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Betty Lou Dean 1937–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1937

Birth Location: Thayer, KS

Death Date: 16 Jul 2015

Death Location: Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Walter Dean

Mother: Fern Dean

Spouse(s): Douglas Ford, Earl Town

Children(s):

The story of Betty Lou Dean began in 1937 in Thayer, KS. In 1940, Betty Lou Dean resided in Shiloh, Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas, USA. In 1950, Betty Lou Dean resided in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA. Betty Lou Dean married Douglas Ford, Earl Melvin Town, and had children including Debra Lee Drummet, Kirk Ford I, Michael Ford, Pamela Kay Ford Hopkins, Patricia L Ford Smith, Penny Ford, Russell Dean Ford. Betty Lou Dean passed away in 2015 in Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Betty Lou Dean began in 1937 in Thayer, KS.
  • In 1940, Betty Lou Dean resided in Shiloh, Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Betty Lou Dean resided in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA.
  • Betty Lou Dean married Douglas Ford, Earl Melvin Town, and had children including Debra Lee Drummet, Kirk Ford I, Michael Ford, Pamela Kay Ford Hopkins, Patricia L Ford Smith, Penny Ford, Russell Dean Ford.
  • Betty Lou Dean passed away in 2015 in Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Betty Dean's Ancestors

Self
Betty Dean
1937–2015
Birth Place: Thayer, KS
Parents
Walter Clarence Dean
1909–1986
Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri, United States of America
Fern (Martha) Dean
1916–2006
Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Walter (Franklin) Dean
1879–1937
Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, United States of America
Laura Bean
1879–1918
Missouri, United States of America
Ira (Franklin) Haviland
1881–1948
Erie, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Effie (Rosalene) Mitchell
1881–
Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Dean
1846–1931
Melinda Rush
1856–1931
Alfred Bean
1828–1894
Phoebe Swathwood
1856–1908
John Haviland
1836–1910
Rebecca Shievley
1860–1889
Nicholas Mitchell
1825–1902
Martha Mitchell
1841–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thompson (Dean)
1826–1901
Martha (Pope)
1829–1908
Lewis Rush
1825–
Rebecca Skinner
1823–
Thomas Bean
1802–1881
Mary Largent
1807–1860
Susannah Ratcliff
1829–1870
John Swathwood
1827–1905
Martha Barger
1807–1865
Lewis Haviland
1807–1866
Charles Mitchell
1801–1864
Nancy ^
1809–1884
William Martin
1810–1866
Susan Martin
1807–1851

Betty Dean's Timeline

10 Records

1937
28 Jan 1937
Birth of Betty Lou Dean in Thayer, KS
Thayer, KS
1940
1940
Age 3
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Shiloh, Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Shiloh, Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA
1959
1959
Age 22
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Thayer, Kansas, USA
Thayer, Kansas, USA
1960
1960
Age 23
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Chanute, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Kansas, USA
1961
1961
Age 24
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Chanute, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Kansas, USA
1963
1963
Age 26
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Chanute, Kansas, USA
Chanute, Kansas, USA
1997
11 Sep 1997
Age 60
Betty Lou Dean was married in Pittsburg, KS
Pittsburg, KS
1997
1997-2020
Age 60
Betty Lou Dean resided here in Weir, Kansas, USA
Weir, Kansas, USA
2015
16 Jul 2015
Age 78
Death of Betty Lou Dean in Pittsburg, KS
Pittsburg, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1937
    Event Place: Thayer, KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, bathnaylor; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01249; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 67-22
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Joplin Globe; Publication Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175312541
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1952; Film: #3
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Thayer, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: 1421; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 67-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1997
    Event Place: Pittsburg, KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, bathnaylor; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175312541

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shiloh, Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shiloh, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01249; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 67-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Thayer, Neosho, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Thayer, Neosho, Kansas; Roll: 1421; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 67-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Thayer, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343819

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Chanute, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343826

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Chanute, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Counties (1953-1979); Reel Number: 43877_343843
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Chanute, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1997-2020
    Event Place: Weir, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chanute, Thayer, KS, Weir, KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, bathnaylor; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175312541

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: WEIR, Kan., West Side Burgers
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Joplin Globe; Publication Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 2015
    Event Place: Pittsburg, KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, bathnaylor; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, The Joplin Globe; Publication Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175312541
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shaw, Neosho County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, bathnaylor; Publication Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Legacy; pid=175312541
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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