. Roy Dean died at age 50 years old on July 15, 1984.
Alice Jessie May (Boston) Dean of Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia was born in 1907 in Redesdale, and died at age 77 years old on November 17, 1985 in Bendigo.
Martha (Dean) Sanson of Pt Melbourne Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Dean.
Christina (Hejl) Dean
Christina (Hejl) Dean was born on February 18, 1989 in Conroe, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christina (Hejl) Dean.
Emily Yarrena Dean of Melbourne Australia was born in 1856 in Melbourne to William Dean and Agnes Cecilia (Byrne) Dean. Emily Dean has siblings Laurina Agnes Dean and Samuel William Dean. She married Arthur Wolseley Scott in 1887 in Victoria. They had children William Dean Scott. Idris Wolseley Scott and Laurena Wolseley Scott.
Tibizaey M Dean of TX was born circa 1983. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tibizaey M. (Liscano) Dean.
Jeffrey B Dean of Harris County, TX was born circa 1982. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeffrey B. Dean.

Popular Dean Biographies

James Byron Dean
James Dean used to hang out at the home of my friend Shirley Osborn Ayers. The portrait is by Arthur K. Miller. He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination posthumously, for his role in East of Eden (1955). However, he did not win. He was the grandson of Charles Dean and Emma Dean. He was the nephew of Ortense Winslow (sister of his father) and Marcus Winslow. He was the cousin of Marcus Winslow Jr.. He is the only actor in history to receive more than one Oscar nomination posthumously. He was pictured on a 32¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, originally issued on Monday, June 24, 1996. He pledged Sigma Nu fraternity but dropped out of college before being initiated. As promotion for Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Dean filmed an interview with actor Gig Young for the "Behind the Camera" segment of the ABC series "Warner Bros. Presents" in July 1955. Dean told Young, "I used to fly around quite a bit, you know, I took a lot of unnecessary chances on the highway.... Now when I drive on the highway, I'm extra cautious." When asked if he had advice for young drivers, Dean concluded the interview, "Take it easy driving. The life you might save might be mine." Dean died soon afterward and the interview was never aired. Donald Turnupseed, the driver of the other car involved in Dean's accident, died of cancer in 1995. Turnupseed could not swerve out of the way of Dean's Porsche Spyder, but he successfully swerved journalists who frequently pestered him for interviews about the accident. He is one of several famous and tragic figures from history to be featured on the sleeve artwork of the album "Clutching at Straws" by rock band Marillion (released in 1987). East of Eden (1955) was the only one of the three movies in which he had major roles to be released while he was alive. He is one of only five male actors to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award as best actor in a leading role. The others were Spencer Tracy, Peter Finch, Massimo Troisi and Heath Ledger. Contrary to popular belief, Dean's middle name was not taken from Lord Byron, but from a relative, "Byron" Dean. During the filming of Giant (1956), he and Rock Hudson did not get along. This tension heightened their onscreen clashes. However, according to Hudson's ex-wife Phyllis Gates, he cried after hearing the news of Dean's untimely death. Gates wrote, "Rock couldn't be reached. He was overcome by guilt and shame, almost as though he himself had killed James Dean.". At the time of his untimely death, James Dean did not leave behind a will, so most of his possessions went to his father, Winton Dean, whose relationship with him was distant at best. In her book "Dizzy and Jimmy", Liz Sheridan claims she and Dean were engaged. Dean's acting breakthrough came on Broadway in the drama "See the Jaguar", despite its run of only four days. He was voted the 22nd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He attended and graduated from Santa Monica College, a California junior college that boasts its elite drama program. Went on to UCLA but left after appearing in one stage production, as Malcolm in "Macbeth", as he was anxious to get his acting career started. According to "The Mutant King", David Dalton's 1974 biography of James Dean, the rumor that Dean was a masochist who liked to have cigarettes stubbed out on his naked body can be traced to a pencil sketch of his called "The Human Ashtray". The sketch featured a human body, in the guise of an ashtray, with many cigarette stubs in it. Dalton speculates that the sketch has nothing to do with Dean's sexual proclivities but much to do with the fact that he was a heavy smoker. Marlon Brando, in his 1994 autobiography "Songs My Mother Taught Me", says that Dean, who idolized him, based his acting on him and his lifestyle on what he thought Brando's lifestyle was.
