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itemprop="honorificSuffix">Jr.</span></strong> </p> <span data-mid="446742" class="showHideTree button small" style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:5px; padding:3px;" title="Ancestors in a pedigree-style family tree chart">Ancestors <img src="/images/icons/pedigree.gif.pagespeed.ce.4kSwuvQoBH.gif" border="0" width="8" height="11" alt="ancestors"></span> <p class="VITALS" id="Parents"> Son<meta itemprop="gender" content="male"/> of <span id="Father" itemprop="parent" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-34" itemprop="url" title="Father"><span itemprop="name">John Wesley Dyess Sr.</span></a> </span> and <span id="Mother" itemprop="parent" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/wiki/King-5901" itemprop="url" title="Mother"><span itemprop="name">Harriet (King) Dyess</span></a> </span> </p> <p id="Siblings" class="VITALS">Brother of <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-156" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1836 Jasper, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Caroline (Dyess) McPhail</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-128" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1837 Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Patience Elizabeth (Dyess) Dunn</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-157" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1838 Jasper, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">William Penn Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-159" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1841 "><span itemprop="name">Franklin M. Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-160" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1844 "><span itemprop="name">Elizabeth (Dyess) Robbins</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-161" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1846 Covington, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Martha Melissa (Dyess) McPhail</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-162" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1847 "><span itemprop="name">James Dyess</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-163" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1849 Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Thomas Edgar Dyess</span></a></span> </p> <p id="Spouses" class="VITALS"> <span class="spouse"> Husband of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Hill-654" itemprop="url" title="wife b. 1841-10-25 Newton, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name" class="spouse-name">Melissa Ann Hill</span></a></span> — married <span class="marriage-date">about 1865</span> [location unknown] </span> <span class="spouse"> Husband of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/McPhail-555" itemprop="url" title="wife b. 1841-02-14 Lawrence County, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name" class="spouse-name">Jane McPhail</span></a></span> — married <span class="marriage-date">1894</span> [location unknown] </span> </p> <p id="Children" class="VITALS"> Father of <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-4" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. "><span itemprop="name">Tipton Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-5" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. "><span itemprop="name">Wade Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-250" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. Sep 1866 Mississippi, USA mother of → Oscar Ward → Hester (Ward) Matheny → Bertha Ward → Bessie Ward → Pledze W. Ward → Dewey Ward → Margaret (Ward) Williams → Mittie Lee Ward → Gladys (Ward) Cruz → Mary Alice (Ward) Cruz "><span itemprop="name">Mary Jane (Dyess) Ward</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-10" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. 1 Feb 1867 Mississippi father of → James Dyess → Louise (Dyess) Smith → William Dyess → Johnny Dyess → Ruby (Dyess) Martin → Maude Estelle (Dyess) Reid → Prentiss Dyess Jr. → George Dyess → Joycie Dyess → Edith (Dyess) Rial → Josie (Dyess) Roberts → Della (Dyess) Roberts → Annie Dyess → Ellen Beatrice (Dyess) Greer "><span itemprop="name">James Prentiss Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-2" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 1869 "><span itemprop="name">Laura Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-11" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. Oct 1871 Lincoln, Mississippi, United States father of → Mary Elysia (Dyess) Cruz → Henry Jackson Dyess → Jessie James Dyess → Bessie (Dyess) Grady → Gladys (Dyess) Bruno → Ruben Vardaman Dyess → Lucille (Dyess) Ferrand → Clara (Dyess) Palermo → Willie Rossie Dyess "><span itemprop="name">Edward Perry Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-7" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 7 Feb 1874 Mississippi, United States mother of → Ben Dunn → William Arthur Dunn "><span itemprop="name">Jeanette J (Dyess) Dunn</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-9" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 14 Feb 1877 Lawrence, Mississippi, United States mother of → Honor Arnett (Stringer) Patterson → Amer Stephens → Otho Jackson Stephens → James Perry