Thomas Wesley Dye

1845 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	Thomas Wesley Dye  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	28 Dec 1845	Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Cass County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Age: 6; Son of NL and BB Dye
  Military Service	9 Dec 1862  [3, 5, 6]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; 7th Cavalry
  Census	1870	DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  	Age: 26; Son of Nancy Dye
  FSID	L1R4-K3M
  Death	Nov 1928	Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA   [3, 4, 6]
  Burial	Oakridge Cemetery, Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I30250	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Blanton Dye,   b. 1800, Georgia, USA d. 1851, Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Allen Lane,   b. 2 Jan 1808, Georgia, USA d. 17 Nov 1880 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Feb 1843	Fayette County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F13533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Desha Allen,   b. 12 Mar 1845, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA d. 16 Dec 1894, Cockrum, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1871	Cockrum, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Melville Dye, MD,   b. 5 Sep 1874, Mississippi, USA d. 1 Apr 1954, Mississippi, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Malvina Gibbs
  Marriage	7 Apr 1866	DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F13536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1845 - Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 6; Son of NL and BB Dye - 1850 - Cass County, Texas, USA Marriage - 7 Apr 1866 - DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA Census - Age: 26; Son of Nancy Dye - 1870 - DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA Death - Nov 1928 - Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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