Submitted by Ellen Kyger Ell1047927@aol.com
Comments: This is a simple chart to determine the descendants of James Dean. Any corrections or additional information is welcome.
Information to complete this chart was also taken, with permission, from:
Rockingham Co. Marriages and family chart info submitted by Edith Tanner edtan@exis.net
Dean Mountain Cemetery submitted by Thomas Elisha Dunbar treebranch@aol.com
Some dates and locations were taken from John Dean Family by Eugene Powell, pub. 1980 Greene County Historical Magazine and submitted by Tom Lewis
A very small amount of information was also taken from The Mongers: A Family of Old Virginia by Billie Joe Monger
Also, I owe a great deal to Edith Tanner for working with me on this chart throughout the revision process. Thank you, Edith!
I would also like to add the children of William (son of John) and Mary Unknown Dean, because I think they may be the parents of Naomi Dean, (possibly b. 11 June 1827 and died 24 Oct 1860) who m. 1) unk.Shiflett; m. 2) Shadrack Frazier.
Information on Naomi Dean from Eugene Powell and Olen Morris; “Naomi Dean
Frazier, died Oct 24 1860; age 33.4.13; w/o Shadrack; d/o Wm & Mary; St. Paul
Luthern Cemetery-Newport” If you have information on this line, please e-mail me
at bobklein99@comcast.net
Dean Mountain Cemetery is located about 4 - 5 miles North of
Swift Run Gap and one mile south of the South River Picnic area. The park
charges about $10 to get onto Skyline Drive, but if you are a descendant of
James Dean then you can sign a book to visit the active
burial grounds.
Revised 16 Sep 1999
Generation No. 1
1. John1 Dean was born Abt. 1762. He married Elizabeth Mays, 18 Aug 1790 Orange Co., VA
Children of John Dean and Elizabeth Mays are:
i. Thomas2 Dean, born 1788 Rockingham Co.
ii. Catharine Dean b. 1790 Rockingham Co., m. Roddy Tate
iii. William Dean b. 1796 Rockingham Co., m. 9 Jun 1816 Orange Co., Mary Dean
iv. James Dean, born 15 Jan 1797 Rockingham Co. +
Generation No. 2
5. James2 Dean (John1) was born 15 Jan 1797 in Rockingham Co., VA and died 22 May 1862 Rockingham Co. He is buried at the Dean Family Cemetery in Shenandoah Park. He married 1) 16 Sep (alt: 9 Jun) 1816 in Rockingham Co., Susannah Harness, daughter of John Harness of PA; she died between 1820 and 1825. He married 2) 26 April 1824 in Rockingham Co., Sarah D. Monger born 4 Aug 1803 and died 13 Feb 1877, daughter of Henry and Katherine Fulz Monger. She is buried next to James at the Dean Family Cemetery.
Note from Edith Tanner:
I'm wondering if Susannah's last name was really Harnist (Harnest). John
Lawson m Eve Harnist, d/o Michael Harnist, 2/7/1803. Israel Eblen m
Barbara Harnist, d/o John Harnist, 5/1/1811. The interesting part is that
whoever wrote the bond tried to spell the last name Harness and it is
written over as Harnist. John signed it as Johanes Harnist. He used the
letter f where I have used s. John also signed the bond for John Lawson
and Eve Harnist along with Michael. On the 1810 and 1820 census it is
spelled Harness. I don't know the relationship between John and Michael.
Children of James Dean and Susannah Harness are:
i. Melinda3 Dean b. 20 Jul 1817 Rockingham Co., m. Mr. Hawkins
ii. Jeremiah Dean b. 1819 m. Lucretia Haney
iii. Lucinda Dean b. 5 Aug 1820 Rockingham Co., m. 3 Feb. 1837 David Shiflett
Children of James Dean and Sarah D. Monger are:
iv. Morgan Dean b. 1825 m. Susannah Lourena Breeden
v. Joshua Dean b. 12 Sep 1826 Rockingham Co.