Stephens → Olive (Stephens) Morgan → Sedgie Lamar Stevens → Garland Lyle Stephens → Mary Etta Stephens → Vivian Jeanette (Stephens) Smyly → Nancy Dorothy (Stephens) McNeese "><span itemprop="name">Nancy Elizabeth (Dyess) Stephens</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-3" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 1878 "><span itemprop="name">Alice Dyess</span></a></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="Ancestors-pane" class="tab-pane fade active show" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-Ancestors" tabindex="0"> <div class="container"> <div style="min-height:186px"> <div class="wtad wtad-border wtad-mhapi " id="ancestorsAd" data-content="mhapi" data-mobile="0" data-lastname="Dyess" data-firstname="John" data-gender="Male" data-utm_campaign="Wikitree_api_records_persons_profiles" data-classes="p-profile l-ancestors" data-inline="1" data-footer="totalrecords"></div> </div> <br/> <div class="row mb-3"> <div class="col-lg-9"> <h2 id="Tree">Family Tree of John Dyess Jr.</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 text-end"> </div> </div> </div> <section class="container tree--ancestors"> <div id="treeView"> <div class="row ancestors--content"> <div class="col tree--profile"> <h6 class="cat">John</h6> <div id="treeVitals" class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <p class="VITALS" data-cy="vitals-name"> <strong><span itemprop="givenName">John</span></strong> <strong><span itemprop="additionalName">Wesley</span></strong> <strong>"Jack"</strong> <meta itemprop="familyName" content="Dyess"/> <strong><a href="/genealogy/DYESS" title="Click here for the surname index page">Dyess</a></strong> <strong><span itemprop="honorificSuffix">Jr.</span></strong> </p> <span data-mid="446742" class="showHideTree button small" style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:5px; padding:3px;" title="Ancestors in a pedigree-style family tree chart">Ancestors <img src="/images/icons/pedigree.gif.pagespeed.ce.4kSwuvQoBH.gif" border="0" width="8" height="11" alt="ancestors"></span> <p class="VITALS" id="Parents"> Son<meta itemprop="gender" content="male"/> of <span id="Father" itemprop="parent" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-34" itemprop="url" title="Father"><span itemprop="name">John Wesley Dyess Sr.</span></a> </span> and <span id="Mother" itemprop="parent" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/wiki/King-5901" itemprop="url" title="Mother"><span itemprop="name">Harriet (King) Dyess</span></a> </span> </p> <p id="SiblingsTree" class="VITALS">Brother of <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-156" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1836 Jasper, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Caroline (Dyess) McPhail</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-128" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1837 Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Patience Elizabeth (Dyess) Dunn</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-157" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1838 Jasper, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">William Penn Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-159" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1841 "><span itemprop="name">Franklin M. Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-160" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1844 "><span itemprop="name">Elizabeth (Dyess) Robbins</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-161" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1846 Covington, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Martha Melissa (Dyess) McPhail</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-162" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1847 "><span itemprop="name">James Dyess</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-163" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1849 Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name">Thomas Edgar Dyess</span></a></span> </p> <p id="SpousesTree" class="VITALS"> <span class="spouse"> Husband of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Hill-654" itemprop="url" title="wife b. 1841-10-25 Newton, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name" class="spouse-name">Melissa Ann Hill</span></a></span> — married <span class="marriage-date">about 1865</span> [location unknown] </span> <span class="spouse"> Husband of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/McPhail-555" itemprop="url" title="wife b. 1841-02-14 Lawrence County, Mississippi"><span itemprop="name" class="spouse-name">Jane McPhail</span></a></span> — married <span class="marriage-date">1894</span> [location unknown] </span> </p> <p id="ChildrenTree" class="VITALS"> Father of <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-4" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. "><span itemprop="name">Tipton Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-5" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. "><span itemprop="name">Wade Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-250" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. Sep 1866 Mississippi, USA mother of → Oscar Ward → Hester (Ward) Matheny → Bertha Ward → Bessie Ward → Pledze W. Ward → Dewey Ward → Margaret (Ward) Williams → Mittie Lee Ward → Gladys (Ward) Cruz → Mary Alice (Ward) Cruz "><span itemprop="name">Mary Jane (Dyess) Ward</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-10" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. 