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Herbert Jackson Dean

Herbert Jackson Dean

Male 1889 - 1937  (48 years)

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  1. 1.  Herbert Jackson DeanHerbert Jackson Dean was born 9 Feb 1889, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA (son of Elhanan Pruitt Dean and Elizabeth Magdalena Read); died 14 May 1937, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Yell, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 51828267
    • Name: Herbert Dean
    • Name: Hesbert Dean
    • Reference Number: 3958
    • Birth: 1889, Arkansas, USA
    • Birth: Feb 1889, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Harris Cemetery

    Herbert married Margie Rilla Whitford 3 Jan 1914, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA. Margie (daughter of Alonzo C Whitford and Mary (Unknown)) was born 24 Apr 1894, Oklahoma, USA; died 25 Dec 1978, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried 29 Dec 1978, Yell, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Daisy Dean was born 20 May 1915, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; died 11 Nov 2010, Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA; was buried 15 Nov 2010, Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA.
    2. Mary E Dean was born 1917, Arkansas, USA; died Bef 2010.
    3. Elise Marguerite Dean was born 9 Jan 1921, Yell, Arkansas, USA; died 15 Dec 2010, Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA; was buried 20 Dec 2010, Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elhanan Pruitt DeanElhanan Pruitt Dean was born 2 Sep 1851, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (son of Robert C Dean and Sarah Jane Prewitt); died 31 Jan 1917, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 5134542
    • Occupation: Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; Owned a General Store
    • Reference Number: 3929
    • Residence: 1900, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Harris Cemetery

    Elhanan married Elizabeth Magdalena Read 13 Jan 1884, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Edmondson Read and Czarina Houser) was born 25 Nov 1852, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 7 Feb 1908, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Magdalena ReadElizabeth Magdalena Read was born 25 Nov 1852, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (daughter of Joseph Edmondson Read and Czarina Houser); died 7 Feb 1908, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 5134547
    • Reference Number: 11636
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Notes:

    Elizabeth was married before E P Dean... Her marrieage to E P Dean is recoraded as E P Dean married to E M Clayton on 13 Jan 1884, License date 31 Dec 1883 in Wilson, Yell, AR.

    In the 1880 Census for Wilson, Yell, AR Elizabeth is found as Elizabeth Clayton, daughter of Joseph and Czarina Read (REED).

    So Elizabeth's first marriage should be between 1870 and 1880 in either Ohio or Arkansas... In the 1880 Census there are some Clayton's living near the Read's...

    Buried:
    Harris Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Elender Dean was born 24 Aug 1886, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; died 8 Oct 1960, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Golly Matilda Dean was born 15 Nov 1891, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; died 10 Apr 1963, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    3. 1. Herbert Jackson Dean was born 9 Feb 1889, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; died 14 May 1937, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Yell, Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert C DeanRobert C Dean was born Abt 1817, Indiana, USA; died Between 1860 and 1870, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.

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    • Occupation: Shelby, Tennessee, USA; Overseer 1850
    • Reference Number: 3998
    • Residence: 1850, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

    Robert married Sarah Jane Prewitt 8 Mar 1849, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Welch Prewett and Nancy W Pruitt) was born Jun 1829, Alabama, USA; died , Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Jane Prewitt was born Jun 1829, Alabama, USA (daughter of John Welch Prewett and Nancy W Pruitt); died , Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah J Preuitt
    • Reference Number: 11476

    Children:
    1. 2. Elhanan Pruitt Dean was born 2 Sep 1851, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA; died 31 Jan 1917, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Matilda D Dean was born Abt 1850, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Joseph L H Dean was born Abt 1852, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
    4. James M Dean was born Abt 1854, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

