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African American Surnames S - Y Dyer Co., TN |
Located on Cumberland Street, Dyersburg, Dyer Co., TN
Off East Court Street, On Frank Maynard Blvd. Left on Cumberland St.
| Last Name | First Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Remarks |
| Sampson | Flora | 1888 | 1937 | |
| Sanderford | Ada C. | Jan 8 1892 | 1978 | s/s as Nannie B. Ward |
| Sanders | Baulah | Jan 7 1924 | May 17 1987 | |
| Sanders | Jimmie Lee | Apr 11 1916 | May 1 1987 | |
| Sandifer | Roosevelt | Jan 19 1910 | Dec 16 1965 | |
| Sandifer | Roy | 1924 | 1983 | US Army WW II |
| Schaeffer | James Jr. | Oct 13 1953 | May 27 1995 | A1C US AF Vietnam |
| Scott | James | 1883 | 1958 | |
| Scott | Joel Maurice (Rev.) | Jun 10 1970 | Oct 31 1999 | |
| Sergent | Pete | 1991 {1891?} | 1908 | |
| Seward | Calvin | Nov 15 1870 | ||
| Shamb | Sarah | Oct 31 1865 | ----- | |
| Sharp | Bennie | Oct 5 1887 | Mar 12 1966 | s/s as Willie Sharp |
| Sharp | Chaley | Jan 20 1919 | Jan 18 1997 | s/s as Jeff & Margree Sharp |
| Sharp | Floyd | Mar 5 1911 | Feb 25 1967 | |
| Sharp | Frank | 1908 | 1955 | |
| Sharp | Jeff | 1869 | 1952 | s/s as Margree & Chaley Sharp |
| Sharp | Margree | Dec 6 1924 | Nov 18 1993 | s/s as Jeff & Chaley Sharp |
| Sharp | Verlin | Feb 20 1955 | Oct 7 1971 | |
| Sharp | Willie | Apr 3 1893 | Apr 24 1962 | s/s as Bennie Sharp |
| Sharp | Willie U. | 1905 | 1980 | |
| Shaw | Eric (Rev.) | Sep 30 1975 | Apr 23 2001 | 25yrs |
| Shelton | Beatrice | Oct 21 1918 | Jul 25 1982 | s/s as John W. Shelton |
| Shelton | Eddie Lewis | Jul 20 1933 | Jun 16 1953 | Tn Pfc Korea |
| Shelton | James E. | Aug 21 1917 | Apr 12 1983 | |
| Shelton | John W. | Dec 26 1914 | ----- | s/s as Beatrice Shelton |
| Shepard | Mattie | ----- | 1956 | |
| Shields | Maggie | 1902 | 1986 | |
| Shunpert | Evelyn Jones | Aug 5 1946 | Feb 24 1992 | |
| Simmons | Barbara Haymon | Feb 14 1940 | Sep 13 1995 | |
| Simpson | Cornelius | 1911 | 1959 | |
| Singleton | Edna E. | Oct 11 1931 | Nov 20 2000 | |
| Singleton | John L. | Aug 4 1925 | May 13 1998 | s/s as Ruth Pugh Singleton; Pfc US Army WW II |
| Singleton | Lola Mai | Jan 21 1905 | Jan 11 1991 | |
| Singleton | Ruth Pugh | Nov 4 1927 | ----- | s/s as John L. Singleton |
| Smith | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| Smith | Ada L. | Jul 3 1895 | Oct 19 1977 | s/s as Ned Smith |
| Smith | Add | Feb 15 1881 | Dec 11 1958 | Tn Pfc WW I |
| Smith | Annie | 1889 | ----- | s/s as Jim Smith |
| Smith | Cenderella | Mar 20 1915 | ----- | |
| Smith | Charles F. Sr. | 1936 | 2000 | |
| Smith | Charlie | Mar 5 1909 | Aug 28 1983 | |
