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William Thomas Dyess

William Thomas Dyess

Male 1874 - 1962  (87 years)


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  • Name William Thomas Dyess 
    Birth 3 Oct 1874  Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Per census, he and his wife had been married for 5 years, which would have made Johncy 15 at the age she married. He was a farmer, they had their first two children, sons, at this time.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      Witness Role: wife: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I2908] Samuel Jonathan DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2907] William Everett DYESS
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Jones, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Per the 1910 Census, William was working as a farm laborer on a rented farm, where he lived with his wife Johncy and their 7 children. All the children had been born in Texas.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      Witness Role: wife: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I2908] Samuel Jonathan DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2907] William Everett DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2905] Ira Albert DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2903] Bessie Clayton DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2902] James Blackstone DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2901] William Ervin DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2900] Thelma Lillian DYESS
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Per the 1920 Census, William and Johncy were farming in Ellis County, with 7 children. They rented the farm. All of the children over the age of 6 could read and write, the school age children were in school, and were also listed as farm labor.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      Witness Role: wife: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
      Witness Role: son: [I2908] Samuel Jonathan DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2903] Bessie Clayton DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2902] James Blackstone DYESS
      Witness Role: son: [I2901] William Ervin DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2900] Thelma Lillian DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2904] Gertrude Lee DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2906] Morene DYESS
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Per 1930 Census, William and Johncy were renting a farm in Ellis county, their two youngest daughters lived with them.
      Witness Role: head of household: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      Witness Role: wife: [I460] Johncy Helen EMBRY
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2904] Gertrude Lee DYESS
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2906] Morene DYESS
    Family Search ID L73Q-2HB 
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for William Thomas Dyess 
    _UID 7DF350EF96CA41E5BC58D78ACD0B77EAE30E 
    Death 18 May 1962 
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    Burial Aft 18 May 1962  Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    gravestones\DYESS William Thomas d1962    		 gravestones\DYESS William Thomas d1962
    Person ID I2897  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Johnathon Cicero Dyess,   b. 2 May 1854, Sumter, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1933, Bardwell, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Price,   b. 17 Jul 1854, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1940, Bardwell, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 18 Nov 1872  Henry, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Johncy Helen Embry,   b. 4 Dec 1880, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1930, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage Est 1896 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Jonathan Dyess,   b. 23 Nov 1896, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1998, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 101 years)
    >2. William Everett Dyess,   b. 28 Jun 1898, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1965, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +3. Ira Albert Dyess,   b. 21 Jul 1900, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1993, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +4. Bessie Clayton Dyess,   b. 29 Sep 1902, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1986, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +5. James Blackstone Dyess,   b. 30 Jan 1905, Avalon, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1969, Seminole, Gaines, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +6. William Ervin Dyess,   b. 6 Jul 1907, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1976, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +7. Thelma Lillian Dyess,   b. Sep 1909, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1999, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    >8. Gertrude Lee Dyess,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Howard, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 2002, Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     9. Baby Dyess,   b. 23 Feb 1915, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1915, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     10. Infant Dyess,   b. 27 Dec 1915, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1916, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     11. Morene Dyess,   b. 1918, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Oct 1874 - Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1900 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Apr 1910 - Jones, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jan 1920 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1930 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 18 May 1962 - Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    headshots\DYESS William Thomas    		headshots\DYESS William Thomas

  • Sources 
    1. [S1153] Cens1900 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 p10.

    2. [S515] Cens1910 - TX Jones Precinct4 ed140 pg23a.

    3. [S513] Cens1920 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 pg2b.

    4. [S1161] Cens1930 - TX Ellis Precinct1 ed708 p9.

    5. [S951] Find a Grave: William Thomas Dyess.