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William Thomas Dykes 1875–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1875

Birth Location: Dunlap, TN

Death Date: 15 Jun 1958

Death Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Sanders Dykes

Mother: Julia Brown

Spouse(s): Lydia Morrison, Leatha Parson

Children(s): Lillie Dykes, Maggie Dykes, Albert Sr, Hilda Dykes, Millard Dykes, Basil Dykes, Delia Dykes, John Dykes, James Dykes, Bobbie Dykes, Janice Dykes, Betty Dykes

In 1875, William Thomas Dykes entered the world in Dunlap, TN, born to Sanders D Dykes And Julia Ann Brown. William Thomas Dykes married Leatha Ann Parson, Lydia Morrison, and had children including Albert Lee Dykes Sr, Anna Elizabeth Dykes, Basil Dykes, Betty Louise Dykes, Bobbie Geon Dykes, Delia Dykes, Doris Jewell Dykes, Hilda May Dykes, James Thomas Buford Dykes, Janice Sue Dykes, John Lloyd Dykes, Lillie Mae Dykes, Maggie Dykes, Millard Dykes, William Larry Dykes. William Thomas Dykes passed away in 1958 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1875, William Thomas Dykes entered the world in Dunlap, TN, born to Sanders D Dykes And Julia Ann Brown.
  • William Thomas Dykes married Leatha Ann Parson, Lydia Morrison, and had children including Albert Lee Dykes Sr, Anna Elizabeth Dykes, Basil Dykes, Betty Louise Dykes, Bobbie Geon Dykes, Delia Dykes, Doris Jewell Dykes, Hilda May Dykes, James Thomas Buford Dykes, Janice Sue Dykes, John Lloyd Dykes, Lillie Mae Dykes, Maggie Dykes, Millard Dykes, William Larry Dykes.
  • William Thomas Dykes passed away in 1958 in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sanders Dykes
1816–1900
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Julia Brown
1838–1900
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
JB

Spouses(s)

Lydia Morrison
1877–1925
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LM
Leatha Parson
1906–1995
Birth Location: Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
LP

Children(s)

Lillie Dykes
1897–1978
Birth Location: Tennessee
LD
Maggie Dykes
1902–1959
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
MD
Albert Sr
1904–
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
AS
Hilda Dykes
1917–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HD
Millard Dykes
1907–1933
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
MD
Basil Dykes
1909–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
BD
Delia Dykes
1899–1910
Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
DD
John Dykes
1944–2010
Birth Location: Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
JD
James Dykes
1931–1938
Birth Location: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
JD
Bobbie Dykes
1935–1936
Birth Location: Kenvir, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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Janice Dykes
1940–1941
Birth Location: Kenvir, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
JD
Betty Dykes
1942–2020
Birth Location: Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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William Dykes's Ancestors

Self
William Dykes
1875–1958
Birth Place: Dunlap, TN
Parents
Sanders D Dykes
1816–1900
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Brown
1838–1900
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Martin Dykes
1790–1860
Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Sanders
1777–1870
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Russell (Rupele) Brown
1801–1854
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary Dykes
1811–1860
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dykes
1740–1832
Susannah Lankford
1742–1833
Prudence Choate
1772–1862
Absolom Brown
1780–1868
Mary Green
1783–1865
Isham Sr
1773–1871
Prudence Choate
1772–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dykes
1716–1786
Judith Lewis
1722–1786
James Langford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–1782
Christopher Choate
1750–1837
Susannah Holstein
1750–1802
John Brown
1760–1822
Alice Nodding
1762–1792
Abednego Green
1755–1865
Martha Burk
1760–1830
William Dykes
1740–1832
Susannah Lankford
1742–1833
Christopher Choate
1750–1837
Susannah Holstein
1750–1802

