Howard
Sherman was the son of John Samuel Dye & Mahettable
Gerrard
Mary Ellen "Nellie" Goodin was the daughter of Thomas
Jefferson Goodin & Mary Evaline Wiggins
 |  | Howard Sherman Dye & Mary Ellen "Nellie" Goodin | Howard
Sherman Dye married Mary Ellen "Nellie" Goodin on Feb
18, 1896 in Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS, and they had 6 children. Howard
Sherman was a minister & ordained Elder in the Free Methodist church, and
the family lived in several places in Kansas before settling in McPherson, KS
about 1920. They are listed on the 1900 census of Creswell, Crowley Co., KS; on
the 1910 census of Girard City, Crawford Co., KS; on the 1915 state census of
Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, and on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co.,
KS. In 1925 Howard Sherman left the church because of an extramarital affair.
Family story is that Nellie divorced him, and he is listed as being divorced on
the 1930 census, although Nellie is living at a different address & listed
as married. When I wrote the state of Kansas for the divorce record, they wrote
back that they did not have a record of the divorce. After they separated, Howard
Sherman ran a grocery store and Nellie ran a boarding house and did Bible readings.
Howard Sherman Dye died May 1941 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Nellie
nursed Howard Sherman in his old age when he became ill and died in 1941 - when
Nellie died in 1958 Howard's grave was moved so that it was next to her, and they
are buried under the same marker that says "Blessed Be the Tie that Binds." Notes for Howard Sherman Dye Photos of Howard Sherman Dye Notes for Mary Ellen "Nellie" Goodin Dye |
The children of Howard Sherman Dye & Mary Ellen "Nellie" Goodin:
 | Tom Dye | Thomas Elmore Dye was born on November 22, 1896
in Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS. He is listed with his parents on the 1900
census of Creswell, Crowley Co., KS, the 1905 state census of Halstead, Harvey
Co., KS, the 1910 census of Girard City, Crawford Co., KS, and the 1915 state
census of Manhattan, Riley Co., KS. When Tom filled out his WWI Draft Registration
card on June 3, 1918, he was age 21, and living with his parents in McPherson,
McPherson Co., KS. At that time he was of tall height, medium build, with light
brown eyes and black hair. Tom is listed with his parents on the 1920 census of
McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Tom married Maude Bryson about 1926 - there
are California passenger lists for his mother and two of his brothers that show
them returning from Hawaii on September 28, 1926, and I think they went to Hawaii
for the wedding. Tom & Maude had at least one daughter. The family is listed
on the 1930 census of Makawao, Maui, Hawaii Territory. Tom is listed in his father's
obit in 1941 as "Thomas E., Hawaiian Islands", and in his mother's obit
in 1959 as "Thomas E. Dye, Honolulu". Thomas E. Dye died April 21,
1963 in Houston, Harris, TX. He is buried at Brookside Urn Gardens in Houston.
He was cremated following the funeral. The chaplain at the VA Hospital had the
service at the Earthman's funeral home in Bellaire. Maude died in September 1971
in Oceanside, San Diego, California. Notes for Thomas Elmore Dye |
 | Lester Dye | Lester Alvin Dye was born on November
22, 1896. He is listed at age 8 months with his parents on the 1900 census
of Creswell, Crowley Co., KS.He is listed with his parents on the 1910 census
of Girard City, Crawford Co., KS, and the 1915 state census of Manhattan, Riley
Co., KS. His parents moved to McPherson Co., KS where Lester met and married Bessie
"Betty" Belle Dyer on May 14, 1919 and they had three children.
The family is listed on the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Lester
worked for a poultry company called Ocoma, and the family moved often with his
jobs. . They lived in Nebraska, North Dakota, California and Colorado, and they
are listed on the 1930 census of Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE. Lester is listed
as living in Central City, NE in his father's obit in May 1941. He is listed as
living in Holdrege, Nebraska on a Standard Oil Company Card that expired May 31,
1947. He was living in Denver, CO in his mother's obit in September 1958. While
living in Denver, Lester & Betty were managers at the LaCasita Apartments
at 1st and Broadway. Lester Alvin Dye died on August 17, 1963 in Denver, CO.
Betty Belle Dyer Dye died September 26, 1974 in Omaha, NE, and she is buried with
Lester in the Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO. |
 | Pearl Dye | Eura Pearl Dye was born on April 29, 1906 in Kansas City, KS. She died as an infant of measles and whooping cough that turned into pneumonia. (2 years old or younger) She is not listed with the family on the 1910 census. Eura Pearl Dye died before 1910, and probably before 1908. |
 | Howard Sherman Dye Jr. | Howard Sherman Dye was
born on August 26, 1908. He is listed with his parents on the 1910 census
of Girard City, Crawford Co., KS, the 1915 state census of Manhattan, Riley Co.,
KS, and the 1920 census of McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Howard married Sally
about 1928 and they had 3 sons. There is a Howard H. Dye, age 21, born Kansas
on the 1930 census of the United States Army post at Ft. Snelling, Richland, Hennepin
Co, MN that is probably this Howard. He is listed in his father's obit in 1941
as "Howard S., Washington D.C." and in his mother's obit in 1959 as
"Howard S. Dye Jr., Orlando Fla. According to his sister-in-law Sarah Bessey
Dye, Howard Sherman had a relationship with Pauline in Hawaii (married?).
He then married Polly, who was an alcoholic and died from related complications
in March 1966; Howard almost died too after Polly's death. His boss got him a
room with Clarice Pollock Richardson who took in boarders, and they were
married and had a very happy marriage. Howard had at least 3 sons named Stewart,
Stanley & Kenneth. Howard Sherman Dye died on April 14, 1986 in Orlando,
Orange Co., FL. Notes for Howard Sherman Dye Jr. |
 | Eldon Dye | Eldon Neill Dye was born on July 13, 1915 in Manhattan, Riley Co., KS. He is listed with his parents as Eldon N., age 4, on the 1920 census, and as Eldon, age 14, on the 1930 census, both in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. Eldon married Sarah Margaret Bessey on January 14, 1940 in Salina, Salina Co., KS and they had 4 daughters. He is listed in his father's obit in 1941 as "Eldon N., McPherson", and in his mother's obit in 1959 as "Eldon N. Dye, Wichita". Eldon Dye died on August 12, 1992 in Oklahoma City, OK. Sarah died on August 13, 2000 in Houston, Harris Co., TX. |
 | Lewis Dye | Lewis Olmstead Dye was born in 1919 in McPherson, McPherson Co., KS. He is listed with his parents as Louis D., age 7 months on the 1920 census, and as Louis, age 5 on the 1925 census of Okeoto, Marshall, Kansas. Lewis Olmstead Dye, age 7, is listed on September 28, 1926 with his mother and brother Eldon on the passenger list of the ship Calawai, which traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii. They were probably going for the wedding of Lewis' older brother Thomas. He is listed as Lewis, age 10, on the 1930 census of McPherson, McPherson, Kansas. Lewis married Martha Sue Berry in 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK and they had 5 children. He is listed in his father's obit in 1941 as "Lewis O., Oklahoma City", and in his mother's obit in 1959 as "Lewis N. Dye, Duncan, Okla". Lewis married Blanquita Davis about 1991. Lewis Olmstead Dye died on February 26, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma. |
