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John Ransom Dean 1835–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 26, 1835

Birth Location: Butler County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Dean

Mother: Eliza Piggotte

Spouse(s): Martha Sims, Ellen Gilmore

Children(s): Susan Dean, Mastin Dean

The story of John Ransom Dean began in 1835 in Butler County, Alabama, USA. In 1850, John Ransom Dean resided in Beat 1, Butler, Alabama, USA. In 1860, John Ransom Dean resided in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA. John Ransom Dean married Ellen Wright Gilmore, Martha Sims, and had children including Mastin Nathaniel Dean, Susan A Dean. John Ransom Dean passed away in 1915 in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ransom Dean began in 1835 in Butler County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1850, John Ransom Dean resided in Beat 1, Butler, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, John Ransom Dean resided in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA.
  • John Ransom Dean married Ellen Wright Gilmore, Martha Sims, and had children including Mastin Nathaniel Dean, Susan A Dean.
  • John Ransom Dean passed away in 1915 in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dean
1810–1864
Birth Location: Jasper, Georgia, USA
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Eliza Piggotte
1812–1883
Birth Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Sims
1834–1914
Birth Location: Alabama
MS
Ellen Gilmore
1845–
Birth Location: Butler County, Alabama, USA
EG

Children(s)

Susan Dean
1863–1943
Birth Location: –
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Mastin Dean
1873–1934
Birth Location: Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
MD

John Dean's Ancestors

Self
John Dean
1835–1915
Birth Place: Butler County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Mastin Dean
1810–1864
Jasper, Georgia, USA
Eliza Piggotte
1812–1883
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Dean
1809–
Martha
1813–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dean's Descendants

1.
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John (Ransom) Dean (April 26, 1835–1915) m. Martha Sims (1834–1914) m. Ellen (Wright) Gilmore (Nov 1845–)
  1. 1. Susan (A) Dean 1863–1943 m. John (B) Skipper 1837–
  2. 2. Mastin (Nathaniel) Dean 1873–1934 m. Minnie (Melinda) Bush 1878–1937
    1. 1. Leonard (Elmer) Dean 1897–1971 m. Mamie Hicks 1898–1972
      1. 1. Dorothy Dean 1921–
      2. 2. Oscar Dean 1920–
      3. 3. Jessie (Leo) Dean 1922–2003
      4. 4. Hazel (Marie) Dean 1925–1993 m. Clinton (D) Newman 1925–2008
      5. 5. Frances (Mura) Dean 1928–1998 m. Edgar (Arnold) Thiel 1923–2022

John Dean's Timeline

7 Records

1835
April 26, 1835
Birth of John Ransom Dean in Butler County, Alabama, USA
Butler County, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
John Ransom Dean resided here in Beat 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
Beat 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
John Ransom Dean resided here in Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
John Ransom Dean resided here in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
John Ransom Dean resided here in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
John Ransom Dean resided here in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
1915
1915
Age 80
Death of John Ransom Dean in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 26, 1835
    Event Place: Butler County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 472C; Enumeration District: 041
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240004
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M653_3; Page: 75; Family History Library Film: 803003
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374016
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 179A; Image: 359
    [6] Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Beat 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 179A; Image: 359

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 1, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M653_3; Page: 75; Family History Library Film: 803003

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 472C; Enumeration District: 041

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: T624_3; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374016

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
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