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Born: ♂ Fenton Bell DeWees
- October 29, 1827
- Guilford County, NC
Died: January 13, 1893
- Shady Grove Community, MS
Spouses: Mary Ann Elizabeth Mars DeWees (m. January 13, 1848), Wilmoth Duren DeWees (m. March 27, 1864)
Children: Elizabeth Ann DeWees Pierce, Amandy Jane DeWees Pierce, Charles Alfred DeWees, Theophilus DeWees, Ellen Arminter DeWees Nicholson, Fenton Bell DeWees Jr., Albert DeWeese
Parents: Caleb DeWees and Jane Gorrell DeWees
Siblings: Mander Matilda DeWees, Martha Jane DeWees Mars, Alfred Gorrell DeWees, Nancy C. DeWees Lindley
Early Life
- Named after a circuit-riding preacher
- Moved with his family to Mississippi in 1845
Education
Career
- Shoemaker
Accomplishments
- Gave land for a school and a church
- With several neighbors, raised money to build a Methodist Church
Health
- Died of pneumonia