Dora Ella (McGee) Belew (1875 - 1924)

Born 16 Nov 1875 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Hicks Belew — married 13 Nov 1893 (to 1924) in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Died 16 Jan 1924 at age 48 in Westpoint, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Biography

The daughter of William McGee and Sophronia (Foster) McGee, Ella McGee was born in Wayne County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1875, residing there with her family.^[1]

Dora married Henry Hicks Belew, the son of William James Belew (1838-1932) and Juliana Isabella Blythe, marrying in Lawrence County, Tennessee on November 13, 1893^[2] and having two children together:

1. Vera Belle (Belew) Lindsey (1895-1977)
2. Mary Juliette Belew (1903-1940)

They made their home in Westpoint, Tennessee, where her husband worked as a liveryman.^[3][4] By 1920, residing Westpoint, her husband had taken up farming.^[5] Her daughter, Vera, had married and been widowed, and she and her daughter lived in Westpoint with the family.

Dora Belew died of tuberculosis^[6] at the age of 51, passing away in Westpoint, Tennessee, and is buried near her mother at West Point Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880, 12th Civil District, Wayne County, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-VG1 : 15 January 2022), Dora E. McGee in household of William C. McGee, District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Marriage, Lawrence County, Tennessee, 1893: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK41-32PR : 10 March 2021), H H Belew and D E McGee, 13 Nov 1893; citing Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 976,311.
3. ↑ 1930, Westpoint, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66JZ-PTHX : accessed 20 February 2022), Dorah E Belew in household of Henry H Belew, Civil District 15 West Paint town, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ 1910, Westpoint, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFB-PM2 : accessed 20 February 2022), Dora E Belen in household of Henry H Belen, West Point, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 2A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1509; FHL microfilm 1,375,522.
5. ↑ 1920, Westpoint, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPX-V41 : 3 February 2021), Dora E Belew in entry for Henry H Belew, 1920.
6. ↑ Death, Westpoint, Tennessee, 1924: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJQ-28D : Sun Dec 17 12:47:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Dara Belew and W. C. Mcgee, 16 Jan 1924.
7. ↑ Burial, Westpoint Cemetery, Westpoint, Tennessee: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28361630/dora-e-belew: accessed 12 January 2024), memorial page for Dora E. McGee Belew (16 Nov 1875–16 Jan 1924). Find A Grave: Memorial #28361630 West Point Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by W.K.K. CROWN ESTATE (contributor 49326523).