vi. William Frank Dean b. 20 Jan 1828 Rockingham Co. m. 20 May 1850 Rockingham Co., Frances Meadows
vii. James Dean b. 10 Mar 1830 Rockingham Co. m. Louisa Breeden
viii. Elizabeth Dean b. 25 Feb. 1832 m. 1) 26 Jun 1849 Samuel Breeden s/o Job Breeden and Sarah E. Brackney. Listed on 1850 census in Rockingham Co., but were living in Belmont Co., OH by 1864.
ix. John Dean b. 24 Apr 1834 Elkton, Rockingham Co., VA
x. George Dean b. 3 May 1836 Rockingham Co., VA
xi. Solomon Dean b. 3 Nov 1838 Rockingham Co., VA
xii. Wesley Dean b. 16 Aug 1840 Rockingham Co., VA
xiii. Thornton Dean b. 10 May 1844 Rockingham Co., VA m. Harriet Clementine Meadows
xiv. Harriet Dean b. 27 Apr 1849 Rockingham Co., VA
Generation No. 3
7. Jeremiah3 Dean (James2, John1) b. 15 Mar 1819, d.c. 1866 m. 3 Jun 1840 Greene Co., Lucretia Haney b.c. 1825 d/o James and Agnes Haney
Children of Jeremiah Dean and Lucretia Haney are:
i.20 Nancy4 Dean b. 1845 m. Sanford Andrew Kelly (Kell) Eppard, s/o Daniel Eppard and Delilah Ann Hensley
ii. William Dean b. 1847 m. Lucy Whitlock
iii. Elizabeth Agnes Dean b. 1849 m. Haley Shiflett; see children previously submitted on Haley's chart
iv. Matthew Dean b. 1851 m. Virginia Garnes
v. Sarah Dean b. 1853 m. 25 Matr 1879 James F. Offield
vi. Lucindy Sandi Dean b.c. 1854 m. 1 Jan 1870 Greene Co., James M. Breeden
vii. Jeremiah Dean Jr. b. 18 Mar 1856 Greene Co. VA, d.c. 1901 m. 2 Feb 1875 Greene Co., Carrie F. Mundy
viii.Lucettie Dean b. 1859 m. 12 Mar 1878 George W.Knight
ix. Andrew Jackson Dean b. 1861
8. Lucinda3 Dean (James2, John1) b. 5 Aug 1820 m. 7 Feb. 1837 Rockingham Co., David Shifflett. See their previously submitted chart.
9. Morgan3 Dean (James2, John1) was born 16 Feb 1825 in Elkton, Rockingham Co., VA., d. 17 Mar. 1908. He m. 27 Oct 1848 Rockingham Co., Susanna Lurena Breeden b. 5 Aug 1825, d. 13 Dec 1915, d/o Jonathan Breeden.
Children of Morgan Dean and Susanna Breeden are:
29 i. Nicholas4 Dean b. 5 Sep 1849 Rockingham Co., d. 16 Feb. 1923 m. 11 May 1871 Greene Co., Annie B. Shifflett b.c. 1855 Greene Co., d/o John and Nancy Haney Shiflett. See children submitted on Annie's chart.
ii. John Wesley Dean b. 27 Feb 1851 Rockingham Co., d. 18 Jun 1925 m. 4 Jan 1877 Greene Co., Martha Helen Weaver b.c. 1860 Greene Co., d/o Matthew and Louisa Weaver.
iii. Mary Frances Dean b. 23 Oct 1852 Rockingham Co., d. 4 Sep 1838 m. 12 Feb 1874 Rockingham Co., John Wesley Meadows b. 9 Apr 1848, d. 7 Oct 1935
iv. Nancy Ellen Dean b. 9 Aug 1854 d. 1 Feb 1937 m. 6 Apr 1871 Rockingham Co., Sanford Andrew Kelly (Kell) Eppard, s/o Daniel Eppard and Delilah Ann Hensley
v. James Morgan Dean b. 17 May 1857 d. 19 May 1890 m. 9 Jun 1881 Lucinda Smith Breeden, widow of Nicholas Breeden, d/o Manson Smith and Mildred Hensley
vi. Sewell Alfred Dean b. 17 Jan 1857 Rockingham Co., d. 14 Jan 1950 m. 29 Dec 1881 Melina Weaver (could she be the d/o Matthew and Louisa Weaver also? see Sewell's brother, above)
vii. Martha Segourney Catherine (Sabina?) Dean b. 3 Apr 1863 d. 28 Feb 1934 m. 14 Jan 1886 George W. Shifflett b. 19 June 1866 d. 1931 s/o John and Nancy Haney Shiflett. See children on George's chart.
