Details for Thomas Jefferson Dean
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006645
Data
| Marker Number | 6645 |
| Atlas Number | 5073006645 |
| Marker Title | Thomas Jefferson Dean |
| Index Entry | Dean, Thomas Jefferson |
| Address | |
| City | Jacksonville |
| County | Cherokee |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 283313 |
| UTM Northing | 3539300 |
| Subject Codes | Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | city cemetery at west end of Kickapoo Street |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | Thomas Jefferson Dean (Aug. 5, 1883 -- Feb. 5, 1949) Born on a farm in Gregg County, Tom Dean became a pastor of the First Christian Church in Jacksonville in 1909, four years before graduating from Texas Christian University. He led efforts to establish the town's public library and Boy Scout troop. Returning to farming, he headed the local Farm Security Administration office in the 1940s. As Chamber of Commerce manager he helped establish "Farm Family Days," an annual fair which ended in the 1950s. |