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Below is a family biography included in The History of Phelps County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Charles M. Dean, sheriff of Phelps County, Mo., is a native of this county, born in 1853, and the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Matlock) Dean. [For further particulars of parents see sketch of Henry Dean.] Charles M. Dean is the eldest of four living children, and attained his growth on the farm, where he remained, assisting his father, until twenty years of age. In 1871 he married Miss Catherine Billings, who was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1853. To this union was born an interesting family of seven children: Albert, Bettie, Ella, Lewis, Josie D., Wesley and Grace. Mr. Dean followed agricultural pursuits until 1886, when he was elected sheriff of Phelps County by a majority of 156. In the year 1888 he was re-elected by a majority of 657, on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Dean is a member of the I. O. O. F., also the K. of P., and he and wife are worthy and consistent members of the Christian Church.

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