William James Dyer (1855 - aft. 1924)

Born Sep 1855 in Blissfield, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Estelle (Mooers) Dyer — married 5 Sep 1876 in Anoka, Anoka, Mn

Died after 21 Jul 1924 after age 68 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Married in 1876

Had 3 children on the 1900 census: Eugene Leroy born Oct 1879 and Abigail born May 1884 and Ina born May 1877. Ina was married to Matthew Neilly and they had a child Nelly in this census. On January 1, 1904 Ina remarried to Walter Kindred in Clatsop county.

Although his wife's stone states she died in 1900, she is present with their 3 children in the 1900 census. Ida's death is reported in the Morning Astorian for January 10, 1901 in which she was found dead by her 15 year old son. Her death was reported as an apparent heart attack. (Note the age of her son would be inaccurate from this news report as he would have been about 21 years old.)

No stone for Mr. Dyer

His middle name is on some documents listed as John.

Note

Note: 1 Aug 1870 - US Census, MN, Anoka Co., Bethel Twp. in family of Mrs. Jane Dyar; James, 16,M,W, b.

New Brunswick, Can, father & mother of for. birth.

Left Minnesota to settle in Seattle, WA. before 1 June 1907 when he is mentioned in his mother's obit as living in Seattle.

Appear in Anoka Co., MN records (deeds ? probate ?) Book Q page 371 on June 5, 1879. was this

when they sold their land and moved west ?

According to Alice Dyer Finley, there was a William J. Dyer who with Charles Dyer and brothers from

Schenectady, NY who had a music store in St. Paul in the 1880's. Does this mean Charles was a brother ? Is this the Charles H. who sold land in Anoka (that belonged to his wife Hannah E. ) to a Stevens in Boston in 1872. Charles living in Eastport Maine by then ?

"PAGES FROM HISTORY THE FAMOUS AND NOT SO FAMOUS"; Part I A-E; p331; Publ by Verndale,

MN Hist. Soc.; NOTE: "W. J. Dyer and brother are mentioned in abstract of Lot 8, Block 2 original plat of

Verndale, Wadena Co. when that property was transferred from Raebers to Dyers. Later L. H. Dyer, vice pres of 'W.J. DYER & BRO.' to Fred Raeber"

Deed from "REBECCA P. COOPER and JAMES H. COOPER her husband: MARY A. STARKEY

(formerly RIDGE) and JOHN A. STARKEY, her husband: MARGARET S. DOUGHERTY and JOHN

DOUGHERTY, her husband: ABBIE B. RIDGE and ROGER RIDGE: her husband: FANNIE E. PRATT

and EDWARD E. PRATT, her husband: WILLIAM J. DYER and IDA E. DYER, his wife" heirs of JANE

DYER, deceased, to ROXY M DYER, all of Anoka County, MN --- for $500 --- tract in Anoka County - the West half of the Northwest quarter, and the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter, and the

Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section Eight, Township thirty-three of Range twenty three containing 160 acres together with "all the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining "-. Signed: 6 John (his x mark) Dougherty 1 Rebecca P. Cooper 2 Jas H. Cooper 11 William J. Dyer 3 Mary A. Starkey 4 John A. Starkey 5 Margaret S. Dougherty 7 Abbie B. Ridge 8 Roger Ridge, Jr. 9 Edward E. Pratt 10 Fanny E. Pratt 12 Ida E. Dyer Witnesses: Hiram Thornton and A.A. Hilton Ack. before Judge Hiram Thornton June 5, 1879 Filed November 9, 18 81 Above abstracted by me, Joseph W. Pehoushek, April 23, 1995 from xerox copy of original pages in my possession.

"Final settlement of estate of JANE DYER at Probate Court in Anoka County, Minnesota on April (no date) 1874. Administrator STEPHEN S. DYER reports no debts remaining and that "WILLIAM JAMES DYER, MARGARET DOHERTY, ABIGAIL E. RIDGE, FANNY E. PRATT, SARAH JANE CLOSE, ANNA E.

RIDGE: REBECCA COOPER, ans STEPHEN S. DYER" are the only heirs and are all the children of

deceased, and are entitled equally to the estate including: a homestead of 160 acres with the

appurtenances. Land is : W1/2 NW1/4, NE1/4 NW1/4, and NW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 8, Township 33,

Range 23. Signed (no date) April, 1874 Samuel Griggs, Judge of Probate Certified - Filed 9 Nov 1881"

Continues:

Above abstracted by me, Joseph W. Pehoushek, April 23, 1995 from xerox copy of original pages in my possession.

30 Apr 1910 - US Census Washington, King, Seattle Dyer, James,Lodger,M,W,58,Widowed;b. Maine;parents Irish; General plumber(?)

1924 - According to brother Stephen S. Dyer's obituary, William J. was living in Washington in July 1924.

Sources

Source S4

Title: Descendants of Jones Dyer, Senior

Author: Joseph W Pehousek, Punta Gorda, Fl

Publication: October 1999, and Feb.2006

Abbreviation: Descendants of Jones Dyer, Senior

• Find A Grave: Memorial #161470908Lewis and Clark Cemetery William James “W.J.” Dyer. Created by: Bev Thomen . Added: 21 Apr 2016