1 Feb 1867 Mississippi father of → James Dyess → Louise (Dyess) Smith → William Dyess → Johnny Dyess → Ruby (Dyess) Martin → Maude Estelle (Dyess) Reid → Prentiss Dyess Jr. → George Dyess → Joycie Dyess → Edith (Dyess) Rial → Josie (Dyess) Roberts → Della (Dyess) Roberts → Annie Dyess → Ellen Beatrice (Dyess) Greer "><span itemprop="name">James Prentiss Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-2" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 1869 "><span itemprop="name">Laura Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-11" itemprop="url" title="Son: b. Oct 1871 Lincoln, Mississippi, United States father of → Mary Elysia (Dyess) Cruz → Henry Jackson Dyess → Jessie James Dyess → Bessie (Dyess) Grady → Gladys (Dyess) Bruno → Ruben Vardaman Dyess → Lucille (Dyess) Ferrand → Clara (Dyess) Palermo → Willie Rossie Dyess "><span itemprop="name">Edward Perry Dyess</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-7" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 7 Feb 1874 Mississippi, United States mother of → Ben Dunn → William Arthur Dunn "><span itemprop="name">Jeanette J (Dyess) Dunn</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-9" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 14 Feb 1877 Lawrence, Mississippi, United States mother of → Honor Arnett (Stringer) Patterson → Amer Stephens → Otho Jackson Stephens → James Perry Stephens → Olive (Stephens) Morgan → Sedgie Lamar Stevens → Garland Lyle Stephens → Mary Etta Stephens → Vivian Jeanette (Stephens) Smyly → Nancy Dorothy (Stephens) McNeese "><span itemprop="name">Nancy Elizabeth (Dyess) Stephens</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="children" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-3" itemprop="url" title="Daughter: b. 1878 "><span itemprop="name">Alice Dyess</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col tree--parents"> <h6 class="cat">Parents</h6> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar" style="background-image:url(/images/icons/male-round.png.pagespeed.ce.K-tl7PL7nS.png)"></figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-34" title="Go to profile for father - Dyess-34">John Wesley Dyess Sr.</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-34#Ancestors" title="Go to father's ancestor pedigree chart - Dyess family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">1812 - bef 1870<br/>Alabama</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar" style="background-image:url(/images/icons/female-round.png.pagespeed.ce.Doqqa-dtLR.png)"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/King-5901" title="Go to profile for mother - King-5901">Harriet King</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/King-5901#Ancestors" title="Go to mother's ancestor pedigree chart - King family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">29 Jan 1810 - 20 Dec 1880<br/>Fines Creek, Hawood, North Carolina</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col tree--grandparents"> <h6 class="cat">Grandparents</h6> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar"> <a href="/wiki/Dyess-82" title="Go to Profile for Dyess-82"><img alt="Dyess-82.jpg" src="/photo.php/thumb/2/25/Dyess-82.jpg/75px-Dyess-82.jpg" width="75" height="118"/></a> </figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-82" title="Go to profile for grandfather - Dyess-82">Dempsey Dyess</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-82#Ancestors" title="Go to grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - Dyess family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1785 - aft 19 Jul 1870<br/>Barnwell, South Carolina, United States</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar" style="background-image:url(/images/icons/female-round.png.pagespeed.ce.Doqqa-dtLR.png)"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Collins-11535" title="Go to profile for grandmother - Collins-11535">Martha Patty Collins</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Collins-11535#Ancestors" title="Go to grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Collins family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 28 Jan 1787 - abt 30 Oct 1860<br/>South Carolina, United States</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar" style="background-image:url(/images/icons/male-round.png.pagespeed.ce.K-tl7PL7nS.png)"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/King-24215" title="Go to profile for grandfather - King-24215">James R. King</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/King-24215#Ancestors" title="Go to grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - King family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">1785 - 22 Nov 1854<br/>Craven County, North Carolina, USA</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-4"> <figure class="person--avatar" style="background-image:url(/images/icons/female-round.png.pagespeed.ce.Doqqa-dtLR.png)"> </figure> </div> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Lewis-26073" title="Go to profile for grandmother - Lewis-26073">Sarah Susan