"SILAS M. DEAN, one of the oldest pioneers of the county, died Wednesday morning at his home in Kalamo, where he has resided continuously since 1837, with the exception of a few years spent in California during the gold fever. The funeral was held at his late residence this morning, Rev. Haynes of Vermontville, officiating. Mr. Dean was a brother of JONATHAN DEAN of this city, who has consented to furnish a historical sketch of his brother for our next issue."
"SILAS M. DEAN of Kalamo, whose death was briefly noted in our last issue, was born in Canada in 1822. In 1837 he came with his parents into Eaton county, then a wilderness where a farm was located in Kalamo. He was full of interesting reminiscences of pioneer life among the wolves and Indians. He was the Nimrod of the family and kept the table well supplied with venison and wild fowl. In 1849 he joined the caraven of gold hunters and crossed the continent in wagons, mining for several years in California. Returning from California, he located in his old home, visiting twice afterwards the Pacific coast. He was a man of sterling worth, a physical giant whose prowess as an athelete was the wonder of the early settlers. He belonged to a generation of hardy men who are fast disappearing from among us and whose virtues shine brighter in the light of fading years. Mr. Dean was a great reader of history and retained in his declining years a knowledge of historic data and detail to a marvelous extent. Never interested in works of fiction or romance, he would bury himself for hours in Gibbons, his favorite historian. JONATHAN DEAN of this city is his brother and the only remaining member of the family. Mr. Dean is survived by a widow and seven children, two of whom, ADA WILLIAMS and FRANCIS WIGHT of Chicago were by his first wife. The children by the present Mrs. Dean are, LOUIS of Montana, BERT, ROY, FLOYD and MAY, who live at home. MISS GRACE MACOMBER of Petoskey, well known here, is Mrs. Dean's daughter by a former marriage."
[LOOSE ARTICLES FOUND IN FAMILY PAPERS (NEWSPAPER SOURCE UNKNOWN)]
"SILAS M. DEAN of Kalamo, whose death was briefly noted in our last issue, was born in Canada in 1822. In 1837 he came with his parents into Eaton county, then a wilderness where a farm was located in Kalamo. He was full of interesting reminiscences of pioneer life among the wolves and Indians. He was the Nimrod of the family and kept the table well supplied with venison and wild fowl. In 1849 he joined the caraven of gold hunters and crossed the continent in wagons, mining for several years in California. Returning from California, he located in his old home, visiting twice afterwards the Pacific coast. He was a man of sterling worth, a physical giant whose prowess as an athelete was the wonder of the early settlers. He belonged to a generation of hardy men who are fast disappearing from among us and whose virtues shine brighter in the light of fading years. Mr. Dean was a great reader of history and retained in his declining years a knowledge of historic data and detail to a marvelous extent. Never interested in works of fiction or romance, he would bury himself for hours in Gibbons, his favorite historian. JONATHAN DEAN of this city is his brother and the only remaining member of the family. Mr. Dean is survived by a widow and seven children, two of whom, ADA WILLIAMS and FRANCIS WIGHT of Chicago were by his first wife. The children by the present Mrs. Dean are, LOUIS of Montana, BERT, ROY, FLOYD and MAY, who live at home. MISS GRACE MACOMBER of Petoskey, well known here, is Mrs. Dean's daughter by a former marriage."
[LOOSE ARTICLES FOUND IN FAMILY PAPERS (NEWSPAPER SOURCE UNKNOWN)]
"SILAS M. DEAN, one of the oldest pioneers of the county, died Wednesday morning at his home in Kalamo, where he has resided continuously since 1837, with the exception of a few years spent in California during the gold fever. The funeral was held at his late residence this morning, Rev. Haynes of Vermontville, officiating. Mr. Dean was a brother of JONATHAN DEAN of this city, who has consented to furnish a historical sketch of his brother for our next issue."
"SILAS M. DEAN of Kalamo, whose death was briefly noted in our last issue, was born in Canada in 1822. In 1837 he came with his parents into Eaton county, then a wilderness where a farm was located in Kalamo. He was full of interesting reminiscences of pioneer life among the wolves and Indians. He was the Nimrod of the family and kept the table well supplied with venison and wild fowl. In 1849 he joined the caraven of gold hunters and crossed the continent in wagons, mining for several years in California. Returning from California, he located in his old home, visiting twice afterwards the Pacific coast. He was a man of sterling worth, a physical giant whose prowess as an athelete was the wonder of the early settlers. He belonged to a generation of hardy men who are fast disappearing from among us and whose virtues shine brighter in the light of fading years. Mr. Dean was a great reader of history and retained in his declining years a knowledge of historic data and detail to a marvelous extent. Never interested in works of fiction or romance, he would bury himself for hours in Gibbons, his favorite historian. JONATHAN DEAN of this city is his brother and the only remaining member of the family. Mr. Dean is survived by a widow and seven children, two of whom, ADA WILLIAMS and FRANCIS WIGHT of Chicago were by his first wife. The children by the present Mrs. Dean are, LOUIS of Montana, BERT, ROY, FLOYD and MAY, who live at home. MISS GRACE MACOMBER of Petoskey, well known here, is Mrs. Dean's daughter by a former marriage."
[LOOSE ARTICLES FOUND IN FAMILY PAPERS (NEWSPAPER SOURCE UNKNOWN)]
"SILAS M. DEAN of Kalamo, whose death was briefly noted in our last issue, was born in Canada in 1822. In 1837 he came with his parents into Eaton county, then a wilderness where a farm was located in Kalamo. He was full of interesting reminiscences of pioneer life among the wolves and Indians. He was the Nimrod of the family and kept the table well supplied with venison and wild fowl. In 1849 he joined the caraven of gold hunters and crossed the continent in wagons, mining for several years in California. Returning from California, he located in his old home, visiting twice afterwards the Pacific coast. He was a man of sterling worth, a physical giant whose prowess as an athelete was the wonder of the early settlers. He belonged to a generation of hardy men who are fast disappearing from among us and whose virtues shine brighter in the light of fading years. Mr. Dean was a great reader of history and retained in his declining years a knowledge of historic data and detail to a marvelous extent. Never interested in works of fiction or romance, he would bury himself for hours in Gibbons, his favorite historian. JONATHAN DEAN of this city is his brother and the only remaining member of the family. Mr. Dean is survived by a widow and seven children, two of whom, ADA WILLIAMS and FRANCIS WIGHT of Chicago were by his first wife. The children by the present Mrs. Dean are, LOUIS of Montana, BERT, ROY, FLOYD and MAY, who live at home. MISS GRACE MACOMBER of Petoskey, well known here, is Mrs. Dean's daughter by a former marriage."
[LOOSE ARTICLES FOUND IN FAMILY PAPERS (NEWSPAPER SOURCE UNKNOWN)]
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There may be no readable headstone present as of 2008, it is likely one of the small broken or unreadable stones next to 1st wife Laura (Briggs) Dean.
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