Place workspace

Jasper County, Texas, USA

County / parish · Jasper County State · Texas Country · USA

Jurisdiction Mexican Texas; modern county used for geographic continuity.

Technical details

Database key · 671

Place key · 17dc019d12b96a2a11f43a8b158fc072236248e6

Created · June 21, 2026, 12:41 p.m.

Updated · June 21, 2026, 12:41 p.m.

59 Linked events

1 Person facts

50 Sources

0 Evidence artifacts

0 Y-DNA EKA

2 FAN scopes

Place usage

Linked events

59 events

4 Dec 1836

Marriage of Sophia Waller Dean to Samuel Ralph

Marriage Primary 2 participants 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

11 Jan 1838

Birth of Henry Smith Ralph

Birth Primary 3 participants 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1842

Sophia executes Power of Attorney for Jasper headright claim

Power Of Attorney Primary 1 participant 2 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

Enlisted 23 Oct 1847; mustered out 20 Sep 1848 (variant: 13 Sep 1848).

Mexican War service — William P. M. Dean (alias William A. Dean)

Military Service Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Tyler County, Texas (enlistment); Rio Grande frontier / Presidio on the Rio Grande / Eagle Pass (service); San Antonio, Texas (San Pedro Springs) (muster out)

One entry in the bundle specifies Beat No. 2; otherwise listed as Jasper County.

Disability onset stated May 1883 (eye injury) and 5 Jan 1893 (total disability); pension received $8/month (later $96/year); reimbursement application references death 1 May 1908.

Mexican War pension interaction — William P. M. Dean

Pension Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas; Tyler County, Texas; Sabine County, Texas; United States

One entry in the bundle specifies Beat No. 2; otherwise listed as Jasper County.

Enlisted 3 Aug 1861; transitioned to Confederate service 1 Feb 1862.

Civil War service — Texas State Troops (Jasper Greys) — William P. M. Dean

Military Service Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

ca. 1852

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1852)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1853

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1853)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1854

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1854)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1857

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1857)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1859

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1859)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1860

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1860)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1861

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1861)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1862

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1862)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1864

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1864)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1865

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1865)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1866

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1866)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1867

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1867)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1868

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1868)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1869

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1869)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1871

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1871)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1872

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1872)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1873

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1873)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1874

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1874)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1875

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1875)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1876

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1876)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA (Beat No. 2)

Beat No. 2 specified in this digest entry.

ca. 1877

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1877)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1878

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1878)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1879

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1879)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1880

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1880)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1881

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1881)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1882

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1882)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1883

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1883)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1884

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1884)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1885

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1885)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1886

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1886)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1887

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1887)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1888

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1888)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1889

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1889)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1890

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1890)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1891

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1891)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1892

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1892)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1893

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1893)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1894

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1894)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1895

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1895)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1896

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1896)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

ca. 1897

Tax digest: William P. M. Dean in Jasper County, Texas (1897)

Tax Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas, USA

8 Dec 1857

TX—Jasper Co—Walters deed conveys 300 acres (Mathius Walker headright) to S.W. Ralph

Land Purchase Primary 1 participant 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

23 Aug 1903

TX—Jasper Co—W.P.M. Dean ratifies Sophia's 1857 Walker tract as separate property; heirs identified

Heir Ratification Primary 2 participants 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

23 Aug 1903

TX—Jasper Co—W.P.M. Dean ratifies Sophia's 1857 Walker tract as separate property; heirs identified

Heir Ratification Primary 2 participants 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

7 Nov 1871

POA: Sophia W. Ralph appoints Henry Ralph re Addison tract (1476 acres)

Power Of Attorney Primary 3 participants 1 source

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas (instrument); recorded in Henderson County deed records

Place detail: Instrument; recorded in Henderson County deed records

30 Jun 1846

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

20 Dec 1855

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

14 Mar 1856

Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

27 Apr 1872

Land Transfer

Land Transfer Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

9 Mar 1843

Land Contract

Land Contract Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

25 Sep 1846

Land Contract

Land Contract Primary 3 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

24 Dec 1851

Land Sale

Land Sale Primary 2 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

6 Jul 1852

Land Conveyance

Land Conveyance Primary 3 participants 0 sources

Original place text · Jasper County, Texas

Person facts

Henry Smith Ralph Birth · 11 Jan 1838

FAN scope links

Links · 2

FAN scope links

FAN scope link #40 FanScopeLocation object (40)
FAN scope link #41 FanScopeLocation object (41)

Evidence artifacts

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