  3. 6.  Joseph Edmondson Read was born 24 Jul 1822, Maryland, USA (son of John Read and Margaret McMullen); died 14 Jun 1887, Yell, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 11644
    • Residence: 1870, Jackson, Shelby, Ohio, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Joseph married Czarina Houser 25 Dec 1849, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. Czarina (daughter of Henry Houser and Magdalena Neff) was born 22 Nov 1828, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 8 Feb 1885, Yell, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Czarina Houser was born 22 Nov 1828, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (daughter of Henry Houser and Magdalena Neff); died 8 Feb 1885, Yell, Arkansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 7415
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Wilson, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Magdalena Read was born 25 Nov 1852, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 7 Feb 1908, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Emma Read was born 24 Jan 1857, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 25 Jan 1857, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; was buried Jan 1857, Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
    3. Henry Houser Read was born 17 Feb 1851, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 1941, Nobles, Minnesota, USA; was buried , Reading, Nobles, Minnesota, USA.
    4. Margaret Ann Read was born 22 Dec 1865, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 13 Jan 1960, San Diego, California, USA; was buried , San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
    5. Sarah Frances Read was born 22 Jun 1858, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 1894, California, USA.
    6. Schuyler Colfax Read was born 12 Aug 1863, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 28 Feb 1929, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Scotland, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Suzan Lunetta Read was born 11 Apr 1855, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 11 Oct 1855, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; was buried Oct 1855, Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
    8. William Raper Grant Read was born 7 Sep 1868, Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; died 25 Oct 1941, Streetman, Freestone, Texas, USA; was buried 26 Oct 1941, Dawson, Navarro, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John Welch PrewettJohn Welch Prewett was born 20 Feb 1793, Knox, Tennessee, USA (son of Abraham Pruitt and Margaret Ann White); died 14 Mar 1878, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; was buried , Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 85083297
    • Name: John Welch Prewitt
    • Reference Number: 11442
    • Residence: Alabama, USA
    • _MILT: 1812; Corp. MTD, Gunmen - War of 1812
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1840, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    • Burial: 1878; Corp. MTD. Gunen, War of 1812 - buried with him are 4 unmarked graves in Prewitt area/Prewitt (Hagler) Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

    Notes:

    Married cousin. Spelled Pruett and Prueit. Prewitt..One source says John was landowner at Tuscaloosa, AL and the richest man in the state. He had 300 slaves "Early Pioneers of Tuscaloosa, AL.
    Census : 1830 Tuscaloosa Co., Al
    1840 Tuscaloosa Co., Al pg. 227, John W. Pruitt ,3 M 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 F under 5; 1 F 10-15, 1 F 30-40.

    1850 Tus. Co. Al, p. 237, #658 John W. Prewitt 59 TN Farmer 10000, Elizabeth 40 GA, Isaac 17 AL, Jacob 15 AL, Susan13, John 9, William 6, Margaret 2, Samuel T. Johnson 17

    1870 Tus. Co. Al #94 John W. Prewitt 77 TN, Elizabeth 61 GA.

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    From the Montgomery Advertiser 3/3/2009

    NORTHPORT -- At the end of a narrow, gravel road on the edge of Lake Tusca­loosa is the final resting place of at least 300 slaves.
    Many of the graves are un­marked, while some are identified by names scrawled on crude sand­stone markers.

    The Old Prewitt Slave Cemetery dates back more than 180 years, but since the 1970s has been nestled right against the bank of Lake Tuscaloosa.

    Directly across the lake from the slave cemetery is the Prewitt-Hagler Ceme­tery, the burial place of about 20 of Tuscaloosa Coun­ty's earliest residents, in­cluding John Welch Prewitt, a slaveowner who fought in the War of 1812.

    When the lake was im­pounded to provide an ade­quate source of drinking wa­ter for Tuscaloosa, it formed a deep boundary between the slaves and those who once owned them and blocked public access to both historic cemeteries.

    Tuscaloosa resident and Prewitt slave descendant James "Wood" Wilson has obtained permission from two private landowners to access the Prewitt Slave Cemetery.

    But now, he is trying to en­sure the public can get to the slave burial ground for years to come.

    "You've got to give the public rights to access this cemetery," Wilson said.

    Before his death at the age of 85 in March 1878, John Welch Prewitt, had amassed an estimated 6,000-acre plantation just north of what is now Northport.

    But now, because of the lake and the sale of property from one private landholder to another, the Old Prewitt Slave Cemetery is no longer freely accessible to the pub­lic. Private property must be crossed to get there.

    And the Prewitt-Hagler Cemetery is completely landlocked, with its only public access point coming not over land but by water. A privately owned forest en­closes the cemetery's other borders.

    Earlier this month, Wil­son took his plea to the Tus­caloosa County Commis­sion, and the county's Engineering Department and legal team are looking for answers.

    Mike Henderson, the county's engineering coor­dinator, said he's nearing a possible resolution that he intends to take to Jim Ad­kins, who owns the land east of the slave cemetery, and Mike Musgrove, owner of the land on the cemetery's north side.