James Benford "J. B." Dean
James Benford Dean was born on October 10, 1905 to Elizabeth "Betty" C Register-Dean and Sermon Pierce Dean, and has siblings Ralph "Bunk" Dean, Charles Hilliard Dean, Troy Otha "T. O." Dean, Mary Ida (Dean) Davis, Roxie (Dean) Daniels, Robert Preston Dean, Jefferson Sermon "Jeffie" Dean, Joel Edward "Bill" Dean, William Jasper "Pat" Dean, and Jerry Franklin Dean. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Benford "J. B." Dean.
Sylvester Alexander Dean
Sylvester Alexander Dean was born on July 7, 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 24 years old on April 26, 1965 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Sylvester Dean was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery Section A-E Site 7 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sylvester Alexander Dean.
Thomas 'Tom' Dean
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William P.m.  Dean
William P.m. Dean was born on February 5, 1830. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William P.m. Dean.
Lula  Jane (Stanley) Elam Dean
I knew her as "Granny Dean." She was my great grandmother on my father's side.
Regina Pearl (Opferkuch) Dean was born in April 1970 at home in St anthony, Idaho United States to Charles B Opferkuch and Beverly Ann (Meadows) Opferkuch, and has a brother Philip Charles Opferkuch. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Regina Pearl (Opferkuch) Dean.
Elizabeth "Betty" C Register-Dean
Elizabeth C. Register-Dean of Tyler County, Texas United States was born on October 17, 1869 in Rockland. She was in a relationship with Sermon Pierce Dean, and had children Roxie (Dean) Daniels, Jefferson Sermon "Jeffie" Dean, Charles Hilliard Dean, Joel Edward "Bill" Dean, William Jasper "Pat" Dean, Ralph "Bunk" Dean, Jerry Franklin Dean, Troy Otha "T. O." Dean, James Benford "J. B." Dean, Mary Ida (Dean) Davis, and Robert Preston Dean. Elizabeth Register-Dean died at age 88 years old on April 15, 1958 in Rockland.
Elliott Dean
Elliott Dean of Magnolia, Columbia County, AR was born on April 30, 1906, and died at age 96 years old on June 9, 2002.
Austin Dean was born on July 11, 2015 in Conroe, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Austin Dean.
Christina (Hejl) Dean
Christina (Hejl) Dean was born on February 18, 1989 in Conroe, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christina (Hejl) Dean.
Oakey James Dean
Oakey James Dean was born in 1891. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Oakey James Dean.
Aubrey Dean was born on March 11, 2020 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Aubrey Dean.
Fred H. Dean
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Frederick W. Dean
Frederick W. Dean was born 15 Dec 1799 in England. He died 17 July 1880 in Suspension Bridge, an area within the City of Niagara Falls, New York. He and his wife, Barbara Roon Troy Dean, are buried at Oakwood Cemetery in the City of Niagara Falls. Barbara Dean was born 1 Feb 1796 in County Cork (or possibly Dublin) Ireland. She died 5 Dec 1892 at Youngstown, Niagara County, NY, at the home of her son, Edmund Dean. This information is from their obituaries in the newspapers.
Emma's first marriage was to James Wagoner abt 1849 or 1850. Emma had a second marriage to Benjamin Foose, married abt 1863 in Lewiston, Niagara Co. NY.
Millie married Albert Henry Furlong they had two children Albert Alan and Clara Alice May
Elizabeth Captilda Nottage Dean Jackson
Elizabeth Captilda Nottage was married twice. Her first marraige was to John Percy Dean, Jr. of which she had two children; John and Sylvester Dean. She then married years later Morrell Andrew Jackson and had 4 children; Jacqueline, Rebecca, Amey and Maurice Jackson.
John Dean
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Charles Hilliard Dean
Charles Hilliard Dean was born in October 1891 to Elizabeth "Betty" C Register-Dean and Sermon Pierce Dean, and has siblings Ralph "Bunk" Dean, Troy Otha "T. O." Dean, Mary Ida (Dean) Davis, James Benford "J. B." Dean, Roxie (Dean) Daniels, Robert Preston Dean, Jefferson Sermon "Jeffie" Dean, Joel Edward "Bill" Dean, William Jasper "Pat" Dean, and Jerry Franklin Dean. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Hilliard Dean.

