Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 648-649 [Hickman] JAMES CHESTER DEAN, county judge of Hickman county, was born in White county, Georgia, June 16, 1863, a son of James M. and Celia (Stephens) Dean, both natives of that commonwealth. In early life the father followed merchandising, but as the years passed by turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, and is still engaged in that occupation in White county. James Chester Dean, the youngest of his parents' children, was reared to the life of a farmer boy, and his literary education was received at Emery College of Oxford, Georgia, in which he graduated in 1880. In that year he came to Clinton, Hickman county, Kentucky, and became an instructor in Marvin College, of which in 1891 he was made first joint principal and four years later, in 1895, became president, with full charge of the college, in which important position he continued until 1898. In that year he resigned his position and immediately entered upon the practice of law at Clinton. He was admitted to the bar in May, 1898, although he was prepared to practice the profession when he came to this city, but continued its study while engaged in educational work. In 1901, on the Democratic ticket, he was elected the county judge of Hickman county, assuming the duties of that important office in 1902 and is the present incumbent. Judge Dean has mounted the ladder of fame by his own unaided efforts, having throughout life battled earnestly and energetically, and is truly a type of the progressive spirit of the age. While a student in Emery College he also taught in the public schools during the summer months, thus earning the means by which to further pursue his studies. The marriage of Judge Dean was celebrated in 1891, when Miss Rosa Mallary became his wife, she being also a native of Georgia. In his fraternal relations the Judge is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and his religious views connect him with the Methodist church, in which he has served as superintendent of the Sunday school. Dean Mallary = White-GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/hickman/dean.jc.txt