Edwin W. DEWEES

- 1850

• Name	Edwin W. DEWEES
  Gender	Male
  Death	Feb 1843 - 17 Aug 1850  [1]
  	He apparently died between Feb 1843, after the conception of his youngest child, and 17 Aug 1850, when he was not enumerated with his family in the 1850 census.
  Person ID	I1393	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Amelia LIVELY,   b. c.1817, Virginia d. 27 Jul 1865, Elizabeth City Co, VA
  Marriage	7 Jun 1838	Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	Their wedding announcement noted that the bride was a resident of Hampton and that he groom was of Old Point Comfort, Virginia. The couple was married at Hampton, Virginia by Rev. Mark Chevers, minister of St. John's Episcopal Church, on 7 June 1838.
  Children	1. Mary Amelia DEWEES,   b. 19 Apr 1839, Virginia   2. Robert Andrew DEWEES,   b. 18 May 1841, Virginia d. Jul 1875 (Age 34 years)   3. Edwin William DEWEES,   b. 23 Dec 1842, Virginia   4. Frances Amanda DEWEES,   b. 3 Nov 1844, Virginia
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1840, Elizabeth City Co, VA [S1039]

  
  

• Sources

  [S5160] 1850 US Census / Dewees, Amelia. [S231] Francis W. Hayes, Jr., compiler, Hayes, Elizabeth City Parish, Hampton, Virginia 19TH Century Parish Registers, ((Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, 1986)), ISBN 0-917890-99-X. p. 135. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Norfolk & Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (15 Jun 1838), p. 2, c. 6.