Lewis</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis-26073#Ancestors" title="Go to grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Lewis family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">1787 - 10 Oct 1860<br/>Craven County, North Carolina, USA</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col tree--great_grandparents"> <h6 class="cat">Great-Grandparents</h6> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-80" title="Go to profile for great grandfather - Dyess-80">William Dyess</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-80#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - Dyess family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1765 - aft 1800<br/>South Carolina, British Colonial America</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Everett-2161" title="Go to profile for great grandmother - Everett-2161">Elizabeth Everett</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett-2161#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Everett family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1763 - abt 1855<br/>Barnwell, Province of South Carolina, British Colonial America</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Collins-15818" title="Go to profile for great grandfather - Collins-15818">James Collins</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Collins-15818#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - Collins family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1750 - abt 1806<br/>Caroline, Virginia</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Todd-6083" title="Go to profile for great grandmother - Todd-6083">Clarissa Ann Todd</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd-6083#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Todd family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">1756 - 1825<br/>Virginia</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/King-51633" title="Go to profile for great grandfather - King-51633">James King</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/King-51633#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - King family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">bef 1765 - bef 1821</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Hagens-375" title="Go to profile for great grandmother - Hagens-375">Unknown Hagens</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagens-375#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Hagens family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">aft 1765 - </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Lewis-26074" title="Go to profile for great grandfather - Lewis-26074">Elisha Lewis</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis-26074#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandfather's ancestor pedigree chart - Lewis family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1760 - 22 Jul 1829<br/>Craven County, North Carolina</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-8"> <h6 class="name"><a href="/wiki/Nelson-15219" title="Go to profile for great grandmother - Nelson-15219">Esther Nelson</a></h6> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson-15219#Ancestors" title="Go to great grandmother's ancestor pedigree chart - Nelson family tree"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-2"> <div class="col"> <p class="person--details">abt 1765 - <br/>Craven County, North Carolina</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--connector"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col tree--great_great_grandparents"> <h6 class="cat">2nd-Great-Grandparents</h6> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-21" title="Go to profile for great-great grandfather - Dyess-21">John Dyess Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-21#Ancestors" title="Tree continues with great-great grandfather's father"><span class="icon--more-p"></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-21#Ancestors"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> <p class="person--details">1737 - 1790</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Beasley-370" title="Go to profile for great-great grandmother - Beasley-370">Violator Beasley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beasley-370#Ancestors" title="Tree continues with great-great grandmother's father"><span class="icon--more-p"></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beasley-370#Ancestors" title="Tree continues with great-great grandmother's mother"><span class="icon--more-m"></span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beasley-370#Ancestors"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> <p class="person--details">abt 1738 - abt 1795</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett-3359" title="Go to profile for great-great grandfather - Everett-3359">William Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett-3359#Ancestors"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> <p class="person--details">bef 1743 - aft 04 Sep 1788</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_f"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Unknown-399897" title="Go to profile for great-great grandmother - Unknown-399897">Ann Unknown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unknown-399897#Ancestors"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> </ul> <p