Walter Fernando DEAN & Nina WILLIS & Anita JONES

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Walter Fernando DEAN
Nina WILLIS
Anita JONES

Husband: Walter Fernando DEAN
Birth: 26 Oct 1874, MO
Death: Sep 1966
Last Residence: Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO
Education: attended the Law School of the University of Colorado at Boulder
Occupation: President, Dean-Creel Furniture Co., Pueblo, CO
Father: John C. DEAN
Mother: Mary F. HOLBERT

Marriage-1: 8 Oct 1897, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO

Wife-1: Nina WILLIS
Birth: 24 Dec 1879, Hannibal, Marion Co., MO, or Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO
Death: 20 Apr 1956, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA
Disposition: buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA
Occupations: milliner, homemaker
Other Spouse: m2. 27 Dec 1905, Churchill Hotel, Fallon, Churchill Co., NV, Albert Roy STRAUB
Father: William Murphy WILLIS
Mother: Ida BROWN

Marriage-2: 1918-20

Wife-2: Anita "Nita" JONES
Birth: Sep 1883, CO — probably Chaffee Co., CO
Death: 1965, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Eugene B. JONES, b. 1848/9, MO
Mother: Lucy E. PECK, b. Oct 1861, IA

Child with Nina WILLIS:

1. Lucy Emma DEAN, b. 13 Feb 1898/9, MO

About a week before Lucy was born, Nina came home to Missouri to be with her mother for the birth of her baby. She never returned to Walter or to Colorado.

Children with Anita JONES:

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Sources:

1. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (index plus scanned images of marriage book pages; online at Ancestry.com; abstracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Walter F. DEAN (over age 21) and Nina WILLIS (under age 18; father William WILLIS consenting), both of Hale, Carroll Co., MO, obtained a marriage license on 8 Oct 1897. They were married in Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO, by Judge Sol UMPHALBAUGH.

2. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Fernando DEAN (æ 5, b. MO) is living in Hermann, Wood Twp., Carroll Co., MO, with his parents (q.v.). Nina WILLIS (æ 9m, b. MO) is living in Chillicothe Twp., Livingston Co., MO, with her parents (q.v.).

3. 1885 Colorado State Census (online at Ancestry.com): Anita JONES (æ 1, b. CO/MO/IA) is living in Chaffee Co., CO (p. 4), with her parents, Eugene B. JONES (æ 36, b. MO/VA/KY) & Lucy E. (æ 20, b. IA/MA/CT), plus sister. [Walter not found.]

4. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed. We know that, in 1889, Nina WILLIS's family was living in Hale, Hurricane Twp., Carroll Co., MO, because her sister was born there that year.

5a. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Walter not found, but he should be a law student at the University of Colorado, so he probably wouldn't show up in the census. Anita JONES (æ 16, b. Sep 1883, CO/Un/IA), is living in Salida City, Chaffee Co., CO (p. 297A), with her widowed mother, Lucy JONES (æ 38, b. Oct 1861, IA/VA/Un), plus sisters.

5b. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 25): Burr Oak Twp., Lincoln Co., MO, Roll T623_871, p. 213B, SD 9, ED 47, SN 7, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27

150 153 Willis William Head W M May 1853 47 M 23 IN IN IN Stock buyer Y Y Y R H

______ Ida Wife W F Aug 1856 43 M 23 6 6 MI NY MI Y Y Y

[William & Ida's five unmarried children]

Dean Nina Dau W M 1879 Dec 20 Wd 1 1 MO IN MI Y Y Y

____ Emma GDau W F 1899 Feb 1 S MO MO MO

Both of Ida's parents were born in NY. Nina was either separated or divorced, not widowed, though she maintained the fiction of widowhood because Lucy Emma grew up believing her father was deceased. Other records say Lucy Emma was born in 1898, not 1899.

