Biographical Sketch of Henry Dean, Phelps County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Henry Dean, a successful agriculturist of Rolla Township, was born in
Nashville, Tenn., February 11, 1832, and is the son of Moses and Mary
(Binkley) Dean.  Moses Dean was born in Wilkes county, N. C., in 1800,
and was of French descent.  He went to Davidson county, Tenn., before
marriage, and there resided until 1844, when he moved to Crawford 
County, Mo., locating five miles southeast of Rolla, where he owned 
220 acres of land.  He died in 1858.  Mary (Binkley) Dean was born in
Pennsylvania in 1803, and was of German descent.  She died in 1865. 
She was the mother of twelve children, Henry Dean being the tenth. He
was twelve years of age when his parents moved to Phelps county, Mo.;
was reared and grew to manhood on the farm, and remained with his 
parents until he had reached his majority.  April 1, 1852, he married 
Miss Elizabeth Matlock, daughter of John Matlock, and a native of East
Tennessee, born in 1832.  They have three living children: Charles M.,
sheriff of Phelps county, Mo.; Mary M., wife of Harrison Williams; and
Stephen D., a farmer.  After marriage Mr. Dean settled near the old
home place, and here Mrs. Dean died April 7, 1862.  October 7, follow-
ing, Mr. Dean married Miss Nancy Smith, a native of North Carolina,
born in 1840.  To this union was born one child, Bettie.  Mr. Dean is
one of the old settlers of Phelps county, having been a resident of 
the same since his twelfth year.  For the past twelve years he has 
been a citizen of Rolla or lived in its vicinity.  He is the owner of
1,000 acres of land in Phelps county, is a life-long Democrat, is a
member of the I. O. O. F., the Masonic order, and he and wife are 
members of the Christian church.  During the war Mr. Dean was in the
service one year in Parson's Brigade, being assistant commissary of 
the same.  In 1874 he was elected collector of Phelps county by a 
majority of sixty-eight, and in 1876 he was re-elected by a majority
of 380.

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