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Lydia Bess Phillips 1897–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1897

Birth Location: New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 1987

Death Location: Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States of America

Father: John Phillips

Mother: Sarrah Chitwood

Spouse(s): William Dyer

Children(s): George Dyer, Sarah Dyer

Lydia Bess Phillips was born in 1897 in New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Russell Phillips And Sarrah Elizabeth Chitwood. Lydia Bess Phillips married William Dyer, and had children including George Raymond Dyer, Sarah Lucille Dyer. Lydia Bess Phillips passed away in 1987 in Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Bess Phillips was born in 1897 in New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Russell Phillips And Sarrah Elizabeth Chitwood.
  • Lydia Bess Phillips married William Dyer, and had children including George Raymond Dyer, Sarah Lucille Dyer.
  • Lydia Bess Phillips passed away in 1987 in Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Phillips's Ancestors

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Lydia Phillips
1897–1987
Birth Place: New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Russell Phillips
1866–1929
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Sarrah (Elizabeth) Chitwood
1865–1934
Winfield, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Harvey (S.) Phillips
1830–1878
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Eliza (Louise) Chambers
1832–1916
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phillips
1787–1881
Elizabeth Lawson
1795–1881
Riley Chambers
1809–1888
Margaret Smith
1810–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randolph Lawson
1752–1848
Susannah Cross
1766–1844
Thomas Chambers
1777–1871
Katie Lawson
1792–1838
John Senior
1787–1860
Eleanor Williams
1786–1860

Lydia Phillips's Descendants

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Lydia (Bess) Phillips (9 Jun 1897–6 Jul 1987) m. William Dyer (17 Oct 1889–29 Dec 1968)
  1. 1. George (Raymond) Dyer 1914–1987 m. Ova Sells 1914–2012
  2. 2. Sarah (Lucille) Dyer 1916–2006 m. Gleason (Lloyd) Dishman 1909–1995 m. Chester (Edward) Wermuth 1915–2006

Lydia Phillips's Timeline

2 Records

1897
9 Jun 1897
Birth of Lydia Bess Phillips in New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
1987
6 Jul 1987
Age 90
Death of Lydia Bess Phillips in Fremont, Alameda, California, USA
Fremont, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1897
    Event Place: New River, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1987
    Event Place: Fremont, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hayward, Alameda County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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