William H. Dean was born in Kent Co., DE in 1837 according to the 1850 Kent County DE Census records. He was the son of William Dean and his wife, (Mary) Ann Cork

William married Nancy FARMER , the daughter of Abraham Farmer and Mary MILLER, who was born in Delaware in 1833.

Chidren of William and Nancy Dean were:

1. Albert Dean (b. 1861)

2. Josephine Dean (b. 1867)

3. Lewis Dean (b. 1869)

4. John W. Dean (b. 6 Feb. 1871 in Huron, Twp., Wayne, MI)
   (d. 1945 Romulus, Wayne, MI). He and his wife, whose name is not known, (1869-1917) are buried in Romulus Twp., Wayne, MI.