Biography:Sam Dyre
Sam Dyre
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| Given name: | Samuel |
| Middle name: | "Sammie" |
| Family name: | Dyer |
| Place of birth: | Macon County, Tennessee |
| Place of death: | Macon County, Tennessee |
| Year of birth: | 1906 |
| Year of death: | 1983 |
| Profile: | Musician |
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Biographical notes
SAMUEL "SAMMIE" DYER (March 21st, 1906--May 5th, 1983). He was the son of Joel Dyer (1870-1955) and Sara Elizabeth "Betty" Beasley (1873-1959). He was descended from the Fitch family (on the Dyer side) from Essex, England, who were in New London, CT, by 1647 (Major James Fitch, Esq., born in New London, CT, in 1647). He married Vassie Mae Russell (1903-1974) on 20 August 1922. At some point he married Olene White (1917-2011), who had been married to his brother Donald Dyer (1915-2003).