Asa Dyer
Family
Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, & Washington State
The Asa and Mary Willis Dyer Family about
1903
Asa
Theodore Dyer
b. Jan 1857 IL
d. 10 Oct 1926 Seattle, King Co., WA
buried: unmarked grave next to Hazel and
George Grubb, Forest Lawn Cem., Seattle WA
m. Mary Willis
Henry 12 Dec.1881 Thorntown, Boone
Co., IN
b. 21 Mar 1864 KY
d. 10 Dec. 1913 Creston, Iowa
buried: Graceland Cemetery, Creston, Iowa
12 Dec. 1913
her father: possibly John Henry
her mother: possibly Martha Sturgess
his father:Robert A.
Dyer
his mother: Elizabeth Todd
| Children with Mary Willis Henry |
| Maud Ethel Dyer |
b. Sep 1883 Jefferson, Indiana
|
d. 25 Oct 1966 Seattle, WA[WA Death Index #022642]
|
m. Ray O. Cooper 3 Nov 1904 Adair, Iowa
(probable son of Albert and Nancy (Childers) Cooper of
Iowa 1900)
(b. 1882 Tracy, IA d. 7 Mar 1954 Seattle,
WA)[SS Death Index]
|
| Alena "Lena" Flora Dyer |
b. 14 May 1886 probably Jefferson Co., Indiana
|
d. 16 Sep 1956 Los Angeles, CA [CA Death Index,
1940-1997]
|
m. Harold Wortman by 1925 (son of Wm F. and Lida
Wortman)
|
| Hazel Grace Dyer |
b. 25 Mar 1890 Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa |
d. 25 Jun 1968 Seattle, King Co., WA
buried in west Seattle |
m. 30 Sep 1913 George Clabourne
Grubb |
| Charles Preston Dyer |
b. 6 Mar 1893 Vermillion Co., IL
|
d. 4 Sep 1943 Chicago, Cook Co., IL - buried Forte
Dodge, Webster, IA [IL Death and Stillbirths Index]
|
m. Florence Vivian McFeely(b.1901) |
Asa and Mary Dyer about 1900
Iowa
Asa Dyer in front of a house he built in Grinnell, Iowa.
1857- Asa is born in Illinois although his
parents had lived in Missouri a couple of times. By this date
they had gone to Indiana where they remained until the Civil War
broke out and moved back again to Missouri.
1880- Sugar Creek Township, Boone
County, Indiana. (US Census)
(b. place of person) (father) (mother)
Dyer, Alexander W M 49 Farmer Missouri N. C. N.C.
Eliza J. W F 49 wife IND Kentucky ______
Lottie W F 10 daughter IND Missouri Indiana
Harris, Elizabeth A. W F 28 daughter (widowed) IND Missouri Indiana
Harry W M 2 grand-son IND Missouri ______
Augusta B. W F 6/12 grand dau. IND Missouri Indiana
Dyer, Theodore W M 23 son Missouri Missouri Indiana
Samuel W M 21 son Missouri Missouri Indiana
James W M 15 son Missouri Missouri Indiana
1881- By this year Asa had moved back with
his family to Clinton Co., Indiana where he apparently meets and
marries Mary Willis Henry. The marriage certificate states that
they were married in Thornton, which is just across the
southwestern border of Clinton Co. but in Boone Co., Indiana. We
suspect that it may have been closer to go here than to the
Clinton county seat.
The Marriage Certificate of Thorntown,
Indiana
certifies that Asa
Theodore Dyer of Thorntown, Indiana
and Mary Willis Henry of
Thorntown,
Indiana
were unitied by me in the Bonds of
Holy Matrimony
At Thorntown, Indiana on the Twelfth Day
of December in the year of our Lord 1881
In the Presence of S. L. Henry (and) Ida
Henry
Signed Rev. George Reber, Pastor
The fact the S. L. Henry and Ida Henry were
witnesses to this marriage give us reason to believe that the
Mary Henry is related to the Henry family of Kentucky where
Squire Sturgeon has been found. We still have not discovered
proof that positively makes this connection.
1890, Mar 12 - Hazel Grace Dyer is born in
Montgomery County, Iowa.
