Joshua Alfred II DEAN
Joshua Alfred Dean II first married Mary A. (maiden name unknown) while he was still in Illinois. Mary A. died giving birth to an unnamed son in 1891, after they had gone to Kansas
She is the second wife of Joshua Alfred Dean II. They married in 1888. The record is confusing in that his first wife, Mary A. (maiden name unknown) died in 1891, at the age of 24. Either there was a divorce that preceded this second marriage, or the death date of his first wife is incorrect. One source has the birth date as 1873 One source has the birth date as 1873. The 1910 census has her name as Alice A.
One source says Pearl became an invalid at age 12 and was bed fast all her life. One source has her middle name as Elizabeth. Another said she never married.
Twin of Lavaughn
From a letter dated July 31, 1979, from Carl N. Helmick of 6805 Yellowstone Drive, Riverside, CA, I was given the information on all of the children of Joshua Alfred Dean II. Mr. Helmick says Joshua Alfred Dean II was his uncle. Gordon was said to be single and a saddlemaker, nd was residing in Oklahoma in 1979. One source shows hi birthdate as June 25.
One source says LaVaughn died at 4 years of age from drinking water out of a dipper that had been used to mix rat poison. Her twin sister, LaFern was very sick but the doctors were able to save her.
He married Anna Alice Duke 18 Jul 1894 at Grenola, Elk Co., Kansas . Anna Alice Duke was born at Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio 23 Mar 1874 daughter of James Duke and Elizabeth (Eliza) Dean .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Pearl Dean
born 26 Apr 1895.
Eva Marie Dean
born 26 Feb 1897.
William Alfred Dean
born 30 Aug 1900.
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Joshua Alfred II Dean died 9 Dec 1939 at Moline, Elk County, Kansas .
Anna Alice Duke died 5 Feb 1960 at Grenola, Elk Co. Kansas .