Obituary of Thomas Allen Dean of Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 11/2004

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Obituary of Thomas Allen Dean of Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana

Farmerville "Gazette" issue of 6 August 1924, page one
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OLD CITIZEN KILLED IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT

Mr. T. A. Dean of this Ward Killed Almost Instantly When Thrown From Wagon.

     One of the saddest accidents ever recorded in this community occurred about 
4 o'clock last Friday afternoon, Autust 1st, when Mr. T. A. Dean, one of our 
oldest and best citizens, was almost instantly killed by being thrown from his 
wagon when his team of mules ran away. 

     Mr. Dean, accompanied by his daughter, had gone in his wagon to a singing at 
Hopewell. They were returning home. Not very far from his house his mules became 
frightened at a calf beside the road and made a dash throwing Mr. Dean from the 
wagon against a tree. Dr. Taylor, who was already in the neighborhood making a call, 
was hurried to the scene. He arrived in a few minutes after it happened and found that 
almost all the ribs on the right side were broken and the side crushed in. Mr. Dean 
was hurried to the house where he died in about forty minutes. 

     Mr. Dean was 73 years of age. He had been a life-long resident of this parish and 
of this ward. He leaves a wife and several sons and daughters to wheom The Gazette 
extends its sincere sympathy. 

     Interment took place in the Taylor cemetery Saturday afternoon in presence of a 
large crowd of relatives and friends.
 
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Note: Thomas Allen Dean (29 Apr 1851 - 2 Aug 1924) was the son of Josiah Deanes 
(c1800-1851) and Sarah Ann Taylor (c1806/1811 - 1870/1880), and the grandson of 
Jesse Deanes (died 1825), as well as William Taylor (died 1830) and his wife 
Catherine Gray (died 1833). Thomas married in April 1875 to Rebecca Frances 
Albritton. 


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