Richard Henry Deen first appears on the 1900 census of Appling Co. GA as Henry R Deen born July 1896, living in the home of his father James D. Deen and Mary Ann Fiveash.
In the 1910 census of Appling County he appears as Richard Deen age 19. This is in stark contrast to the age of three given in the previous census!
20 year-old Richard Dune (sp) is shown as the head of household in the 1920 Bacon County census. His 18 year-old wife Lizzie is listed, as is his 60 year old widowed father James Deen. It should be remembered that Bacon and Appling counties are adjoining one another.
Richard's death certificate, with his father James as the informant, confirms Richard's wife was Lizzie Deen. It also confirms his mother to be Mary Ann Fiveash. And while the certificate says burial will be in New Hope Cemetery; that information is believed to be incorrect.
Here on the face of the tombstone, a daughter named Inez is identified. The 1930 Bacon County census (taken 3 months after Richard's death) shows Lizzie Deen, widow, living with four children, including a daughter named Inez.
I have no ready explanation for the misspelled name on the marker - other than Dean is the default spelling most people think of when hearing the name. The birth date is also misstated on the headstone. The date used here is the date listed on his WWI draft registration which Richard himself completed and signed. UPDATE: His daughter Inez married Walker B Smith in 1962. This means that his headstone was placed at his grave over thirty years later.
Also buried here in Wesley Chapel Cemetery are his sisters Nancy Pricilla Deen and Kate Deen Middleton. His parents James and Mary Ann are believed to be buried here as well.
In the 1910 census of Appling County he appears as Richard Deen age 19. This is in stark contrast to the age of three given in the previous census!
20 year-old Richard Dune (sp) is shown as the head of household in the 1920 Bacon County census. His 18 year-old wife Lizzie is listed, as is his 60 year old widowed father James Deen. It should be remembered that Bacon and Appling counties are adjoining one another.
Richard's death certificate, with his father James as the informant, confirms Richard's wife was Lizzie Deen. It also confirms his mother to be Mary Ann Fiveash. And while the certificate says burial will be in New Hope Cemetery; that information is believed to be incorrect.
Here on the face of the tombstone, a daughter named Inez is identified. The 1930 Bacon County census (taken 3 months after Richard's death) shows Lizzie Deen, widow, living with four children, including a daughter named Inez.
I have no ready explanation for the misspelled name on the marker - other than Dean is the default spelling most people think of when hearing the name. The birth date is also misstated on the headstone. The date used here is the date listed on his WWI draft registration which Richard himself completed and signed. UPDATE: His daughter Inez married Walker B Smith in 1962. This means that his headstone was placed at his grave over thirty years later.
Also buried here in Wesley Chapel Cemetery are his sisters Nancy Pricilla Deen and Kate Deen Middleton. His parents James and Mary Ann are believed to be buried here as well.
Richard Henry Deen first appears on the 1900 census of Appling Co. GA as Henry R Deen born July 1896, living in the home of his father James D. Deen and Mary Ann Fiveash.
In the 1910 census of Appling County he appears as Richard Deen age 19. This is in stark contrast to the age of three given in the previous census!
20 year-old Richard Dune (sp) is shown as the head of household in the 1920 Bacon County census. His 18 year-old wife Lizzie is listed, as is his 60 year old widowed father James Deen. It should be remembered that Bacon and Appling counties are adjoining one another.
Richard's death certificate, with his father James as the informant, confirms Richard's wife was Lizzie Deen. It also confirms his mother to be Mary Ann Fiveash. And while the certificate says burial will be in New Hope Cemetery; that information is believed to be incorrect.
Here on the face of the tombstone, a daughter named Inez is identified. The 1930 Bacon County census (taken 3 months after Richard's death) shows Lizzie Deen, widow, living with four children, including a daughter named Inez.
I have no ready explanation for the misspelled name on the marker - other than Dean is the default spelling most people think of when hearing the name. The birth date is also misstated on the headstone. The date used here is the date listed on his WWI draft registration which Richard himself completed and signed. UPDATE: His daughter Inez married Walker B Smith in 1962. This means that his headstone was placed at his grave over thirty years later.
Also buried here in Wesley Chapel Cemetery are his sisters Nancy Pricilla Deen and Kate Deen Middleton. His parents James and Mary Ann are believed to be buried here as well.
In the 1910 census of Appling County he appears as Richard Deen age 19. This is in stark contrast to the age of three given in the previous census!
20 year-old Richard Dune (sp) is shown as the head of household in the 1920 Bacon County census. His 18 year-old wife Lizzie is listed, as is his 60 year old widowed father James Deen. It should be remembered that Bacon and Appling counties are adjoining one another.
Richard's death certificate, with his father James as the informant, confirms Richard's wife was Lizzie Deen. It also confirms his mother to be Mary Ann Fiveash. And while the certificate says burial will be in New Hope Cemetery; that information is believed to be incorrect.
Here on the face of the tombstone, a daughter named Inez is identified. The 1930 Bacon County census (taken 3 months after Richard's death) shows Lizzie Deen, widow, living with four children, including a daughter named Inez.
I have no ready explanation for the misspelled name on the marker - other than Dean is the default spelling most people think of when hearing the name. The birth date is also misstated on the headstone. The date used here is the date listed on his WWI draft registration which Richard himself completed and signed. UPDATE: His daughter Inez married Walker B Smith in 1962. This means that his headstone was placed at his grave over thirty years later.
Also buried here in Wesley Chapel Cemetery are his sisters Nancy Pricilla Deen and Kate Deen Middleton. His parents James and Mary Ann are believed to be buried here as well.
Inscription
MY FATHER
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE
INEZ D. SMITH
Gravesite Details
DOB on marker is incorrect. The correct date comes from his WWI draft registration.
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