Dean, Warren

DEAN

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Date: 9/16/2019 at 17:19:45

Warren Dean

(From the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, p.250)
WARREN DEAN, an early settler and prominent citizen of Wright Township, Pottawattamie Co, was born in Rhode Island, March 8, 1843. His father, EDWARD DEAN, formerly a worthy citizen and pioneer of Wright Twp, now resides in Griswold, Cass County, Iowa, both he and his wife being past 80 years old. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1810 and his wife, nee MARY ANN WEST, was born in Massachusetts in 1809. She is a daughter of AMOS and AVIS (HORTON) WEST, who lived as man and wife for 68 years. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and lived to be 96 years old. The Deans were of an old New England family. EDWARD DEAN married his present wife in Rhode Island, and in 1856 came to Iowa, settling in Wright Township, this county, being the third family to locate in the township. Here they lived until 1884 when they removed to Griswold.

WARREN DEAN was a lad of 13 years when his parents came west. His youth was spent on a farm in this frontier district and his education was obtained in a log schoolhouse. During the Civil War he tendered his services to this country, enlisting in August 1862 in Company I, 23d Iowa Infantry Volunteers, William Dewey being his first Colonel. Mr. DEAN was a brave soldier and participated in many of the important engagements in the War. He was first under first at Port Gibson; was at the siege and surrender of Vicksburg; went with General Banks up the Red River; was at the siege of Mobile; and finally received an honorable discharge at Harrisburg, Texas, whither he had been ordered from Mobile. After the war he returned to Pottawattamie Co and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his father's farm.

April 3, 1867 near where Atlantic, Iowa, now stands, Cass Co, Mr. Dean wedded Miss Georgiana HARDENBERGH, who had been a successful teacher of Cass and Pottawattamie counties. She was born in Ulster Co, NY, July 6, 1844, and was a young girl when her parents moved to Lee Co, Illinois. From there the family moved to Cass Co, Iowa, in 1859. Her father and mother, THOMAS H. and FANNY (NIVER) HARDENBERGH, both natives of New York, now reside near Atlantic where they have made their home for many years. After his marriage, Mr. Dean lived on the old farm for 4 years. In 1871 he moved to a portion of his present farm. He now owns 380 acres of as good land as there is in this county. His comfortable home and surroundings indicate the taste and refinement of its occupants and also the prosperity which has attended them. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising and has been eminently successful. He and his wife are the parents of 4 children: Carrie M., who was educated at Simpson College, Indianola, is a popular teacher and an artist of rare ability; Ada L., George W., and Rae L.

Mr. DEAN's political views are in harmony with Republican principles. He has served as Township Clerk and as a member of the School Board. He has been identified with the Christian Church, but as that society has no organization in his vicinity, he worships at the Methodist Episcopal Church of Whipple, and is a liberal supporter of same. His wife is an active and zealous member of that church and is Superintendent of the Sabbath school. Mr. DEAN is a member of the G.A.R. and is associated with Worthington Post No. 9, Griswold.