Dean Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Dean family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 41,911 people with the last name Dean that have a birth and death date listed.

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71.0 years

Oldest Deans

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Lillian J Dean of Buchanan Dam, Llano County, TX was born on March 12, 1892, and died at age 107 years old on January 15, 2000.
107 years
Martha Dean of Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico was born on December 7, 1879, and died at age 106 years old in September 1986.
106 years
Annie M Dean of Socorro, Socorro County, NM was born on November 8, 1896, and died at age 106 years old on January 28, 2003.
106 years
Pearl Dean was born on March 16, 1885, and died at age 105 years old on February 2, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pearl Dean.
105 years
Catherine E Dean of Belleville, Saint Clair County, IL was born on July 23, 1894, and died at age 105 years old on May 31, 2000.
105 years
Jessie T Dean of Springfield, Robertson County, TN was born on July 12, 1891, and died at age 106 years old on September 15, 1997.
106 years
Elfrieda Dean of Hudson, Pasco County, FL was born on October 13, 1898, and died at age 105 years old on May 24, 2004.
105 years
Lillian B Dean was born on May 24, 1895, and died at age 106 years old on June 20, 2001. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lillian B Dean.
106 years
Christeen Dean of Eldridge, Sonoma County, CA was born on June 10, 1887, and died at age 105 years old on February 22, 1993.
105 years
Dorothy A Dean of Sequim, Clallam County, WA was born on July 5, 1903, and died at age 105 years old on November 27, 2008.
105 years
John Dean of Wiggins, Stone County, MS was born on August 26, 1883, and died at age 105 years old on October 11, 1988.
105 years
Elizabeth Dean of Lapeer, Lapeer County, MI was born on April 11, 1895, and died at age 105 years old on December 9, 2000.
105 years
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I am interested to see if there is anyone with a short history of a female with the last name Dean in the early 1800's approx. 1830-1840 time period who married someone named Romuald B DesRoches In Adrian Michigan... I do not have a first name... known as Miss Dean... she died in childbirth and the child too... Romuald devastated moved on to Wayne County Michigan and started his own French speaking Baptist Church... does anyone have such a person in their history??
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1900 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Precinct 6, Community of Roberson, page 91A & 92
Genealogy.com, page 9 of 14

Franklin L. Dean and his family are listed in the 1900 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama. Franklin is listed as 45 years of age and was born November 1854 in Alabama. His wife is listed as "Martha A" age 42 born September 1857 in Alabama. The children listed in the household are Ellen F, age 21 born September 1878; John C. born March 1881; Sidney J. born January 1888; Clarence born December 1892 and Claude A, (listed as Claudy) born April 1896. All of the children were born in Alabama.

1910 Federal Census, Butler County, Alabama
Community of Dock, page 52B
genealogy.com, page 4 of 12

Franklin L. Dean and family are listed in the 1920 Federal Census for Butler County, Alabama living in the Community of Dock. Franklin is listed as age 55, born in Alabama. His wife is listed as Martha age 52, also born in Alabama. The children listed in the household are, Sidney age 20; Clarence age 17; Claude age 14 and Charles age 9. All of the children were born in Alabama. They are living next door to John Andrew and Mary Tindal. Mary Tindal was Mary Ann Frances Barrington prior to her marriage and she was a daughter of William Winfield Barrington. William was a brother of Marion Madison Barrington whose daughter Annie married Samuel MacDonald Dean, Franklin's brother.

1920 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge, page 89B
genealogy.com, page 10 of 36

Franklin L. Dean and family are listed in the 1920 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama living near the town of Rutledge. Franklin is listed as age 65, born in Alabama, Martha is listed as 62, born in Alabama. Also listed are three sons, Claude R., age 23, Clarence E., age 27 and Charles A., age 19. The last line reveals a grandson, Marvin E., age 2 and 1/2 years. All of the children were born in Alabama.