    One question that Hender­son is trying to answer is whether the County Com­mission ever abandoned Old Byler Road, which leads from Bull Slough Road to the edge of Lake Tuscaloosa.

    Adkins' driveway paral­lels the Old Byler Road road­bed, and he has placed a gate at the edge of his property to keep out trespassers and others who used to hang out at the edge of Lake Tuscaloo­sa on the land he now owns.

    "People were coming out here every night," Adkins said of his reasons for the gate.

    But the gate is a barrier to Wilson and others trying to get to the cemetery. Now, he is using a makeshift dirt road that cuts across Mus­grove's property.

    Musgrove said he takes no issue with Wilson getting onto the cemetery, but he and his wife -- both lawyers -- are concerned about the liability that comes with granted unfettered access across their land.

    "It's kind of a unique situ­ation," Musgrove said. "I'm not denying them access. I'm allowing them to use my property because I don't want to let the cemetery go bad."

    He's also unsure whether the cemetery is considered public or private.

    Although it was used to bury the slaves of John Welch Prewitt, most of it is now on land owned by Edwi­na H. Aldridge, according to county land records.

    But the white cemetery across the lake isn't listed in any one person's name. In­stead, that parcel of land is owned by Hagler Cemetery, according to county records.

    County Attorney Robert Spence said the county gov­ernment's only duty is to make sure access to a ceme­tery isn't blocked to those entitled to be there.

    "I don't think we have an obligation to go out there, mark off the cemetery and build a road to it," Spence said.

    Spence cited a section of state law that mandates that the owners of land on which a private cemetery rests must give access to "family members, friends, or descen­dants of deceased persons buried there; any cemetery plot owner; and any person engaged in genealogical, his­torical, or cultural research ..."

    The public, including the casual history buff, is ex­cluded.

    But that's not enough for Wilson, who said he wants to make sure future generations can freely come see what some consider to be the largest slave cemetery in Alabama.

    Nor is it enough for Eloise Prewitt, the great-great-great granddaughter of John Welch Prewitt, who has been involved with restor­ing the slave cemetery since the 1990s.

    She has never made a sim­ilar request for the Prewitt-Hagler Cemetery because the difficulty of accessing it has preserved it, she said.

    "It is totally hidden from the world," she said, "and that is the reason that ceme­tery has stayed intact all these years."

    But the slave cemetery, which carries obvious his­torical significance, is not in the same condition it was a century ago.

    And with enough public attention, she and Wilson believe it can be preserved for centuries to come.

    "I've never had anybody come to me and say, I want go to John Welch Prewitt's grave ...,'" Eloise Prewitt said. "But the slave ceme­tery, it is very historic and it needs to have public access."

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    Buried:
    Prewitt-Hagler Cemetery

    John married Nancy W Pruitt 13 Jan 1816, Madison, Alabama, USA. Nancy (daughter of Jacob Pruet and Nancy Agnes Richey) was born 11 Apr 1798, Knox, Tennessee, USA; died 2 Jun 1837, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; was buried , Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Nancy W Pruitt was born 11 Apr 1798, Knox, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Jacob Pruet and Nancy Agnes Richey); died 2 Jun 1837, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; was buried , Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 85083393
    • Reference Number: 11547

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Prewitt-Hagler Cemetery

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Jane Prewitt was born Jun 1829, Alabama, USA; died , Arkansas, USA.
    2. Samuel T Prewitt was born Abt 1833, Alabama, USA.
    3. Isaac Lee Prewit was born 12 Nov 1831, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 5 May 1890, San Jacinto, Texas, USA; was buried , Magnolia, San Jacinto, Texas, USA.
    4. Jacob L Prewitt was born 15 Mar 1834, Alabama, USA.
    5. Elizabeth Susan Prewitt was born 16 Dec 1836, Alabama, USA.
    6. Abraham M Prewett was born 16 Mar 1816, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 1864, Texas, USA.
    7. Tabitha L Prewett was born 10 Aug 1817, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
    8. James M Prewett was born 10 Jan 1819, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 1852, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
    9. William M Prewett was born 20 Apr 1821, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 18 Aug 1825, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
    10. Martha E Prewett was born 13 Dec 1822, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died Abt 1854, Vernal, Greene, Mississippi, USA.
    11. Salina H Prewett was born 3 Mar 1826; died Between 1843 and 1920.
    12. John Prewett was born 10 Feb 1828, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 1829, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
    13. Francis A Prewett was born 7 Feb 1830, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; died 27 Jun 1830, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
    14. Margaret Prewett was born 1837.

