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William Thomas Dwyer 1880–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1880

Birth Location: Brooksville, Kentucky

Death Date: Abt 1955

Death Location: Cincinnati

Father: Patrick Dwyer

Mother: Mary McAvoy

Spouse(s): Mary Laycock

Children(s): Robert Dwyer, William Dwyer, Eugene Dwyer, Joe Dwyer, George Dwyer, Mary Dwyer

William Thomas Dwyer was born in 1880 in Brooksville, Kentucky, the child of Patrick Dwyer And Mary M Mcavoy. In 1900, William Thomas Dwyer resided in Minerva, Mason, Kentucky, USA. William Thomas Dwyer married Mary Ida Laycock, and had children including A J Toneray, Eugene Thomas Dwyer, George Dwyer, Joe Billy Dwyer, Mary Jane Dwyer, Robert James Dwyer, William Maurice Dwyer. William Thomas Dwyer passed away in 1955 in Cincinnati.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • William Thomas Dwyer was born in 1880 in Brooksville, Kentucky, the child of Patrick Dwyer And Mary M Mcavoy.
  • In 1900, William Thomas Dwyer resided in Minerva, Mason, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Thomas Dwyer married Mary Ida Laycock, and had children including A J Toneray, Eugene Thomas Dwyer, George Dwyer, Joe Billy Dwyer, Mary Jane Dwyer, Robert James Dwyer, William Maurice Dwyer.
  • William Thomas Dwyer passed away in 1955 in Cincinnati.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Dwyer
1839–1914
Birth Location: Grange, Borrisoleigh, Tipperary, Ireland
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Mary McAvoy
1855–1927
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky
MM

Spouses(s)

Mary Laycock
1892–
Birth Location: Kentucky
ML

Children(s)

Robert Dwyer
1911–1982
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky
RD
William Dwyer
1913–1983
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky
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Eugene Dwyer
1914–1994
Birth Location: Bracken, Kentucky
ED
Joe Dwyer
1930–1976
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky
JD
George Dwyer
1923–
Birth Location: Kentucky
GD
Mary Dwyer
1925–
Birth Location: Kentucky
MD

William Dwyer's Ancestors

Self
William Dwyer
1880–1955
Birth Place: Brooksville, Kentucky
Parents
Patrick Dwyer
1839–1914
Grange, Borrisoleigh, Tipperary, Ireland
Mary (M) McAvoy
1855–1927
Bracken, Kentucky
Grandparents
John Dwyer
1818–1896
Murroe Parish, Limerick, Ireland
Catherine Kett
1814–
Abington, 5310, Ireland
Cornelius McAvoy
1820–1876
County, Cavan, Ireland
Judith Bonfield
1824–1893
Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dwyer's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Dwyer (17 Oct 1880–Abt 1955) m. Mary (Ida) Laycock (abt 1892–)
  1. 1. Robert (James) Dwyer 1911–1982 m. Grace E 1925–
  2. 2. William ("Maurice") Dwyer 1913–1983 m. Mandy (Belle) Dwyer 1911–1977
  3. 3. Eugene (Thomas) Dwyer 1914–1994
  4. 4. Joe (Billy) Dwyer 1930–1976
  5. 5. George Dwyer 1923–
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Dwyer 1925–

William Dwyer's Timeline

7 Records

1880
17 Oct 1880
Birth of William Thomas Dwyer in Brooksville, Kentucky
Brooksville, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 20
William Thomas Dwyer resided here in Minerva, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Minerva, Mason, Kentucky, USA
1910
27 Dec 1910
Age 30
William Thomas Dwyer was married
None
1935
1935
Age 55
William Thomas Dwyer resided here in Minerva, Mason, Kentucky
Minerva, Mason, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 60
William Thomas Dwyer resided here in Mag Dis 3, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dis 3, Mason, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
William Thomas Dwyer resided here in Mason, Kentucky, USA
Mason, Kentucky, USA
1955
Abt 1955
Age 75
Death of William Thomas Dwyer in Cincinnati
Cincinnati

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1880
    Event Place: Brooksville, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Minerva, Mason, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1240543
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mason, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1910
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 2 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.6768558,0.7494465,0.8646052&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Minerva, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Minerva, Mason, Kentucky; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1240543

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Minerva, Mason, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01340; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 81-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dis 3, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mason, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01340; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 81-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mason, Kentucky; Rol

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maysville .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 2 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.6768558,0.7494465,0.8646052&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1955
    Event Place: Cincinnati
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 2 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.6768558,0.7494465,0.8646052&xid=3355
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