1930 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge, page 11B
ancestry.com, page 22 & 23 of 33

Franklin L. Dean and family are listed in the 1930 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama living near the town of Honoraville. Franklin is listed as age 75, born in Alabama, Martha is listed as 62, born in Alabama. The children listed in the household are Clarence E., age 37; Charles A., age 30 and Marvin age 13. All of the children were born in Alabama.


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Burial: 1930, Blackrock Community, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Charles Sumpter "Sump" Dean I by Donnie Shackleford

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Charles Sumpter Dean I, also known as Sump Dean was a son of James Minton and
Tabitha Dean. Charles Sumpter was born in Lowndes County, Alabama. Some state his birth but may have been North Carolina, as this was the possible birth place of his father and mother, however the census records show him born in Alabama. His father was James Minton Dean, born about 1790. His mother was known as "Tabitha" whose maiden name I do not know, she was born about 1800. There is some confusion as to his exact birth place of his father, some state North Carolina and others state Wilkes County, Georgia. James Minton Dean and his two brothers, John and Jarrett, settled in Lowndes County, Alabama about 1819 after the War of 1812. All three had enlisted at Millidgeville, Georgia and served under the command of Captain Ezekial Wimberley. Due to this location it appears that they were in Wilkes County, Georgia at this time but still this does not provide prooof as to their place of birth. James purchased land in Autauga County, Alabama in 1838 with a promissory note being issued in Lowndes County. These records point to the place of Charles Sumpter's birth as Lowndes County. Charles Sumpter married two times, first to Edna T. Walker in 1848. Edna was born in Tennesse about 1828 and died in Black Rock about 1885. He then married Sarah Ann Matilda Bradford.

Charles Sumpter Dean and the Confederate Army

Charles Sumpter Dean served in the Confederate Army and was assigned to the 17th Alabama Infantry, Company K. Having fought and suffering injury in the Civil War, it was his second wife Sarah who applied for his Military Benefits after his death in 1891. It seems that during times of hardship, such as those suffered during the Civil War, many bonds are made bewteen friends who served together. One of thos bonds that has lasted for more than one and a half centuries is the bond between the Dean and Barrington families.

William Winfield Barrington was the first of two sons of Willis Barrington and Sarah Cebelle Matthews to locate in the area of Butler and Crenshaw Counties of Alabama. William was born in Henry County Georgia on January 05, 1829 and later moved with his parents to Stewart County. By 1848 he was in Macon County Alabama where he married Rhoda Adeline Weaver on March 16, 1848. Rhoda was a daughter of Arthur Weaver and Sarah Coe, born in Macon County on July 28, 1830. I am not sure if William was living in Macon County at the time he married Rhoda, possibly he was there on a family visit as his parents were still living in Stewart County in Georgia.

Living in Macon County at the time William married was his sister, Elizabeth "Olive" Barrington-Coe. Elizabeth was the wife of Isaac W. Coe and Isaac was a brother of Sarah Coe who was the mother of Rhoda. This makes it probable that William met his wife Rhoda while visiting Elizabeth and Isaac. By 1855 Elizabeth and Isaac had left Macon County for Philadelphia, Nishoba County Mississippi and Rhoda's parents', Arthur Weaver and Sarah Coe, had moved to Butler County, Alabama. This is probably about the time that William and Rhoda Barrington moved to Butler County where they settled in the area near the Black Rock Community. Soon after the end of the Civil War Butler County was divided and the Black Rock Community became part of Crenshaw County.

William enlisted into the Confederate Army in the city of Greenville in Butler County in September 1862 along with a close friend, Charles Sumpter Dean I. Both signed up for duty in Company K of the 17th Alabama Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Butler True Blues". The regiment was organized August 1861 at Montgomery, Alabama, with men from Coosa, Lowndes, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Monroe, Butler, and Russell counties. With 900 men the unit moved to Pensacola, then in March 1862, it was sent to West Tennessee and assigned to J. K. Jackson's Brigade. After fighting at Shiloh and Farmington, the 17th was ordered to Mobile. Here it served under Generals Slaughter and Cantey, and various companies trained as heavy artillerists. Early in 1864 it joined the Army of Tennessee, still serving under General Cantey, and was active in the Atlanta Campaign, Hood's expedition into Tennessee, and the Battle of Bentonville. This regiment reported 125 casualties at Shiloh and 130 at Peach Tree Creek. Lost two-thirds of its force at Franklin and a number were captured at Nashville. Very few surrendered in April 1865.

