George Henry Dwelle (1833 - 1928)

Born 26 Jan 1833 in Columbia County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Eliza (Dickerson) Dwelle — married 31 Aug 1870 in Richmond County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1928 at age 95 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

George Dwelle is a part of US Black heritage.

George Henry Dwelle was born enslaved on January 26, 1833 in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. His father was Clark J. Cook, who was white, and his mother was Mary Thomas, who was also enslaved. It is thought that George took the surname "Dwelle" because his mother was living with a family of the same surname at the time of his birth.^[1]

George "was a capable, industrious hand", and was working to buy his freedom. He was a carriage maker and during the Civil War, he worked at the arsenal in Augusta, and made caisons and gun carriages.^[1]

In 1870, he was living in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, working as a wheelright. His mother, Mary, was also living in the home.^[2]

George was a member of the Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, and in 1874, he was licensed to become a preacher. He was ordained at the same church where he was a member. His pastoral work took him to Sumter County and Albany, and then back to Augusta, where he stayed for 27 years. He served as the secretary of the Missionary Baptist Convention and also as the President of the General Baptist Convention.^[1]

George married 3 times.^[1]His first marriage was to Emma Barefield, who died in 1869.^[3] His second marriage was to Eliza Dickerson on August 31, 1870 in Richmond County, Georgia^[4], and they had the following children:

• George Bradwell Dwelle (1873-)
• John Harris Dwelle (1877-1948)
• Thomas Henry Dwelle (1878-1952)
• Edwin Leonadas Dwelle (1880-1968)
• Georgia Rooks Dwelle (1883-1977)

His third marriage was to Rena Davis on September 1, 1892 in Fulton County, Georgia, who was previously married to a man with the surname of "Watts",^[5] and they had one son together named George Watts. In 1900, they were living together in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia.^[6]

George died on March 28, 1928 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, aged 95.^[7] He was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia.^[8]

Research Notes

George's death certificate says his father was J.E. Dwelle. Since George was 95 years old when he died, it could have just been a guess. Who is J.E. Dwelle? Is this who his mother was living with when George was born?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Caldwell, A. Bunyan. (1917). History of the American Negro and his institutions. Original ed. Atlanta, Ga.: A. B. Caldwell Publishing Co., p. 18. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008585112
2. ↑ * 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: M593_172; Page: 180B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #3985994 (accessed 9 May 2023)
   George Dwelle (36), Wheelright, in Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia. Born in Georgia.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127596187/emma-dwelle
4. ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJH-7WC : 7 February 2020), George H. Dwelle and Eliza Dickerson, 31 Aug 1870; citing Marriage, Richmond, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 158,604.
5. ↑ * Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
   Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #594851 (accessed 9 May 2023)
   Reverend G H Dwelle marriage to Rena D Watts on 1 Sep 1892 in Fulton, Georgia, USA.
6. ↑ * 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia; Roll: 219; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0063
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #34449617 (accessed 9 May 2023)
   Geo H Dwelle (67), married, Baptist Minster, head of household in Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia. Born in Georgia, USA.
7. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ4M-2XP : 2 March 2021), Rev George H Dwelle, 28 Mar 1928; citing Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214201908/george-henry-dwelle

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 May 2023, 17:54), entry for Rev George Henry Dwelle (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9BR-HQJ ); contributed by various users.