John Alvin Dees was born 30 Apr 1868 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, and died 20 Sep 1916 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He was buried in Dees Cemetery, Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He was the son of William Andrew "Billy" Dees and Margaret Mariam Choat. He married Missouri Emeline "ZUE" Dodson 26 Feb 1891 in Hasty, Arkansas. She was born 18 Jan 1876 in Yellville, Arkansas, and died 26 Apr 1954 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. She was buried in Dees Cemetery, Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas.

His father William Andrew "Billy" Dees was born 19 May 1835 in Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, and died 10 Jul 1923 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He was buried in Dees Cemetery, Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He was the son of David Elias "Dave" Dees and Talitha C. Kennedy.

His mother Margaret Mariam Choat was born 24 Nov 1835 in Wayne County, Tennessee, and died 20 Sep 1889 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. She was buried 22 Sep 1889 in Dees Cemetery, Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. She was the daughter of John J. Choat and Elizabeth Pierce.

Children of Margaret Mariam Choat and William Andrew "Billy" Dees are: i. Talitha Angeline Dees was born 6 Apr 1855 in Wayne County, Missouri, and died 22 Oct 1948 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. She married James Monroe Jackson 5 Feb 1880. He was born 1848 in Mississippi, and died 1927 in Davis, Oklahoma.
ii. David Elias Dees was born 8 Dec 1856 in Wayne County, Missouri, and died 5 Oct 1913 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He married Mary Eliza "Aunt Molley" Ruble 12 Aug 1875 in , Boone, Arkansas. She was born 20 Jul 1852, and died 8 Mar 1941.
iii. Daniel M. Dees was born 20 Feb 1859 in Wayne County, Missouri, and died 14 Oct 1860 in Taney County, Missouri.
iv. William Franklin "Bill" Dees was born 12 Feb 1861 in Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, and died 4 Jan 1909 in Davis, Oklahoma. He married Margaret "Liz" Stewart 20 Dec 1882.
v. Margaret Elizabeth Dees was born 16 Aug 1863 in Oregon County, Missouri, and died 17 Oct 1948 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. She married William D. "Uncle Bill" Keele 8 Aug 1880. He was born 22 Feb 1861, and died 2 Nov 1920.
vi. Peter Ryan Dees was born 5 Apr 1866 in Oregon County, Missouri, and died 20 Apr 1949 in Arkansas. He married Mary Frances McDonald 15 Jan 1887. She was born 23 Sep 1867 in Tennessee, and died 25 May 1944 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas.
1. vii. John Alvin Dees was born 30 Apr 1868 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, and died 20 Sep 1916 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He married Missouri Emmeline "Mat" Dodson 26 Feb 1891 in Hasty, Arkansas. She was born 18 Jan 1876 in Yellville, Arkansas, and died 26 Apr 1954 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas.
viii. Martha Jane Chastain Dees was born 9 Sep 1871 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, and died 1 Sep 1891 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas.
ix. Julia Paralee Dees was born 4 Apr 1874 in Arkansas, and died 14 Mar 1940 in Arkansas. She married Alfred Tomlinson 1893.
x. Jesse Lytle Dees was born 14 Mar 1876 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, and died 16 Dec 1952 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas. He married Nevada Evelyn Baughman 4 Nov 1897 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, daughter of John Wesley Baughman and Sarah Louise Milam. She was born 24 Mar 1878 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, and died 6 Mar 1949 in Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas.
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JOHN ALVIN DEES son of Willliam Andrew Dees. husband of Missouri Emeline Dodson.
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Thanks to Renee Cone Pero. John Alvin Dees great grand daughter for help in preparing this page and all the
other pages in the Dees cemetery.
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John A Dees
United States Census, 1880

Name:
John A Dees
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1880
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Event Place:
Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Bellefonte, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
12
Marital Status:
Single
Race:
White
Race (Original):
W
Occupation:
Laborer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1868
Birthplace:
Arkansas, United States
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Father's Birthplace:
Missouri, United States
Mother's Birthplace:
Tennessee, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
547
Person Number:
5
Volume:
1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wm A Dees Self Male 45 Missouri, United States
Margaret M Dees Wife Female 44 Tennessee, United States
Wm F Dees Son Male 19 Missouri, United States
Margaret E Dees Daughter Female 17 Missouri, United States
Peter R Dees Son Male 14 Missouri, United States
John A Dees Son Male 12 Arkansas, United States
Martha C Dees Daughter Female 8 Arkansas, United States
Julia P Dees Daughter Female 6 Arkansas, United States
Jessie L Dees Son Male 4 Arkansas, United States
James Jackson Son-in-law Male 32 Mississippi, United States
Telithey A Jackson Daughter Female 25 Missouri, United States
James K Jackson Other Male 12 Arkansas, United States