viii. Sarah Elizabeth Dean b. 16 May 1865 Rockingham Co., m. 1) 3 Jan 1884 Rockingham Co., William H. Lam s/o Ezekeial Lam and Sarah Elizabeth
Maiden, m. 2) 16 Jun 1901 Elmer Parker Hensley, s/o Thomas N. Hensley and Virginia Ann Hensley
ix. Virginia Ann Dean b. 28 Aug 1867 d. 15 Apr 1897 m. 6 Jul 1893 Reuben
Milton Dean b. 14 Mar 1867 s/o Solomon and Emily Coleman
Dean
x. Lucinda Matilda Dean b. 11 Aug 1869 d. 14 Dec 1891 never m.
xi. Daniel F. Dean b. 15 Jan 1872 d. 29 Apr 1951 m. 23 Mar 1899 Lucy Florence Hensley
11. William Frank Dean b. 20 Jan 1828 Rockingham Co., d. 4 May 1907 Rockingham Co., m. 20 May 1850 Page Co., Frances Meadows b. 23 Feb 1833 Page Co., d. 15 Apr 1896 Rockingham Co., d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Meadows.
Children of William Frank Dean and Frances Meadows are:
40 i.Melvyne4 Ardimis Dean b. 13 Mar 1852 m. 8 Nov 1873 Thomas Whitefield Smith s/o Manson Smith and
Mildred Hensley
ii. Ardena Frances Dean b. 25 Feb 1853 m. 1 Sep 1870 William Calvin Hensley, b. 1846 s/o William and Lucinda Hensley Hensley.
iii. Thomas L. Dean b. 20 Feb 1854 d. 22 Jun 1942 m. 1) 17 Jul 1876 Columbia Margaret Lamb, d/o Ezekial and Sarah Elizabeth Maiden Lamb; m. 2) 15 Jul 1890 Josephine Ann Shifflett
iv. Clarenda C. Dean b. 16 Jun 1855 m.10 Jan 1878 Simon Hensley s/o James Hensley and Eliza Hall.
v. Emanuel Whitfield Dean b. 3 Oct 1857 m. 1 Dec 1878 Armentia Smith d/o Robert Hiram Smith and Eliza Delilah Ann Eppard.
vi. unnamed son
vii. George Mitchell Dean b. 20 Oct 1864 d. 10 Apr 1932 m. Virginia A. Breeden d/o Wesley Whitfield Breeden and Elizbeth Margaret Ann Eppard.
viii. Sydnia Ann Dean b. 20 Dec 1858 m. 16 Sep 1882 James Sherman Meadows
ix. James Dean b. 1857 died in childhood
x. William Dean b. 1859 died in childhood
xi. Stephen Den b. 5 May 1860 (d. bef. 1865?)
xii. Stephen W. Dean b. 1865
xiii. William Franklin Dean Jr. b. 5 Jul 1862 d. 12 Oct. 1946 m. 28 Apr 1883 Sarah Jane Allen
xiv. George Morgan Dean b. 20 Oct 1864 d. 10 Apr 1932 m. 1) Henrietta Virginia Ann Breeden d/o Wesley and Margaret Ann Breeden; m. 2) Caroline Hensley d/o Robert and Louise Hensley
xv. Thornton Dean b. Aug 1866 never married
xvi. Ardista Luraine Dean b. 17 July 1867 d. 28 Nov 1948 m. 21 Dec 1891 William Herbert Shifflett
xvii. Arimenta Belle Dean b. 20 Nov 1868 d. 22 Jul 1917 m. 25 Feb 1892 Henry Harvey Fox Breeden s/o Wesley Whitfield Breeden & Elizabeth Margaret Ann Eppard.
