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Samuel Jonathan Dyess

Samuel Jonathan Dyess

Male 1896 - 1998  (101 years)


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  • Name Samuel Jonathan Dyess 
    Birth 23 Nov 1896  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID LY8T-5Z6 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1900  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 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
    Residence 1918  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Military Service From 4 Sep 1918 to 21 Jan 1919  [1] 
    The Great War, US Army 
    • Described as having blue eyes and light hair. Gravestone states that he was a Private in the Army during WWI. Private in 30 Company, 8 Battalion, 165 DB (Depot Brigade?). Stationed at Allamore in Hudspeth County, Texas.
    military_records\dyess_sam_ww1_draft_registration    		 military_records\dyess_sam_ww1_draft_registration
    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Samuel Dyess 
    Ω Census son 1 Jan 1920  Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 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 9A0263BDD6AE4DA4A157E9B548C361B1E44D 
    Death 24 Jan 1998  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 24 Jan 1998  Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    gravestones\DYESS Sam d1998    		 gravestones\DYESS Sam d1998
    gravestones\DYESS Sam Virgie    		 gravestones\DYESS Sam Virgie
    Person ID I2908  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    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

    Wife Virgie Goodwin,   b. 5 Dec 1898, Maypearl, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 2002, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1921  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jeane Evelyn Dyess,   b. 17 May 1932, Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 2014, Midlothian, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Samuel Philip "Red" Dyess,   b. 1 Jul 1935, Van Horn, Culberson, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 2017, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Photos
    headshots\DYESS Samuel Jonathan    		headshots\DYESS Samuel Jonathan

  • Sources 
    1. [S610] DraftRegWW1 - Dyess, Sam.

    2. [S1153] Cens1900 - TX Ellis Precinct 1 p10.

    3. [S515] Cens1910 - TX Jones Precinct4 ed140 pg23a.

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

    5. [S953] Find a Grave: Samuel Jonathon "Sam" Dyess.