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From Hot Springs, Arkansas and settled in Red River county, Texas about 1835.
COMMENTS by Sherry Fox, 27 July 1998:
1. Re: 1850 date moved to Tulare Co. -- this probably was 1852 based on a) Levi was not included on the Great Register List of
Inhabitants for 1852 and b) the last deed date of sale in Red River County, TX was 25 February 1852. If they left immediately after the sale of Levi's land and it took 9 months to arrive in Tulare Co., that would make it around Christmas time 1852.
2. Re: Children listed for Levi and Leticia: no mention of Elias R. -bert W. Hamilton [listed incorrectly in article] in Red River County, TX 1851. Helen -ancy Anna, Martha J. E., George Washington, Gilbert M. Lafayette, Susan, Mary A., Albert L., Helen?, and Henrietta]
3. Interesting that Gilbert Lafayette named his children, it appears
almost exclusively, after family members: Levi, Letitia, John H., Laura B., Martha J., James S., Mary A., and Jesse L.In an early day [ca. 1835] these came into the [Clarksville] settlement: Willis and Needham Boone, brothers; also Stalcup, Reverves, Nalls, Levins, and Benjamin Tennel. Some of these remained near the river for several years. Some went to the prairie. The Needham Boone survey may be seen on any map of Red River County. It is a few miles southeast of Clarksville. The Nall survey is on Red River.
From the book, "North Texas 100 Years Ago", by Dr. Pat B. Clark. Published in 1947.
About this time also came the great bear hunter, Levi Dean. He lived a while in the timbered country below and south of Pecan Bayou. Then he moved to the eastern edge of the great prairie and built a good hewed log house just in the western edge of the timber southwest of what is now known as the village of English. The house was there as late as 1857. Dean made his living principally by killing bears and selling the meat to the settlers.In 1849 he went with the gold hunters to California. However, Dean could not waste his time digging for gold while the mountains were full of grizzly bears. He killed bears in the mountains and sold to the mining camps. After three years' absence he returned to this county. The story of one contest he had with a grizzly I shall relate just as he told it to me:
"One morning, while on the side of a mountain, I looked above me and saw a grizzly. Cautiously I slipped near enough and shot him. He jumped, licked the wound, looked all around, and then came slowly toward me. As fast as I could I began to load my rifle, walking backward while ramming my bullet down. By the time the bullet was rammed to its place he was much nearer to me than at first. I shot again. The ball struck him, but he paid no attention to it. I then realized that I was at a disadvantage, being below the bear; for in coming down hill he out ran me. I ran to the bottom of the slope, shot him the third time, and began to climb the other side. He followed but could not climb the hill as fast as I could, so I loaded again, waited for a good shot, and brought him down."
After staying here a short time, Dean returned to California to kill meat again for the mining camps. One day with his wife he went to the mountains but never returned, nor does anyone, to this day, know what became of him.
In 1849, Levi moved on to California after this legal matter
was settled:
Case #940 Susannah Deen vs. Lutitia Deen "Susannah Deen, a citizen of the County of Red River Republic of Texas would respectfully represent to the Hon John T Mills Judge of the Seventh Judicial District of the Republic of Texas holding and presiding in the District Court of the County of Red River [Petition] The petition to wit on the 23 day of December 1844 Lutitia Deen wife of Levi Deen citizens of said county did beat bruze and with certain stick which she the said Lutitia had and held did srike one Teresa Deen over the shoulders and head of her the said Teresa And the said Susannah further states that said Teresa is of the age of about thirteen years the daughter of said Susannah that her father to wit Asa Deen has departed this life that the said Susannah natural guardian of said Teresa who has been damaged by said beating buring(?) as aforesaid to the amount of one thousand dollars Wherefore the said Susanah the natural guardian and mother of said Teresa prays that said Lutitia and Levi Deen be cited of and at the next term of the District Court of said county a judgement be rendered against them for said sum of one thousand dollars & general relief [signed] Amos Morrill Atto[rney] Filed 27 day of Feby 1845
From Hot Springs, Arkansas and settled in Red River county, Texas about 1835.
