The Asa and Mary Willis Dyer Family about 1903
m. Mary Willis Henry
12
Dec.1881 Thorntown, Boone Co., IN
b. 21 Mar 1864 KY
d. 10 Dec. 1913 Creston, Iowa
buried: Graceland Cemetary, Creston, Iowa 12
Dec. 1913
her father: possibly John
Henry
her mother: possibly
Martha Sturgess
| Children with Mary Willis Henry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud Ethel Dyer | b. Sep 1883 Iowa | d. | m. Ray O. Cooper about 1904 (probable son of Albert and Nancy Cooper of Iowa 1900) |
| Alena Flora Dyer | b. May 1886 Iowa | d. | 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. Mar 1893 Iowa | d. 1943 | m. Florence Vivian McFeely(b.1901) |
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 (abstacted 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.
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
1910 Iowa Census, Page 13b 1st ward Creston Township, Union County. households 229-331
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 arrrow 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 boller
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
1925- Iowa state census, Scott Co., Davenport
Ward. p. 396
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.
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