Ralph Dean and others

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07/10/2008

Ralph Dean and others

The young gentleman in the middle is my G-Grandfather Ralph Dean son of Sermon "Serm" Pierce Dean and Elizabeth "Betty" Caroline Register Dean. I would love to find out the identity of the other two in the photo. Judging by Ralph's apparent age and other factors, I have estimated the date of the photo to 1917.*

The stamp on the back says "Morris Carter Photography Co., 2119 P. O. St., Galveston, Tex"**

*Texas received over 8 inches of snow in January, 1917 which is abnormal for the region. (measured in DFW)

**Post Office Street changed names to Avenue E in 1913, but M-C continued to advertise the address as "2119 P. O. St." and "2119 Ave. E" interchangeably.

Date & Place: circa January 1917 at Smith Ferry in Tyler County, Texas USA

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Ralph "Bunk" Dean Jan 19, 1899 - Feb 14, 1999 Diboll, Texas

Ralph Dean of Diboll, Angelina County, TX was born on January 19, 1899 at Smith Ferry, Tyler County, Texas to Elizabeth "Betty" C Register-Dean and Sermon Pierce Dean. He had siblings Charles Hilliard 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. He married Carmen "Oda" (Daniels) Dean on May 8, 1920 in Tyler County United States, and had children Herbert Wayne Dean, Carmen Christine "Chris" (Dean) Franks, Betty Ruth (Dean) Baskette, Charlotte "Lottie" (Dean) Temple, Willard Ralph Dean, Max Thursten Dean, and Jack Benford Dean. Ralph Dean died at age 100 years old on February 14, 1999 in Diboll, Angelina County.

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