The service that William Barrington and Charles Sumpter Dean provided for the confederacy was just the beginning of many years of close family relations between the Barrington and Dean families. By 1870 William's brother, Marion, also moved to Crenshaw County and lived on the land next to William. Marion's daughter Anna would later marry Samuel Dean, a son of Charles Sumpter Dean. The Barringtons and Deans were all former founding members of the Black Rock community and the local Primitive Baptist Church where many of the Barrington and Dean family members are buried. William died April 26, 1909 and Rhoda died September 10, 1902. They are buried in the Black Rock Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

The United States Of America
Certificate Number 46,334:
"To all to whom these presents shall come; Greetings:

Whereas William Winfield Barrington of Butler County, Alabama has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Cahaba whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William Winfield Barrington, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making further provisions for the sale of Public Lands," for the West half of the South east quarter of section 28 in Township 10 of Range 16 in the District of Lands formerly subject to sale at Cahaba, now Greenville, Alabama, containing 80 acres and four hundreths of an acre according to the Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said William Winfield Barrington.

Now know ye; that the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant, unto the said William Winfield Barrington and to his heirs, the said tract above described; to have and to hold the same, together with all rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances, of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said William Winfield Barrington and to his heirs assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, James Buchanan, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given unto my hand, at the city of Washington, the first day of November in the year of our Lord, 1858.

By The President: "James Buchanan"

In 1896, according to the Confederate and pension Records at the Alabama Archives, William was a pensioner. He certified on his application that he served as a private in Co. K, 17th Alabama Infantry Regiment, that he enlisted in September 1862 at Greenville, Alabama and that his post office address was Rutledge. Witnesses swore that he did serve. The Board agreed with his appraisal of his property (valued at under $400), however, they felt that the severity of his physical condition would not keep him from performing manual labor. He was discharged in Montgomery, 9 June 1865. His discharge papers include the information that he was 6 foot, 2 inches, dark hair and blue eyes. And he could sign his name. "

"Confederate Soldiers Residing in Crenshaw County Alabama 1907"

BARRINGTON, William Winfield; residing in Rutledge Alabama born January 05, 1829 in Henry County, Georgia entered as private in September 1862 at Greenville Alabama in the 17th Alabama Inf. Company K and continued until he was discharged at Montgomery Alabama on June 09, 1865.

After the end of the Civil War, Charles Sumpter returned to his home near Black Rock. Prior to his entry into the Confederate Army Charles Sumpter owned a very large plantation with many slaves, a symbol of great wealth at the time. Not only was Charles Sumpter Dean an owner of many slaves but by being an owner of slaves he defied the local traditions of not allowing slaves to read or write, some had formal educations. During and soon after the war many of the slaves were forced to leave but later returned. After they returned Charles Sumpter dived his land into ten acre sections and deeded it to his slaves along with appropiate timber to build them homes.

Obituary of
Charles Sumpter Dean

Rutledge Wave on August 19, 1891

"DEAN- Sump Dean was found dead near his residence in this County, five miles west of Rutledge, on the 14th. Sumpter Dean, deceased was in the 69th year of his age.Cause of death supposed to be paralysis. Having been before attacked with that kind of trouble. Deceased has four sons and two daughters and a wife. His second wife by whom he had no issue."

Charles Sumpter Dean and his first wife Edna had a total of eight children, three daughters and five sons, however, only four sons and two daughters were still living at the time of his death. After his death in 1891, his second wife Sarah moved to the nearby community of Rutledge and lived out the balance of her life with the family of William M. and Amanda Barrington. This fact proven by the 1900 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama.