6a. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 24): 2201 Grand Ave., Pueblo (Pct. 2), Pueblo Co., CO, Roll T624_124, p. 110A, SN 5A, SD 3, ED 154, enumerated 20 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28

* 2201 114 424 Dean John Head M W 65 M1 40 IL IL IL Eng Merchant Furniture E Y Y O F H

Dean Mary Wife F W 57 M1 40 7 7 PA PA PA Eng None Y Y

Dean Walter F Son M W 34 S MO IL PA Eng Merchant Furniture E Y Y

Dean Maud Dau F W 31 S MO IL IL Eng saleswoman Jewelry W N N Y Y

Dean Myrtle Dau F W 29 S MO IL IL Eng Merchant Furniture E Y Y

Dean Blanche Dau F W 26 S MO IL PA Eng None N 0 Y Y

Benz Cleo Dau F W 23 M1 5 2 2 MO IL PA Eng None N 0 Y Y

Benz Albert GSon M W 4 S CO NY MO Eng None

Benz Douglas GSon M W 1 S CO NY MO Eng None

*Grand Ave

6b. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Can't find Nina or Lucy Emma (she had remarried in 1905).

7. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 32): 2201 Grant [Grand] Ave., Pueblo City (Pct. 2), Pueblo Co., CO, Roll T625_170, p. 120B, SN 7B, SD 3, ED 205, enumerated 9 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

* 2208 172 178 Dean John C Head O F M W 83 M Y Y Illinois Tennessee United States Y Retail Merchant Furniture Em

____ Mary F Wife F W 76 M Y Y Pennsylvania Holland Dutch Holland Dutch Y None

Giffen Effie F W 59 Wd Y N Missouri Scotland English Missouri Y Servant Private Family W

Dean Walter F Son M W 45 M Y Y Missouri Illinois Pennsylvania Y Retail Merchant Furniture Em

____ Nita F W 38 M Y Y Colorado United States United States Y None

*Grant (sic) Ave

8. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 15): 702 N Cascade [St./Ave.], Colorado Springs City (Pct. 16), El Paso Co., CO, Roll 241, p. 127A, SN 6B, ED 21-16, SD 7, enumerated 17 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30

* 702 131 199 Dean Walter F Head R $61 R M M W 57 M 22 N Y MO US US Y Manager Furniture Store W Y N

____ Anita J Wife F W 45 M 35 N Y CO MO NE Y none

*N Cascade

Although their marriage year calculates to 1914/5, Walter was clearly still single when he registered for the draft in 1918 (see below), unless he considered his father his nearest relative, not his wife, but most men name their wife as next of kin.

9. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

Walter DEAN 26 Oct 1874 Sep 1966 81001 (Pueblo, Pueblo, CO) 524-10-4390 CO Yes

10. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Roll | Serial No. | Order No: 1561787 | 1497 | 1547

Name: Walter Fernando Dean

Permanent Home Address: 2201 Grand ave Pueblo Colo

Age in Years | Date of Birth: 44 | Oct 26 1874

Race: White

U.S. Citizen: Native Born

Present Occupation: merchant

Employer's Name:

Place of Employment: Dean-Creel Furn. C.

Nearest Relative: Name: J. C. Dean (father)

Nearest Relative: Address: 2201 Grand ave Pueblo Colo

Signature: Walter Fernando Dean

Height (tall, medium, short): Tall

Build (slender, medium, stout): Medium

Color of Eyes | Color of Hair: grey | [unreadable]

Physically Disabled:

Date of Registration: Sep 12, 1918

Draft Board: City Hall, Pueblo, Colorado

11. Anon. MDCCCXCIX [1909]. "1900 University of Colorado Class and Faculty Lists." Coloradoan, v. 1, Published by the Class of Nineteen Hundred, University of Colorado, Boulder (online in the FTP archives of the Boulder, CO, USGenWeb site; extraced by Lee Zion):

LAW DEPARTMENT...
(page 69 - first three year law course)
CLASS OF '01...
Walter Fernando Dean

12. Anon. 1918. Sigma Nu Fraternity General Catalog: Beta Xi Chapter, No. 43.
William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri (online at genealogyfinds.com):

William Jewell College
New Members 1894 - 1918...
1894... 3. Walter Fernando Dean
President The Dean-Creel Furniture Co. 2nd and Main Sts.;
res. 2201 Grand Ave., Pueblo, Colo...

How can he have been a New Member in 1894?

13. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

14. OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).

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