Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Samuel Valentine Dean

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 586, 587

Samuel Valentine Dean is a native of the "Bay State," born in 1825.  His parents, 
Samuel and Hannah (Hynes) Dean; his grandfather, Benjamin Dean; and the maternal 
grandfather and grandmother were all born in Massachusetts, and there spent their 
lives, Samuel and Hannah dying in 1847 and 1848, respectively.  The former was born 
in 1780, and throughout life was a carpenter and joiner by trade.  He and wife became 
the parents of nine children, all of whom lived to maturity, and six of whom are now 
living.  The maternal grandmother's name was Valentine, and she was a lineal descendant 
of the Revolutionary volunteer, Gen. Valentine.  The prominent characteristics of the 
Dean family are their medium stature, dark complexion and longevity.  The old stock were 
Presbyterians.  Samuel Valentine Dean went on the ocean as a sailor boy at the age of 
fourteen years, and worked on sailing vessels plying between the United States and the 
West Indies, and rose to the rank of second mate.  At the age of twenty-one years he 
went on the great lakes to Buffalo and Chicago, and became second mate on a passenger 
steamer, serving in this capacity four years; then went to Pennsylvania, and, at the 
age of twenty-five years, was married to Miss Harriet Morrell, who was born in the 
"Keystone State," in 1830, and from about the time of their marriage until 1872 resided
in Ohio.  Since that time they have been residents of Hickory County, Mo., and own a 
fine farm of 220 acres.  Their children are: Celia, wife of Theodore Hellenbeak; Morrell, 
Charles W. and Annie May.  Mr. Dean has been a licensed minister of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church since 1861, and, in his political views, is a Democrat.  During the 
late war he served three years in the Federal army as captain in Company K, One Hundred 
and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Gen. Hancock, and was at the battles of 
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville; and in the last engagement he was captured 
and taken a prisoner to Richmond, Va., being paroled after two weeks.  Then he went to 
Parole Camp, Annapolis, Md., and, after being exchanged, returned to the regiment.  The 
next year he was again taken prisoner, and retained eight and one-half months.  He was 
discharged at the close of the war at Pittsburg, Pa.  He now draws a pension of sixteen 
dollars per month, and is a member of the G. A. R.  He also belongs to the Agricultural 
Wheel.  Mrs. Dean's parents, Jonathan and Content (Marble) Morrell, were born in New 
York State and Massachusetts, respectively, and afterward became farmers of Pennsylvania.

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