1860 Federal Census Butler County, Alabama
Friendship District, Precinct # 6, page 235
ancestry.com. page 21 of 32

Charles Sumpter Dean and his family are in the 1860 Federal Census for Butler County, Alabama. Charles is listed as S. Dean, age 37, a farmer and his place of birth is listed as Alabama. His wife is listed as "E. T. Dean", age 29, born in Tennessee. Their children are listed as follows, Sarah Tabitha is S. T. Dean, age 10; Oliver Hazard Perry Dean is listed as OHP Dean, age 9; James N. Dean is listed as J. N. Dean, age 7; Franklin L. Dean is listed as F. L. Dean, age 5; Mary M. Dean is listed as M. M. Dean age 2 and Samuel MacDonald Dean is listed as S. D. Dean, age 9 months. All of the children were born in Alabama.

1870 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township 11, Rutledge District, page 129
ancestry.com, page 46 of 48

Charles Sumpter Dean and his family are listed in the 1870 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama and are living near Rutledge, in Township 11, also known as the Black Rock Community. Charles is listed as "Sumpter Dean" age 47 and was born in Albama. His wife is listed as "Edna" age 42, born in Tennessee. The children listed in the household are Sarah T. age 20; Oliver age 19; James age 17; Franklin age 15; Mary age 12; Samuel MacDonald age 10 and Joseph age 3. All of the children were born in Alabama.

1880 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge, page 421B
ancestry.com. page 30 of 49

Charles Sumpter Dean and his family are listed in the 1880 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama and are living near Rutledge, probably in the area of the Black Rock Community. Charles is listed as "Sumpter Dean" age 57 and was born in Albama. His wife is listed as "Edna" age 52, born in Tennessee. The children listed in the household Mary age 22; Samuel age 20 and Joseph age 13. All of the children were born in Alabama.

Edna Walker Dean, the first wife of Charles Sumpter Dean, died in 1885. Soon after her death Charles Sumpter married Sarah Anne Matilda Bradford, Bradford being her married name. Sarah had one child before her marriage to Sumpter Dean, she was Amanda Paralee Bradford. Amanda married William Marion Barrington, the sixth child of William Winfield Barrington and Rhoda Adeline Weaver. William married at the age of twenty-one to Amanda in Rutledge, Crenshaw County Alabama.

Amanda was born in the Black Rock Community of Crenshaw County on November 30, 1860. I do not know who her father was nor do I know the maiden name of her mother Sarah. After Amanda's father died her mother Sarah married Charles Sumpter Dean. Charles Sumpter Dean's son Samuel married Annie Iola Barrington, daughter of Marion Madison Barrington. Marion was a brother of William Winfield Barrington. By the time of the 1900 census William Marion Barrington and Amanda were living in Rutledge with seven children, Willie Lee, William Henry, Anna, Walter, Ethel, Ulbert and Lillie. Also living with them was Amanda's mother and widow of Charles Sumpter Dean, listed at the time as Sarah Ann Matilda Dean. Their eighth child Ebbie was born in 1901. William and Amanda were still in Rutledge in 1920 where he died at home on November 04, 1927. Soon after William died his wife Amanda moved into the home with her son Walter and was living with them in Rutledge in 1930. Amanda lived for over 100 years and died just short of her 101st birthday on September 15, 1961. She was buried next to her husband William Marion at the Black Rock Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Crenshaw County.

1900 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge

Sarah Anne Matilda Dean is listed in the home with William Marion Barrington and family in the 1900 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama and are living in the Township of Rutledge. Listed are William age 39, his wife Amanda is listed as age 39. Also listed are children Willie L., age 17, William Henry age 15, Anna age 13, Walter J., age 11, Ethel age 8, Ulbert age 5 and Lillie age 1. L Sarah Dean is listed as age 65.

1910 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge

William Marion Barrington and his family are still living in Rutledge in Crenshaw County and are listed in the 1910 Federal Census. William is listed as 49 years of age born in Alabama. Amanda is listed as 49 years of age, also born in Alabama. The children listed in the household are Ethel age 18, Walter age 20, Ulbert age 14, Lillie age 11 and Ebbie age 9. Also from this census I find Sarah Dean still living at age 75.

