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Lora Joe <I>Windham</I> Dewees

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Lora Joe Windham Dewees

Birth
Waller County, Texas, USA
Death
21 Apr 1972 (aged 79)
Hempstead, Waller County, Texas, USA
Burial
Hempstead, Waller County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Lora taught in the Spring and Humble areas. On Apr 24, 1917, she married her childhood sweetheart, Arthur Hood Dewees. In 1919, they established a general store at Howth Station, 5 miles north of Hempstead, where Arthur became Post Master. In the early 1940's, they sold the store, and relocated to Hempstead. In the 1950's, they owned and operated the Hempstead Hotel. They had one son, Hood Windham Dewees, and their grandson "Ronnie" live with them for several years.
Lora taught in the Spring and Humble areas. On Apr 24, 1917, she married her childhood sweetheart, Arthur Hood Dewees. In 1919, they established a general store at Howth Station, 5 miles north of Hempstead, where Arthur became Post Master. In the early 1940's, they sold the store, and relocated to Hempstead. In the 1950's, they owned and operated the Hempstead Hotel. They had one son, Hood Windham Dewees, and their grandson "Ronnie" live with them for several years.


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