William Dykes's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Dykes (13 Oct 1875–15 Jun 1958) m. Lydia Morrison (7 Jul 1877–3 Oct 1925) m. Leatha (Ann) Parson (8 Feb 1906–20 Jul 1995)
  1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Dykes 1897–1978 m. Hubert (Benjamin) Rogers 1904–1983 m. James (Tillman) Newsome 1899–1941
    1. 1. Hilda (Grace) Newsome 1925–2000 m. William Irvin 1914–1973 m. Alton (Lee) Sartain 1918–1992
      1. 1. Russell (Jason) Irvin 1947–2021
      2. 2. Johnny (Cornelious) Irvin 1944–2022 m. Evelyn (Gail) Green 1946–2015
    2. 2. James (Wilson) Newsome 1914–1973 m. Mildred (Katharine) Sweeton 1917–2003
      1. 1. Freida (Kathleen) Newsome 1938–2003 m. Tommie (Brannon) Adams 1935–2003
    3. 3. Sanders (Meredith) Newsome 1922–1964 m. Lois (Catherine) Maynard 1925–2003
      1. 1. Robert (Wilson) Newsome 1946–2019 m. Elizabeth (Lee) Fletcher 1946–
    4. 4. Quandrel (Lee) Newsome 1919–1997 m. Florida (Marie) Noe 1928–2017
      1. 1. James (Webster) Newsome 1946–2010
      2. 2. Sandra (Lee) Newsome 1944–1948
    5. 5. Albert (Wiley) Newsome 1923–1990 m. Mary (Sue) Jones 1927–1996 m. Wanda (Mae) Claiborne 1933–2023
      1. 1. James (Albert) Newsome 1945–1962
    6. 6. Dewey (L) Newsome 1918–1918
  2. 2. Maggie Dykes 1902–1959 m. Charles (Edward) Nunley 1899–1979
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Nunley 1943–2004
    2. 2. Charles (Ed Nunley) Sr 1933–2021 m. Shirley (Ellen) Smith 1947–2014 m. Mabel (Charlene) Napier 1941–1999
    3. 3. Bonnie (Mae) Nunley 1928–1992
    4. 4. Ralph (Clark) Nunley 1933–1981
    5. 5. Elsie (Bernice) Nunley 1930–2006 m. Eugene (W) Wheeler 1929–2009
    6. 6. Mabel (O) Nunley 1925–1988 m. Marion Brooks 1922–
      1. 1. Betty (Ann) Brooks 1947–1963
      2. 2. Gloria (Kay) Brooks 1949–2022
    7. 7. James (Howard) Nunley 1920–1982 m. Dorothy (Grace) Hensley 1924–2012
      1. 1. James (Glen) Nunley 1948–1998 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Thurmond 1951–2021
    8. 8. Myrna (Irene) Nunley 1923–1976 m. James (Edward) West 1922–1985
      1. 1. Linda (D) West 1947–1948
      2. 2. James (Allen) West 1946–1992
      3. 3. Dorothy (Ilene) West 1945–1994
    9. 9. Wilsie (Oakley) Nunley 1918–1993 m. Arthur (Clark Duncan) Sr 1916–1952
      1. 1. Annette Duncan 1939–2017 m. Samuel (Harvey) Kohen 1937–1987 m. Jerry (Wayne) Wallace 1938–2012 m. Sidney (Leon) Fuller 1940–1983
  3. 3. Albert (Lee Dykes) Sr 1904– m. Beulah (May) Bone 1912–1981
    1. 1. Albert (Lee Dykes) Jr. 1935–2012
    2. 2. Ingram Dykes 1932–2017
    3. 3. Dorothy (Genelle) Dykes 1938–1993
    4. 4. Jennie (Ruth) Dykes 1931–1931
  4. 4. Hilda (May) Dykes 1917–
  5. 5. Millard Dykes 1907–1933
  6. 6. Basil Dykes 1909–
  7. 7. Delia Dykes 1899–1910
  8. 8. John (Lloyd) Dykes 1944–2010 m. Lita (Irene "Janie") Tate 1943–2001
  9. 9. James (Thomas Buford) Dykes 1931–1938
  10. 10. Bobbie (Geon) Dykes 1935–1936
  11. 11. Janice (Sue) Dykes 1940–1941
  12. 12. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020 m. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998

William Dykes's Timeline

10 Records

1875
13 Oct 1875
Birth of William Thomas Dykes in Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
1875
13 Oct 1875
Birth of William Thomas Dykes in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
1875
13 Oct 1875
Birth of William Thomas Dykes in Marion, Tennessee, USA
Marion, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 5
William Thomas Dykes resided here in District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 25
William Thomas Dykes resided here in Civil District 2, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Marion, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 45
William Thomas Dykes resided here in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 60
William Thomas Dykes resided here in Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky
Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 65
William Thomas Dykes resided here in Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
1950
1950
Age 75
William Thomas Dykes resided here in Marion, Tennessee, USA
Marion, Tennessee, USA
1958
15 Jun 1958
Age 83
Death of William Thomas Dykes in Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 3
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1314; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 48-20.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 41; Image: .
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 275D; Enumeration District: 112
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Marion, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1241587
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Marion, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Marion, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Dunlap, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 275D; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Marion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Marion, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1241587

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 41; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1314; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 48-20.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kenvir-Redbud, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1314; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 48-20.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Marion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Marion, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sewanee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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