Genealogy De Bruijn in 4D
Genealogy De Bruijn in 4D
This genealogy has been established by Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, The Netherlands.
This genealogy has been established by Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, The Netherlands.
First name
Family name
Samuel Alexander Fewell
Samuel Alexander Fewell ,
born on 8 October 1850,
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Husband of first Harriet Elizabeth Garrison and second Tirza Faris; father of ten children. Farmer; Deacon and then Elder at Ebenezer Presbyterian.
Died (57 years old) on 11 Apr 1908,
buried at Rock Hill [South Carolina, United States] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
- Father:
Alexander Faulkner Fewell ,
son of Alexander Faulkner Fewell Sr and Margaret Barron,
born on 30 November 1819,
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Son of Alexander & Margaret Barron Fewell; husband of Martha Ann May (married 12 Jan 1847 in Ebenezer); Confederate officer; father of eight children. Wrote extensive letters home during the War, which were compiled into the book "Dear Martha".
From tax records: in 1852 he owned 100 acres and five slaves; in 1861 he owned 400 acres and 17 slaves.
1860 Census: occupation listed as farmer; $7,000 real property; $26,000 personal property.
War service: Volunteered despite his age. Enlisted November 1861 in Company E, 17th South Carolina Infantry as a private. Re-enlisted November 1862 in York District as 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 6th South Carolina Reserves. Re-enlisted August 1863 at Ebenezer, York District as 1st Lieutenant, Company K, South Carolina State Troops. Furloughed January 14 through February 1, 1864. Captured April 1, 1865 at Five Forks (during defense of Petersburg VA; more than half his regiment was killed or wounded); held POW until paroled June 22, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Late in the War, a raiding party from General Stoneman's division took his Ebenezer farm's stock, food, and valuables.
The letters to and from his wife, son, brother, and friends were compiled and edited by Robert Harley Mackintosh, Jr. in his book Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier (published 1976).
Trivia: had one of the first telephone lines in Rock Hill installed in his home in 1886.
Died (71 years old) on 30 Mar 1891,
buried at Rock Hill [South Carolina, United States],
marries (resp. around 27 and around 17 years old) in 1847 with
- Mother:
Martha Ann May ,
daughter of William S May and Arabella Fewell,
born at York County [South Carolina, United States] on 8 Apr 1830,
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Daughter of William and Arabella Fewell May; wife of Alexander Faulkner Fewell (m. 12 Jan 1847); mother of eight children. While her husband served in the War, she managed the farm and their other affairs at home. Her correspondence with him during that period was compiled and edited into a book published in 1976: "Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier." Late in the War, a raiding party of Union troops seized all the farm stock, food, and valuables they could find (Martha successfully hid some food and personal property).
Died (59 years old) at Ebenezer [South Carolina, United States] on 28 Januari 1890,
buried at Rock Hill [South Carolina, United States].
marries (resp. around 22 and around 19 years old) in 1873
with
Harriet Elizabeth (Lizzie) Garison (Garrison) ,
daughter of Peter Garison and Cynthia Louisa Hall,
born at Ebenezer [South Carolina, United States] on 23 Februari 1854,
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Daughter of Peter Garison & Cynthia Hall; went by "Lizzie"; wife of Samuel Fewell; mother of seven children; died a few weeks after giving birth to a daughter, who also died, leaving six children ages 3 to 14.
Her maiden name Garison is spelled here with one "r" because both her parents' stones (also in this cemetery) and her obituary are spelled that way. Some of her relatives, including several siblings and her son, spelled the name Garrison.
Died (35 years old) at York [South Carolina, United States] on 3 Mar 1889,
buried at Rock Hill [South Carolina, United States] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
From this marriage one daughter:
| name | born | city | died | city | age | relation | children | |
| 1 | Pearl | *1876 | Ebenezer [South Carolina, United States] | †1969 | Leesburg [Florida, United States] | 93 | 1 | 1 |
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