Who was Dewey Gladwell?

Dewey Gladwell (1899–1966) was born in Upshur, West Virginia, USA and died in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Dewey Arnold Gladwell 1899–1966

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Born 26 Aug 1899 · Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Died 05 Aug 1966 · Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father Thomas H Gladwell

Mother Sarah Emma Melton

Spouse Mabel Lillian Keister

Children Richard Arnold Gladwell, Thomas Lee Gladwell

Siblings Bertha Bell Gladwell, Charles Lorenzo Gladwell, James William Gladwell, Mary Etta Gladwell, Thomas Olen Tom Gladwell

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Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas H Gladwell

Sarah Emma Melton

Spouse(s)

Mabel Lillian Keister

Children

Richard Arnold Gladwell

Thomas Lee Gladwell

Biography

Dewey Arnold Gladwell was born in 1899 in Upshur, West Virginia, USA, the child of thomas h gladwell and sarah emma melton. Dewey Arnold Gladwell married mabel lillian keister, and had children including richard arnold gladwell, thomas lee gladwell. Dewey Arnold Gladwell passed away in 1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Birth of Dewey Arnold Gladwell in Upshur, West Virginia, USA

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1966

Death of Dewey Arnold Gladwell in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Dewey Gladwell

This ancestor line traces from Augusta, Virginia, United States (1853) to Upshur, West Virginia, USA (1899) across 2 generations.

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: Dewey Gladwell (1899–1966) was born in Upshur, West Virginia, USA and died in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Dewey in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 2 generations of this lineage geographically.
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