James Dyer (1827 - 1903)

Born 20 Aug 1827 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jo (White) Dyer — married about 1845 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1903 at age 75 in Henderson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

When James Dyer was born on August 20, 1827, in Henderson County, Tennessee, his father, Robert Joseph Dyer, was 35 and his mother, Frances (Lassiter) Dyer, was 25.

He married Sarah J. White in about 1845 and they had six sons and five daughters between 1846 and 1862, all apparently born in Henderson County.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He was a life-long farmer.

He died on July 28, 1903, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Henderson, Tennessee.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-8SP : 23 December 2020), James Dyer, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T6-ZF2 : 18 February 2021), James Dyer, 1860.
3. ↑ United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1537; Page: 135B; Family History Library Film: 553036 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10378250:7163)
4. ↑ United States Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Family History Film: 1255262; Page: 444D; Enumeration District: 064 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15961600:6742)
5. ↑ United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241578 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&h=60567953)
6. ↑ Find-a-Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76168809/james-dyer)
7. ↑ James Dyer in the Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USProbateTN&h=3852307)

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Research Notes

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSVD-X78 : 23 February 2021), Jim Dyer in entry for Joe Dyer, 27 Apr 1919; Death, Civil District 10, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSL1-7S5 : 1 March 2021), Jimmie Dyer in entry for William Dyer, 31 Aug 1937; Death, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9YG-5C9 : 1 March 2021), James Dyer in entry for J. D. Dyer, 19 Dec 1933; Death, Ridgely, Lake, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. (Death Certificate incorrectly reports that J. D. Dyer's mother was Miss Ferguson. Census records clearly show that J. D. Dyer's mother was Sarah J. White.)

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9YB-DVF : 1 March 2021), James Dyer in entry for Isaah Washington Dyer, 9 Nov 1936; Death, Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.