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John Woods Dyer 1831–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1831

Birth Location: Washington Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 17 Mar 1914

Death Location: Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Samuel Dyer

Mother: Permelia Catching

Spouse(s): Almira Dunbar, Drusilla Hanna

Children(s): Adeline Dyer, Cora Dyer, Edith Dyer, Frances Dyer, Ida Dyer, Isaac Dyer, Joseph Dyer, Lillie Dyer, Mary Dyer, Octavia Dyer, William Dyer

The story of John Woods Dyer began in 1831 in Washington Co., Kentucky. In 1850, John Woods Dyer resided in District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, USA. John Woods Dyer married Almira Dunbar, Drusilla Hanna, and had children including Adeline Daisy Dyer, Cora Jane Dyer, Edith Permelia Dyer, Frances Ann Dyer, Ida Belle Dyer, Isaac Newton Dyer, Joseph Henry Dyer, Lillie Mae Dyer, Mary Eva Dyer, Octavia Josephine Dyer, William Dennis Dyer. John Woods Dyer passed away in 1914 in Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Woods Dyer began in 1831 in Washington Co., Kentucky.
  • In 1850, John Woods Dyer resided in District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Woods Dyer married Almira Dunbar, Drusilla Hanna, and had children including Adeline Daisy Dyer, Cora Jane Dyer, Edith Permelia Dyer, Frances Ann Dyer, Ida Belle Dyer, Isaac Newton Dyer, Joseph Henry Dyer, Lillie Mae Dyer, Mary Eva Dyer, Octavia Josephine Dyer, William Dennis Dyer.
  • John Woods Dyer passed away in 1914 in Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Dyer
1801–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee
SD
Permelia Catching
1809–1898
Birth Location: Scotland, Knox, Kentucky, USA
PC

Spouses(s)

Almira Dunbar
1815–1858
Birth Location: –
AD
Drusilla Hanna
1840–1918
Birth Location: Charleston, West Virginia
DH

Children(s)

Adeline Dyer
1884–
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
AD
Cora Dyer
1872–1940
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
CD
Edith Dyer
1877–1969
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
ED
Frances Dyer
1858–1945
Birth Location: Juniata, Riley, Kansas
FD
Ida Dyer
1874–1915
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
ID
Isaac Dyer
1862–1936
Birth Location: Manhattan, Riley, Kansas
ID
Joseph Dyer
1865–1941
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
JD
Lillie Dyer
1880–1952
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
LD
Mary Dyer
1868–1880
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
MD
Octavia Dyer
1870–1932
Birth Location: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
OD
William Dyer
1860–1937
Birth Location: Juniata, Riley, Kansas
WD

John Dyer's Ancestors

Self
John Dyer
1831–1914
Birth Place: Washington Co., Kentucky
Parents
Samuel Douthet Dyer
1801–1875
Tennessee
Permelia (Love) Catching
1809–1898
Scotland, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Samuel Catching) 🟥
1784–1845
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Jane (Jenny Warren) 🟥
1789–1866
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert 🟥
1748–1826
Pamela 🟥
1751–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles 🟥
1709–1776
Mary 🟥
1721–1757

John Dyer's Descendants

1.
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John (Woods) Dyer (01 Sep 1831–17 Mar 1914) m. Almira Dunbar (Bet. 1815–1839–Bet. 1858–1928) m. Drusilla Hanna (01 Mar 1840–16 Jan 1918)
  1. 1. Adeline (Daisy) Dyer 1884–
  2. 2. Cora (Jane) Dyer 1872–1940
  3. 3. Edith (Permelia) Dyer 1877–1969 m. John (Delbert) Seih 1869–1946
    1. 1. Ethel Sieh 1899–1975
    2. 2. Elton (Lloyd) Sieh 1895–1930 m. Margarete (Adele Katharina) Yaksis 1902–1980
      1. 1. Elton (Lloyd) Sieh 1926–2012 m. Nellie (Virginia) Dyson 1929–2012
      2. 2. Margaret (June) Sieh 1924–1998
    3. 3. Wayne (Delbert) Sieh 1905–1969
    4. 4. Laurence Sich 1918–1979 m. Nell (Alberta) Bryant 1920–1998
  4. 4. Frances (Ann) Dyer 1858–1945
  5. 5. Ida (Belle) Dyer 1874–1915
  6. 6. Isaac (Newton) Dyer 1862–1936
  7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Dyer 1865–1941
  8. 8. Lillie (Mae) Dyer 1880–1952
  9. 9. Mary (Eva) Dyer 1868–1880
  10. 10. Octavia (Josephine) Dyer 1870–1932
  11. 11. William (Dennis) Dyer 1860–1937

John Dyer's Timeline

13 Records

1831
01 Sep 1831
Birth of John Woods Dyer in Washington Co., Kentucky
Washington Co., Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 19
John Woods Dyer resided here in District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1857
8 Apr 1857
Age 26
John Woods Dyer was married in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States
Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States
1860
1860
Age 29
John Woods Dyer resided here in Shannon, Henryville, Pottawatomie, Kansas Territory, USA
Shannon, Henryville, Pottawatomie, Kansas Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
John Woods Dyer resided here in Waterville, Barrett, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Waterville, Barrett, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1875
1 Mar 1875
Age 44
John Woods Dyer resided here in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
John Woods Dyer resided here in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1891
1891
Age 60
John Woods Dyer resided here in Union, Tennessee, USA
Union, Tennessee, USA
1894
Abt 1894
Age 63
John Woods Dyer resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1900
1900
Age 69
John Woods Dyer resided here in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1907
Abt 1907
Age 76
John Woods Dyer resided here in Miles North of Waterville
Miles North of Waterville
1910
1910
Age 79
John Woods Dyer resided here in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1914
17 Mar 1914
Age 83
Death of John Woods Dyer in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
Waterville, Marshall, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Washington Co., Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_12; Line: 14
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290480
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 42a
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 42a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Shannon, Henryville, Pottawatomie, Kansas Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Waterville, Barrett, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_12; Line: 14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Union, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290480

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1894
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1907
    Event Place: Miles North of Waterville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, Delaware, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waterville, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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