George Richard Van Dyke Sr.
(1889-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Tommie Estelle Beacham

George Richard Van Dyke Sr. 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 14 Jul 1889, Boydton, Mecklenburg, VA, USA 3 6
  • Marriage (1): Tommie Estelle Beacham on 26 Sep 1919 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC 1
  • Died: 12 Nov 1937, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL at age 48 3 4 7
  • Buried: 14 Nov 1937, Birmingham: Forrest Hill Cemetery, Jefferson, AL, USA 4 7

   FamilySearch ID: 9VPY-91X.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: sheet metal worker on 5 Jun 1917 in Gastonia, Gaston, NC, USA. 6

2. He was described as Medium height, stout, blue eyes, light hair on 5 Jun 1917 in Gastonia, Gaston, NC, USA. 6

3. Residence: 118 E. Long St., Gastonia, NC on 5 Jun 1917 in Gastonia, Gaston, NC, USA. 6

4. Military from 2 Jul 1917 to 2 Apr 1919 in , , NC: World War I, Co. A., 115th Machine Gun Battaliion. 4

5. Residence: 8217 1st Ave S., Birmingham, AL on 12 Nov 1937 in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL. 4

6. Obituary: Birmingham News: obituary of George R. Van Dyke on 14 Nov 1937 in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL. 7 VAN DYKE George R. Van Dyke, 45 of 8217 First Avenue South, died Friday afternoon in the U. S. Veterans Hospital at Tuscaloosa. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Tommie Van Dyke; two sons, George Van Dyke Jr., and Henry Van Dyke, all of Birmingham; a brother, Tom Van Dyke, Gastonia. N. C.; his mother, Mrs. N. C. Van Dyke, Hickory, N. C.. and a sister, Mrs. P. H. Barger, of Hickory. Funeral services from Dillon's Southside Chapel 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Interment Forest Hill Cemetery, Dillon directing.


George married Tommie Estelle Beacham, daughter of Zachary Taylor Beacham and Emeline Amanda Steen, on 26 Sep 1919 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC.1 (Tommie Estelle Beacham was born on 23 Apr 1896 in , Union, SC, USA,8 9 10 11 died on 20 Oct 1968 in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL 8 9 10 12 and was buried on 24 Oct 1968 in Birmingham: Forrest Hill Cemetery, Jefferson, AL, USA 10 12.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZBR-G6F George Van Dyke and Tommie E. Beacham, 26 Sep 1919; citing Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, reference p 228; FHL microfilm 812965.

2 FamilySearch.org, Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZVP-1WN Henry Clay Vandyke and Nancy Earlene Grisham, 05 Jul 1946; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2408942.

3 FamilySearch.org, Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDTQ-GSW : George R. Van Dyke, 12 Nov 1937; citing reference cn 27248, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908559. Father Louis P. Van Dyke, mother Nancy Caroline Long, spouse Tommie Van Dyke.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.), George R. Van Dyke, 1322663.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179433995.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.), George Richard Van Dyke, b. 14 July 1889, Boyden, VA.

7 Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) (Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.), 14 Nov 1937, page 25. Obituary of George R. Van Dyke.

8 FamilySearch.org, Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JL7N-229 : Tommie E Van Dyke, 15 Oct 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 FamilySearch.org, Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF2B-NYG : Tommie Estelle Van Dyke, 20 Oct 1968; citing reference 25459, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1912782. Father Zachary Taylor Beacham. Mother Emma A. Beacham.

10 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179434120.

11 FamilySearch.org, "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R8-V879 : 17 March 2018), Tommie Estelle Beachum, 1896; citing Birth Registration, Union, SC.

12 "Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, AL)," 23 Oct 1968, page 13. Obituary of Tommie Estelle Van Dyke.



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