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He married Mary Elizabeth Barnhart on April 6, 1863 in Jackson County, WV.
Their children:
(1) Samuel A. Dewees
(2) Anna Dewees (Riddle)
(3) Clarissa F. Dewees (Dunn)
(4) Louisa Elizabeth Dewees (Vance)
(5) Edith Quandaro Dewees (1869-1869)
(6) Henry Spencer Harris Dewees
(7) John Wesley Dewees
(8) George W. Dewees
(9) Charles Foster Dewees
(10) James Franklin Dewees
Henry was in the Civil War fighting in the same company and regiment as 2 brothers, Benjamin C., and Alfred E.S. Dewees, 2 cousins, Joshua Kessel Dewees and William Jabel Dewees, and one nephew Moses Parsons who died in service. Their Regiment, 11th West Virginia Infantry and Company K fought in the major Shenendoah Battles where Henry and his cousin William were wounded in a cannon blast at Fishers Hill, Virginia. It also went to the Army of the James at Richmond and Petersburg where their regiment was part of the last drive to force the confederates to retreat from Richmond. They followed Lee all the way to Appomattox and were on the front lines when the flag of truce appeared before them.
The Dewees' were distinguished with Benjamin wounded twice, Alfred, Henry, and William wounded once, Moses Parsons drowned in the New River Campaign movement, and Joshua was felled by disease yet lived until shortly after the war.
Bio contributed by John Dawson
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He married Mary Elizabeth Barnhart on April 6, 1863 in Jackson County, WV.
Their children:
(1) Samuel A. Dewees
(2) Anna Dewees (Riddle)
(3) Clarissa F. Dewees (Dunn)
(4) Louisa Elizabeth Dewees (Vance)
(5) Edith Quandaro Dewees (1869-1869)
(6) Henry Spencer Harris Dewees
(7) John Wesley Dewees
(8) George W. Dewees
(9) Charles Foster Dewees
(10) James Franklin Dewees
Henry was in the Civil War fighting in the same company and regiment as 2 brothers, Benjamin C., and Alfred E.S. Dewees, 2 cousins, Joshua Kessel Dewees and William Jabel Dewees, and one nephew Moses Parsons who died in service. Their Regiment, 11th West Virginia Infantry and Company K fought in the major Shenendoah Battles where Henry and his cousin William were wounded in a cannon blast at Fishers Hill, Virginia. It also went to the Army of the James at Richmond and Petersburg where their regiment was part of the last drive to force the confederates to retreat from Richmond. They followed Lee all the way to Appomattox and were on the front lines when the flag of truce appeared before them.
The Dewees' were distinguished with Benjamin wounded twice, Alfred, Henry, and William wounded once, Moses Parsons drowned in the New River Campaign movement, and Joshua was felled by disease yet lived until shortly after the war.
Bio contributed by John Dawson
Family Members
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Mary Dewees Parsons
1811–1891
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Infant Dewees
1817–1817
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Elizabeth Dewees Slaughter
1819–1880
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Isaac Updegrove Dewees
1820–1904
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Edith Dewees Hershman
1822 – unknown
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Susanna Dewees Casto
1823–1859
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Alfred E.S. Dewees
1825–1900
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Benjamin Casto Dewees
1827–1907
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John Wesley A. Dewees
1830–1908
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Robert Henderson Dewees
1831 – unknown
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Sellinda Dewees
1836–1849
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