William was the son of John S. Jewell and Catharine Ann Wagner.

He married Gertrude Carolyne Stanley on 08 Jun 1902 in Athens Co., OH.

They had 13 children, all born in OH:

• William Henry Jewell, Jr. (1901-1935) m. Gertrude Hazel Mount
• Thomas Morgan "Tommy" Jewell (1902-1995) m. Elizabeth Ellen Waldie; Elsie Jean Garey
• Lillian Kathryn "Katie" Jewell Champlin (1904-1976) m. Charles Lester Champlin, Sr.
• Ralph "Turtle" "Harm" Jewell (1905-1962) m. Zenith Estella Lowery
• Mary Helen Christina "Helen" Jewell Love (1906-1940) m. Francis James "Shorty" Love
• Darewood George "Ding" Jewell (1908-2005) m. Geneva Helen Nott
• unnamed male - 1909-1909
• Frank Edward "Monk" Jewell, Sr. (1910-1995) m. Lorena McCoy
• Ida Mae Jewell Phillips Stoneburner (1912-2009) m. Loren Rodney Phillips; Levi Edgar Stoneburner
• Louis James Jewell (1914-1972) m. Marie Mildred Breneman
• Sadie Louise Jewell Vaughn (1914-2007) m. Benjamin Samuel Vaughn
• Lena Elizabeth Jewell Vaughn (1916-1982) m. Robert Guy Vaughn
• John Francis "Jack" Jewell (1920-1996) m. Betty June Sterr; Elsie Pauline Donovan

Written in a letter by Ida Mae Jewell Stoneburner (William's daughter), dated 24 Nov 2000:

"My father William Jewell & Gertrude Stanley Jewell were married June 21, 1903 by Rev. Morgan Lewis. They had 12 children - William, Thomas, Catherine, Ralph, Helen, Darewood, Frank, Ida Mae, Louise, Louis, Lena, & Jack. He was a miner & worked in the local mines here in Glouster. He was an avid hunter, butcher, trapper, bee keeper, axe & pick handle maker. He had what they called a shaving horse, that you sat on to shave the lumber & shape it into handle forms which were sold to the miners for their picks to pick coal. I watched him making them many times. He had some cattle, farmed, & raised vegetables, which after harvest, he stored in mounds in the garden. Mounds were lined with leaves. Cabbage, turnips, carrots, & other vegetables were stored this way & heaped into a mound below frost level. When spring came they dug into the mounds for the vegetables. Other fruits & vegetables were canned & stored in a cellar. My dad died of a liver ailment, probably cancer."