U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dean, Lyda Marshall (1866-1952) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 434 LYDA MARSHALL DEAN, is a farmer of Union District, a native of the County, born September 9, 1866. His parents were Marshall Dean and Louisa Kesling. His paternal grandparents were John Dean and Catherine Heavner. John Dean was a son of John Dean, Sr., who came from England and settled in Greenbrier County and was a soldier in the war of 1812. Catherine Heavner was a daughter of Nicholas Heavner and Mary Propts, both of German descent. His maternal grandparents were James Kesling and Mary Wamsley. James Kesling was a son of Jacob Kesling, who came from Highland County, Virginia, he was a fifer in the Civil War. Mary Wamsley was the daughter of James Wamsley. The subject of this sketch married Louisa E. Hinkle, the daughter of Sanson Hinkle and Sarah Jane Musgrave, and the granddaughter of Jehu Hinkle, the son of Jonas. Sarah Jane Musgrave was a daughter of B. B. Musgrave and Caroline Chipps and the granddaughter of David Musgrave of Monongalia County, his son settling in Upshur County in 1840. The ceremony of marriage was solemnized October 7, 1886, and three children have been born to this union: Harly Elston, born September 26, 1890, Oma Grace, born March 11, 1895, Necie Jane, born May 4, 1898. Mr. Dean owns 152 acres of land on the Buckhannon river near the postoffice of Hinkle. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #2467 FULL-NAME: Lyda Marshall Dean BIRTH-DATE: September 9, 1866 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va DEATH-DATE: February 23, 1952 at age 85y-5m-14d DEATH-PLACE: 7 Franklin St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 7 Franklin St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Marshall Dean MOTHER: Louisa Kesling CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Hemiplegia, Left / Arteriosclerotic Hypertension INFORMANT: Mrs. D. A. Radabaugh - Daughter BURIAL: Kesling Church ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------