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'''Spouse:''' [[Harriet Ley DeWeese]] (m. 1921)
'''Spouse:''' [[Harriet Ley DeWeese]] (m. January 16, 1922, Manhattan, NY)


'''Children:''' [[Shirley DeWeese Black]], [[Joan DeWeese Nelson]], [[Dawn DeWeese Chimes]], [[DeWitt DeWeese Jr.]]
'''Children:''' [[Shirley DeWeese Black]], [[Joan DeWeese Nelson]], [[Dawn DeWeese Chimes]], [[DeWitt DeWeese Jr.]]

Latest revision as of 18:00, 3 August 2015


Born: ♂ DeWitt DeWeese

October 20, 1895

Died: April 20, 1950


Spouse: Harriet Ley DeWeese (m. January 16, 1922, Manhattan, NY)

Children: Shirley DeWeese Black, Joan DeWeese Nelson, Dawn DeWeese Chimes, DeWitt DeWeese Jr.

Parents: Albert DeWeese, Martha Myatt DeWeese

Siblings: Arwin DeWeese Turner, Edwin DeWeese, Martha DeWeese Wilkinson, Albert DeWeese Jr., Fenton Byrd DeWeese, Thomas Alfred DeWeese, Elizabeth DeWeese Neilson

Early Life

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Education

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Career

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  • Went to Hollywood at age 17 and got bit parts in some movies
  • Fought in World War I as a doughboy; served in France; courtmartialed at least twice for escapades
  • Worked in an investment firm in New York City
  • Owned Ford dealerships
  • Ran DeWeese Lumber

Accomplishments

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Health

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Faith

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