class="person--details">abt Dec 1743 - abt 1823</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tree--person tree--person_m"> <div class="tree--placement"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ul class="profile--actions unstyled"> <li><a href="/wiki/Collins-13472" title="Go to profile for great-great grandfather - Collins-13472">John Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collins-13472#Ancestors"><span class="icon--pedigree"></span></a></li> <li> <span class="icon--confident" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="Confident"></span> </li> </ul> <p class="person--details">bef 1725 - 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John Wesley Dyess [also found as "J.W. Dias" in the military records] (b. Lawrence County, MS, 1841-d. Harrison County, MS, 1918), Co. I ("Covington Rifles," aka "Covington Rangers," raised in Covington County, MS) </li><li>7th MS Infantry. Enlisted ca. Sept. 11, 1861, in Covington County, MS, at age 20. *Present on Oct. 31, 1861, company muster roll. </li><li>Present on June 1862 company muster roll. </li><li>Oct. 31, 1862, company muster roll states "absent sick on Surgeon's Certificate since Aug. 20, 1862." </li><li>Appears on a "List of killed, wounded, and missing of the 7th Mississippi Regiment in the battle before [i.e., "of"] Murfreesboro, Tenn.," with the notation that his wound was "slight" and that he was wounded "in [the] 1st charge, 400 yards in front of [the Yankee] Breast Works." </li><li>Dec. 1862 company muster roll states "absent, wounded at [the] Battle of Murfreesboro [TN], Dec. 31 [1862 and] sent to Hospital same day." </li><li>Present on Feb. 1863 company muster roll. </li><li>Present on April 1863 company muster roll. </li><li>Present on Aug. 1863 company muster roll. </li><li>Admitted to Oliver Hospital, LaGrange, GA, on Sept. 6, 1863, with nature of medical problem not specified, but was not present for the Battle of Chickamauga, GA, so was not wounded at that battle. </li><li>Oct. 1863 company muster roll states "absent, sent to Hospital Sept. 6, 1863, by order [of the] Surgeon [of the] 7th Miss. Regt." </li><li>Ditto on Dec. 1863 company muster roll. </li><li>Present on Jan. 13, 1864, muster roll for Oliver Hospital, LaGrange, GA, as patient. *Present on Feb. 1864 company muster roll. </li><li>Present on April 1864 company muster roll. </li><li>Present on Aug. 31, 1864, company muster roll. </li><li>On April 9, 1865, for purposes of surrender at war's end in NC, the 7th MS Infantry, 9th Battalion MS Sharpshooters, 9th MS Infantry, 10th MS Infantry, 41st MS Infantry, and the 44th MS Infantry were consolidated into the 9th Consolidated MS Infantry. *Pvt. Dyess does not have a war's-end parole or any other records with this consolidated unit. </li><li>Pvt. Dyess filed Confederate Pension applications in Jeff Davis County, MS, in 1910 & 1916, in which he claimed to have served till war's end and to have been absent with leave on furlough for 24 days when the final surrender came. He stated that he was in hospital at Meridian, MS, wounded, when the surrender came. His military records do not confirm his statements about serving till war's end or being wounded late in the war. </li><li>He was an inmate (i.e., "resident") of the Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers Home in 1916. </li><li>Buried in the Jacob McPhail Cemetery, 31.444176 -89.743612, located about 1200 ft. due E of a point on South Williamsburg Road that is appr. 2500 ft. due S of that road's intersection with McNease Road, Jeff Davis County, MS, with a private marker which has the inscription "Rest, soldier, rest. Thy warfare is o'er." </li></ul> <p>- Jim Huffman </p> <a name="Sources" id="Sources"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Sources </span></h2> <ul><li>Find A Grave, database and images (<a href="https://www.findagrave.com" class="external free" title="https://www.findagrave.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.findagrave.com</a>: accessed 20 May 2018), memorial page for John Wesley Dyess (10 May 1841–6 Aug 1918), Find A Grave: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65581263" class="external text" title="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65581263" rel="nofollow">Memorial #65581263</a>, citing McPhail Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by KAREN HAWTHORN (contributor 47396654) . </li><li>United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LC-HBB" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LC-HBB" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LC-HBB</a> : 12 April 2016), John Dyess in household of John Dyess, Covington county, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing family 237, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). </li><li>"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GC-WVW" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GC-WVW" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GC-WVW</a> : 14 December 2017), John Dyass, 1860. </li><li>"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-PCP" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-PCP" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-PCP</a> : 12 April 2016), J W Dyass, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 20, family 159, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,226. </li><li>"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GG-KGR" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GG-KGR" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GG-KGR</a> : 22 August 2017), J W Dyess, Carleys, Marion, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 291A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0656; FHL microfilm 1,254,656. </li><li>"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96N-1KZ" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96N-1KZ" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96N-1KZ</a> : accessed 27 November 2018), Jane Dyers in household of Jackson Dyers, Beat 3 Holliday Creek, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 17B, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,804. </li><li>"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8G-C7V" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8G-C7V" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8G-C7V</a> : accessed 15 January 2018), John W Dyess, Beat 3, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 11A, family 173, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 744; FHL microfilm 1,374,757. </li><li>copy of muster rolls in possession of Misty Rish Musco </li></ul>  <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="mt-5"> <div class="wtad wtad-border wtad-mhapi " id="profileAdLeft" data-content="mhapi" data-mobile="0" data-lastname="Dyess" data-firstname="John" data-gender="Male" data-utm_campaign="Wikitree_api_records_persons_profiles" data-classes="p-profile l-left" data-inline="0" data-footer="newsearch"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <aside id="Profile-Data" class="footnote mb-3 mb-lg-0"> <section id="Edits" class="small"> Last modified <time itemprop="modifiedDate" datetime="2023-10-30">30 Oct 2023</time> • Created 22 Sep 2010 </section> </aside> <div class="box green mt-5"> <p><b>Is John your ancestor? 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Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers: <ul class="unstyled dna dna-y"> <li title="Y-Chromosome DNA test connected to John"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-26" title="Click here to visit Oscar's WikiTree profile">Oscar Dyess</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup RM-269, FTDNA kit #27652 </li> <li title="Y-Chromosome DNA test connected to John"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-149" title="Click here to visit David's WikiTree profile">David Dyess</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A241, FTDNA kit #98554 </li> <li title="Y-Chromosome DNA test connected to John"><a href="/wiki/Dyess-254" title="Click here to visit Troy's WikiTree profile">Troy Dyess</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #494904 </li> </ul> It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: <ul class="unstyled dna dna-au"> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Patricia is 4 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <span title="Patricia and John would be expected to share about 6.25% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Griffin-4929" title="Click here to visit Patricia's WikiTree profile">Patricia (Griffin) Morgan</a> : <a href="https://refer.23andme.com/s/kmbyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about 23andMe DNA tests">23andMe</a> </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Misty is 4 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Rish-15" title="Click here to visit Misty's WikiTree profile">Misty (Rish) Musco</a> : <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=Xib7NfnK11s&mid=50138&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about AncestryDNA tests">AncestryDNA</a>, GEDmatch A255367, Ancestry member angeleyesmrb78 + <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder, GEDmatch A255367, FTDNA kit #B299445 + <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/dna?utm_source=partner_wikitree&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=wikitree_nov16_dnasale&tr_funnel=mh+dna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about MyHeritage's DNA tests">MyHeritage DNA</a>, GEDmatch A255367 </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Christine is 4 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <span title="Christine and John would be expected to share about 12.50% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~12.50%</span> <a href="/wiki/Cruz-617" title="Click here to visit Christine's WikiTree profile">Christine Cruz</a> : <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=Xib7NfnK11s&mid=50138&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about AncestryDNA tests">AncestryDNA</a> </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Jill is 4 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Madison-256" title="Click here to visit Jill's WikiTree profile">Jill (Madison) Didon</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder, GEDmatch T613584, FTDNA kit #853252 </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Troy is 5 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Dyess-254" title="Click here to visit Troy's WikiTree profile">Troy Dyess</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder, GEDmatch T796257, FTDNA kit #494904 </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Christine