| Smith | Dave | 1907 | ----- | |
| Smith | Finas | Dec 16 1881 | May 13 1946 | |
| Smith | Frances | Mar 2 1912 | Mar 29 1996 | s/s as Martha Johnson |
| Smith | Harvey | Mar 25 1911 | Jan 17 1969 | Tn Cpl WW II |
| Smith | James E. | Jan 10 1948 | Dec 13 1969 | |
| Smith | James O. | Mar 23 1904 | Nov 22 1975 | |
| Smith | Jennie | Dec 9 1983 | Jul 18 1984 | |
| Smith | Jim | 1884 | 1957 | s/s as Annie Smith |
| Smith | Lucy McGee | 1898 | 1978 | |
| Smith | Lynn E. | Dec 20 1925 | Jan 28 1938 | |
| Smith | Mary | Jul 19 1919 | Oct 7 1987 | |
| Smith | Mary V. | 1905 | ----- | |
| Smith | Ned | Jun 17 1885 | Sep 2 1969 | s/s as Ada L. Smith |
| Smith | Ned Jr. | Jun 9 1931 | Aug 3 1967 | Tn Pvt US Army |
| Smith | Obie | Mar 22 1904 | Sep 26 1955 | |
| Smith | Ollie B. | Sep 11 1911 | Nov 10 1997 | |
| Smith | Siller | 1901 | 1959 | |
| Spence | Carrie Lee | Jan 14 1912 | Aug 31 1978 | |
| Spence | Charlie W. | Aug 17 1907 | Jan 19 1986 | s/s as Louise Spence |
| Spence | Louise | Jul 22 1911 | Feb 14 1963 | s/s as Charlie W. Spence |
| Spirlin | Helen W. | Jul 10 1937 | Jun 21 1999 | |
| Spruell | Sallie | 1877 | 1950 | |
| Starks | Elizbeth | Jun 8 1900 | May 16 1981 | |
| Starks | Lovelis | Apr 19 1898 | Mar 6 1988 | s/s as Mary Stratton |
| Stevens | Agnes E. | Jan 20 1945 | Oct 31 1997 | |
| Stratton | Mary | ----- | ----- | s/s as Lovelis Starks |
| Strayhorn | L. B. | Feb 12 1927 | Jul 21 1982 | |
| Strayhorn | Ruth | Mar 20 1912 | Dec 24 1973 | |
| Summers | Alphonsa | Sep 30 1910 | Jul 18 1972 | |
| Summers | Clay Porter | Nov 11 1913 | May 18 1973 | |
| Summers | Louise Robertson McCoy | Jan 1 1919 | May 16 1984 | |
| Summitt | Lewy Buckas | Jan 28 1935 | Feb 17 1973 | |
| Swift | Elaine | Jun 10 1965 | Nov 16 1998 | |
| Swift | Tommy L. Jr. | Sep 9 1972 | Feeb 28 1999 | |
| Taliaferro | Elizabeth Parr | 1924 | 1963 | |
| Talley | Alverdis | Jun 4 1895 | Nov 11 1974 | Pvt US Army |
| Talley | Arlease | Aug 10 1908 | ----- | |
| Talley | Eddie | Jul 30 1905 | Dec 22 1941 | |
| Talley | Sate E. | Dec 12 1899 | Apr 6 1974 | |
| Taylor | Alford G. | Jul 7 1940 | ----- | s/s as Martha C. Taylor |
| Taylor | Anna Mae | Dec 1 1906 | Dec 5 1983 | |
| Taylor | Annie B. | Mar 19 1904 | Jun 18 1075 | |
| Taylor | Derenda Henrietta Woods | Apr 8 1908 | Aug 3 1978 | |
| Taylor | Eddie M. | Jan 4 1910 | Jan 31 1989 | |
| Taylor | Hazel | Jul 25 1930 | Dec 25 1989 | |
| Taylor | Martha C. | Nov 19 1932 | Sep 15 1994 | s/s as Alford G. Taylor |
| Taylor | William T. | Nov 10 1955 | Feb 2 1978 | |
| Terry | Elma | Feb 22 1902 | Sep 26 1998 | |
