Biographies - Dr. John F. Dean

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             Dr. Dean was born December 23, 1851, in Anson county, North Carolina. His parents were W. M. and Rebecca Dean, native Americans. He was given a common country school education in North Carolina and Mississippi, and immigrated to Texas in 1879, locating at Boxville, in Lavaca county.

             He begun the study of medicine in Woodruff county, Arkansas, under the instruction of Dr. T. H. Brunson, in 1873, and attended lectures at Nashville Medical College two courses, 1877-8 and '79. He graduated from that institution, April 27, 1879. He begun practice in Woodruff county, Arkansas, while a first course student; having graduated, he located in Lavaca county, and practiced until December, 1883, when he removed to Travis county, locating at Hornsby's Bend, January, 1883.

             Dr. Dean is a member of Travis County Medical Society, Austin District Medical Society, and the Texas State Medical Association. He contributed a paper to the Courier-Record of Medicine in May, 1886, on the use of cocaine in the vomiting of pregnancy. He was married October 22, 1879, to Miss Ladora A Speake. They have two children. The Hornsby settlement affords a good field for practice, being composed of thrifty, well to do farmers, and Dr. Dean has a good practice. He is one of the school trustees, and is much respected by his constituents.