Robert Dyer Family

Robert Dyer Family
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana

Robert Alexander Dyer
b. March 1830 Missouri
d. after 1900 probably in Orient, Clinton Co., Indiana

m. Elizabeth J. Todd about 1850
b. Jan 1830 Indiana
d. after 1900 probably in Orient, Clinton Co., Indiana
her father: unknown
her mother: unknown

his father: unknown
his mother: unknown

Elizabeth A. Dyer	b. 1852 Indiana	d.	m. Harris about 1878 (widowed about 1879, living w/ Robert 1880)
Asa Theodore Dyer	b. Jan 1857 Missouri	d. 10 Oct 1926 Seattle,King Co., WA unmarked grave next to Hazel and George Grubb, Forest Lawn Cem., Seattle WA	m. Mary Willis Henry 12 Dec.1881 Thorntown, IN
Samuel Dyer	b. 1859 Illinois	d.	m.
Mary Dyer	b. Nov 1863 Missouri	d.	m. Scott by 1879 (widowed by 1900 and living w/ Robert)
James E. Dyer	b. Nov.1864 Missouri	d.	m.
Lottie Dyer	b. Oct 1871 Indiana	d.	m. Hampton (widowed by 1900

1830- Robert Alexander Dyer is born in Missouri.

1852 - Robert probably meets Elizabeth after he has moved to Indiana since she was born there. We think they probably married about 1851 in Indiana. This where their first daughter, Elizabeth, is born. [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

1857- They move back to Missouri where their second child, Asa Theodore, is born. [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

1859- The Dyer family moves again. This time they go to Illinois where their third child, Samuel, is born. [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

1860-Robert Dyer is listed here in Pike County, Illinois. [US census, Pike Co., Illinois]


Robert Dyer 	31m			Missouri
Jessi Dyer   	21f			Indiana
Betsy Dyer	7 f			Indiana
Theodore	4m			Illinois
Samuel		1m			Illinois

1861-64 - During the Civil War it seems that the Dyer family decided to leave Indiana for Missouri. We don't know if Robert was involved in the Civil War but this is what we are assuming at this point. He seems to be having some of his family still living in Missouri. [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

by 1871- They move again. This time to Indiana where their youngest child, Lottie, is born. They remain here through at least 1900 where they are found on the census. [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

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

1898, January 30 - Robert A. Dyer letter to his granddaughter Maud Dyer. (transcribed by Marlene Grubb from the original found in the family bible, spelling and punctuation as written)

January 30th 1898 Miss Modie Dyre I takes pleasure in trying to answering your leter I got a few days ago and was glad to here from you this leaves us all well but your paw his eys no better we have left Manson and moved to frankford we all live to gether we pay $8.00 per month rent for a hous big a nough to hold us all your aunt bird and her three children & lottie lives with us & takes a good-siesed hous to hold us all when you rite agin direct to frankfort clinton co ind your granmaw ses to tell you that she wood be glad to git to see you all she ses to give her best respects to your grandmaw henry rite soon from your granpaw and granmaw Dyre frankford Ind. be a good girl & come to see us soon you spoke of our comin out ther see as how we can it take all that we can make to pay hous rent and live your paw ant abel to do any thing and I cant do vary mutch but I still hope we will some day git closenuff to see each other if you go down to red oak tell bettyan to rite to us I guess that was all this time rite soon tell you unkle Squire I am much oblige to him for the visit he paid me when he was over in our state last fall look over bad riting & spelling
From Robert A. Dyre to his grandaughter Moid Dyre orient adare co Iowa When this you see remember me tho meny mils A part
[letter in the collection of Sue Keller]

From this letter, written to his granddaughter, Maud, who is fifteen at the time. We see that Robert's middle initial is A. (might be Asa, since he named his son Asa) and he spelled his name "Dyre."

He and his wife were both alive in 1898 in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana. His son Asa Theodore (Hazel Dyer Grubb's father) is living with them at the time and that he had some problem with his eyes. He also names a Bettyan living in Red Oak, Iowa.

Also living in the same house were Aunt Bird and her three children and Lottie. They had previously lived in Manson, Clinton Co., Indiana. They may have been in this area for some time since both he and his wife were born in Indiana. Manson Co. is just a few miles from Frankfort.

1900- Robert A. Dyer (70 years of age) is listed as born in Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother born in Missouri and is a day laborer. His wife, Liza J. (70 years of age) is born n Indiana, her father and father are born in Pennsylvannia. Liza confides she has had six children with five alive. Her daughters Lottie Hampton(23 years old, born Oct 1871 in Indiana) and Mary J. Scott is also living with them (36 years) born June 1863 in Missouri. Mary has her three children here, Ida B. (dau., aged 20), James R. (son, aged 18), and Perry C. (son, aged 17). [US census 1900, Clinton, Indiana enum. dist. #44, p. 10]

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