xviii. Elizabeth Ann Dean b. 27 Apr 1870 d. 14 May 1945 m. 19 Jun 1890 Samuel Jackson Breeden s/o Wesley Whitfield Breeden & Elizabeth Margaret Ann Eppard.
xix. Joshua Bishop Dean b. 11 Aug 1872 d. 1926 m. 20 Mar 1902 Rockingham Co., Ella Ree Eppard d/o Daniel Eppard and Amanda Armenia Hensley.
xx. Wesley Amos Dean b. 11 Feb 1874 d. 26 Jan 1946 m. Sylvia Ann Shifflett b. 2 Oct 1881
xxi. Marian Arbella Dean b. 20 Jan 1876 m. Edward Ernest Breeden.b. 10 Mar 1873, d. 1938 s/o Westley Whitfield Breeden and Elizabeth Margaret Ann Eppard.
xxii. Bruce (Bucey) Wysong Dean b. 4 Dec 1877 m. Armenta McDaniel
12. James Dean b. 10 Mar 1830 Rockingham Co., m. 29 Aug 1853 Page Co., Lucinda Breeden sister of Joel and Job Breeden
14. John3 Dean (James2, John1) was b. 24 Apr
1834 in Elkton, Rockingham Co., d. 11 Nov 1904; m. 29 Nov 1859 Rockingham Co.,
Sarah B. Coleman b.c. 1839, d/o Thomas and Saluda Snow
Coleman
Children of John Dean and Sarah Coleman are:
62 i.Charles4 Robert Dean b. 1860
ii. John4 Richard Dean b. 1862
iii. Lucetta Dean b. 1864
iv. Hiram Sanford Dean b. 1866
v. Melinda Ella Dean b. 1868
vi. Issac Kelly dean b. 1870
vii. Simon Garthsibert Dean b. 1872
viii. Parthenna Frances Dean b. 1874
15. George3 Dean (James2, John1) was born 3 May 1836 in Rockingham Co., VA. He m. 3 Dec 1857 Rockingham Co., Emily Breeden, b.c. 1838 Rockingham Co., d/o Nicholas Berriman and Lucinda Hensley Breeden
Children of George Dean and Emily Breeden are:
70 i.Lydia4 Dean b. 12 Mar 1860, Stanardsville,Va. d. 7 Oct 1934, bur. Dean Family Cem., m. 17 Feb 1876 Elijah Steward Meadows b. 19 Feb 1856 d. 29 Aug 1922 bur. Dean Family Cem.
ii. Elijah Dean b. 1862 Stanardsville,VA, dy
iii. Nicholas Edward Dean b. 16 Feb 1863 Stanardsville, VA; d. 28 Jan 1895 bur. Dean Family Cem. m. 1) his cousin, 31 Jul 1884 Rockingham Co. Ann Elizabeth Dean b. 20 Jan 1863 d. 28 Dec 1952, bur. Dean Family Cem; d/o Solomon and Emily B. Coleman Dean; m. 2) Elizabeth Deane
iv. Lucinda Dean b. 1868 d. Mar 1871
v. George Robert Dean b. 2 Jan 1869 Greene Co., VA d. 23 Jan 1946 m. 2 Nov 1894 Annie Florence Meadows b. 5 Jun 1875, d. 8 Apr 1916
vi. Louisa Dean b. 1870
vii. Infant Dean b. 1870
viii Son Dean b. 15 Nov 1874
ix. Elija Stewart Dean b. Sep 1877
x. Melinda Dean b. Mar 1879
xi. Charles Dean b. 1879 Greene Co., d. Mar 1879 Greene Co.
16. Solomon3 Dean (James2, John1) was born
3 Nov 1838 in Rockingham Co., d. 21 Jan 1909 at his home in the Blue Ridge of
grippe (from obit), bur. Dean Family Cem. He m. Emily Burgess Coleman b. 5 Nov
1840 d. 26 Aug 1911. Rockingham Co., bur. Dean Family Cem., d/o Thomas and Saluda
Snow Coleman. See children previously submitted on Emily's chart.
