Carmin Dean, daughter of Elkanah Birt Dean, had in her possession the diary of Henry Harrison Dean. I, Guy Dean Newgren, held the small approx. 3"x5" diary in my hand; I would love to know what happened to it. I hope it safely passed to one of Carmen's children or grandchildren. I believe she got the following from that diary, because it is so specific. Carmin Dean 1909-1999 (in 1980 interview) said that:
"He [Henry Harrison Dean, born 1827] served in the Civil War and fought on Fisher Hill, under General Lee.
"On August 27, 1866, he and his family started to Missouri in a caravan of five or six covered wagons and it took him fifty-one days to reach James Wilkinson, his wife's parents, in Lafayette County, Missouri. They [James Stanley Wilkinson and Mary Burgess Lyon] came earlier, and were on over -- just over the line, in Johnson County. And then in 1867, Doctor Dean moved his family to J. W. Wilkinson's log cabin, west of the track timber. And here, July 15, 1868, my father, Elkanah Birt, was born.
"In May 20, 1867 Doctor Dean went to Virginia, on a business trip. He made several trips back to Virginia. And he went by boat and train, making the trip in six days. See, that's much faster than the covered wagon deal, which was fifty-one days. He returned to Missouri in three and a half months with a caravan that took seven weeks. See, that's covered wagons.
"Then, in 1868, Doctor Dean built a log cabin, half-mile west and a quarter south of Chapel Hill and moved with his family to that cabin.
"In 1870, he and his family moved to Chapel Hill. And here, two more children -- Tilden [Tilden Tucker Dean, 1871] and Abner [Abner Alexander Dean, 1874] were born.
"In 1876, his wife, my grandmother [Susanna Wilkinson, 1844], died. And Abner was a baby then. And the wife died, and all these other children were not too big.
"Then, in 1867 [corrected to about 1878], Doctor Dean married Cena Ann South and two children were born -- Mose [Moses Shadrachmeshach Dean, about 1879] and Aaron [Joseph Aaron Dean, about 1881].
"Then after Cena Ann's death, he went to Virginia and married Letha Beamer [Letha M. Beamer, 1849] and had a son [Charlie Monroe Dean born in 1888 or 1890] who died in infancy.
"He [Henry Harrison Dean] was very religious and, at death, had read the Bible thirty-two times."
Donald Dean 1904-1984, son of John Ellis Dean, in a 1980 interview, added:
"Doc Dean's first wife [Susanna Wilkerson, married 7 Feb 1858] died – she never did get to …. An' then he married this Susan [this may be 2nd wife, Cena Ann South, married about 1878] after they came to Missoura, and Letheenie [spelled phonetically for 3rd wife, Letha M. Beamer, married 23 Oct 1887]. He married those two after he got to Missoura." [colloquial, phonetic spelling used].
"He [Henry Harrison Dean, born 1827] served in the Civil War and fought on Fisher Hill, under General Lee.
"On August 27, 1866, he and his family started to Missouri in a caravan of five or six covered wagons and it took him fifty-one days to reach James Wilkinson, his wife's parents, in Lafayette County, Missouri. They [James Stanley Wilkinson and Mary Burgess Lyon] came earlier, and were on over -- just over the line, in Johnson County. And then in 1867, Doctor Dean moved his family to J. W. Wilkinson's log cabin, west of the track timber. And here, July 15, 1868, my father, Elkanah Birt, was born.
"In May 20, 1867 Doctor Dean went to Virginia, on a business trip. He made several trips back to Virginia. And he went by boat and train, making the trip in six days. See, that's much faster than the covered wagon deal, which was fifty-one days. He returned to Missouri in three and a half months with a caravan that took seven weeks. See, that's covered wagons.
"Then, in 1868, Doctor Dean built a log cabin, half-mile west and a quarter south of Chapel Hill and moved with his family to that cabin.
"In 1870, he and his family moved to Chapel Hill. And here, two more children -- Tilden [Tilden Tucker Dean, 1871] and Abner [Abner Alexander Dean, 1874] were born.
"In 1876, his wife, my grandmother [Susanna Wilkinson, 1844], died. And Abner was a baby then. And the wife died, and all these other children were not too big.
"Then, in 1867 [corrected to about 1878], Doctor Dean married Cena Ann South and two children were born -- Mose [Moses Shadrachmeshach Dean, about 1879] and Aaron [Joseph Aaron Dean, about 1881].
"Then after Cena Ann's death, he went to Virginia and married Letha Beamer [Letha M. Beamer, 1849] and had a son [Charlie Monroe Dean born in 1888 or 1890] who died in infancy.
"He [Henry Harrison Dean] was very religious and, at death, had read the Bible thirty-two times."
Donald Dean 1904-1984, son of John Ellis Dean, in a 1980 interview, added:
"Doc Dean's first wife [Susanna Wilkerson, married 7 Feb 1858] died – she never did get to …. An' then he married this Susan [this may be 2nd wife, Cena Ann South, married about 1878] after they came to Missoura, and Letheenie [spelled phonetically for 3rd wife, Letha M. Beamer, married 23 Oct 1887]. He married those two after he got to Missoura." [colloquial, phonetic spelling used].
