James Blackstone Dyess

James Blackstone Dyess

Male 1905 - 1969  (64 years)


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  • Name James Blackstone Dyess 
    Birth 30 Jan 1905  Avalon, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID LY3T-N93 
    Ω Census son 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 son 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 3886C30A02274761B402592409E93549FF84 
    Death 30 Aug 1969  Seminole, Gaines, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 30 Aug 1969  Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    gravestones\DYESS JB and Velma
    gravestones\DYESS JB and Velma
    Person ID I2902  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

    Family Velma Hixie Couch,   b. 8 Jul 1907, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1995, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1925  Kaufman, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Infant Girl,   b. 14 Apr 1926, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. James Blackstone Dyess, Jr.,   b. 14 Apr 1926, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1993, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F1293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Photos
    gravestones\DYESS JB and Velma
    gravestones\DYESS JB and Velma

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

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

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