Henry Montgomery Dye Jr. & Family

Henry Mongtgomery Jr. was born in Dallas on 30 Nov. 1857. He was the eldest son and the second child of Henry Montgomery Dye Sr., MD, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Skiles.

Henry M. Jr. lived in Mason County for many years. He moved to the Hill Country with his parents and siblings when his father needed the change of climate due to his health problems. There the young Mr. Dye met his future spouse.

In 1878, Henry Montgomery Jr. married Miss Caroline Philippena Lehmann, whose parents were Moritz Lehmann and Auguste Adam. After the young couples' marriage, they must have gone back to the Dallas area as Henry Jr.'s family was registered during the Census in 1900. At that time, they lived in Justice Precinct 5, between Dallas/McKinney rd. & Muddy Creek, Collin, TX. Henry Dye Jr. worked as a dry goods salesman then (1).

By 1910, Mr. Dye Jr.'s family lived in Justice Precinct 1, Mason, TX. Henry ran a farm that he rented (2).

Henry M. Junior and Caroline Dye had seven children, one daughter Augusta May and six sons
William Henry, Arthur C, George Christie, Harold Morris, Uriah Baxter, and Tom Moseley.

May (b. 3 May 1883 in Loyal Valley, Mason, TX) married Rev. Claude Livingston Smith (b. 26 Dec. 1872, Amacolola, Dawson, Georgia/d. 22 April 1946, Sao Paulo, Brazil), son of Wilbur Fisk Smith. The couple served 50 years in Sao Paulo, Brazil as Methodist missionaries.

Rev. Claude L Smith  1918 (2)

The letter from the Methodist Episcopal Church Board of Missions was attached to Rev. Smith's passport application (3)

May and Claude had four children. Three of them were born in Brazil. The oldest son Wilbur K was later a Methodist Church bishop in Sao Paulo.

Wilbur K Smith - age 5 (2)

George Christie Dye (b. 19 March 1885 in Texas/d. 30 May 1963, Dallas, Dallas, TX) was a carpenter.

Harold Morris Dye (b. 20 June 1888, Loyal Valley, Mason, TX/d. 18 Dec. 1947, Dallas, TX). At the time when he was drafted in the Army (WWI), he was single and worked as a clerk in Dallas. Harold was a tall man with brown hair and brown eyes (4).

Harold was honorably discharged on 31 Dec. 1918 (5).

Uriah Baxter Dye was born on 16 April 1890 in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas (6). He lived in Mason until his death in 1970. Baxter married Florrie Pluenneke on 29 August 1916 in Gillespie, TX (7).

Florentine Emilie was the daughter of Mr. Karl Friedrich Miss Emilie Pluenneke.
Baxter worked as a jitney driver and was self-employed.  He was a tall man of medium built, gray eyes and brown hair. The man had hearing difficulties (8).

The Baxter Dyes had four sons, one son died when he was little. Their oldest son Charlie Henry was born on 6 Dec. 1918 in Dallas. He married Miss Winnie Marie Alexander on 27 Sept. 1940 in Fredericksburg, TX (9).

Winnie was from McCulloch County. The couple had one son Timothy who lived in Denver Colorado, and one daughter Carolyn who married Mr. Calvin Johnson.

Mr. Dye was a livestock farmer. He was elected county commissioner of Precinct 4 twice, in 1970 and 1974.

Richard M Dye (b. 8 Oct. 1920), the second son of Charles and Winnie (10), was born in Mason County. The man married Miss Gloria Clark of El Paso. He was the president of K & D Development and Construction Company in El Paso.

Herbert Thomas, the youngest son of Charlie's, was born in Mason, Mason County on 28 June 1923 in Mason. He married Miss Edith Roberts, a girl from McCulloch County. Herbert T was a farmer-rancher in Trenton, Kentucky.

Henry Mongtomery Jr.'s two sisters married the men from the Keyser family who lived in Keyserville, Mason County, TX.

In 1879, Euphemia Priscella Dye's (b. 17 May 1859, Plano, Collin, TX) spouse became Mr. William G Keyser (b. 7 July 1859).

Minnie May Dye (b. about 1869) married George Christian Keyser (b. 10 Nov. 1864, Mason, TX), a stockman, on 4 Dec.1884. Both William and George were sons of Christian Johann Keyser and Caroline Ottmers.

Minnie and George's children were Myrtle, Flora, Minnie, and Amzie H. George died on 6 March 1938 due to a tragic incident, the man shot himself accidentally (11).

The eulogy published in a local newspaper after his death told more about the accident.

Clipping source: The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1936, newspaper, March 12, 1936; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth823821/: accessed July 18, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.