Carmin Dean, daughter of Elkanah Birt Dean, had in her possession the diary of Henry Harrison Dean. I, Guy Dean Newgren, held the small approx. 3"x5" diary in my hand; I would love to know what happened to it. I hope it safely passed to one of Carmen's children or grandchildren. I believe she got the following from that diary, because it is so specific. Carmin Dean 1909-1999 (in 1980 interview) said that:
"He [Henry Harrison Dean, born 1827] served in the Civil War and fought on Fisher Hill, under General Lee.
"On August 27, 1866, he and his family started to Missouri in a caravan of five or six covered wagons and it took him fifty-one days to reach James Wilkinson, his wife's parents, in Lafayette County, Missouri. They [James Stanley Wilkinson and Mary Burgess Lyon] came earlier, and were on over -- just over the line, in Johnson County. And then in 1867, Doctor Dean moved his family to J. W. Wilkinson's log cabin, west of the track timber. And here, July 15, 1868, my father, Elkanah Birt, was born.
"In May 20, 1867 Doctor Dean went to Virginia, on a business trip. He made several trips back to Virginia. And he went by boat and train, making the trip in six days. See, that's much faster than the covered wagon deal, which was fifty-one days. He returned to Missouri in three and a half months with a caravan that took seven weeks. See, that's covered wagons.
"Then, in 1868, Doctor Dean built a log cabin, half-mile west and a quarter south of Chapel Hill and moved with his family to that cabin.
"In 1870, he and his family moved to Chapel Hill. And here, two more children -- Tilden [Tilden Tucker Dean, 1871] and Abner [Abner Alexander Dean, 1874] were born.
"In 1876, his wife, my grandmother [Susanna Wilkinson, 1844], died. And Abner was a baby then. And the wife died, and all these other children were not too big.
"Then, in 1867 [corrected to about 1878], Doctor Dean married Cena Ann South and two children were born -- Mose [Moses Shadrachmeshach Dean, about 1879] and Aaron [Joseph Aaron Dean, about 1881].
"Then after Cena Ann's death, he went to Virginia and married Letha Beamer [Letha M. Beamer, 1849] and had a son [Charlie Monroe Dean born in 1888 or 1890] who died in infancy.
"He [Henry Harrison Dean] was very religious and, at death, had read the Bible thirty-two times."
Donald Dean 1904-1984, son of John Ellis Dean, in a 1980 interview, added:
"Doc Dean's first wife [Susanna Wilkerson, married 7 Feb 1858] died – she never did get to …. An' then he married this Susan [this may be 2nd wife, Cena Ann South, married about 1878] after they came to Missoura, and Letheenie [spelled phonetically for 3rd wife, Letha M. Beamer, married 23 Oct 1887]. He married those two after he got to Missoura." [colloquial, phonetic spelling used].
"He [Henry Harrison Dean, born 1827] served in the Civil War and fought on Fisher Hill, under General Lee.
"On August 27, 1866, he and his family started to Missouri in a caravan of five or six covered wagons and it took him fifty-one days to reach James Wilkinson, his wife's parents, in Lafayette County, Missouri. They [James Stanley Wilkinson and Mary Burgess Lyon] came earlier, and were on over -- just over the line, in Johnson County. And then in 1867, Doctor Dean moved his family to J. W. Wilkinson's log cabin, west of the track timber. And here, July 15, 1868, my father, Elkanah Birt, was born.
"In May 20, 1867 Doctor Dean went to Virginia, on a business trip. He made several trips back to Virginia. And he went by boat and train, making the trip in six days. See, that's much faster than the covered wagon deal, which was fifty-one days. He returned to Missouri in three and a half months with a caravan that took seven weeks. See, that's covered wagons.
"Then, in 1868, Doctor Dean built a log cabin, half-mile west and a quarter south of Chapel Hill and moved with his family to that cabin.
"In 1870, he and his family moved to Chapel Hill. And here, two more children -- Tilden [Tilden Tucker Dean, 1871] and Abner [Abner Alexander Dean, 1874] were born.
"In 1876, his wife, my grandmother [Susanna Wilkinson, 1844], died. And Abner was a baby then. And the wife died, and all these other children were not too big.
"Then, in 1867 [corrected to about 1878], Doctor Dean married Cena Ann South and two children were born -- Mose [Moses Shadrachmeshach Dean, about 1879] and Aaron [Joseph Aaron Dean, about 1881].
"Then after Cena Ann's death, he went to Virginia and married Letha Beamer [Letha M. Beamer, 1849] and had a son [Charlie Monroe Dean born in 1888 or 1890] who died in infancy.
"He [Henry Harrison Dean] was very religious and, at death, had read the Bible thirty-two times."
Donald Dean 1904-1984, son of John Ellis Dean, in a 1980 interview, added:
"Doc Dean's first wife [Susanna Wilkerson, married 7 Feb 1858] died – she never did get to …. An' then he married this Susan [this may be 2nd wife, Cena Ann South, married about 1878] after they came to Missoura, and Letheenie [spelled phonetically for 3rd wife, Letha M. Beamer, married 23 Oct 1887]. He married those two after he got to Missoura." [colloquial, phonetic spelling used].
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