Hamilton Franklin Dees was born September 6, 1804 in Georgia and died October 1, 1868 in Hinds county, Mississippi. He married twice. Nancy Pynes and Martha Hill. He had 14 children
Children of Hamilton and Nancy Pynes
1. Sarah Dees was born June 1832 in Alabama. She married William Baker
Children of Hamilton and Martha Hill
5. Britton W. Dees was born May 16, 1837 and died November 1, 1847
6. Abner Dees was born May 26, 1839 and died November 1839
7. Harried Lucinda Dees was born October 22, 1840 and died November 18, 1906. She married Joseph Weldon Bailey
8. John Calhoun Dees was born February 20, 1843
10. Mary E. Dees was born March 18,1848
11. Martha A. Dees was born February 28,1852
12. Hamilton Franklin Dees Jr was born August 3, 1857
13. Robert Mitchell Dees was born August 12, 1860
14. George W. Dees was born 1854 and died 1925. He married Eulah Newman. She was born 1862 and died 1954. They had at least 1 son Clarence born April 14, 1889 and died July 2, 1911. All are buried in Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery.