Alex Deese
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Levi E. Alexander Deese (abt. 1850 - 1933)

Levi E. Alexander (Alex) Deese
Born about in Scotland, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Husband of — married about 1877 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at about age 82 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Alex Deese was born in Scotland.

Alex was born either on the 22nd of June 1851 or the 24th of June 1850 in Scotland. [1] [2] The 1880 Census listed him as "Elexander", his birth date as 1856, and his occupation as "working on a farm". He was married and they had their first child, Flonnie. [3] On the 1900 Census his name was "Alexander E", born in 1857, and they had 7 more children. His occupation was a "farmer", and he was renting a farm. [4] On the 1910 Census he was then renting a house, under the name "Alexander", and was born in 1850. [5] The 1920 Census likewise listed him as a farmer in the "general farming" industry, his name as "E Alexander", and his birth in 1851. [6] And the 1930 Census placed him in a rented home, not on a farm, and put his name as "L.A.". [7]

Marriage

Susanna Ann (Leach) Deese (1861-1947)[3][4][2]

Children

*Parents are named on children's Death certificates.

  1. Florence Arzina "Flonnie" 1878, [3]
  2. Hannon A. 1881, [4]
  3. Jason L. 1882, [2]
  4. Elva Annie 1886, [4]
  5. Rebecca Penelope 1889, [4]
  6. Edna Jane 1891, [4]
  7. William Armstrong Deese (1893-1975) [4]
  8. Lillie Elizabeth 1895, [4]
  9. Martha E. 1897 [4]

Death

He passed away in 1933. View Obituary [8] There are two cemeteries each with a Headstone for Alex. [9][10][11] This is explained in the family LORE related in the "Memoirs of Gramflakes" book. [2] Note the difference in birthdates (22 Jun 1850 vs. 24 Jun 1851). There are images of Alex and Susie in the book. Also, the author makes references to Scott-Gaelic family Bibles owned by both Alex and Susie, and at that time they were in the possession of family members. [2]

Research Notes

No record has been found on the 1870 or 1890 Census at this time. There are inconsistencies on all the Census records about his birth dates, name spellings, and place of birth, as well as his parents' places of birth. Deese-313 21:20, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Family Lore from firsthand information is that Alex was born in Scotland. [2] His father and father's family for 4 more generations of ancestors were born in the USA, Emmanuel being the immigrant and progenitor. There is a gap of information about Alex and his father Aaron which could perhaps indicate that Aaron returned to Scotland, married (nothing is really known of his wife and Alex's mother), and after Alex was born, they moved to the United States, appearing again on the 1860 Census when Alex was about 9 years old. Deese-313 21:20, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Federal Census". Year: 1860; Census Place: Chesterfield, South Carolina; Page: 162; Family History Library Film: 805217. [Online Database with images] FamilySearch. (FamilySearch Record: MZT8-QK3)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Hayes, Eleanor Bass. MEMOIRS OF GRAMFLAKES. USA. Xlibris Corp, 2008. Pages 13-18. Alex and Susie Deese photographs, p15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MCXT-W3G: Thu Oct 05 06:26:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Elexander Dees and Susan Dees, 1880.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MS13-R4Q: Thu Oct 05 17:07:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander E Deese and Susanna Deese, 1900.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: ML9N-MBT: Thu Oct 05 13:45:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Deese and Susan Deese, 1910.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MZJH-WT1: Thu Oct 05 22:47:50 UTC 2023), Entry for E Alexander Dees and Susannah Dees, 1920.
  7. ↑ "United States Federal Census". Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton Heights, Union, North Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341457. [Online Database with images] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002.
  8. ↑ Obituary - Newspapers.com - The Charlotte News - 10 Feb 1933 - Page 18. View Obituary
  9. ↑ Lakeland Memorial Park (Monroe, North Carolina, USA). E. Alex and Susie Ann's headstone. Personally photographed by M. (Deese) Allen, 9 Feb 2019.
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77582424/e-alexander-deese: accessed 12 December 2022), Find A Grave: Memorial #77582424, citing Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Marg (contributor 47221921).
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26211037/l-a-deese: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for L A Deese (24 Jun 1851–5 Feb 1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #26211037, citing Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Union County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by DSM (contributor 46945108).




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