Joel Dees was born 1806 in Georgia and died September 1871. He married Nancy Lord. They had 4 children
1. William Marion Dees was born 1840
2. Sebelia Jane Dees was born about 1841. She married William Newton Fleetwood
3. Rose Elizabeth Dees was born about 1844
4. Joel Toombs Dees was born April 13, 1866. He married M. Julia Bernard