William Everett Dyess

1898 - 1965  (66 years)

• Name	William Everett Dyess
  Birth	28 Jun 1898	Ellis, Texas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	9VCC-S3N
  Ω Census son	1 Jun 1900	Ellis, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Per census, he and his wife had been married for 5 years, which would have made Johncy 15 at the age she married. He was a farmer, they had their first two children, sons, at this time. 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
  Ω Census son	15 Apr 1910	Jones, Texas, United States   [2]
  	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
  Military Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918
  	Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair. Worked for his father, as a farmer. Registered, as required by law, but did not serve. His death certificate indicates that he was never in the armed services.
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  _UID	85D8CF67CE454FCB9A48682BEAF80E33584B
  Death	8 Mar 1965	Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
  	Cause: Cancer of the stomach
  	Usual residence was Clairemont, Kent County, Texas. Died after 3 weeks in Hendrick Memorial Hospital, Abilene. His wife, Lois, was the informant on the death certificate.
  Burial	Aft 8 Mar 1965	Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor, Texas, United States   [3]
  		gravestones\DYESS Willie E and Lois
  Person ID	I2907	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	Lillian Ora Griffin,   b. 20 Nov 1901, Cherokee, Texas, United States d. 13 Feb 1975 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1921	Cherokee, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jun 1898 - Ellis, Texas, United States  Ω Census son - 1 Jun 1900 - Ellis, Texas, United States  Ω Census son - 15 Apr 1910 - Jones, Texas, United States  Marriage - Abt 1921 - Cherokee, Texas, United States  Death - Cause: Cancer of the stomach - 8 Mar 1965 - Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States  Burial - Aft 8 Mar 1965 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor, Texas, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  headshots\DYESS William Everett

  
  

• Sources

  [S1153] Cens1900 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 p10. [S515] Cens1910 - TX Jones Precinct4 ed140 pg23a. [S957] Find a Grave: Willie Everett Dyess.