Delia Ann Dees (maiden name unknown) was born on January 27, 1823, in Georgia. She married Thomas J. Dees, and they had at least four children: Thomas, born around 1842; Julia, born around 1851; James, born around 1855; and Richard, born around 1858. They lived in Neshoba County, Mississippi, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $50 of personal property. Her husband died in the early 1860s. She remained in Neshoba County with her children, and she died on November 3, 1894.