Garnet Leona Baldridge and William Shands Dean

WILLIAM SHANDS DEAN, son of MARTHA BOWER and WILLIAM DEAN, was born August 26, 1890 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia,⁸ and died June 15, 1952 in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts.^{56, 3935, 5819} He is buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.^{5819, 456}

He married GARNET LEONA BALDRIDGE on January 17, 1914 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana,^{1818, 1675} daughter of ALICE SHIVELY and WILLIAM BALDRIDGE. She was born January 4, 1893 in Hagerstown, Wayne, Indiana, and died in 1958. She is buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of GARNET LEONA BALDRIDGE and WILLIAM SHANDS DEAN:

1. VIRGINIA MARIE DEAN, b. July 21, 1914, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. January 24, 2000, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^{56, 708}
2. WILLIAM LINDLEY DEAN, b. March 27, 1917, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ m. EVELYN MAUDE CAUFFMAN; d. October 17, 2000, Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts.^{56, 708}
3. MARTHA ALICE DEAN, b. May 29, 1921, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;^{2609, 4917} m. LEONARD H. ROBERTS in 1949 in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts⁹¹⁵⁷; d. June 28, 2008, Huntersville, North Carolina.²⁶⁰⁹
4. WALTER CHARLES DEAN, b. August 24, 1922, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. 1946, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts;⁷⁰⁸ bur. Locust Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.⁴⁵⁶



Marriage Announcements and News

Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, January 22, 1914¹⁸¹⁸

William Dean Weds in Muncie

Announcement has been made of the marriage in Muncie, Indiana, of Miss Garnet Leona Baldridge and Mr. William Shands Dean. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dean, of Harrisonburge, who has been in business in Muncie for some years.

The wedding took place Saturday evening, January 17, Rev. C. W. Sweet, an uncle of the groom, performing the ceremony. The only attendants were Miss Ethel Banks as maid of honor, and Mr. Charles Lindley Sweet, a cousin of the groom, as best man. A dinner was given by Mrs. C. W. Sweet after the ceremony in honor of the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Dean will make their home in Muncie.

Mr. Dean was in Harrisonburg during the Christmas holidays to attend the marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Rives Dean, and Mr. Clayton Seabrook Willis.

Newspaper Articles

Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, November 28, 1936²⁵²⁶

Clarence Crist and William S. Dean attended the A. M. A.-P. M. S. football game at Ft. Defiance Thanksgiving.

Obituaries

Muncie Evening Press, June 17, 1952⁵⁸¹⁹

William S. Dean, 61, Former Resident, Dies

Funeral services for William S. Dean, 61, former Muncie resident, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pigeon Cove Chapel in Rockport, Mass. Mr. Dean died at his home in Rockport, Sunday. Burial will be in Locust Grove Cemetery, Landsville, Mass.

Mr. Dean lived in Muncie prior to 1926. He was born in Harrisonburg, Va.

Among the survivors are the widow, Garnett; one son, William L.; and two daughters, Virginia and Mrs. Martha D. Roberts, all of Rockport; and three brothers and four sisters.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 27, 1900713	Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia	William Dean Martha Bower William Shands Dean Mary Rives Dean James Lindley Dean Anna Martha Dean
April 30, 1910712	Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia	William Dean Martha Bower William Shands Dean Mary Rives Dean James Lindley Dean Anna Martha Dean Henry Bower Dean Edward Paige Dean
January 23, 1920711	Muncie, Delaware, Indiana	William Shands Dean Garnet Leona Baldridge Virginia Marie Dean William Lindley Dean
April 25, 1930710	Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts	William Shands Dean Garnet Leona Baldridge Virginia Marie Dean William Lindley Dean Martha Alice Dean Walter Charles Dean
April 12, 19403934	Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts	William Shands Dean Garnet Leona Baldridge Virginia Marie Dean Martha Alice Dean Walter Charles Dean
April 7, 19509583	Pigeon Cove, Essex, Massachusetts	William Shands Dean Garnet Leona Baldridge Virginia Marie Dean