17. Wesley3 Dean (James2, John1) was born 16 Aug 1840 Rockingham Co. , d. 11 Nov 1873 Greene Co., VA. He married 26 May 1861 Greene Co., Delila Jane Shifflett b. 16 Aug 1840, d. 11 Nov 1873, d/o John and Nancy Haney Shiflett.
Children of Wesley Dean and Delila Jane Shifflett are:
81 i. James4 S. Dean b. 1862 Greene Co., d. 28 Apr 1866 Greene Co.
ii. George Monroe Dean b. 30 Apr 1865 m. 1) 17 Dec 1885 Malinda A. Shiflett; m. 2) Sarah Catherine Haney
iii. Martha F. Dean b. 1866 m. 9 Jul 1882 John Collier
iv. Newton Wesley Dean b.c.1867 Greene Co., d. Sep 1877 Greene Co.
vi. Mary Daukus Dean b. 4 Sep 1872 Greene Co., m. 28 Oct 1888 Greene Co., N.R. (Ross) McDaniel b.c. 1869 Rockingham Co., s/o Zachariah L. McDaniel and
Elizabeth (Betty) A. Hensley.
18.Thornton Dean b. 10 May 1844 Rockingham Co.,, d. 16 May 1888 Rockingham Co., VA m. 10 Jul 1862 Page Co., VA Harriet Clementine Meadows b.c. 1844 Rockingham Co., d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Breeden Meadows.
Children of Thornton Dean and Harriet Meadows are:
87 i. William Henry Hezekiah Dean b. 15 Aug 1862 Rockingham Co., d. 19 Nov 1922 (twin to Zachariah) m. 19 Mar 1885 Sarah Elizabeth Lamb, b. 3 Mar 1864, d/o Ezekiel and Sarah Elizabeth Maiden Lam.
ii. Zachariah Dean b. 15 Aug 1862 Rockingham Co., twin to William
iii. Michael Mitchell Dean b. 1865 Rockingham Co., d, in the 1920's
iv. Esaw Dean (twin to Jacob) b. 15 Aug 1869 m. Sarah (Frances?) McDaniels or Donavon
v. Jacob Dean (twin to Esaw) 15 Aug 1869 d. 1880
vi. Isaiah Dean (twin to Jeremiah) b.c. 1879 Rockingham Co., m. 31 Dec 1890 Mary Alice Knight
vii. Jeremiah (twin to Isaiah) d. 1880
viii. Sarah Jane Ann Dean b. 1867 d. 15 Aug 1873
ix. Mary Hester Dean b. 1872 m. 31 Sep 1889 William S. (Angus?) Shifflett
x. Rhoda Catherine Dean b. 1874 Rockingham Co., d. 23 Feb 1889 Rockingham Co.
xi. Heneritta Jane Dean b/ 20 Mar 1875 m. Angus Donovan
xii. Georgianna Dean b. 1876 Rockingham Co., d. 1880
xiii. Cordelia Frances Dean b. 1878 d. aft. 1880
xiv.James Thornton Dean b. 1 May 1880 Rockingham Co., d. 6 Nov 1960 m. Edna Mae Breeden
xv. John Thomas Dean b. 15 Oct 1881 d 30 Nov 1967 m. Margaret Mittie Allen Samuel Royer b. 5 Nov 1885 d. 1957
xvi. Solomon Dean
19. Harriet3 Dean (James2, John1) was born 27 Apr 1849 in Rockingham Co. and died 16 Jun 1931. She married 1 Dec. 1864 in Belmont Co., OH, at her sister's home, (Samuel and Elizabeth Dean Breeden) Stephen Hensley b. 23 Jan 1842 d. 19 Dec 1915 s/o William and Lucinda Hensley Hensley. After the wedding in Ohio, they returned to Rockingham County, where their children were born. Stephen became a minister after their marriage.