| Terry | James Merion | Sep 24 1936 | Nov 18 1968 | |
| Terry | Levi | Aug 7 1925 | Feb 4 1974 | Tn Pfc US Army Korea |
| Thomas | Baby Ruth Babo | Jun 27 1924 | Jun 27 1955 | s/s as Willie M. Bill Thomas |
| Thomas | Bettie L. | Jan 10 1912 | Aug 5 1971 | s/s as Nelson Thomas Sr. |
| Thomas | Edd | Aug 6 1900 | ----- | s/s as Lillian Thomas |
| Thomas | Gerald Lee | Sep 9 1966 | Dec 29 2000 | |
| Thomas | Kendric O’Bryan Welch | Jun 20 1996 | Oct 11 1996 | |
| Thomas | Lillian | Dec 8 1895 | Jun 9 1994 | s/s as Edd Thomas |
| Thomas | Lillie Mae | Sep 10 1927 | Oct 21 2000 | 73yrs |
| Thomas | Lula Marie | Apr 9 1942 | Mar 27 1995 | s/s as Riley Baba Stefan Thomas |
| Thomas | Nelson Sr. | Mar 2 1895 | Mar 3 1917 | s/s as Bettie L. Thomas |
| Thomas | Oliver H. | Aug 2 1917 | Nov 3 1993 | Pvt US Army WW II |
| Thomas | Riley Baba Stefan | May 5 1962 | May 29 1994 | s/s as Lula Marie Thomas |
| Thomas | Willie M. Bill | Feb 24 1919 | May 16 1986 | s/s as Baby Ruth Babo Thomas |
| Thompson | Annie M. | 1912 | ----- | s/s as Welzy Thompson |
| Thompson | Bonnie Mae | Nov 11 1934 | May 26 1964 | |
| Thompson | Deck | 1870 | 1968 | s/s as Irene Thompson |
| Thompson | Irene | 1890 | 1980 | s/s as Deck Thompson |
| Thompson | Joe Allen | Mar 16 1958 | May 21 1972 | |
| Thompson | Joe Allen | Feb 7 1912 | Apr 30 1974 | s/s as Myrtle Thompson |
| Thompson | Minnie | Mar 8 1908 | Dec 14 1989 | |
| Thompson | Myrtle | Nov 30 1914 | Apr 24 1997 | s/s as Joe Allen Thompson |
| Thompson | Nathen | Feb 3 1906 | Feb 3 1976 | s/s as Sarah Thompson |
| Thompson | Raynond | Aug 20 1928 | Apr 20 1971 | |
| Thompson | Sarah | May 10 1912 | Aug 16 1967 | s/s as Nathen Thompson |
| Thompson | Welzy | 1905 | 1965 | s/s as Annie M. Welzy |
| Threlked | Mildred A. | 1908 | 1947 | s/s as William L. Threlked |
| Threlked | William L. | 1904 | 1952 | s/s as Mildred A. Threlked |
| Thurmond | Joseph E. | Dec 10 1954 | Sep 3 1989 | |
| Tipton | Eura M. | Feb 5 1905 | Dec 22 1986 | |
| Tipton | Ezra | 1894 | 1970 | s/s as Newt Tipton |
| Tipton | Lawyer Sr. | May 10 1925 | Jul 18 1977 | |
| Tipton | Myra B. West | Nov 9 1934 | Dec 23 1975 | |
| Tipton | Newt | 1884 | 1969 | s/s as Ezra Tipton |
| Tipton | Resless Ruck | Jun 28 1902 | Mar 8 1972 | |
| Tipton | Tawlton Sr. | Jun 8 1901 | Jun 15 1982 | |
| Tipton | Timothy T. | Dec 18 1883 | Mar 30 1970 | |
| Toles | Margaret | Sep 9 1952 | Nov 5 1995 | |
| Tuggle | Josephine Hays | May 24 1921 | Jan 1 1995 | |
| Turner | Frank | Oct 23 1907 | Oct 13 1974 | |
| Turner | Marion | Aug 3 1934 | Apr 11 1991 | |
| Turner | Nancy M. | Apr 9 1918 | Apr 28 1979 | |