  3. 12.  John Read was born 13 Apr 1789, Maryland, USA; died 28 Sep 1837, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 11642

    John — Margaret McMullen. Margaret was born 28 Oct 1785, Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Sep 1837, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Margaret McMullen was born 28 Oct 1785, Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Sep 1837, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 9593

    Children:
    1. 6. Joseph Edmondson Read was born 24 Jul 1822, Maryland, USA; died 14 Jun 1887, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Robert Read died Bef 1837.

  5. 14.  Henry HouserHenry Houser was born 18 Jul 1788, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA (son of Martin Houser, Sr and Barbara Neff); died 2 Feb 1868, Wayne, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; was buried 4 Feb 1868, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 11718269
    • Reference Number: 7432

    Notes:

    Dayton Daily Journal Tuesday February 4, 1868 page 3 Colonel 3

    Another Pioneer Fallen

    The venerable Henry Houser died at the residence of his son-in-law, Daniel Kneisly, in Wayne township, in this county on Sunday morning, Mr. Houser was born July 18th 1788, in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was married at an early age to Miss Magdalena Neff, and he soon afterwards- accompanied by his father, who made his home with him- emigrated to this county and settled upon the banks of the Great Miami River, about three miles north of Dayton about the year 1806. He was one of the first settlers in the county. In the vicinity of this city. Five brothers and two sisters also emigrated here from the Shenandoah Valley, and settled in the Miami Valley. After living about twelve years on the farm he opened on the banks of the Miami. Henry Houser removed to Miami county and permanently settled down on a farm in the vicinity of Piqua, where he lived forty-nine years. During his residence in Miami county, his wife died, and was buried in the Piqua Cemetery. About four years ago Mr. Houser returned to this county and made his home with his son-in-law. Mr. Daniel Kneisly, and he resided there until his death. The father and grandfather of the subject of this brief sketch also died on the 2nd day of February- a rather singular coincidence. His father was aged eighty years and a few days over a month, when he died and only about a week older than his son Henry, when he died. The wife of the deceased was nearly sixty-six years old when she died and she had been married about forty-six years they had seven children-six daughters and one son. The father survived two of his daughters. Those living are Mrs. Catharine Kneisly, Mrs. Rebecca Hathaway, Mrs. Czarina Reed, Miss Elizabeth Houser, and Aaron Houser.

    Mr. Houser was always greatly esteemed by his acquaintances, and although, he was ever a prominent man in his neighborhood, he never aspired to public position and refused to hold office. His remains will be interred in the Piqua Cemetery today. Being widely known and greatly respected, doubtless a large concourse of citizen will attend his funeral both from Wayne township, and from the vicinity of his old home near Piqua; but of all the number, there will be few who came to this Valley at as early a day as the deceased.


    Buried:
    Forest Hill Union Cemetery

    Henry married Magdalena Neff 13 Jun 1813, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Neff and Mary Strickler) was born 9 Nov 1794, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; died 10 Jul 1860, Spring Creek, Miami, Ohio, USA; was buried , Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Magdalena Neff was born 9 Nov 1794, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA (daughter of Jacob Neff and Mary Strickler); died 10 Jul 1860, Spring Creek, Miami, Ohio, USA; was buried , Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 15353

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Forest Hill Union Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Aaron Neff Houser was born 27 Jan 1826, Miami, Ohio, USA; died 26 Jan 1899, Miami, Ohio, USA; was buried 28 Jan 1899, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA.
    2. Barbara Houser was born 26 Aug 1823, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 25 Apr 1849, Pulaski, Indiana, USA; was buried , Star City, Pulaski, Indiana, USA.
    3. Catherine Houser was born 10 Apr 1819, Ohio, USA; died 1896, Ohio, USA.
    4. 7. Czarina Houser was born 22 Nov 1828, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 8 Feb 1885, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
    5. Daughter Houser was born 9 Jun 1831, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; died 9 Jun 1831, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
    6. Elizabeth Ann Houser was born 29 Mar 1817, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.
    7. Mary Houser was born 26 Jan 1815, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; died 26 Aug 1849, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.
    8. Rebecca Houser was born 17 Apr 1821, Montgomery, Ohio, USA.