James Blackstone Dyess (1905 - 1969): Our Family History

1905 - 1969 (64 years)

Name	James Blackstone Dyess
Birth	30 Jan 1905	Avalon, Ellis, Texas, United States
Gender	Male
Family Search ID	LY3T-N93
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	3886C30A02274761B402592409E93549FF84
Death	30 Aug 1969	Seminole, Gaines, Texas, United States
Burial	Aft 30 Aug 1969	Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States [3]
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Person ID	I2902	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 Velma Hixie Couch, b. 8 Jul 1907, Arkansas, United States d. 18 May 1995, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States (Age 87 years)

Marriage 11 Apr 1925 Kaufman, Texas, United States

Children

	1. Infant Girl, b. 14 Apr 1926, Ellis, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. James Blackstone Dyess, Jr., b. 14 Apr 1926, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 22 Jul 1993, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)

Family ID F1293 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 May 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 30 Jan 1905 - Avalon, Ellis, Texas, United States
	Ω Census son - 15 Apr 1910 - Jones, Texas, United States
	Ω Census son - 1 Jan 1920 - Ellis, Texas, United States
	Marriage - 11 Apr 1925 - Kaufman, Texas, United States
	Death - 30 Aug 1969 - Seminole, Gaines, Texas, United States
	Burial - Aft 30 Aug 1969 - Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States

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

[S513] Cens1920 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 pg2b.

[S963] Find a Grave: James Blackstone Dyess, Sr.