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Walter Cowan Dyer 1903–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1903

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 1980

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Hattie Frakes

Spouse(s): Frances Schultz

Children(s): Shirley Dyer

Walter Cowan Dyer was born in 1903 in Illinois, the child of Thomas E Dwyer Jr And Hattie Clara Frakes. In 1950, Walter Cowan Dyer resided in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA. Walter Cowan Dyer married Frances Mae Schultz, and had children including Shirley Joan Dyer. Walter Cowan Dyer passed away in 1980 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Cowan Dyer was born in 1903 in Illinois, the child of Thomas E Dwyer Jr And Hattie Clara Frakes.
  • In 1950, Walter Cowan Dyer resided in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter Cowan Dyer married Frances Mae Schultz, and had children including Shirley Joan Dyer.
  • Walter Cowan Dyer passed away in 1980 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Dyer's Ancestors

Self
Walter Dyer
1903–1980
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Thomas E Dwyer Jr
1888–1952
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States
Hattie (Clara) Frakes
1879–1918
Illinois
Grandparents
Thomas (John Dyer) Sr
1851–1890
Exeter, St Sidwell, Devon, England
Mary Strehlen
1859–1928
Galesburg, Knox, IL
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Dyer's Descendants

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Walter (Cowan) Dyer (1903–1980) m. Frances (Mae) Schultz (13 Dec 1904–08 Apr 1977)
  1. 1. Shirley (Joan) Dyer 1929–1986

Walter Dyer's Timeline

5 Records

1903
24 January 1903
Birth of Walter Cowan Dyer in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
1903
1903
Birth of Walter Cowan Dyer in Illinois
Illinois
1950
1950
Age 47
Walter Cowan Dyer resided here in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
1980
21 October 1980
Age 77
Death of Walter Cowan Dyer in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
1980
1980
Age 77
Death of Walter Cowan Dyer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1903
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 48-50

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 48-50

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 48-50

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1980
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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