| Turner | Sol | Mar 2 1898 | Jul 5 1975 | |
| Tyus | Casey Junior | Jan 30 1966 | Dec 9 1988 | |
| Tyus | G. W. (Rev.) | May 24 1905 | Oct 29 1987 | s/s as Lucy B. Tyus |
| Tyus | L. C. Jr. | Apr 1 1962 | Jun 24 1971 | |
| Tyus | Lucy B. | ----- | ----- | s/s as Rev. G. W. Tyus |
| Tyus | Marvin Chesher | Feb 13 1917 | Nov 7 1946 | Tn US Navy |
| Tyus | Marvin G. | 1918 | 1946 | |
| Tyus | Marvin S. | Feb 7 1968 | May 29 1971 | |
| Tyus | Mary F. | 1925 | 1961 | s/s as Willie T. Tyus |
| Tyus | Tom | 1882 | 1954 | |
| Tyus | Willie D. | Jan 9 1920 | Dec 11 1948 | Mo S2c US NR WW II |
| Tyus | Willie M. | 1898 | 1958 | |
| Tyus | Willie T. | 1926 | 1961 | s/s as Mary F. Tyus |
| Vaughn | Obie | 1931 | 1985 | US Army Korea |
| Walker | Channey | 1846 | 1953 | |
| Wallace | Albert James | Jan 9 1923 | May 17 1968 | |
| Ward | David | Jan 19 1888 | Oct 16 1983 | |
| Ward | Edna | Oct 24 1899 | Dec 16 1983 | |
| Ward | James | Aug 7 1893 | May 5 1969 | Tn Cpl US Army WW I |
| Ward | Johnnie | Apr 10 1890 | Jun 26 1967 | |
| Ward | Mary E. | Jun 26 1947 | Feb 10 2001 | 53yrs |
| Ward | Nannie B. | 1909 | 1977 | s/s as Ada C. Sanderford |
| Ward | Nettoe Elizabeth | Jan 18 1913 | Feb 28 1958 | |
| Wardlow | Robert G. | May 23 1906 | Dec 7 1954 | |
| Watkins | Emma Jean | Aug 4 1943 | Dec 16 1943 | |
| Watkins | Henry | 1878 | 1957 | s/s as Katie Watkins |
| Watkins | Katie | 1882 | ----- | s/s as Henry Watkins |
| Watson | Bessie | 1887 | 1971 | s/s as Zias Watson |
| Watson | Zias | 1884 | 1954 | s/s as Bessie Watson |
| Weatherford | Lee B. | Aug 16 1915 | Jul 20 1987 | |
| Webb | Larry | ----- | ----- | |
| Webb | Maggie H. | Mar 15 1887 | ----- | s/s as Alberia Kirk |
| Welch | Andre | Dec 3 1956 | Mar 17 1978 | |
| Welch | Cynthia Renee | May 22 1964 | Nov 20 1985 | |
| Welch | E. D. | Jan 9 1890 | Dec 29 1961 | |
| Welch | Pearlie | 1892 | 1967 | |
| Welford | Carrie L. | 1910 | 1975 | |
| West | James H. | 1900 | 1978 | s/s as Katherine West |
| West | Katherine | 1906 | ----- | s/s as James H. West |
| White | Charles L. Guy | Oct 7 1955 | Aug 26 1996 | 40yrs |
| White | Corine | 1884 | 1959 | |
| White | Gurle | Aug 20 1893 | Jan 25 1975 | Pvt US Army |
| White | M. L. | 1911 | 1946 | |
| White | Matilda | Dec 29 1869 | Jun 11 1936 | |
| White | Sampson | ----- | Nov 24 1937 | Tn |
| White | Viola | Sep 3 1899 | Aug 7 1987 | |
| White | William Jack | Oct 1 1912 | Nov 8 1968 | |
| Whiteside | Jimmy Lee | Mar 12 1939 | May 20 2001 | 62yrs |
| Whitlock | Louella | Jan -- 1911 | Jun -- 1985 | |
| Wilhite | Milton | Mar 18 1944 | Mar 16 1979 | |
| Williams | Bennie | 1881 | 1945 | s/s as Sadie Williams |