COMMENTS by Sherry Fox, 27 July 1998:
1. Re: 1850 date moved to Tulare Co. -- this probably was 1852 based on a) Levi was not included on the Great Register List of
Inhabitants for 1852 and b) the last deed date of sale in Red River County, TX was 25 February 1852. If they left immediately after the sale of Levi's land and it took 9 months to arrive in Tulare Co., that would make it around Christmas time 1852.
2. Re: Children listed for Levi and Leticia: no mention of Elias R. -bert W. Hamilton [listed incorrectly in article] in Red River County, TX 1851. Helen -ancy Anna, Martha J. E., George Washington, Gilbert M. Lafayette, Susan, Mary A., Albert L., Helen?, and Henrietta]
3. Interesting that Gilbert Lafayette named his children, it appears
almost exclusively, after family members: Levi, Letitia, John H., Laura B., Martha J., James S., Mary A., and Jesse L.In an early day [ca. 1835] these came into the [Clarksville] settlement: Willis and Needham Boone, brothers; also Stalcup, Reverves, Nalls, Levins, and Benjamin Tennel. Some of these remained near the river for several years. Some went to the prairie. The Needham Boone survey may be seen on any map of Red River County. It is a few miles southeast of Clarksville. The Nall survey is on Red River.
From the book, "North Texas 100 Years Ago", by Dr. Pat B. Clark. Published in 1947.
About this time also came the great bear hunter, Levi Dean. He lived a while in the timbered country below and south of Pecan Bayou. Then he moved to the eastern edge of the great prairie and built a good hewed log house just in the western edge of the timber southwest of what is now known as the village of English. The house was there as late as 1857. Dean made his living principally by killing bears and selling the meat to the settlers.In 1849 he went with the gold hunters to California. However, Dean could not waste his time digging for gold while the mountains were full of grizzly bears. He killed bears in the mountains and sold to the mining camps. After three years' absence he returned to this county. The story of one contest he had with a grizzly I shall relate just as he told it to me:
"One morning, while on the side of a mountain, I looked above me and saw a grizzly. Cautiously I slipped near enough and shot him. He jumped, licked the wound, looked all around, and then came slowly toward me. As fast as I could I began to load my rifle, walking backward while ramming my bullet down. By the time the bullet was rammed to its place he was much nearer to me than at first. I shot again. The ball struck him, but he paid no attention to it. I then realized that I was at a disadvantage, being below the bear; for in coming down hill he out ran me. I ran to the bottom of the slope, shot him the third time, and began to climb the other side. He followed but could not climb the hill as fast as I could, so I loaded again, waited for a good shot, and brought him down."
After staying here a short time, Dean returned to California to kill meat again for the mining camps. One day with his wife he went to the mountains but never returned, nor does anyone, to this day, know what became of him.
RESEARCHER: Lynda Green <jag@our-town.com> wrote T.Mason on 4 Feb 2002. "My great-great aunt, EMALINE BETHANIA SELLERS, b. 1849 AL, d. 1931 OK, d/o DR. JOHN WARD SELLERS, b. 1825-27 AL & LYNIA JANE GODWIN, b. 1827-1830 NC, was the 2nd wife of LEVI M. DEAN & would have been the sister-in-law of your ELIZA ANN for a short few years. I found in Jack Co., TX where EMALINE (misspelled in the transcription as Berthema E.) & LEVI married on 2/1/1866 and Robert Adams HENSON FAMILY HISTORY site has where LEVI died sometime in 1869; Dave Moore's site has LEVI dying in DEC 1869 and I know that EMALINE is on the 1870 CORYELL CO., TX. census in both her father's house and her 2nd husband's house, i.e. JACOB L. BRUNER.
Thus, I feel certain that LEVI DEAN died in 1869 but I thought maybe you would have some notes, etc. that would verify if it was DEC and possibly where he might be buried or if the DEC 1869 came from the 1870 Mortality Schedule for Jack Co., or maybe from LEVI's stone?"
Died of rabies
1860 Polk Co., AR, census
Died of rabies
1860 Polk Co., AR, census
