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James Alton Dyer 1896–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1896

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 07/05/1965

Death Location: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: James Dyer

Mother: Mary Donnell

Spouse(s): Lola Burress

Children(s): Cecil Dyer, William Dyer, James Dyer, Elva Morris, Eula Smith, Herbert Dyer, Walter Dyer, Dorothy Gryner, Virginia Hayes, Roy Dyer, Preston Dyer

James Alton Dyer was born in 1896 in Tennessee, the child of James Walter Dyer And Mary Elizabeth Jeanette Nettie Donnell. In 1910, James Alton Dyer resided in Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, USA. In 1917, James Alton Dyer resided in Obion County, Tennessee, USA. James Alton Dyer married Lola Mae Burress, and had children including Cecil David Dyer, Dorothy Dot Jennett Dyer Carpenter Gryner, Elva Mae Dyer Morris, Eula Belle Dyer Smith, Herbert Daniel Dyer, James Alvin Dyer, Preston Gail Dyer, Roy Franklin Dyer, Virginia Ruth Dyer Hayes, Walter Lawrence Dyer, William Morgan Dyer. James Alton Dyer passed away in 1965 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Alton Dyer was born in 1896 in Tennessee, the child of James Walter Dyer And Mary Elizabeth Jeanette Nettie Donnell.
  • In 1910, James Alton Dyer resided in Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1917, James Alton Dyer resided in Obion County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Alton Dyer married Lola Mae Burress, and had children including Cecil David Dyer, Dorothy Dot Jennett Dyer Carpenter Gryner, Elva Mae Dyer Morris, Eula Belle Dyer Smith, Herbert Daniel Dyer, James Alvin Dyer, Preston Gail Dyer, Roy Franklin Dyer, Virginia Ruth Dyer Hayes, Walter Lawrence Dyer, William Morgan Dyer.
  • James Alton Dyer passed away in 1965 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dyer
1871–1947
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee
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Mary Donnell
1873–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee
MD

Spouses(s)

Lola Burress
1901–1957
Birth Location: Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
LB

Children(s)

Cecil Dyer
1921–1986
Birth Location: Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
CD
William Dyer
1918–1993
Birth Location: Hornbeak, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
WD
James Dyer
1924–2008
Birth Location: Hornbeak, Tennessee, USA
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Elva Morris
1917–1939
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee, United States
EM
Eula Smith
1921–1997
Birth Location: Chreokee County, South Carolina, USA
ES
Herbert Dyer
1928–2005
Birth Location: Obion, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
HD
Walter Dyer
1926–1992
Birth Location: Union City, Union, Tennessee, USA
WD
Dorothy Gryner
1930–2004
Birth Location: Wynnburg, Lake, Tennessee, USA
DG
Virginia Hayes
1933–2009
Birth Location: Tennessee Ridge, TN, USA
VH
Roy Dyer
1936–1998
Birth Location: Wynneburg , Tennessee, USA
RD
Preston Dyer
1934–2018
Birth Location: Tennessee
PD

James Dyer's Ancestors

Self
James Dyer
1896–1965
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Walter Dyer
1871–1947
Obion, Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth Jeanette "Nettie") Donnell
1873–1937
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Morgan) Dyer
1845–1906
Georgia
Sarah (Ann Rebecca Brasher -) Frazier
1835–1881
Georgia
Mary (Jane) Easterwood
1845–1906
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
James (W) Donnell
1839–1920
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jehiel Dyer
1809–1885
Minnie Bagget
1809–1848
Lawrence Brasier
1801–1862
Frances Henderson
1799–1878
Mary Peck
1805–1865
John Easterwood
1800–1846
John Donnell
1828–1909
Susan Bowman
1826–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dyer's Descendants

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James (Alton) Dyer (4 April 1896–07/05/1965) m. Lola (Mae) Burress (10 Jan 1901–17 Nov 1957)
  1. 1. Cecil (David) Dyer 1921–1986 m. Helen (C) Smith 1917–1997
    1. 1. Peggie (Elizabeth Dyer) Burden 1940–2020 m. Michael (Stephen) Critser 1947–2018
    2. 2. Margadine Dyer 1945–1945
    3. 3. David (Allen) Dyer 1943–2023 m. Betty (Jean Cothran) Dyer 1940–2024
    4. 4. Elinore (Fay Dyer) Austin 1946–2023
    5. 5. Imogene Dyer 1945–1945
  2. 2. William (Morgan) Dyer 1918–1993
  3. 3. James (Alvin) Dyer 1924–2008 m. Virginia (Gladys Landau) Dyer 1925–2001
  4. 4. Elva (Mae Dyer) Morris 1917–1939
  5. 5. Eula (Belle Dyer) Smith 1921–1997
    1. 1. Luther (L) Smith 1946–2015
  6. 6. Herbert (Daniel) Dyer 1928–2005 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth Wallace) Dyer 1928–2022
  7. 7. Walter (Lawrence) Dyer 1926–1992 m. Margaret (Jean Green) Dyer 1929–1998
    1. 1. Gary (Lee) Dyer 1948–1948
  8. 8. Dorothy ("Dot" Jennett Dyer Carpenter -) Gryner 1930–2004 m. Charles (Edward) Gryner 1927–2004 m. Howard (Herbert) Carpenter 1931–1992
  9. 9. Virginia (Ruth Dyer) Hayes 1933–2009 m. Thomas (Lavin) Hayes 1931–
    1. 1. Kathleen (Hayes) Biirsik 1901–
  10. 10. Roy (Franklin) Dyer 1936–1998
  11. 11. Preston (Gail) Dyer 1934–2018

James Dyer's Timeline

9 Records

1896
4 April 1896
Birth of James Alton Dyer in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 14
James Alton Dyer resided here in Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 21
James Alton Dyer resided here in Obion County, Tennessee, USA
Obion County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
James Alton Dyer resided here in Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
James Alton Dyer resided here in District 4, District 4, Lake, Tennessee, USA
District 4, District 4, Lake, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
James Alton Dyer resided here in Rural, Lake, Tennessee
Rural, Lake, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 44
James Alton Dyer resided here in Civil District No 3, Lake, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 3, Lake, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
James Alton Dyer resided here in Lake, Tennessee, USA
Lake, Tennessee, USA
1965
07/05/1965
Age 69
Death of James Alton Dyer in Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1896
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Obion County
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1514; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1375527
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lake, Tennessee; Roll: 4688; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 48-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1514; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1375527

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Obion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Obion County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 19, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, District 4, Lake, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lake, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 3, Lake, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lake, 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: Lake, Tennessee; Roll: 4688; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 48-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07051965
    Event Place: Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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