[certificate
of
birth,
Montgomery County, Iowa, records of 1889 p. 12]
Lottie in the 1900 census is listed as a
daughter. Aunt Birdie is Mary J. Scott, Robert Dyer's daughter
1898 - The letter (abstracted on another
page) by Robert Alexander Dyer's grand-daughter, Maud, who is
living in Clinton Co., Indiana. Asa T. Dyer, his son, is living
in Orient, Adair County, Indiana and seems to have some problem
with his eyes and has a hard time seeing and doing the work
necessary to keep the extended family. Robert and his wife,
Mary, are alive in Frankfort Co., Indiana after moving from
Manson Co. Indiana.
1900- Asa T. Dyer is in Orient
Township, Adair County, Iowa census. enum. dist. 15, sheet 3,
page 126. note the different spelling of Asa.
Dyer,
Ace
T.
head w
m Jan 1857 43
mar
18yrs
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana mail carrier
" ,
Mary
wife
w
f Mar 1864
36 mar 18
yrs
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
" ,
Maud
dau
w f Sep
1883 16
s
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky at school
" ,
Lena
dau
w
f
May
1886 14 s
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky at school
" , Hazel
dau
w
f Mar 1880 10
s
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
" , Charles
son
w m
Mar 1893 7 s
Illinois
Illinois
Kentucky
" , Jas E.
brother w m
Nov 1864 35 s
Missouri
Indiana
Indiana brick layer
Henry, Martha
A
head w
f Apr 1820 80yrs
widow Kentucky
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
"
, Squire L.
son w
m Nov 1859 40 s
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
day
laborer
,
James
son
w
m
Mar
1852 48 mar
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky day laborer
"
,
James
grdson
w
m
July 1875 24
s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee day laborer
"
,
Albert
grdson
w
m
Nov 1883 17
s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee day laborer
"
,
Estella
grddau w f June
1885 14 s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
" ,
Bessie
grddau w f
Sep 1889 10 s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
" ,
William
grdson w m
Aug 1887 12 s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
" ,
Anna
grddau
w
f
Sep
1893
6 s
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
[Iowa Census, Polk Co, Des Moines, Dist
82, Iowa enum. dist. #82, sheet 18]
Cooper, Albert M
head w m
March 1844 56 mar 33
Indiana Kentucky Indiana
retired farmer
" , Nancy G
wife w f
Apr
1849 51 mar 33
Ohio
Virginia
Virginia
" , Adam E
son w
m Aug 1874
25 s
Iowa Indiana
Ohio shoe
maker
" , Amos V.
son w m
Apr 1881 19 s
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio student
" , Ray O
son
w m March 1884
16 s
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio student
" , Buell E
son w
m Dec 1887 12 s
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Asa is a postmaster on one of the census
records so he must have cleared up his eye problem.
Mary Willis Henry Dyer and her children Lena, Maud and Hazel.
about 1894
1910 Iowa Census, Page 13b 1st ward Creston
Township, Union County. households 229-331
Dyer,
Theodore
head
m
w
age 53 mar
28years
IL
IN
IN
bricklayer owns home
Dyer,
Mary
wife
f
w
45
mar 28 years 5
children/4 living
KY
KY KY
Middaugh,
Roy
son in law
m w
17
mar 1yr
IL
IL
KY
works
for
railroad
"
, Hazel
dau
f
w
20
mar
1yr
IA
IL
KY
Henry
,
Martha
motherinlaw
f w
93
widow
KY
KY PA
Dyer,
Charles
son
m
w
17
s
IL
IL
KY
Iowa, Union County, Creston, Series: T624 Roll: 425 Page: 14
Cooper,
Ray
head m w 26 mar 6
yrs
Iowa
Indiana
United
States
harness
maker
harness shop
"
, Maud
wife
f w 25 m1
6yrs
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
none
"
,
Hazel
dau f w
2
s
Iowa
Iowa
Indiana
none
1912- Mary Willis Dyer dies in Creston,
Iowa. According to the Death Certificate of Mary Willis Henry
Dyer, Martha's daughter, Martha is the daughter of a Sturgeon.
John Henry in this document also is listed as born in Kentucky
with nothing listed for a birth place for Martha. The
information on this certificate was provided by Lena Whiteman in
Creston, Iowa who is Mary Dyer's daughter. [Death Certificate,
Creston, Iowa. 30 Jun 1913, p.109
Maud, Hazel and Lena about 1943.
1920 - US Census, Seattle, King
Co., WA. west Manning St. enum. dist. 331, sheet 6a
Grubb, Hazel G. (is placed out of order with an arrow to indicate
the wife of George) I've placed them in the correct placement for
easy interpretation. This also indicates that the birth
record is scrambled for Hazel and George.
