6

Farmer by occupation. A member of the United Workman and
the Woodman Circle. Member of the Methodist Protestant Church.

1850, 7th US Census, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois
pg 26B
Benjamin Deen 35 M Farmer Ohio
Sophrona 37 F Ohio
David 14 M Illinois
Elvira 12 F Illinois
Louvina 10 F Illinois
Silvester 7 M Illinois
John W. 5 M Illinois
Enos 3 M Illinois
Nancy 1 F Illinois

In Book 3, page 76 for Johnson Co., Iowa marriages, there is a
record for DAVID DEEN married to HANNAH M. PITT, 11 March 1857.

SHUEYVILLE, JEFFERSON TWP., JOHNSON CO., IOWA 1860 CENSUS
DEAN, P.948
BENJAMIN, AGE 45, FARMER, BORN IN OHIO
SOPHRONA, AGE 47, BORN IN OHIO
DAVID, AGE 23, FARMER, BORN IN ILLINOIS
ELVIRA, AGE 22, BORN IN ILLINOIS
LOUVINA, AGE 20, BORN IN ILLINOIS
SYLVESTER, AGE 17, FARMER, BORN IN ILLINOIS
JOHN W., AGE 15, BORN IN ILLINOIS
ELNORUS, AGE 13, MALE, BORN IN ILLINOIS
NANCY, AGE 10, BORN IN ILLINOIS
SARAH E., AGE 9, BORN IN ILLINOIS
JAMES M., AGE 5, BORN IN IOWA
LUCY, AGE 50, BORN IN ILLINOIS
LUCINDA, AGE 22, BORN IN ILLINOIS
AMANDA, AGE 18, BORN IN ILLINOIS
ELI, AGE 14, BORN IN ILLINOIS
***ALL IN ONE HOME

This census had David living at home with Ben and Sophronia. Given
that neither Hanna, William or Ben F. are listed in this census, it
is more likely that David lived elsewhere and worked for his father,
a common practice at the time.

David Deen
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private
Enlisted in Company H, 22nd Infantry Regiment Iowa
Rejected on 27 August 1862
Sources: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion.
Published in 1910 by English

1870
Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa 1870 Federal Census
By household:
David Dean 33 farmer Illinois
Hannah 31 keeping house Iowa
William Henry 12
Benjamin 9
Samuel 7
Emery Scott 5
Frederick 1

Sophronia Dean 56 keeping house Ohio
John Wesley 24 farmer Illinois
Enos 23 farmer Ohio
James 15 farmer Illinois
Nancy 24 at home

1880
1880 Monroe Twp., Shelby County, Iowa Federal census, page 25
Dean, David W M 40 farmer Illinois
Hannah M. W F 42 wife keepinghouse Iowa
Benjamin F. W M 19 son
Samuel W M 17 son
Emery W M 15 son
Freddy W M 11 son
Mary O W F 9 daughter
Vernie W F 4 daughter

name:
David Dean
residence:
Monroe, Shelby, Iowa
birthdate:
1837
birthplace:
Illinois, United States
relationship to head:
Self
spouse's name:
Hannah M. Dean
spouse's birthplace:
Iowa, United States
father's name:

father's birthplace:
Ohio, United States
mother's name:

mother's birthplace:
Ohio, United States
race or color :
White
ethnicity :
American
gender:
Male
martial status:
Married
age :
43 years
occupation:
Farmer
nara film number:
T9-0364
page:
106
page character:
C
entry number:
5050
film number:
1254364
Household Gender Age
David Dean M 43
spouse Hannah M. Dean F 42
child Benj. F. Dean M 19
child Samuel Dean M 17
child Emory S. Dean M 15
child Freddy Dean M 11
child Mary O. Dean F 9
child Bernia E. Dean F 4


In the History of Shelby County, Iowa. 1889, there is a chapter on
David Deen - see source documentation.

DAVID DEEN, a farmer of Monroe Township, has been identified with the interests of Shelby County since 1875. He was born in McLean County, Illinois, August 14, 1836, and is the son of Benjamin and Sophrona Deen, natives of the State of Ohio. He was brought up in McLean County, being trained to the occupation of a farmer, and attending the common schools. When he was sixteen years old the family removed to Johnson County, Iowa. There he grew to manhood, and February 26, 1857, he was married to Miss Hannah M. Pitt, a native of Burlington, Iowa, and a daughter of Samuel and Hannah M. Pitt, natives of Pennsylvania. In the late Rebellion Mr. Deen enlisted in the Twenty-second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, but was soon discharged on account of disability. On coming to Shelby County in 1875 he located on 160 acres of wild land, which he has placed under good cultivation. He has erected good buildings on the place, and has planted a grove and an orchard of three acres. Mr. and Mrs. Deen are the parents of six children -- William, residing in Jackson Township; Ben F., at home; Samuel P., living on section 12, Monroe Township; Emary S., Fred C. and Verna E. at home. Mr. Deen is a Republican and a member of the United Workmen. He is strictly honorable in business, and is highly esteemed by all who know him.

Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 626. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.

"A year of painful sickness brought him to the close of life"