William Ervin Dyess

1907 - 1976  (69 years)

• Name	William Ervin Dyess
  Birth	6 Jul 1907	Ellis, Texas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	LY3T-89Q
  Ω Census son	15 Apr 1910	Jones, Texas, United States   [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 son	1 Jan 1920	Ellis, Texas, United States   [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	5BE1566DCF474FB08DFB645433B962C769E6
  Death	6 Dec 1976	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
  Burial	Aft 6 Dec 1976	Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [3]
  		gravestones\DYESS William and Geraldine
  Person ID	I2901	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Dyess,   b. 3 Oct 1874, Alabama, United States d. 18 May 1962 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Johncy Helen Embry,   b. 4 Dec 1880, Alabama, United States d. 22 Dec 1930, Ellis, Texas, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Est 1896
  Family ID	F867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Geraldine Bennett,   b. 29 Nov 1912   d. 28 Feb 2001 (Age 88 years)
  Children	+ 1. Bettie Jean Dyess,   b. 22 Apr 1931, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States d. 20 Apr 1992 (Age 60 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F1296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jul 1907 - Ellis, Texas, United States  Ω Census son - 15 Apr 1910 - Jones, Texas, United States  Ω Census son - 1 Jan 1920 - Ellis, Texas, United States  Death - 6 Dec 1976 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States  Burial - Aft 6 Dec 1976 - Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  gravestones\DYESS William and Geraldine

  
  

• Sources

  [S515] Cens1910 - TX Jones Precinct4 ed140 pg23a. [S513] Cens1920 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 pg2b. [S967] Find a Grave: William Ervin Dyess.