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James Fewell (son of Benjamin Fewell and Nancy Ann Wall) was born Feb 04, 1790 in Culpeper County, Virginia, and died Feb 01, 1862 in St Louis, Missouri.He married (1) Elizabeth Preston Burton on Mar 15, 1815 in Stokes County, North Carolina, daughter of Peter Burton and Rebecca Guinn.He married (2) Sidney Cole on Apr 08, 1823 in Williamson County, Tennessee.
 Includes NotesNotes for James Fewell:
Death: 1 FEB 1862 in St. Louis, Missouri
Note: Died in prison
Note: Was a Baptist Preacher
He served as Lieutenant in the Confederate Army and one of his sons was then a captain in the army. He was a strong supporter of the Confederate cause, refusing to the last to take the oath of allegiance. He had, however, sons fighting on both sides during the Civil War.
More About James Fewell:
Burial: National Cemetery, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri.
More About James Fewell and Elizabeth Preston Burton:
Marriage: Mar 15, 1815, Stokes County, North Carolina.
More About James Fewell and Sidney Cole:
Marriage: Apr 08, 1823, Williamson County, Tennessee.
Children of James Fewell and Elizabeth Preston Burton are:
  1. Peter Burton Fewell, b. 1816, Rockingham County, North Carolina, d. Abt. 1870, Texas.
  2. +Benjamin Calvin Fewell, b. Jul 18, 1817, Rockingham County, North Carolina, d. Feb 11, 1898, Missouri.
  3. +John Pryor Burton Fewell, b. 1821, Rockingham County, North Carolina, d. Dec 21, 1867, Gibson County, Tennessee.
  4. William Henry Fewell, b. 1822, Williamson County, Tennessee, d. May 31, 1873, Tennessee.
  5. Nancy Jane Fewell, b. Mar 28, 1822, Williamson County, Tennessee, d. Feb 22, 1898, De Soto, Clarke County, Mississippi.

Children of James Fewell and Sidney Cole are:
  1. +Hiram C Fewell, b. Apr 12, 1824, Gibson County, Tennessee, d. Dec 21, 1898, Akinsville, Morgan County, Missouri.
  2. Agnes Ann Fewell, b. 1826, Gibson County, Tennessee.
  3. James Madison Fewell, b. 1827, Gibson County, Tennessee, d. 1909.