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Thelma Lillian Dyess

Thelma Lillian Dyess

Female 1909 - 1999  (90 years)


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  • Name Thelma Lillian Dyess 
    Birth Sep 1909  Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • She was 9 months old at the 1910 Census in May of 1910
    Gender Female 
    Family Search ID LY3T-N97 
    Ω Census daughter 15 Apr 1910  Jones, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • 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: Principal: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      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
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jan 1920  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 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: Principal: [I2897] William Thomas DYESS
      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
    _UID DD7B965BF68C4CBEB58E99C675CAB4A9134B 
    Death 5 Nov 1999  Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 5 Nov 1999  Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    gravestones\GOODWIN JD and Thelma    		 gravestones\GOODWIN JD and Thelma
    Person ID I2900  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father William Thomas Dyess,   b. 3 Oct 1874, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1962 (Age 87 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband J D Goodwin,   b. 4 May 1907, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1980, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1926  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F1298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Sep 1909 - Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Census daughter - 15 Apr 1910 - Jones, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Census daughter - 1 Jan 1920 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Oct 1926 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Nov 1999 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 5 Nov 1999 - Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    gravestones\GOODWIN JD and Thelma    		gravestones\GOODWIN JD and Thelma

  • Sources 
    1. [S515] Cens1910 - TX Jones Precinct4 ed140 pg23a.

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

    3. [S970] Find a Grave: Thelma Lillian Dyess Goodwin.