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Raleigh Walter Dyer 1827–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 OCT 1827

Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 JAN 1902

Death Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Dyer

Mother: Rachel Prillaman

Spouse(s): Mary Helms

Children(s): Joseph Dyer, Henry Dyer, George Dyer, Eliza Dyer, Coleman Dyer, Rosabelle Dyer, Wise Dyer, Anna Dyer, Susan Dyer, Luther Dyer, Nancy Dyer, Margaret Dyer

Raleigh Walter Dyer was born in 1827 in Henry, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Fountain Dyer And Rachel Prillaman. Raleigh Walter Dyer married Mary Ann Helms, and had children including Anna Louisa Dyer, Coleman Atwell Dyer, Eliza Emily Dyer, George Franklin Dyer, Henry Lee Dyer, Joseph Fleming Dyer, Luther Bunyan Dyer, Margaret Elizabeth Dyer, Nancy Mary Dyer, Rosabelle Adeline Dyer, Susan Maria Dyer, Wise Terrell Dyer. Raleigh Walter Dyer passed away in 1902 in Franklin, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Raleigh Walter Dyer was born in 1827 in Henry, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Fountain Dyer And Rachel Prillaman.
  • Raleigh Walter Dyer married Mary Ann Helms, and had children including Anna Louisa Dyer, Coleman Atwell Dyer, Eliza Emily Dyer, George Franklin Dyer, Henry Lee Dyer, Joseph Fleming Dyer, Luther Bunyan Dyer, Margaret Elizabeth Dyer, Nancy Mary Dyer, Rosabelle Adeline Dyer, Susan Maria Dyer, Wise Terrell Dyer.
  • Raleigh Walter Dyer passed away in 1902 in Franklin, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dyer
1802–1841
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Prillaman
1808–1885
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Helms
1830–1897
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
MH

Children(s)

Joseph Dyer
1863–1932
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Henry Dyer
1853–1920
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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George Dyer
1870–1947
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
GD
Eliza Dyer
1855–1942
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
ED
Coleman Dyer
1867–1934
Birth Location: Providence Forge, New Kent, Virginia, USA
CD
Rosabelle Dyer
1874–
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Wise Dyer
1872–1957
Birth Location: Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Anna Dyer
1868–1872
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
AD
Susan Dyer
1861–1863
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
SD
Luther Dyer
1858–1863
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Dyer
1856–1857
Birth Location: Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA
ND
Margaret Dyer
1856–1857
Birth Location: Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA
MD

Raleigh Dyer's Ancestors

Self
Raleigh Dyer
1827–1902
Birth Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Fountain Dyer
1802–1841
Henry, Virginia, USA
Rachel Prillaman
1808–1885
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (R.) Prillaman
1782–1853
Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Grayson
1789–1884
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Prillaman
1758–1854
Ann O'Briant
1758–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Prillaman
1721–1796
Priscilla Helms
1723–1799

