> Hope you won't mind if I post these e-mails. As this is my brich wall and > this gives the full information and someone may be able to help. > My ggrandparts are William Leach that married Saphronia Dees. William and > his sister are in the Dees home and later William is in the Joiner home. I > am trying to find William Leach parents. If anyone has his death cert. or > anything that may help or any information I would really like some help. > William and Rachel were not born Dees and probley belong to a family member > that married a Leach and died. So any and all help welcome. > Barbara > eor@saber.net > > > > Here is all I know about Nancy who married Jonathan, son of James Dees. > > > > Children of James Dees and Cynthia A. Whitiker Dees > > 1. George Washington Dees b. 10-5-1843 > > 2. Jesse Dees (never mentioned after 1850 Wayne Co. MO. census)(age 4 > in > > 1850 census) > > 3. Jonathan Dees b. 1849 (shows to be 10/12 months old in 1850 census) > > > > I have Jonathan's pension papers from the Union Army. Jonathan was not > able > > to read or write. When he joined the army he stated he did not know when > > his birthday was. He had been living with people other than his family as > a > > child growing up. No one remembered exactly when he was born. As a > result > > I think he honestly thought he was old enough to join the army when he > > actually was not. The pension papers state he was married first to > > Elizabeth Marler who died February 18, 1872. He then married Nancy A. E. > > Gentry September 10, 1873. It states the courthouse burned and there are > no > > records of the marriage. > > > > I was given the name Nancy Joiner by two sources. It reads on Jonathan's > > tombstone: > > 1. Dees, Jonathan Co. C 7th Kansas Calvery Vet h/o Nancy Joines > > 2. I have a family sheet from a lady in Williamsville, Wayne Co. MO. > > which states her name > > as Nancy Joiner. > > > > What I need to do is check the 1850 & 1860 census for a Nancy, living in > > Joiner or Gentry household. All through these pension papers it refers to > > Nancy as a Gentry. I hope this helps. If I find anything different I > will > > let you know. Have you been to Roger Deese family site? You might see > some > > pictures and get more information there. He is really a super person and > a > > huge help to all Dees. > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > Would it be possible to give me more information on Nancy. > > Dates places anything you have. I would like to be able to see if Joshua > was > > a brother or something and maybe then I can find William and Rachel > parents. > > Thanks, > > Barbara > > > > > > > Hi, > > > Thank you for answering, > > > I would love to have anything you are willing to share as I has so > little. > > I > > > have a cousin a few times removed she is past 80 and not in good health > > she > > > has gave me what little I have. All that I have is what I put there > except > > > some names for the mens wives. Jonathan is Polly (Mary) and David I have > > > Elizabeth and Jesse Adaline and James I have Cynthia A, and Elijah I > have > > > Matilda Jane Moore. I don't know if the are right these were on a paper > > she > > > sent me I do know Jesses is right. > > > I have no documents or pictures or anything at all this is about all the > > > information I have also. > > > Barbara > > > eor@saber.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Barbara, > > > > In researching James Dees children (my George W. Dees and his brother > > > > Jonathan), I found the family name of Joiner. Jonathan (younger > brother > > > of > > > > George) married a girl named Nancy Joiner. Jonathan was also in the > > Union > > > > army, just like his brother. I have a little on him and his and > Nancy's > > > > children. Because of Jonathan's retirement papers, I discovered James > > > Dees > > > > wife Cynthia's last name. I feel like I hurtled a major wall there. > I > > > > can't find Jonathan or George in the 1860 census. I am almost sure > > James > > > > and Cynthia must of died and the boys were farmed out to other > families > > > > there in Wayne County or somewhere close by. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Neding help from anyone! > > > > I first find William Leach 8 and his sister Rachel 10 on the 1850 > > > > census in the house of Jonathan Dees 43 born S.C.and wife Mary 42 born > > > Ky.on > > > > this census it has both William and Rachel as born it Missouri. Next > > door > > > to > > > > Jonathan is his brother Jesse Dees and his wife Ataline and children > > > Martha > > > > L., Matterville, Daniel J.M., Sophronia, ( William later married her ) > > > there > > > > is also a James and wife Cyntha and there childern liven 2 houses > > > down.Also > > > > a David Dees Sr. with wife Gracy and their children live next door to > > > Jesse. > > > > On the 1860 census William is in the home of Joshua Joiner 44 born > > > Tenn. > > > > Polly J., 50 Ky, Melissia 20 Mo., Elijah 11 Mo., David 8 Mo., Eliza 6 > > Mo., > > > > William Leach 17 Mo., Margaret Jackson 7 Mo. By this time Rachel is > gone > > > > married I guess as I can't find her and she would be abt. 20. > > > > On the 1870 census William Leach is married to Sophronia Dees > and > > > has > > > > a daughter Triphna Ellen, and 2 houses down in the same house is Mary > > > Joiner > > > > 67 Ky. Mary Joiner 15 Mo. there are 3 different Dees familys liveing > > next > > > > to these. > > > > On the 1880 census I have I have 2 Dees family liveing in > Different > > > > homes and next door is Levi Gentry 70 born S.C.with Martha A. 40 Tenn, > > > James > > > > Sutton 15 Mo.,and 3 other Suttons. In the house next door is William > > Leach > > > > with wife and children and next house is Jonathan Gentry and wife > Martha > > > S. > > > > and children. > > > > I would like any help anyone can give me on William Leach and his > > family > > > > as this is all that I have on the 1880 census it has Williams parents > > born > > > > ILL. but can't find them or their names.So any and all help you can > > give > > > > me. > > > > I would also like any hellp anyone can give me on the Sutton and > > Gentry > > > > that I have put in here. > > > > Thank you so much for any and all of your help. > > > > You can e-mail me at eor@saber.net > >