Nello A. Dewell/DeWells was born April 4, 1901, in New York City, the son of William T. and Gertrude Dewell. Other children in the family were Bonita, Paul and Octavia. The family lived on Hull Street in Brooklyn. In 1930 Nello was employed as a porter in a "club house."
Nello Dewell died December 4, 1988, at Peninsula Hospital Center, and was buried on Hart Island.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Death Index; New York City, Births, 1891-1910; 1910, 1930 and 1940 U.S. Federal Censuses; 1915 and 1925 New York, State Censuses.