Mary Elizabeth Dean 
Mary Elizabeth was born about 1842 in Maryland. Mary Elizabeth's father was J. William Dean and her mother was Eliza Jane Smith. Her paternal grandparents were William Dean and Mary ?; her maternal grandparents were John Smith and Isabella Smythe. She had three brothers and four sisters, named George W., Isaac N., Jacob, Margaret Emma, Francina, Fannie and Janie.General Notes
Mary Elizabeth Dean appears on the 1880 census of Grand River, Wayne Co., Iowa in the household of her husband Ataskis (Starkey) Bracewell. She is listed as born in Maryland and 38 years of age. Her father's birthplace is listed as England and her mother's as Pennsylvania.
