Luke Dees

1785 - 1848  (63 years)

• Name	Luke Dees
  Birth	1785	Wadesboro, Anson Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	Sampson Co, NC   [2]
  	age < 16(5)
  Census	1820	Darnells Parish, Caldwell Co, KY   [3]
  	age 26-44(35), wife Elizabeth-age 26-44(33), 2 children
  Census	1830	Calloway Co, KY   [4]
  	age 30-39(45?), wife Elizabeth-age 20-29(43?), 5 children
  Census	1840	Calloway Co, KY   [5]
  	age 40-49(55?), no spouse, 6 children
  Death	1848	Calloway Co, KY   [1]
  Findagrave.com	19 Jan 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Calloway Co, KY   [1]
  	Bethel Cemetery
  Person ID	I2245	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Sampson Dees,   b. 1758, Duplin Co, NC d. Between 23 Sep 1817 and 29 Nov 1819, Warren Co, MS (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Williams,   b. Bef 1766   d. Bef 1810 (Age < 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1781
  Family ID	F633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Arick-xx,   b. 1787   d. Bef 1840 (Age < 52 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1812	Christian Co, KY   [6, 7]
  Notes	Children: son Thomas Jefferson Dees 4/10/1821 KY 9/14/1903 TX - in 1848 in KY married Mary Ann Trimble 1831 - 1906 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Daniel Gaines Dees 1/16/1839 KY 10/18/1903 IL - on 8/31/1866 in IL married Armilda Hill 1848 - 1875 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - on 12/28/1876 in IL married Viola Caldwell 1848 - 1936 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWR3-3M5 Name: Luke Dees Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Arick **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 Sep 1812 Event Place: Christian, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: White Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01174-9 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 465562 Reference ID: p 42 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWR3-3M5 : accessed 19 January 2016), Luke Dees and Elizabeth Arick, 28 Sep 1812; citing Christian, Kentucky, reference p 42; FHL microfilm 465,562. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Thursia Thursday Scofield-xx,   b. 1821   d. 1853 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1843	KY
  Notes	Children: dau Sarah Dees 1843 - 1923 dau Elizabeth Dees 1844 - son Samuel Henry Dees 1/21/1846 - 4/16/1923 - bef 1870 married Elizabeth Ann Thompson 8/9/1845 - 5/24/1921 - dau of David Thompson 1819 - 1865 and Minerva Jane James 1818 - 1895 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son David Denson Dees 12/20/1867 - 3/22/1895 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** son Little Jimmy Dees 3/21/1876 - 12/1/1895 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** son Joseph Dees 1848
  Family ID	F830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1785 - Wadesboro, Anson Co, NC Census - age < 16(5) - 1790 - Sampson Co, NC Marriage - 28 Sep 1812 - Christian Co, KY Census - age 26-44(35), wife Elizabeth-age 26-44(33), 2 children - 1820 - Darnells Parish, Caldwell Co, KY Census - age 30-39(45?), wife Elizabeth-age 20-29(43?), 5 children - 1830 - Calloway Co, KY Census - age 40-49(55?), no spouse, 6 children - 1840 - Calloway Co, KY Marriage - Abt 1843 - KY Death - 1848 - Calloway Co, KY Burial - - Calloway Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 1/19/2016 Rev Luke Dees Birth: 1785 Wadesboro Anson County North Carolina, USA Death: 1848 Pioneer Methodist Preacher Family links: Children: Samuel Henry Dees (1846 - 1922)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bethel Cemetery Calloway County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Jun 24, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 20078579 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S1] 1790 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.