Henry Deweese (1794 - 1857)

Born 1794 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Died 1857 at about age 63 in Ballard County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Henry Deweese 1789 born Botetourt Co, Va 1800 = 11 - probably with parents - no census for KY ??1810 Kentucky Caldwell Eddyville 379 Deweese, Henry - 00100 // 00000 - single male 16-26 - Henry = 21 Caldwell County was the parent county of Hickman, which became Ballard, which is where a lot of our particular Deweeses ended up. ~1812 - married Unknown 1820 census - not found 1830 North Carolina Macon 18 - Henry Deweese 010001 // 220001 2f under 5, 1m, 2f 5-10, 1m, 1f 30-40 - Henry 41 also p. 18 Edmon 300010 // 100010 Humphrey 00012001 // 0111001 p. 19 William 1m, 1f 20-30 These are probably nephews, sons of Garrett who married Susannah Palmer 1830 Tennessee Smith 108 Henry Dewees 011001 021001 1m, 2f 5-10 1m, 1f 10-15 1m, 1f 30-40 This is more likely him, although there is a Christian Palmer on the same page! 1840 Johnson Co, Illinois p. 412 Henry Dueese - - - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1f 10-15 (b 1825-30) 1m, 1f 15-20 (b. 1820-25) 1m 20-30 (b. 1810-1820) 1m, 1f 50-60 (b. 1780-90) Henry b. 1789 This is almost surely him - many Deweeses, including his nephew Henry (our ancestor) and many Samses moved there in the 1840s. Most of the Deweeses moved back to Hickman/Ballard before the 1850 census. 1850 - not found According to Jack Vaughan, he died about 1857 in Ballard County, Ky Nothing more known.

BURIAL Oakwood Cemetery Oakton, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140215703/henry-deweese