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Dorothy Lee Dye 1924–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1924

Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee

Death Date: 21 January 2013

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Calvin Sr

Mother: Bessie Shelton

Spouse(s): William Gazaway, Freeman Mallard, Jessie Sr.

Children(s): Bobby Mallard, Mary Gazaway

The story of Dorothy Lee Dye began in 1924 in Bedford, Tennessee. In 1930, Dorothy Lee Dye resided in District 3, District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Dorothy Lee Dye resided in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Dorothy Lee Dye married Freeman Mallard, Jessie Lee Crosslin Sr, William Isaiah Gazaway, and had children including Alfred Stone, Bill O Brien, Bobby Ray Mallard, Cecil Ray Gazaway, Irene Jacobs, Jessie Lee Crosslin Jr, John C Gazaway, Leonard Thurman, Mary Jane Gazaway, Sara Mason, William Gazaway Jr. Dorothy Lee Dye passed away in 2013 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Lee Dye began in 1924 in Bedford, Tennessee.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Lee Dye resided in District 3, District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Lee Dye resided in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dorothy Lee Dye married Freeman Mallard, Jessie Lee Crosslin Sr, William Isaiah Gazaway, and had children including Alfred Stone, Bill O Brien, Bobby Ray Mallard, Cecil Ray Gazaway, Irene Jacobs, Jessie Lee Crosslin Jr, John C Gazaway, Leonard Thurman, Mary Jane Gazaway, Sara Mason, William Gazaway Jr.
  • Dorothy Lee Dye passed away in 2013 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Dye's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Dye
1924–2013
Birth Place: Bedford, Tennessee
Parents
Calvin Alexander Dye Sr
1900–1955
Tennessee
Bessie Shelton
1907–1973
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Lee) Dye
1871–1920
Tennessee
Fannie Keele
1866–1946
Bedford County, Tennessee
Leander (A "Lee") Shelton
1878–1917
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Clarisa (Frances "Clara") Crick
1880–1926
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Sheeton
1853–1946
Minerva Shelton
1858–1942
William Shelton
1852–1919
Harriet Moore
1848–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Shelton
1832–1900
Tabitha Eaton
1836–1861
William Shelton
1825–1890
Rachel
1842–1862

Dorothy Dye's Descendants

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Dorothy (Lee) Dye (abt 1924–21 January 2013) m. William (Isaiah) Gazaway (abt 1905–) m. Freeman Mallard (09 Nov 1918–11 Dec 1996) m. Jessie (Lee Crosslin) Sr. (13 Sep 1926–17 Jan)
  1. 1. Bobby (Ray) Mallard 1940–2023
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Gazaway 1943–2018 m. Ronald (Thomas) Overcast 1940–2003 m. Samuel (Paul) Howard 1943–2016 m. Bobby (Cecil) Allison 1941–2009

Dorothy Dye's Timeline

4 Records

1924
abt 1924
Birth of Dorothy Lee Dye in Bedford, Tennessee
Bedford, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 6
Dorothy Lee Dye resided here in District 3, District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
District 3, District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Dorothy Lee Dye resided here in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
2013
21 January 2013
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Lee Dye in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] Alabama, County Marriages
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 4872; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 2-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 4872; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 2-21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 2013
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

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