In the 1920 Federal Census Sarah M. Dean was no longer in the home with William and Amanda but was living nearby and living alone. By the time the 1930 census was taken Sarah was living with her daughter Amanda and her son, Walter J. Barrington.

1930 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Rutledge

Walter J. Barrington and his family are listed in the 1930 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama living in the Township of Rutledge. Walter is listed as 40 years of age and his wife, Velma Tidwell, is listed as 36 years of age. At home with them are five children. Anna age 13, Louvisa age 11, Dalvine age 6, Hayward age 5 and Ruby Jewell age 2. Also living with the family is the mother of Walter, Amanda Paralee Barrington, she is listed as 69 years of age. Also living in the household of Walter J Barrington is Sarah Ann Dean. Sarah is the mother of Amanda Paralee Barrington and is listed as 96 years of age.

Sarah Dean died at the age of 97 in Rutledge, Crenshaw County, Alabama on January 05, 1932 and was buried next to her son-in-law, William Marion Barrington, at the Black Rock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. She is not buried next to her husband, Charles Sumpter Dean. Charles Sumpter died on August 12, 1891 and was buried next to his first wife Edna Walker.

More About Charles Sumpter "Sump" Dean I:
Burial: 1891, Blackrock Community, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Military service: Civil War, Confederate Army CoA 17thAL Inf

Sarah Ann Matilda Bradford-Dean was still living in Rutledge, Crenshaw County, Alabama at the time of the 1920 Federal Census and was listed as being 86 years of age.

More About Sarah Ann Matilda Bradford:
Burial: 1932, Blackrock Community, Crenshaw County, Alabama

More About Charles Dean and Sarah Bradford:
Marriage: Aft. 1885, Crenshaw County, Alabama

More About Edna Frances Walker:
Burial: Abt. 1885, Blackrock Community, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Cause of death: heart attack

More About Charles Dean and Edna Walker:
Marriage: August 08, 1848, Lowndes County, Alabama
James Thomas " Joe Tom" Dean

James Thomas Dean, known as "Tom", was shot and killed by his younger brother Sumpter on December 03, 1906. The murder took place after the two were involved in a argument, obviously brought on by too much whiskey. James was buried at the Black Rock Cemetery in Crenshaw County. I do not know how much time Sumpter served in prison for his brother's murder, he died April 10, 1952 and was buried alone at the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Brantley in Crenshaw County, Alabama.

Crenshaw County, AL Newspaper Abstracts 1900-1909

DEAN - Sump Dean who shot and killed his brother Tom Dean near Honoraville last week is now in the county jail. His trial is set for today, but likely have to be postponed until next Thursday. This is a case where whiskey has caused the shedding of a brothers blood. (The Luverne Journal - December 13, 1906)
John C. Dean
March 06, 1881 - October 12, 1944
Leona Jackson November 04, 1882 - December 28, 1969

1910 Federal Census, Bulter County, Alabama
Community of Dock, page 55A
genealogy.com, page 9 of 12

John C. Dean and his family are listed in the 1910 Federal Census for Butler County, Alabama and are living in the Township of Dock. John is listed as 29 years of age and was born in Alabama. His wife is listed as "Leona" age 24, also born in Alabama. There is one child listed, possibly Levart (daughter) age less than 1, born in Alabama.

1930 Federal Census, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Township of Honoraville, page 9B
ancestry.com, page 18 of 33

John C. Dean and his family are listed in the 1930 Federal Census for Crenshaw County, Alabama and are living in the Township of Honoraville. John is listed as 49 years of age and was born in Alabama. His wife is listed as "Lenna" age 44, also born in Alabama. The children listed in the household are Shirman age 16; Ruby age 14 and Johnnie F. age 11. All of the children were born in Alabama.

More About John C. Dean:
Burial: 1944, Blackrock Cemetery, Crenshaw County, Alabama

More About Leona Jackson:
Burial: 1969, Blackrock Cemetery, Crenshaw County, Alabama

More About John Dean and Leona Jackson:
Marriage: Bef. 1908, Crenshaw County, Alabama

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