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Jesse D. Dean is a merchant of Hamburg, Ark., and belongs to the firm of Dean & Cone. His birth occurred in Alabama, December 27, 1847, to Jerry and Nancy (Cone) Dean, native Georgians, who removed to Alabama about 1825, where they reared a family of nine children, six of whom are living, all residents of Ashley County, Ark. In 1853 Mr. Dean came to Ashley County, Ark., and settled ten miles northeast of Hamburg, and made his home in the vicinity of this place until his demise, which occurred in 1878, his widow still surviving him, both members of the Baptist Church. The subject of this biography grew to manhood on his father’s farm, his early advantages being limited, and before he had reached his seventeenth year he entered the army, enlisting in Tebb’s company, Slemmon’s regiment, Second Arkansas Cavalry, Company F, serving during the latter part of 1864 and the early part of 1865. He was not in active service, and, after the fall of the Confederacy he returned home and went to farming, remaining on the old homestead until 1866, when he commenced business in the store building he now occupies, as a clerk for S. L. Moore & Co., remaining with that firm for ten years. During this time, for two or three years, he was interested in the drug business, after which he worked for Kirkpatrick for one year, and about 1877 the firm of Dean & Kittrell was organized. This firm existed until 1883, when the present firm of Dean & Cone was formed, they opening with a stock of goods valued at about $7,000, but are now carrying a stock valued at $20,000 and do an annual business, of from $90,000 to $100,000. They are upright, honorable business men and fully deserve their present prosperity. Mr. Dean was married, April 25, 1872, to Maggie W. Kittrell, by whom he has four children: William Evans, Nannie F., Maggie E. and Jessie I. Mr. Dean is a Democrat, a member of the A. F. & A. M., the K. of H. and the K. of P., and he and wife belong to the Methodist Church.