Raleigh Dyer's Descendants

1.
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Raleigh (Walter) Dyer (16 OCT 1827–28 JAN 1902) m. Mary (Ann) Helms (4 JUL 1830–12 FEB 1897)
  1. 1. Joseph (Fleming) Dyer 1863–1932 m. Martha (Sarah) Mason 1868–1941
    1. 1. Isaac (Martin) Dyer 1892–1977 m. Ethel (Mae) Tyler 1893–1974
      1. 1. Irene (Emma) Dyer 1919–2004 m. Charlie (Davis) Polumbo 1919–1980
        1. 1. Charles (Davis) Polumbo 1938–2013
        2. 2. Ronald (Douglas) Polumbo 1941–1999
      2. 2. Dorothy (May) Dyer 1917–1983 m. Lewis (M.) Hall 1910–1989
      3. 3. Louise (Loretta) Dyer 1934–2005 m. Christie (Alvin) Boyd 1927–1993
      4. 4. Isaac (Marvin) Dyer 1926–2014 m. Opal (Frances) Musselman 1930–2015
    2. 2. Charles (Taft) Dyer 1909–1981 m. Snowie (Day) Burnett 1908–1983
    3. 3. Fleming (Henry R) Dyer 1900–1926
    4. 4. Mary (Ada) Dyer 1894–1964
    5. 5. James (Coleman) Dyer 1907–1988 m. Reese (Elizabeth) Sigmon 1907–2002
      1. 1. Linda (Jane) Dyer 1941–1941
      2. 2. Brenda (Lane) Dyer 1941–1958
    6. 6. Nannie (Bettie J.) Dyer 1896–1970 m. William (Forest) Legwin 1898–1954
      1. 1. Marie (Walcamp) Legwin 1921–1986 m. Nathaniel (Otis) Giles 1924–1989
        1. 1. James (McClintic) Giles 1948–2013
        2. 2. John (Forrest) Giles 1944–2009
    7. 7. George (Wesley) Dyer 1905–2002 m. Tessie (Beatrice) Helms 1907–1984
    8. 8. Cora (E L) Dyer 1898–1974 m. Clarence (Harvey) Lemons 1898–1978
      1. 1. Charles (Clinton) Lemons 1933–2003
      2. 2. Paul (Landon) Lemons 1925–1989
      3. 3. Clifford (Lee) Lemons 1923–1991
    9. 9. Sarah (Hattie) Dyer 1902–1948 m. Charlie (M.) Thomas 1904–
  2. 2. Henry (Lee) Dyer 1853–1920 m. Lydia (Jane) Poff 1841–
  3. 3. George (Franklin) Dyer 1870–1947 m. Minnie (A.) Law 1884– m. Louanna Thornton 1869–1903
  4. 4. Eliza (Emily) Dyer 1855–1942
  5. 5. Coleman (Atwell) Dyer 1867–1934 m. Lucinda (Harriett) Ramsey 1874–1948
    1. 1. George (Walter) Dyer 1892–1968 m. Emma (Susan) Hopkins 1900–1974
      1. 1. Mary (Cornelia) Dyer 1921–1996
    2. 2. Esther (Bell) Dyer 1902–1984 m. John (Earl) Broyles 1891–1950
    3. 3. Mary (Emmaline) Dyer 1896–1978 m. Ernest (Emerson) Barton 1895–1943
    4. 4. Edgar (Lee) Dyer 1894–1964 m. Lelia (Francis) Hollandsworth 1889–1984
      1. 1. Lucinda (Pauline) Dyer 1915–1951 m. Occo (Clarence) Wagner 1901–1972
        1. 1. David (Jackson) Wagner 1936–2008
        2. 2. Robert (Lee) Wagner 1951–2013
        3. 3. Roy (Lee) Wagner 1938–2016
      2. 2. Sarah (Angeleta) Dyer 1919–1968
      3. 3. Selda (Gloria) Dyer 1921–1975
      4. 4. Ollie (Irene) Dyer 1917–2000
    5. 5. Andrew (Reuben) Dyer 1913–1998 m. Lavinia (Susan) Carter 1913–2000
    6. 6. Mildred (Irene) Dyer 1906–1970
    7. 7. Danae (Garner) Dyer 1898–1974 m. Melvin (Roscoe) Cox 1892–
  6. 6. Rosabelle (Adeline) Dyer 1874–
  7. 7. Wise (Terrell) Dyer 1872–1957 m. Julia (Franklin) Parcell 1863–1928
    1. 1. Raleigh (Fields) Dyer 1894–1949
    2. 2. Eula (Mae) Dyer 1896–1927 m. Oscar (Thearon) Dillon 1895–1991
      1. 1. Edith (Mae) Dillon 1921–1994
    3. 3. Otis (McKinley) Dyer 1899–1989 m. Fannie (Lee) Saunders 1901–1998
      1. 1. David (Otis) Dyer 1927–2011 m. Mary (Lois) Prillaman 1928–2017
      2. 2. George (Donald) Dyer 1933–1983
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) Dyer 1935–1997
      4. 4. William (Randolph) Dyer 1925–2008 m. Viola (Louise) Prillaman 1927–2016
        1. 1. Randolph (Alan) Dyer 1948–2011
    4. 4. Theodore (Roosevelt) Dyer 1901–1976
  8. 8. Anna (Louisa) Dyer 1868–1872
  9. 9. Susan (Maria) Dyer 1861–1863
  10. 10. Luther (Bunyan) Dyer 1858–1863
  11. 11. Nancy (Mary) Dyer 1856–1857
  12. 12. Margaret (Elizabeth) Dyer 1856–1857

Raleigh Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1827
16 OCT 1827
Birth of Raleigh Walter Dyer in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1902
28 JAN 1902
Age 75
Death of Raleigh Walter Dyer in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1827
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1902
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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