is 5 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 6.25% of their DNA">~6.25%</span> <span title="Christine and John would be expected to share about 25.00% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~25.00%</span> <a href="/wiki/Smith-268526" title="Click here to visit Christine's WikiTree profile">Christine (Smith) Kelley</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Melisssa is 7 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 3.12% of their DNA">~3.12%</span> <span title="Melisssa and John would be expected to share about 4.69% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~4.69%</span> <a href="/wiki/Roeling-4" title="Click here to visit Melisssa's WikiTree profile">Melisssa Roeling</a> : <a href="https://refer.23andme.com/s/kmbyk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about 23andMe DNA tests">23andMe</a> </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Donald is 6 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 3.12% of their DNA">~3.12%</span> <span title="Donald and John would be expected to share about 6.25% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Logan-3564" title="Click here to visit Donald's WikiTree profile">Donald Logan</a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Sean is 7 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 1.56% of their DNA">~1.56%</span> <span title="Sean and John would be expected to share about 6.25% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~6.25%</span> <a href="/wiki/Pickering-2685" title="Click here to visit Sean's WikiTree profile">Sean Pickering</a> : <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=Xib7NfnK11s&mid=50138&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about AncestryDNA tests">AncestryDNA</a>, Ancestry member mckpick3052 </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Teddy is 8 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 0.78% of their DNA">~0.78%</span> <a href="/wiki/Lambert-7693" title="Click here to visit Teddy's WikiTree profile">Teddy Lambert</a> : <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=Xib7NfnK11s&mid=50138&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about AncestryDNA tests">AncestryDNA</a>, GEDmatch A413197, Ancestry member teddyreb1 </li> <li title="Autosomal DNA test connected to John"> <span title="Nikki is 8 generational degrees from John; on average they would be expected to share about 0.78% of their DNA">~0.78%</span> <span title="Nikki and John would be expected to share about 3.12% of their X-chromosome DNA"><span class="icon--xDNA icon--inline" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="X-Chromosome"></span> ~3.12%</span> <a href="/wiki/Dyess-355" title="Click here to visit Nikki's WikiTree profile">Nikki Dyess</a> : <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=Xib7NfnK11s&mid=50138&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com%2Fdna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about AncestryDNA tests">AncestryDNA</a>, Ancestry member Nikkidyess30 </li> </ul> Have you taken a DNA test? 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<div class="comment-header"> <figure class="person--avatar avatar--40" style="background-image:url(/photo.php/thumb/5/52/Rish-15.jpg/75px-Rish-15.jpg)"> <figcaption class="visually-hidden">Rish-15</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rish-15" title="Rish-15">Misty (Rish) Musco</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> <a href="/wiki/Dyess-6" title="Dyess-6">Dyess-6</a> and Dyess-1 do not represent the same person because: Clearly not the same people </div> <div class="comment-info small"> <p><a href="#comment_2104040">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2017-06-27T05:57:49Z">Jun 27, 2017</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rish-15" title="Rish-15">Misty (Rish) Musco</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="comment_2090189" class="comment comment-depth-0 " data-comment-id="2090189" data-reply-to="0" data-depth="0"> <div class="comment-header"> <figure class="person--avatar avatar--40" 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href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rish-15" title="Rish-15">Misty (Rish) Musco</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> I have his birth and death to be 05/10/1841-08/06/1918 </div> <div class="comment-info small"> <p><a href="#comment_1613821">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2016-11-02T23:33:50Z">Nov 02, 2016</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rish-15" title="Rish-15">Misty (Rish) Musco</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="row align-items-center mt-4"> <div class="col-lg-6"> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 text-end"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/skins/wikitree/JS/comment.js.pagespeed.jm.4TaRaLAbt-.js"></script> </section> <section id="Matches"> <a name="Matches"></a> <hr class="page--divider my-5"/> <div class="container"> <div class="row mb-5"> <div class="col-lg-4"> Rejected Matches: <ul> <li><a href="/wiki/Allsop-65" target="_blank">John Morris Allsop (1922-1922)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess-250" target="_blank">Mary Jane (Dyess) 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