Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Southern Baptist
• Occupation: Housewife
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 17 Jan 1920, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Census: 9 Apr 1940, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 7 Mar 1955, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 12 Jun 1997, Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA

Notes:

Annie Fellers was a member of First Baptist Church of Pandora, Texas at the time of her death. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Wilson County Home Demonstration Club in Pandora. During World War II, she worked at a cannery. She also worked the election polls in Pandora for many years.

I had the opportunity to meet with “Aunt Annie” a few times. I remember upon leaving her house the first time, my mother asked her what church she went to. Annie snapped back, “Why, Baptist of course. Aren’t all Dyals Baptists and Democrats?”

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Census:
Justice Precinct 4, Pandora & Caddo Road

Census:
Justice Precinct 7

Annie married John Willis FELLERS on 25 Dec 1913. John (son of William Marion FELLERS and Mary Elizabeth DELANEY) was born on 7 Aug 1889 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA; died on 4 Oct 1971 in Nixon, Gonzales, Texas, USA; was buried on 5 Oct 1971 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Opal Elizabeth FELLERS was born on 29 Jun 1915 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA; died on 10 Jul 1985 in Bexar County, Texas, USA; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
2. Jurlie Jewell FELLERS was born on 3 Jul 1917; died on 26 Jan 1918; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
3. Willis John FELLOWS was born on 29 Mar 1919 in Dewville, Gonzales, Texas, USA; died on 13 Mar 1994 in Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.
4. Living
5. John Deal FELLERS was born on 28 Nov 1926 in Gonzales County, Texas, USA; died on 2 Oct 1998; was buried on 7 Oct 1998 in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Cause of death: Coronary Occlusion
• Census: Jun 1870, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: 18 Jun 1880, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 21 Jan 1920, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
• Residence: 20 Sep 1930, Nixon, Gonzales, Texas, USA
• Residence: 26 Apr 1932, Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 6 Feb 1940, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Census: 9 Apr 1940, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA
• Residence: 31 Jul 1944, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
headstone: 2 May 1864

Census:
P.O. Milton

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Census:
Justice Precinct 4, Stockdale, Caddo & Pandora Road

Census:
1508 E. Wyoming St.

Died:
at 6:45 a.m. at 619 1/2 W. Popular St.

John married Sallie Lavour ROSS on 9 Nov 1884 in Wilson County, Texas, USA. Sallie (daughter of James Talbot ROSS and Anna LAVOUR) was born on 10 Mar 1865 in Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, USA; died on 10 Mar 1905 in Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Sallie
• Census: 2 Sep 1870, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 29 Jun 1880, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
1900 census: Mar 1864

Census:
Precinct 1, P.O. La Grange

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Notes:

Married:
by Thomas P. Morris, J. P.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Occupation: Timber Cutter
• Voter Registration: Sep 1867, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: 18 Jun 1880, Wilson County, Texas, USA
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
1900 census: Jun 1822

Census:
P.O. Milton

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Enoch married Sarah MAYO about 1859. Sarah (daughter of Reuben H. MAYO and Lydia HINOTE) was born about 1843 in Alabama, USA; died about 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Keeping House
• Census: 5 Oct 1850, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: Jun 1870, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA

Notes:

Census:
Second Division

Census:
P.O. Milton

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 15 Jun 1860, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 2 Sep 1870, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 29 Jun 1880, Fayette County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
1880 census: Texas

Census:
P.O. Fayetteville

Census:
Precinct 1, P.O. La Grange

James married Anna LAVOUR. Anna was born on 12 Mar 1829 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Feb 1901; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pandora, Wilson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Keeping House
• Census: 2 Sep 1870, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 29 Jun 1880, Fayette County, Texas, USA
• Census: 27 Jun 1900, Wilson County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:
Precinct 1, P.O. La Grange

Census:
Justice Precinct 4

Notes:

UPDATE: We formerly had favored a hypothesis that our Enoch Dyal was a grandson of John and Mary Todd Dyal through one of their daughters. This hypothesis was reached because in the early days of Y-DNA testing James Derald Dyal and a known descendant of the south Georgia/Florida Dyal clan were both tested through FamilyTreeDNA. There was not a match between these two testers. This led us to believe that Enoch could have 1) taken the Dyal name, possibly to avoid military service or something negative in his life, 2) was adopted by a Dyal family, or 3) was born to a Dyal woman (an NPE or non-paternal event). Forward to 2018 when Herman Dyal, Jr., received Y-DNA and autosomal DNA test results. His Y-DNA did not match any other Dyal testers, but we did find out that his Y-DNA carried a particular marker, haplogroup R-L226, that has a specifically Irish background. In addition, the autosomal results showed several matches to testers who were a Dyal or a Dyal descendant, specifcally from the south Georgia/Florida clan. This led us to favoring the NPE hypothesis. However, in November 2023 Herman received a new Y-DNA and Big-Y match who is a Dyal descending from John and Mary Todd Dyal. This result now proves our Dyal line takes a male descent from the Dyal family that settled in southern Georgia in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. However, this takes us back to the early days of tracking the genealogy of our Enoch Dyal: how does he fit into the south Georgia Dyal clan?

PREVIOUSLY: The link between John and Mary Dyal and Enoch as grandparents and son cannot be proven. However, DNA analysis supports a familial link to the John Dyal family. Y-DNA testing of Enoch Dyal’s descendants show that he is not a match to any Dyal men, but autosomal DNA analysis shows a strong connection to the Dyal families of the Wiregrass region of Georgia. The most likely scenario is an out-of-wedlock birth where a son of an unknown male and a Dyal woman was given the Dyal surname. It is my opinion that Enoch is most likely born to such a union. DNA evidence also supports a connection to the Todd family of Liberty County, Georgia, of which Mary Todd Dyal is a member. It appears most likely that Enoch was born to a daughter of John Dyal and Mary Todd, however the two known daughters (Catherine and Winneford) are likely two old, and in the case of the latter, already married with children by the time of Enoch’s birth. While there is a chance Enoch’s mother is Mary, the eldest daughter of George Washington Dyal and Sarah Polk, there is currently no DNA link to the Polk family. At this time, I think the most likely connection is to an unknown daughter of John and Mary Dyal born after 1792.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1819: Conecuh County, Alabama (tax list) 1830: Conecuh County, Alabama 1840: Conecuh County, Alabama Feb 1842: Precinct 1, Santa Rosa, Florida Apr 1867 or 1868: Precinct 1, Santa Rosa County, Florida (tax list)
• Occupation: Laborer
• Occupation: Log Driver
• Census: 5 Oct 1850, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: 8 Jun 1860, Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

Notes:

I have determined that R. H. must have died in either 1867 or 1868 as he appears on the Santa Rosa County voters registration list as having registered 21 Apr 1867 or 1868 and as a letter dated Christmas Eve, 1868 from George and Arthusa Edwards to Enoch and Sarah Dyal discusses what to do with property that R. H. left to his children.

Census:
Second Division

Reuben married Lydia HINOTE. Lydia was born about 1805 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Keeping House
• Census: 5 Oct 1850, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
• Census: 8 Jun 1860, Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA

Notes:

At this time I do not have proof that Lydia’s maiden name is Hinote. Several researchers of this family make such a claim. A group of letters which was written from the Mayo family to the Dyal family and which was handed down to Dottie Bowden lends credence to this idea as well.

Census:
Second Division