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William Wesley "W.W." Kyle[1, 2, 3]

Male 1876 - 1945  (68 years)


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  • Name William Wesley "W.W." Kyle 
    Born Jul 29, 1876  Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died Jun 12, 1945  Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was orphaned at an early age and was raised by aunts -- Dr. Stone.  He was deafened as a child by scarlet fever.  When his father died, Dr. Stone managed the affairs of his inheritance until he became of age.  He co-founded the Yount-Lee Oil Company as a type of silent partner since he was an officer of another oil company.
          He opened the Kyle Opera House in October, 1901 in Beaumont, Texas.
      1900 census, 3-WD, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, series T623, roll 1650, pg 99, sheet 29
      enumerated June 14, 1900
      lines 15-17, dwelling/household 538/582, Sabine Pass Ave.
      Kyle, Wesley, head, W, M, July, 1876, 23, m, 1, TX, TX, TX, real estate agent
        "  , Clyde, wife, W, F, Dec, 1874, 25, m, 1, 1 child, TX, TX, TX
        "  , Wesley W Jr, son, W, M, Jan 1900, 4/12, TX, TX, TX
      (#539/583)
      Egypt, A???, servant, B, M, Mar, 1878, 22, married, widowed(?), TX, TX, TX, yard & stable man
      1910 census
      lines 7-14
      Kyle, William W, head, M, W, 34, m1, 11, TX, GA, TX
        "  , Clyde W, wife of, F, W, 23, m1, 11, 2, 2, TX, TX, TX
        "  , Wesley W, son, M, W, 10, TX, TX, TX
        "  , Everett S, son, M, W, 8, TX, TX, TX
      Reeves, William G, lodger, M, W, 22, NC, NC, NC
      Ferguson, Joe G, lodger, M, W, 29, TN, TN, TN
      Cook, Norman H, lodger, M, W, 30, single, TX, English, United States
      Chandler, Marion, servant, F, B, 35, Wd, TX, TX, TX
      Next door is Judge Lewis B. Hightower Jr, who married Dora Votaw, sister to Frank Votaw who married Iva G. Wiess, Clyde Wiess Kyle's sister.
      1930 census, 3-wd, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, series T625, roll 2362, pg. 5
      lines 12-13
      Kyle, William, head, own, $2000, M, W, 58, m, 24, TX, TX, TX, none
        "  , Clyde, wife H, F, W, 54, m, 24, TX, TX, TX, none
      Green, Dalton (?), rent, $10, M, Neg, 43, m, 22, TX, TX, LA, gardener, private home
        "  , Phylis, wife H, F, Neg, 42, m, 21, LA, LA, LA, cook, private family
        "  , Matilda, daughter, F, Neg, 25, D, 19, LA, LA, LA, none
        "  , Joseph, son, M, Neg, 21, s, LA, LA, LA, general laborer, rice mill
      Johnson, Estelle, roomer(?), F, Neg, 41, D, 15, TX, AL, TX, servant, private family
    Person ID I1527  mykindred
    Last Modified Mar 11, 2008 

    Father Dr. Obadiah Micheaux Kyle,   b. Oct 05, 1845, Decatur county, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 20, 1879, Jasper, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Sarah Helen Herring,   b. Jan 17, 1854,   d. Sep 29, 1877  (Age 23 years) 
    Married Nov 1872 
    Family ID F612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clyde "Clydie" Wiess,   b. Dec 27, 1874, Luling, Caldwell county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 16, 1965, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married Feb 27, 1899  Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • marriage date given to me by Emilie Chenault on 1-21-1998.
    Notes 
    • Sons W.W., Jr. and Col B.E. Kyle were joint owners of the Kyle Clothing Store for men, which was located on the site of their father's opera house.
    Children 
     1. Wesley Wiess Kyle,   b. Jan 15, 1900, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 08, 1973, Bexar county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Col. Everett S. "Brudge" Kyle,   b. Nov 24, 1901,   d. Oct 19, 1989, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Kyle, W.W. (1876-1945)
    Kyle, W.W. (1876-1945)

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Kyle, Mr. & Mrs. Wesley W. Jr.
      Telephone interview with Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Wiess Kyle III (Pipe Creek, Texas), by Tom Cloud, August 20, 2003.

    2. [S934] Kyle, Mr. & Mrs. Wesley W. Jr.
      Personal visit with Wesley and Jacky Kyle, SEP 10 2003 & genealogy printout.

    3. [S574] Block, William.T., http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/entertai.htm.