Reggie,
I checked the burial records.
The Deans owned the property that the Linn cemetery is on and a descendant owned
the property as late as 1959. John and Elizabeth do not appear in the burial
listings for that cemetery, however, it was poorly kept and their grave stone,
if they had them, were lost. They must have died between 1870 and 1880, if they are
there. Otherwise they moved on leaving the property to their son John/William.
The name confusion is caused by the fact that he appears as John in the 18870
and 1880 censuses but as William M. in the Cemeteries book. And there is pretty
strong circumstantial evidence that he is the same person of both
names.
The Linn Cemetery is located in
the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of section 4 in Buckhorn Twp. The Deans bought the property
on 26 Sep 1868. So they show up nicely in the 1870 Census. John/William is the
only one by that surname in the Brown County1880 Census with his wife Nancy and
brother James.
Before sending this, I decided
to check the 1880 Census National Index and came up with
this:
Census Place:
Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Source: FHL Film 1255441 National Archives Film T9-1441 Page 470B
Relation
Sex
Marr Race Age
Birthplace
John DEAN Self M
M
W
55
ENG
Occ:
Laborer
Fa: ENG
Mo: ENG
Mary DEAN Wife F
M
W
33
WI
Occ:
Keeping House Fa: ENG
Mo: IRE
Wenzent DEAN
Son
M
S
W
1
WI
Occ: At
Home
Fa: ENG
Mo: WI
It’s probably not the same John
Dean but, his age and birthplace are good and the woman listed as his wife could
be Martha and they did come from Wisconsin. What if his wife Elizabeth died and
he went back to where his family was and left everything to his son John. It’s a
possibility and gives hope, if it can be proved that he’s the same person that
was in Brown County. You might find his burial
there.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
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Subject: Re: Brown County (1870 Census
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wow--thank
you. now if i could only find out where john and elizabeth are buried.
these would be my husband great great grandparents. this has really
given us some good information that i have had trouble finding. again,
thank you