Narcissa
Grace
Dees
Born in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of Elias Malachi Dees
and Mary (Hamilton) Dees
Sister of
Mary Ann Elizabeth Dees, Sarah Jane Dees, Jemima M. (Dees) Lockamy, Disa Holly Dees, Arrena M. Dees, Christina (Dees) Seals, Mary Jane Dees, Eli Malachi Dees Sr, Tresa Abigal Dees, Alice Tapsey (Dees) Davis, Madgaline Dees and Caroline Dees
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Birth and Parents: Narcissa Grace Dees was born on 07 March 1853 in North Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of Elias Malachi Dees (abt.1815-abt.1886) and Mary (Hamilton) Dees (abt.1815-abt.1891).
Narcissa appeared in the household of her parents on the 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Censuses. The 1860 United States Census described her as "Dumb." She had a physical disability according to the 1880 United States Census. What became of Narcissa after 1880 is unknown.
1860 United States Census, Fayetteville Post Office, Western Division, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Birth Place | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Dees | Male | 43 | South Carolina | Wagoner |
| Mary Dees | Female | 45 | North Carolina | |
| Sarah Dees | Female | 20 | Factory Hands | |
| Jemima Dees | Female | 19 | Factory Hands | |
| Airey Dees | Female | 18 | Factory Hands | |
| Renny Dees | Female | 16 | Factory Hands | |
| Christiania Dees | Female | 14 | ||
| Mary Dees | Female | 12 | ||
| Malachi Dees | Male | 19 | ||
| Narcisa Dees | Female | 7 | ||
| Topsey Dees | Female | 5 |
1870 United States Census, Rockfish Township, Fayetteville Post Office, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Birth Place | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Deas | Male | 55 | South Carolina | Farmer |
| Mary Deas | Female | 54 | South Carolina | Keeping House |
| Christina Deas | Female | 24 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Mary Jane Deas | Female | 21 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Malichi Deas | Male | 19 | North Carolina | Farm Hand |
| Narcissa Deas | Female | 17 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Alice Deas | Female | 15 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Flora Deas | Female | 3 | North Carolina | At Home |
| John Deas | Male | 2 | North Carolina | At Home |
1880 United States Census, Rockfish Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[3]
| Name | Relationship | Sex | Status | Age | Birth Place | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Deas | Self | Male | Married | 65 | South Carolina | Farmer |
| Mary Deas | Wife | Female | Married | 65 | North Carolina | Keeping house |
| Orena M Deas | Daughter | Female | Single | 35 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Narcissa G Deas | Daughter | Female | Single | 26 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Flora Jane Mcarthur | Granddaughter | Female | Single | 12 | North Carolina | At Home |
| Jemima Mcarthur | Granddaughter | Female | Single | 8 | North Carolina | At Home |
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6M-DPX : 12 December 2017), Narcisa Dees in entry for Ely Dees, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8F-QYM : 27 February 2020), Narcissa Deas in entry for Eli Deas, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6K-1CW : 20 August 2017), Narcissa G Deas in household of Eli Deas, Rockfish, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 478D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,960.
Additional Source:
- Willard, Kathleen Dees, From England to the Carolinas - 1835-2001: The Elias Dees Family (January 2001), Section 1 - "Descendants of Elias Dees," page 1, citing Bible records of Elias Dees. Copy in the personal library of Nelda Gilchrist Spires
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Narcissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Narcissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Narcissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Narcissa:
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~6.25%
Pat (Dees) Triplett
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Nelda (Gilchrist) Spires :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZR8924533 [compare], Ancestry member NSpires7704
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~1.56%
Jordan Gilchrist :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jgilchrist1337
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Hope Moody :
AncestryDNA
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