Grubb,
Hazel
wife
rent
m
w 26
mar
Virginia Tenn.
Virginia
holder Shipyard (this should be with George' birth)
Grubb, George head
rent m w 24 mar
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
(Hazel's
birth
was
in Iowa)
Dyer, Theodore father-in-law m
w 63
wd
Virginia Tenn.
Virginia
none
Grubb, Robert
brother
m w 23
wd
Virginia Tenn.
Virginia
machinist Shipyard
Washington,
King County, Seattle, Series: T625 Roll: 1931 Page: 163
Dyer,
Charles
P. head owner m w
26
m
Illinois United
States United
Sates boiler
fit shipyard
" ,
Florence
wife
f w 18
m
Iowa
Illinois
Illinois
none
1920- US Census, Washington, King Co.,
Seattle. , enum. dist. 331, sheet 34. Series: T625 Roll: 1931 Page: 125
Cooper,
R.
head
m
w 36
mar
Iowa
Indiana
Ireland
shoe maker shop
"
,
Maud
wife
f
w
36
mar
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
none
"
,
Hazel
dau. f
w 11
s
Iowa
Iowa
Indiana
none
"
,
Loren
son m
w 6
s
Iowa
Iowa
Indiana
none
US Census, Iowa, Scott County, Davenport Ward. Series: T625 Roll: 512 Page:
Wortman, Wm.
F head owner
m w 50
mar
Iowa
Ohio
Pennsylvania
importer arsenal
"
,
Lida
wife
f
w
50
mar
Iowa
Indiana
Pennsylvania
none
"
,
Holbran
son
m
w
21
s
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
targeter arsenal
"
,
Verne
son
m
w
18
s
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
none
"
,
Max
son
m
w
9
s
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
none
"
, Harold
son
m w 22
s
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
riveter arsenal
Bass,
Albert S.
bro-in-law
m w 54
s
Iowa
Indiana
Pennsylvania
cigar maker
Campbell,
Anna
B.
head
rent
f w
42
m
Iowa
Iowa
Ohio
waitress hotel
"
, Svenith
son
m w 15
m
Iowa
Illinois
Iowa
none
Walker, Lawrence
boarder
m w 31
m
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Iowa
machinist arsenal
1925- Iowa state census, Scott Co.,
Davenport Ward. p. 396, 1 Jan 1925
Wortman,
Harold
C.
head
m
w
29
rent
Wortman, Lena F.
wife
f w 35
Wortman,
Leolia
F.
step-dau.
f
w
20
1930 - US Census, King County,
Seattle 36th Street S. W.
Cooper,
Ray
O.
head owner $2700
m w 47
mar 21
Iowa Indiana
United States
shoe repair own business
"
,
Maude E
wife
f
w
46
mar 21 Indiana
Missouri Kentucky
"
,
Loren R
son
m w 16
s
Iowa
Iowa Indiana
Seattle, District 187, enum. dist 17-187, page 7 - 3213
West Hinds
Dyer, Charles P.
head
r
m w
27 mar 22
Illinois
Illinois
Kentucky
Cook Restaurant
" , Florence
V.
wife
f w
29 mar 15
Iowa
Illinois
Illinois
waitress Restaurant
" , Charles
T.
son
m w
6
s
Washington
Illinois
Illinois
" , Boby
G.
son
m w 3 6/12
s
Washington
Illinois Iowa
McFeeby, Blanche
sisterinlaw
f w
42
s
Iowa
Illinois
Illinois
none
none
1937- US City Directory, Iowa, Fort
Dodge, Polk's Fort Dodge (Webster county, Iowa.p. 153. Lena is listed next to what
appears to be her son or father in law although not living in
the same area. I wonder if she is widowed here.
Wortman, Horold C. (Alice L.) carrier PO h1602 8th av SW
Wortman Lena F Mrs r215 Central av
1939- US City Directory, Iowa,
Fort Dodge.
Wortman, Harold C sub carrier PO h3 N 15th
Wortman, Lena hsekpr 215 Central av
1940- US City Directory,
Iowa, Fort Dodge. p. 145
Wortman, Harold C (Thelma L) sub carrier
PO h3 N 15th
---- Lena (wid Harold C) h215 Central av
Source:
Certificate of birth, Montgomery County,
Iowa, records of 1889 p. 12
Death Certificate, Creston, Iowa. 30 Jun
1913, p.109
Illinois Death and Stillbirth Index
US census records 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920,
1930
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