| Williams | Blanche | Jan 14 1926 | ----- | s/s as McKinley Williams; wed May 26 1946 |
| Williams | Eva D. | May 12 1906 | May 3 1978 | s/s as John W. Williams; wed Sep 14 1924 |
| Williams | Gladys E. | 1905 | 1976 | |
| Williams | John W. | Mar 23 1903 | Dec 3 1990 | s/s as Eva D. Williams |
| Williams | Johnnie S. | 1948 | 1951 | |
| Williams | Johnnie S. | Jun 2 1910 | Feb 12 1981 | Tec4 US Army WW II |
| Williams | McKinley | Dec 7 1923 | Nov 17 1995 | s/s as Blanche Williams |
| Williams | Perlene | 1928 | 1981 | |
| Williams | Robert E. Pete | Oct 24 1957 | Dec 23 1993 | |
| Williams | Sadie | 1893 | 1970 | s/s as Bennie Williams |
| Willingham | Sarah | May 5 1902 | Apr 18 1996 | 93yrs |
| Wills | Andrew | 1884 | 1964 | |
| Wilson | A. V. | Mar 22 1913 | ----- | s/s as Eddie Mae Wilson |
| Wilson | Eddie Mae | May 29 1911 | Nov 2 1987 | s/s as A. V. Wilson |
| Wilson | Eddie Mae | Jul 6 1924 | Mar 10 1995 | 71yrs |
| Wilson | John | 1896 | 1956 | |
| Wilson | Lena Blevins | 1890 | 1969 | |
| Winrow | Caroline | 1917 | 1954 | |
| Winston | Martha F. | Jul 7 1912 | Aug 15 1986 | s/s as William Winston |
| Winston | William | Feb 10 1905 | Mar 25 1953 | s/s as Martha F. Winston |
| Woods | Adolphus | Feb 28 1889 | Aug 14 1967 | s/s as Maggie Elaine Woods |
| Woods | Ernest Robert | Dec 13 1943 | Jan 1 1981 | Sgt US Army |
| Woods | Gretchen | Oct 1 1915 | Oct 4 1995 | |
| Woods | Maggie Elaine | Mar 25 1890 | Apr 22 1991 | s/s as Adolphus Woods |
| Woods | Rodger Adolphus | Sep 19 1908 | ----- | |
| Woods | Willie David | Jul 16 1945 | May 5 1992 | |
| Word | Lillie Turner | Apr 5 1907 | May 31 1997 | |
| Wright | James | 1895 | 1980 | Pvt US Amry WW II |
| Wright | Lula | Oct 15 1890 | Apr 2 1956 | |
| Wright | Robert | Aug 18 1888 | Sep 18 1967 | Tn Cook WW I |
| Wyatt | Callie | ----- | May 20 1951 | s/s as Sam Wyatt |
| Wyatt | Gussie | 1889 | 1957 | |
| Wyatt | Sam | ----- | Oct 10 1952 | s/s as Callie Wyatt |
| Wyatt | William R. | Dec 13 1910 | Apr 12 1964 | IL Pfc WW II |
| Wynn | Carrie B. | Sep 5 1918 | Sep 18 1991 | |
| Wynne | Belvie | Dec 17 1900 | Oct 1 1970 | |
| Yarbro | Elmer | May 15 1930 | Jun 5 1961 | Tn Pfc US Army Kora |
| Yarbro | L. C. | Dec 25 1927 | Apr 21 1995 | |
| Yarbro | Lillie | May 18 1905 | May 19 1971 | |
| Yarbro | Pearlie Mae | 1931 | 1980 | s/s as Douglas Reed |
| Yarbro | Vera Lee | Jan 5 1922 | Dec 25 1993 | |
| Yarbrough | Goldie | ----- | Jul 4 1968 | s/s as Mary D. Yarbrough |
| Yarbrough | Mary D. | Apr 1 1899 | May 1 1994 | s/s as Goldie Yarbrough |
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