Descendants of Thalitha Elizabeth Mixon #527

5191 EDWIN BUNION DYESS, THALITHA ELIZABETH MIXON (527), OBED Z. MIXON (500), BENJAMIN H. MIXON (476), GEORGE MIXON (468), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Edwin Bunion Dyess, s. of Thalitha Elizabeth Mixon and Henry Dryess, was b. Apr 27, 1882, d. Mar. 4, 1937, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, MS, m. (1) Mattie Jones, b. May 19, 1885 in Bienville Parish, LA. d. Nov 29, 1914, Jonesboro, LA, bur. Jones Cemetery, Arcadia, LA, dau. of Thomas H. and Jennie Lyles Jones,.m. (2) Della Brandon.

Census:

1920 Bayou San Miguel, Sabine, LA, Edwin age 39 widowed, children: Edna M-10, Arma Lee-7

1930 Bayou San Miguel, Sabine, LA, Edwin age 47, wife Della-20, children: Edwin-0

Children:

5195 Edna Mae Dyess - b. 1910, m. Edwin F. Kennedy. Home is in Port Arthur, TX, where he works for Gulf Oil Co. Refinery. She is a Registered Nurse has done post graduate study at Baylor U. Mr. Kennedy is veteran of World War II, a 32 deg, Mason. Mrs. Kennedy is member UDC and Eastern Star, and is applying for membership in DAR.
Children:

6426 Tim Kennedy - b. 1951, graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School at Port Arthur and is employed by Gulf Oil Company of Port Arthur

5196 Amelia Dyess - b. 1912, is a graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing of Galveston, TX.

Edwin m. (2) Della Brandon, b. Sep 10, 1907, d. Oct 27, 1994, bur. Progress Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA.
Children:

21393 Edwin Dyess – b. Sep 20, 1929, d. Feb 11, 2002, bur. Progress Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA

 

The mother of Edna Mae and Amelia died when they were 4 and 2 yrs old, respectively, were taken in the home of their grandmother Dyess when she was 66 years old. She made a wonderful mother for them and they have fond memories of what a great woman she was.

 

5192 GROVER CLEVELAND DYESS, THALITHA ELIZABETH MIXON (527), OBED Z. MIXON (500), BENJAMIN H. MIXON (476), GEORGE MIXON (468), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Grover Cleveland Dyess - b. May 27, 1885, d. Feb 25, 1973, m. Allie Iona Oliff, b. Nov 18, 1888, d. Apr 12, 1979. 
Both bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA. 
Children:

21262 Henry Zeddie Dyess – b. 1906, d. 1976. m. Gladys Mae Scott, b. Jan 3, 1916, d. Jan 4, 2009. Both bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA. 
Children:

21270 Ray Dyess

21271 Hoyt Dyess

21263 Jewel C. Dyess – b. May 1, 1909, d.  Jan 6, 1975, m. Jul 3, 1936 to Juanita G. ____, b. Nov 19, 1918, d. Mar 19, 1979.  Both bur. Progress Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA

21264 Ola Mae Dyess – b. Jun 16, 1914, d. Feb 15, 2007, m. Dec 13. 1935 to Walter A. Cobbs, b. Dec 27, 1905, d. Apr 19, 1980.  Both bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA.

21265 George Franklin Dyess – b. Oct 17, 1919, d. Mar 1,1945, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, MS

21266 Eldred Dyess– b. Sep 8, 1921, d.  Dec 25, 1993, m. Leonard James Irby, b. Jan 10, 1916, d. Mar 22, 1983. Both bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA.
Children:

21272 Margie Mae Irby – b. Sep 18, 1940, d. Feb 19, 2011, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, MS, m. Clifton D. Rambin

21267 Myrtice Margaret Dyess– b. Dec 25, 1923, d. May 4, 2014, m. Dewey Richard Cox, b. Sep 19, 1909, d. Jul 25, 1982. Both bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA.

21268 Ruby Dyess – b. Feb 26, 1927, d. Nov 27, 2012, m. Jack Campbell, b. May 3, 1928, d. Nov 6, 1985.  Both bur. Marthaville Cemetery, Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish. LA

21269 Marvin L. Dyess – b. Jul. 26, 1930, d. Jan 23, 2010, m. Johnnie A Ayres, b. abt 1932, d. Jun 18, 2007, bur. Providence Cemetery, Spring Ridge, Caddo Parish. LA. 
Children:

21273 Joyce Dyess – m. Mark Cookson

21274 Sandra Dyess – m. George Ball

21275 Renee Dyess – m. David Robinson

21276 George Lee Dyess

 

5193 LELA BEATRICE DYESS, THALITHA ELIZABETH MIXON (527), OBED Z. MIXON (500), BENJAMIN H. MIXON (476), GEORGE MIXON (468), WILLIAM MIXSON (5), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Lela Beatrice Dyess, dau. of Thalitha Elizabeth Mixon and Henry Dryess, was b. Mar 27, 1887at Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA, member Spring Ridge Baptist Church, m. William Joseph Graves, Aug 23, 1903 - b. Oct 15, 1881, d. Oct 19, 1972, bur. Spring Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. He was s. of F. L. & Anna Louise Grantham Graves. Following children were b. at Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA
Children:

5211 Alton Arthur Graves - b. Sep 4, 1904. May 3, 1907.

5212 Verda Idell Graves - b. Feb 25, 1906, d. Apr 27, 1907.

5213 Clarence Fulton Graves - b. Dec 30, 1907, d. Jun 20, 1969, m. Jan 10, 1929, Mattie Claire Flemming - b. Sep 13, 1907 at Oak Grove, LA
Children:

6394 Ray Fulton-Graves - b. Dec 31, 1930, m. Dec 18, 1954, Evon Montgomery.
Children:

6397 Mona Sue. Graves - b. Aug 26, 1956

6398 Kathy Ann Graves - b. Sep 25, 1958

6395 Patsy Ruth Graves - b. Mar 19, 1932, m. May 18, 1951, Cecil M. Herline.
Children:

6399 Karen Sue Herline - b. Nov 3, 1953

6400 Cecil Howard Herline, Jr. - b. Dec 10, 1954

6401 Alan Joseph Herline - b. Sep 16, 1964

6402 Kim Herline - b. Oct 18, 1967

6396 Peggie Sue Graves - b. May 20, 1935, m. Jun 6, 1958, John W. Clemens.
Children:

6403 John Edward Clemens - b. Sep 11, 1960

6404 James Daniel Clemens - b. Mar 30, 1962

5214 Vera Lucille Graves - b. Jan 7, 1911, d. May 22, 2003, m. (1) Clifford Pete Pyland - b. Apr 12, 1895 at Avinger, TX, d. Feb 16, 1957 at Converse, LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, LA, s. of Reps Franklin and Lillie Frances Reeder Pyland, Date of marriage was Mar 16, 1930 at Mansfield, LA. Children

6405 David Glynn Pyland - b. Dec 16, 1930, d. Jul 12, 2003, m. May 5, 1961 at Port Arthur, TX, Laverna Marie Hamby - b. Apr 2, 1941, dau. of Roy, Lee and Marie Dodson Hamby.
Children (all b. Port Arthur, TX)

6407 Cynthia Dawn Pyland - b. Sep 23, 1965

6408 Mark David Pyland - b. Nov 10, 1968

6406 Clifford Charles Pyland - b. Mar 29, 1932, d. Jul 11, 1933.

Vera Lucille Graves m. (2) Aug 10, 1960, K. C. Peterson, b. Dec 13, 1909, d. Apr 19, 1988. He is Postmaster at Zwolle, LA Vera Lucille is a teacher and has Master's degree in Education

5215 Selma Orveal Graves - b. Jan 17, 1913, d. Mar 8, 1918

5216 James Gordon Graves - b. Dec 4, 1914, m. Jan 24, 1942, Ruth Lee Jonesb, Apr 13, 1923 at Kingston, Okla.
Children:

6409 Sherry N. Graves - b. Aug 28, 1944, at Amhurst TX, m. James Clyde Tanner - b. Dec 6, 1923. Children

6413 James Clint Tanner - b. Oct 12, 1964, Shreveport, LA

6414 Deborah Lynn Tanner - b. Jul 20, 1969, Shreveport.

6410 Joyce M. Graves - b. Jul 6, 1946 at Galveston, TX, m. Aug 26, 1967, George C. Singleton.
Children:

6415 Michael Brian Singleton - b. Jan 23, 1973, Houston

6411 James David Graves - b. Oct 12, 1956 at New Orleans, LA

6412 Jo Lynn Graves - b. Jun 10, 1959, Metairie, La

5217 Virginia “Vergie” Kathyryn Graves - b. Mar 15, 1917, d. Apr 6, 2003, m. Apr 29, 1938 at Many, LA, Hubert Jackson Ross, b. Apr 1, 1911 at Pleasant Hill, LA, d. Dec 17, 1985
Children:

6416 Donald Jackson Ross - b. Jan 9, 1943 at Winnsboro, LA, m. Janet Cheryl Beard, Sep 6, 1969 of West Monroe, LA
Children:

6417 Gary Jackson Ross - b. Jul 3, 1972 at Nashville, TN

5218 James "Jim" Joseph Graves - b. Apr 16, 1919, d. Mar 24, 2008, m. Aug 21, 1940, Kathon Marie Permenter - b. Jun 3, 1921 at Many, LA
Children:

6418 Thomas Joseph Graves - b. Dec 4, 1941 at Converse, Sabine Parish, LA, m. Jul 10, 1970, Johnnie Ingram - b. Feb 6, 1946 at Arcadia, LA
Children: all b. at Houston, TX

6419 Jeffery Thomas Graves - b. Jul 13, 1973

6420 Michael John Graves - b. Jan 14, 1976

5219 Charles Henry Graves - b. Jun 19, 1921, d. Nov 21, 2006, m. Mar 25, 1946, Betty Marie Jester - b. Apr 3, 1928.
Children:

6421 Joy Mareen Graves – b. Feb 2, 1947 at Shreveport, LA, m. May 21, 1966 at Shreveport, Roy Lamar Brister, Jr.
Children:

6425 Laureen Lea Brister - b. Dec 16, 1966 at Baton Rouge, LA

6422 Clyde Norman Graves - b. Feb 5, 1948

6423 Mary Elizabeth Graves - b. Oct 31, 1953

6424 Ralph William Graves - b. Jul 3, 1964

(The three last named children - b. at Shreveport, LA

5220 Clyde Monroe Graves - b. Feb 9, 1925, d. Jun 8, 1945 (A World War II casualty, went down on Bullhead Sub. in Java Sea

 

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