Hello cousin Jane, Yes, I'm still around and at my same old address for as long as I am able to keep it. Which I hope is a long time because I want persons like yourself to find my postings and then contact me. I have been working on family history for about six years now and have collected a good amount of information. Also I must give credit to my other relatives for passing their records on to me. Without their help I would have a much tougher time putting these families together. I do enjoy working on genealogy and meeting distant cousins. I beleive you have a few mistakes in your information. Here is what I have. Hope this helps you. Thomas L. Dean born abt. 1811 (occupation; Carpenter) Married; July 7, 1835 in Clark County, Indiana to Mary E. Lewis born abt. 1813 daughter of John & Martha (Kelly) Lewis. Granddaughter of Lawrence & Martha (Smith) Kelly. Sources; Clark County, Indiana Marriage records. 1840 Census record, Clark County, Indiana page 312. Thomas L. Dean 1850 Census record, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana page 186. Thomas L. Dean 39, male, Carpenter, born in Kentucky Mary E. Dean 37, female, born in Kentucky (?) Martha J. Dean 9, female, (error KY.) correct location- born in Indiana 1860 Census record, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana page 418. Thomas Dean 50, male, Carpenter, born in Indiana (Kentucky is more likely) Anna Dean 40, female, born in Indiana (this person could be Thomas' second wife) Martha Dean 18, female, born in Indiana (dau. Thomas & Mary E.) Edward Dean 8, male, born in Indiana Willie Dean 7, male, born in Indiana (note the age difference between Martha -vs- Edward & Willie, possible that Mary E. (Lewis) Dean died shortly after the 1850 census and Thomas Dean remarried) I am not certain of their where abouts after 1860. Do you have something that shows them in Jefferson County, Ohio? And how about Missouri? Any death records or grave stones found? Would be glad to help you more. Can you give me an idea of how much you know about them and those that descend? Sincerely, Tom Kelly tpkelly@swbell.net jane pinkerton wrote: > Taking a chance as yours is an old message: however am searching for > information about my great great grandmother, Mary Lewis who married > Thomas Dean in Clark County IN about 1835. She was born about 1820. > Her father may have been William Lewis. After her marriage she went to > Jefferson CO OH, but later went to Chariton County MO where she died > about 1870. Any information that you have regarding the LEWIS family > would be helpful > > Jane Pinkerton > Burbank, CA