DYSON, Florine

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Last Name
  
DYSON
Given Names
  
Florine (Ricks)*
AKA's
  
Better known as
  
Date of Birth
  
12/6/1890
Age at Death
  
87
Place of Birth
  
Virginia
Race
  
Black
Gender
  
Female
Religion
  
Family Tree
  
Birth Mother
  
Birth Father
  
Siblings
  
Partner
  
Children
  
Non-Temple Relatives
  
James T. Dyson (husband)
Body Identification Number
  
Burial Location
  
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, NY (n.b., the date of death is on her birthday, not the date of her death; also, the husband referenced on the marker is James T. Dyson)
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
  
6/4/1978
Residence (US)
  
San Francisco, California 94109
Residence (JT)
  
Dorm 5
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
  
Homemaker (Maaga); Cook
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
  
(senior)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
  
Government Income
  
VA
Discrepancies
  
FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) says birthyear is 1889; another PT record says 1908; Some census records say her maiden name is Recks
Remembrances
  
“A native Virginian who died so far from home. It grieves me that the Commonwealth once had such hatred for people of color, a hatred which drove so many to false prophets like Jim Jones. Rest easy. ” - Patrick