Children of Harriet Dean and Stephen Hensley are:
i. Columbia4 Frances Hensley b. 12 Sep 1865 Rockingham Co., d. 12 Jan 1955 m. 11 Jun 1885 Rockingham Co., Nicholas Wysong Hensley b. 19 Oct 1861, s/o Benjamin and Rebecca Breeden Hensley Jr.
ii. David Franklin Hensley b. 17 Aug 1867 Hensley Hollow, Rockingham Co., VA d. 11 Oct 1910 Rockingham Co., m. 1 Sep 1887 Page Co., Elizabeth Catherine Epphard b. 22 Jan 1866 d. 17 Feb 1917, d/o James and Susan Nicholson Eppard
iii. Henry Amos Hensley b. 29 Sep 1869 Hensley Hollow, VA d. 4 Nov 1946 Rockingham Co., m. 17 Oct 1889 Rockingham Co. Delilah Rebecca Epphard b. 5 Oct 1864 d. 7 Jul 1935 d/o James D. and Susan Nicholson Eppard
iv. George William Hensley b. 5 May 1872 (17 Oct 1871) Rockingham Co., d. 16 May 1941 Rockingham Co., m. 27 Jul 1892 Rockingham Co., Lucinda Matheney Aophilia (alt: Lucinda Feeley Columbia Jane) Meadows b. 5 May 1872 d/o William and Delila Lamb Meadows
v. Mary Florence Hensley b. 12 Jul 1873 d. 24 Nov 1894
vi. Lola Manettia Rowe Hensley b. 6 Feb 1875 Rockingham Co., d. 1956 Rockingham Co., m. 20 Jun 1895 Rockingham Co. John Adams Epphard s/o Daniel Wesley and Ardena (Amanda) Hensley Eppard
vii. Stephen Lafayette Hensley b. 27 Apr 1877 Hensley Hollow, d. 26 Aug 1929 Rockingham Co., m. 20 Dec 1897 Rebecca Ann Delila Epphard b. 17 Apr 1878 d. 20 Oct 1962, d/o Dan Wesley and Ardena Hensley Eppard
viii. Ida Jane Hensley b. 22 Jun 1879 Hensley Hollow d. 9 Jun 1936 m. 1) 11 Aug 1898 John D.H. Wyant s/o John D.H. and Mary V. Wyant; m. 2) 14 Jan 1909 Elmer Parker Hensley s/o thomas and Virginia Watson Hensley, m. 3) 23 Jul 1913 Adam Jack Wyant s/o John D.H. and Mary V. Wyant
ix. Annie Mae Hensley b. 29 Mar 1882 Hensley Hollow d. 9 Feb. 1966 Rockingham Co., m. 19 Dec 1905 Rockingham Co., William Kelly Hensley b. 14 Dec 1878 d. 21 Apr 1962 s/o Samuel Whitfield and Sydney Jane Lam Hensley
x. Elizabeth (Sarah Betty) Hensley b. 10 May 1884 Hensley Hollow d. 10 Jun 1958 Rockingham Co. m. 8 NOv 1906 James Frank Wyant s/o Robert and Lucy Naylor Wyant.
xi. Edgar Dice Hensley b. 22 Jun 1886 Hensley Hollow d. 18 Mar1942 Rockingham Co., m. 7 Dec 1905 Rockingham Co., Lizzie Luella Hensley b. 3 Aug 1886 d. 14 Jul 1950 d/o Thomas and Virginia Watson Hensley.
xii. Emmett Estee Hensley b. 5 Jul 1888 Hensley Hollow d. 8 Oct 1947 m. Florence C. Watson b. 25 Apr 1896, d. 18 Sep 1954
xiii. Ella Ree Hensley b. 26 Oct 1890 Hensley Hollow d. 19 Jun 1975 m.1) 28 Jun 1906 Thomas Lam s/o Angus F. and Julia A.Baugher Lam; m. 2) 19 Feb 1910 Edgar Wysong Dean b. 4 Jun 1886, d. 14 Sep 1964 s/o Emanuel W. and Armitta Della (Sarah) Smith Dean.
xiv. poss.??? Shirley Hensley b. 2 Jan 1923 d. 15 Sep 1923.
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