Biographical Sketch of Stephen D. Dean, Phelps County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** Stephen D. Dean is a successful and enterprising farmer of Phelps county, Mo., and was born in that county in 1859, being a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Matlock) Dean, who were born in Tennessee in 1832 and 1831, respectively. The father was a farmer, and when ten years of age came to Missouri, where he afterward married. Here the mother died in 1862, having borne a family of five children, Stephen D. being the youngest. Mr. Dean married his second wife, Nancy Smith, of North Carolina, in 1852, and by her is the father of two children. Stephen D. Dean remained at home until twenty-one years of age, and was then united in marriage to Miss Jane Montgomery a daughter of Thomas and Mary Montgomery. She was born in Maries county, Mo., in 1861, and is the mother of five children: Daisy M., Edna Jane, Mary Etta, and Harry and Clifford, who are deceased. Mr. Dean owns a good farm of 183 acres, 100 of which are under cultiva- tion, on which he has resided since his marriage in 1880. He is a successful farmer, and in his political views supports the principles of the Democratic party. His wife is a member of the Christian Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================