Robert Burton Dean
Robert B. Dean was born in Cheswold, Kent Co., DE on 16 May, 1861 on the Dean family farm along the main Dover to Smyrna Rd. He was the son of Robert Dean and Catherine Morgan . Sometime before 1888 he married Almira Wilson, born in Ridgeley, Caroline Co., MD on 23 May, 1867, the daughter of Solomon Gilbert Wilson and Mary Augusta CARTER.

The family lived near Ridgeley in Caroline Co., Maryland where their children were born.

    Robert and Almira had the following children:
  1. Ethel Dean (1888- 11 April,1889)
  2. Elsie Mae Dean (4 May, 1889- ) married Linwood DURHAM
  3. Calvin Dean (29 Nov.,1891- ) married Beatrice Susan Groce
  4. Theresa Dean (18 Sept., 1893 - 25 Sept.,1979) married James Dean Faulkner
  5. Robert Bernard Dean (5 June, 1897 - ) married Ethel Jackson
  6. Gladys Dean ( 21 Oct., 1904 - c.1943) married Ishmael Thomas and Frank Hilton

Kent Co., Deeds (Liber U, vol.7) for 17 December, 1895 for the sale of Robert Dean Sr's. lands show Robert Jr. living in Caroline Co., MD.

Almira died in 1830 in Newport, New Castle Co., DE. Robert moved to 200 16th Street in Wilmington DE where he lived with his daughter, Theresa Dean Faulkner, next door to Will and Grace Davis who supplied this information to their daughter, Betty Davis Terry. Theresa had the family bible which Grace used to compile her genealogy information with Theresa's help.

Robert died in Wilmington on 19 December, 1940.