Albert Lee Dykes (1901 - 1959)

Born 14 Feb 1901 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mattie Irene (Easterly) Dykes — married 31 Oct 1920 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Died 22 May 1959 at age 58 in Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Albert Lee Dykes married Irene Easterly on October 31, 1920. The marriage ceremony was performed by G. V. Barker, Justice of the Peace. They had the following children -

Jessie Lucille Dykes

Alvin Gene Dykes

Edward Lee Dykes

James Howard Dykes

John Paul Dykes

Barbara Ann Dykes

Wanda June Dykes

Sonja Gail Dykes

Rosa Lee Dykes

Robert Allen Dykes

The 1933 Chattanooga City directory shows that Albert L Dykes and Irene Dykes resided at 2515 Briggs Ave, White Oak, Tennessee (part of Chattanooga). Albert was employed by the TENN FURN CORP.

Albert Lee Dykes died at the age of 58 from renal failure due to arteriosclerosis and diabetes mellitus. He died at the Sequatchie County Hospital in Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, but his residence was Bledsoe County, Tennessee. The Certificate of Death lists him as married, and his occupation as farming.

Albert Lee Dykes is buried at the Rogers Cemetery, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA.

1910 US Census - Oklahoma, Canadian County, El Reno

Dykes, Elisha, head, age 53, laborer paving company, widower

Dykes, May, daughter, age 17, single

Dykes, Albert, son, age 9

NOTE on 1910 Census

The census states that Elisha Dykes was a widower, but his wife Mary Doris Walling was still alive.

1930 US Census - Tennessee, Hamilton County, District 3, Middle Valley Pike

Dykes, Albert L, Head, age 28, Enameler at Enamel Plant

Dykes, Irene M, wife, age 27

Dykes, Jessie L, daughter, age 7

Dykes, Eugene A, son, age 5

Dykes, Edward Lee, son, age 3

Dykes, James H, son, age 1

Dykes, Elisha A, father, age 74, retired

1940 US Census - Tennessee, Sequatchie County, Civil District 5

Dykes, Albert Lee, Head, age 39, Laborer with WPA, rents home

Dykes, Irene, wife, age 37

Dykes, Jessie Lucille, daughter, age 18

Dykes, Edward Lee, son, age 13

Dykes, James Howard, son, age 11

Dykes, John Paul, son, age 8

Dykes, Barbara Anne, daughter, age 5

Dykes, Wanda June, daughter, age 2

Sources

• Laney James Roberts, “The Generations of Reuben”, College Press 1977, page 57
• Tennessee Certificate of Death
• 1910 US Census
• 1933 Chattanooga City Directory
• 1930 US Census
• 1940 US Census