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Dean, Solomon (b. 1832)
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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 435

SOLOMON DEAN was born in the year 1832, and has lived a citizen of
Buckhannon all his life. He is a carpenter and farmer, his
grandfather, John Dean, emigrated from England and settled in
Greenbrier County, his father John moved to Upshur County before
the Civil War and during his life related frequently to his
children his soldier career in the war of 1812. His services in
this war entitled him to a pension, which he drew for many years
prior to his death. His father married Catherine Heavner, the
daughter of Nicholas Heavner and had retained her German tongue so
well that at the time of the marriage she could not speak English.
Children of John and Catherine Heavener Dean: Nicholas Dean, who
married Elizabeth Barrett, and always lived in this county;
William, married the daughter of Jacob Kesling; Julia Ann became
the wife of Abraham Rohrbough, who moved to West Fork in Lewis
County, and there lived until their deaths; Polly became the wife
of Samson Huffman of this County; Matilda became the wife of
Valentine Hinkle of this County; Elizabeth became the wife of John
H. Crites; Malinda became the wife of Samuel Sheets, of Harrison
county; Louisa Jane became the wife of A. J. Kesling; Marshall,
married Louisa Kesling, the daughter of James Kesling; he is now 84
years old, and Solomon, who married Ruth A. Kesling, daughter of
James Kesling, and to them were born; Jennie, the wife of Senator
W. D. Talbot and C. L., who married Emma Sawyer of Randolph County.

The tenth child of John Dean, Sr., was John, Jr., who married a
Miss Fury, daughter of Harrison Fury for his second wife and now
lives in Illinois; Elias Dean lives in Illinois. George married
Lucinda Hinkle, a daughter of Archibald Hinkle; Jacob married
Matilda Reger, daughter of Goodman Reger, and Perry the fifteenth
child is now a citizen of Kansas.

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