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Joseph Leroy Dean 1921–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1921

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1983

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Elihue Dean

Mother: Maggie Hindman

Spouse(s): Alpha Thomas, Sally Shockley

Children(s): Rita Dean, Lawrence Dean, Barbara Matthews

The story of Joseph Leroy Dean began in 1921 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA. In 1964, Joseph Leroy Dean resided in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Leroy Dean married Alpha Mary Thomas, Sally Fannie Shockley, and had children including Barbara Matthews, David W Dean, James Dean, Joseph Dean, Lawrence Randolph Dean, Rita Ann Dean, Roy E Dean, Shirley Dean. Joseph Leroy Dean passed away in 1983 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Leroy Dean began in 1921 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1964, Joseph Leroy Dean resided in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Leroy Dean married Alpha Mary Thomas, Sally Fannie Shockley, and had children including Barbara Matthews, David W Dean, James Dean, Joseph Dean, Lawrence Randolph Dean, Rita Ann Dean, Roy E Dean, Shirley Dean.
  • Joseph Leroy Dean passed away in 1983 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Dean's Ancestors

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Joseph Dean
1921–1983
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Elihue Pierce Dean
1893–1955
South Carolina, USA
Maggie Hindman
1890–1930
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Columbus (H.) Hindman
1858–1930
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Addie (Julia) Rook
1862–1907
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hindman
1834–1863
Lavinia Littlefield
1827–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Littlefield
1790–1845
Sarah Willis
1790–1850

Joseph Dean's Descendants

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Joseph (Leroy) Dean (7 Jul 1921–12 Aug 1983) m. Alpha (Mary) Thomas (10 May 1927–12 Jul 1962) m. Sally (Fannie) Shockley (1939–Jul 1987)
  1. 1. Rita (Ann) Dean 1947–2016
  2. 2. Lawrence (Randolph) Dean 1948–2017
  3. 3. Barbara Matthews 1943–2017

Joseph Dean's Timeline

3 Records

1921
7 Jul 1921
Birth of Joseph Leroy Dean in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
1964
1964
Age 43
Joseph Leroy Dean resided here in Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1983
12 Aug 1983
Age 62
Death of Joseph Leroy Dean in Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Country Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1983; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5174556,0.3532607,0.6277013&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1964
    Event Place: Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Index-Journal; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1964; Publication Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA; ,0.749923

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterloo
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1983; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5174556,0.3532607,0.6277013&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Ware Shoals, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 13 Aug 1983; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5174556,0.3532607,0.6277013&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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