As for the children

Florrie Keyser married Mr. Friedrich Karl Perry Pluenneke.

Minnie Keyser married Rev. Bascom Watts, bishop of the Methodist church.

Amzie Henry Keyser married Miss Minnie Ida Concordia (Cordie) Pluenneke, daughter of Charlie Pluenneke and Emilie Lehmburg. The marriage took place on 30 July 1909 in Llano County (12).

Amzie and Cordie lived in Keyersville. Their son Lester Langford Keyser, MD was a co-founder of Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic.

Lester was born on 20 Oct. 1910 near Castell. He gained his education at Mason High School and Southwestern College in Georgetown and then John Sealy Medical School. Lester graduated from the latter school with a medical degree in 1937.

The internship took him 2 years, later he practiced in Fredericksburg until 1959. In that year he became the head of the Southern Methodist University Medical health Center in Dallas. The end of his earthy life came to Dr. Keyser suddenly on 7 January 1969 when he was enjoying a symphonic concert (13).

Amzie Henry Keyser, Lester's father, died of influenza on 10 Feb. 1937 (14).

Two family lines connect us to Mr. Henry Montgomery Dye Jr.

#1

Henry Montgomery Dye Jr.
⇒ his sister Eliza Belle (Dye) Anglea (b. 21 March 1861, Collin, TX/d. 9 Dec. 1891, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband Andrew Benjamin Anglea (6 June 1853, Sumner County, Tennessee/d. 31 May 1928, Birdville, Tarrant, TX) - our 2nd cousin twice removed
⇒ his mother Elizabeth Sarah (Gant) Anglea (b. 4 August 1834, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 22 August 1891) - our 1st cousin 3 times removed
⇒ her father Benjamin Thomas Gant
⇒ his brother Jacob Rippy Gant - our great-great-grandfather

#2

Henry Montgomery Dye Jr.
⇒ his sister Addie Lee (Dye) Brown (b. 23 June 1866, Plano, Collin, TX/d. 5 Jan 1930, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband John Wesley Brown (b. 24 Sept. 1858, Sumner, Tennessee/d. 21 March 1934, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ his brother Robert Jefferson Davis Brown (b. 11 Sept. 1860, Sumner, TN/d. 23 May 1890, Bethany, Collin, TX)
⇒ his wife Rachel Clementine (Howard) Brown Gant - our grandmother

UPDATE

A message from Maggie M.:

"Hello, I'm a descendant of Andrew Benjamin Anglea and his second wife, Florence. I have some information about that side of the family if you ever want it. His mother's name was actually Sarah Elizabeth Gant and she moved down to Texas with her second husband, Philip Mabry, and her sons after her fist husband was shot at the end of the Civil War. She actually passed away 04/24/1904 in Plano, Texas."

Thank you Maggie for the information.

 
Resources:

1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L3-F2C: accessed 14 July 2020), Henry N Dye, Justice Precinct 5 (between Dallas/McKinney rd. & Muddy Creek), Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 3A, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,621. 

2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2QH-Q8Q: accessed 14 July 2020), Henry M Dye, Justice Precinct 1, Mason, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 2A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1576; FHL microfilm 1,375,589.

3. "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-F4L8 : 16 March 2018), Claude Livingstone Smith, 1918; citing Passport Application, South Carolina, United States, source certificate #22743, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 537, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 

4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX3-N81: 24 August 2019), Harold M Dye, 1917-1918.

5. "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-6SLW : 13 March 2018), Harold M Dye, 26 Aug 1918; citing Military Service, Dallas,, Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.

6. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L24-GXW2: 12 March 2020), Baxter Uriah Dye.

7. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-8MPG : 10 December 2017), Baxter U Dye and Florentine Pleunnecke, 29 Aug 1916; citing Marriage, citing Llano, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 982,996.
8. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX3-N8T: 24 August 2019), Baxter Uriah Dye, 1917-1918. 

9. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8B-SNGM : 10 December 2017), Charles Henry Dye and Winnie Alexander, 27 Sep 1940; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,764,046.

10. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLQL-W7N : 15 July 2020), Richard Dye, 02 Jun 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

11. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HJ-TJ2 : 13 March 2018), George Christian Keyser, 06 Mar 1936; citing certificate number 16293, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,862.

12. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-PVWH : 10 December 2017), A H Keyser and Cordie Phuenneke, 05 Aug 1909; citing Llano, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,995.

13. https://img9.newspapers.com/clip/49018421/obituary-for-lester-l-keyser/

14. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HR-NCR : 13 March 2018), Amzie Henry Keyser, 10 Feb 1937; citing certificate number 10526, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,169.


Mason County Historical Book, Mason County Historical Society, Mason County Historical Commission, 1976.

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