Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Spouses
1Sampson Dees 
1464, 1C4R
1464, 1C4RBirth8 Feb 18241465
Death7 Dec 1898 Age: 74
FatherDenson Andrew Dees (1785-1861)
MotherRachel Holland (1793-1875)
ChildrenBluford (1850-1920)
Lessington Sampson (1858-1931)
James H. (1860-1882)
Ezekiel Wilburn (1862-1937)
Thomas Jefferson (1864-1891)
Rayford Harrison (1866-1949)
Edward Coatney (1870-1951)
Ida (1874-1899)
Notes for Rachel Catherine Yates
Aged Pioneer Woman of Western Kentucky Dies1467
Mrs. Rachel Catherine Dees, 90 years old, one of the earliest residents of western Kentucky, died October 3 at the home of her son R. H. Dees, Calvert City. She was widely known in this part of the state.
Mrs.Dees was born In Birmingham, Marshall county, in 1830, and had resided in this section all of her life. She was the widow of Sampson Dees, a pioneer Kentucky citizen. Mrs. Dees was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are four sons, L.S. Dees, or Reidland. Texas; R.H. Dees: of Calvert City; E.C. Dees, of Clarence, Mo., and E. W. Dees, Byers, Texas. Thirty-one grandchildren, thirty-eight great grand-children survive. Mrs. Cynthia Walker of Grand Rivers, is a sister.
Mrs. Rachel Catherine Dees, 90 years old, one of the earliest residents of western Kentucky, died October 3 at the home of her son R. H. Dees, Calvert City. She was widely known in this part of the state.
Mrs.Dees was born In Birmingham, Marshall county, in 1830, and had resided in this section all of her life. She was the widow of Sampson Dees, a pioneer Kentucky citizen. Mrs. Dees was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are four sons, L.S. Dees, or Reidland. Texas; R.H. Dees: of Calvert City; E.C. Dees, of Clarence, Mo., and E. W. Dees, Byers, Texas. Thirty-one grandchildren, thirty-eight great grand-children survive. Mrs. Cynthia Walker of Grand Rivers, is a sister.
Notes for Sampson (Spouse 1)
1870 Census of Birmingham, Marshall Co KY
Household Members Age
Samson Dees 45
Rachel G Dees 39
Bluford Dees 19
Luenten F Dees 12
Jas H Dees 10
Ezckel W Dees 8
Thos J Dees 6
Rabe H Dees 4
Griff Dees 1/12
Rachel Dees 77
Elvira Dees 56
Joseph Hubbard 12
1880 Census of Briensburg, Marshall Co KY
Household Members Age Relationship
Sampson Dees 56 Self (Head)
Rachel Dees 49 Wife
James H. Dees 20 Son
Zekel W. Dees 18 Son
Jefferson Dees 16 Son
Rapal Dees 14 Son
Edward C. Dees 10 Son
Ida C. Dees 6 Daughter
Elvira Dees 45 Sister
Household Members Age
Samson Dees 45
Rachel G Dees 39
Bluford Dees 19
Luenten F Dees 12
Jas H Dees 10
Ezckel W Dees 8
Thos J Dees 6
Rabe H Dees 4
Griff Dees 1/12
Rachel Dees 77
Elvira Dees 56
Joseph Hubbard 12
1880 Census of Briensburg, Marshall Co KY
Household Members Age Relationship
Sampson Dees 56 Self (Head)
Rachel Dees 49 Wife
James H. Dees 20 Son
Zekel W. Dees 18 Son
Jefferson Dees 16 Son
Rapal Dees 14 Son
Edward C. Dees 10 Son
Ida C. Dees 6 Daughter
Elvira Dees 45 Sister