Samuel Jonathan Dyess

Samuel Jonathan Dyess

Male 1896 - 1998  (101 years)
Person ID: I2908 


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  • Name Samuel Jonathan Dyess 
    Born 23 Nov 1896  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Jan 1998  Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 24 Jan 1998  Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    gravestones\DYESS Sam d1998
    gravestones\DYESS Sam Virgie
    Siblings
    +1. Samuel Jonathan Dyess (current person),   b. 23 Nov 1896, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1998, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     2. William Everett Dyess,   b. 28 Jun 1898, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1965, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +3. Ira Albert Dyess,   b. 21 Jul 1900, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1993, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
  • Parents

    Family ID: F867 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father William Thomas Dyess,   b. 3 Oct 1874, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1962  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Johncy Helen Embry,   b. 4 Dec 1880, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1930, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married Est 1896 
  • Family

    Family ID: F931 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife Virgie Goodwin,   b. 5 Dec 1898, Maypearl, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 2002, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years) 
    Married 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 18 Dec 2017, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
  • Other Personal Events

    Family Search ID LY8T-5Z6 
    Ω Census son 1 Jun 1900 
    Ω Census son 15 Apr 1910 
    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.
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    Photos Go to Photo Gallery for Samuel Dyess 
    Ω Census son 1 Jan 1920 
    _UID 9A0263BDD6AE4DA4A157E9B548C361B1E44D 
  • Photos
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    headshots\DYESS Samuel Jonathan

  • Event Map

  • Source Citations

    1. [S610] United States of America, Selective Service, "World War I Draft Registration: Sam Dyess", Ellis County, Texas, (Washington, DC: US National Archives and Records Administration, 1918), FamilySearch Family History Library (http://familysearch.org: accessed 28 May 2018)..

    2. [S953] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 August 2019), memorial page for Samuel Jonathon “Sam” Dyess (23 Nov 1896–24 Jan 1998), Find a Grave Memorial no. 25555142, citing Hillcrest Burial Park Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by John Smith (contributor 46816801) ..