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- [S237] Chattanooga Central High School, Class of 1963, (http://63pounders.com/faculty-index.php).
Anna Elsie Adams Dyer
Sep 1908 - Feb 16 1969
Anna Elsie Adams was born September 1908 in West Palm Beach, FL to Charles B. and Elsie Conner Adams. The Adams were married in Chattanooga in September, 1907, moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 1908, to Texas in 1910, back to Chattanooga in 1912, and California by 1915. In 1920 they were living back in Chattanooga where Anna attended Mountain Creek School. By that time the Adams had four daughters, each having been born in a different state. In 1922 Anna entered Central High, graduating in 1926. After enrolling at MTTC in Murfreesboro, Anna married J. Pope Dyer and began teaching at Signal Mountain Elementary (where J Pope was the new principal). Her daughter, Sarah Jane, was born November 22, 1927, followed by J. Pope Jr. (Oct 18, 1929) and John A. (Sept 28, 1936). Anna Dyer continued to teach at Signal Mtn. for 21 years, until coming to Central High in fall, 1948 as secretary to Principal Nelson. Anna Dyer passed away on Feb 16, 1969 after serving just over 20 years as assistant registrar and secretary at Central, leaving behind her husband, three children, and two sisters. She was buried in Chattanooga Memorial Gardens.
- [S84] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780 - 2002, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Anna Adams
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1926
Marriage Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: J P Dyer
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