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Bessie Clayton Dyess

Bessie Clayton Dyess

Female 1902 - 1986  (83 years)


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  • Name Bessie Clayton Dyess 
    Birth 29 Sep 1902  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Family Search ID LCYN-VN4 
    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 94E0C02EA3C846A8AD7514EFA4EAD13B7AFF 
    Death 24 Mar 1986  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 24 Mar 1986  Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    gravestones\TAYLOR Robert and Bessie    		 gravestones\TAYLOR Robert and Bessie
    Person ID I2903  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 Robert Leslie Taylor,   b. 15 Sep 1901, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1989, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 19 Oct 1922  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Lou Eva Taylor,   b. 26 Apr 1926, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 2011, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Sep 1902 - Ellis, 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 - 19 Oct 1922 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Mar 1986 - Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 24 Mar 1986 - 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
    gravestones\TAYLOR Robert and Bessie    		gravestones\TAYLOR Robert and Bessie

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

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

    3. [S958] Find a Grave: Bessie Clayton Dyess Taylor.