James Columbus Dyer

Brief Life History of James Columbus

When James Columbus Dyer was born on 11 April 1867, in Choestoe, Union, Georgia, United States, his father, James Marion Dyer, was 43 and his mother, Eliza Louisa Ingram, was 40. He married Sarah Malissa Swain on 7 October 1888, in Choestoe, Union, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in District 834, Union, Georgia, United States for about 1 years and Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America in 1969. He died on 24 November 1969, in Choestoe, Union, Georgia, United States, at the age of 102, and was buried in Choestoe Cemetery, Choestoe, Union, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Columbus Dyer
1867–1969
Sarah Malissa Swain
1870–1946
Marriage: 7 October 1888
Dyer
1889–1889
Coral J. Dyer
1890–1967
Lydia Naomi Dyer
1893–1980
William Edgar Dyer
1894–1995
Virgil Marion Dyer
1896–1897
Joseph Warney Dyer
1899–1982
Bessie Lee Dyer
1901–1907
Minnie Lou Dyer
1904–1993
Eula Mae Dyer
1906–1986
Mary Desma Dyer
1909–2005
Nellie Ada Dyer
1912–2000
James Vaughn Dyer
1914–1927

Sources (18)

  • James Dyer, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Columbus Dyer - Published information: birth-name: James Columbus Dyer
  • James C. Dyer, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

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Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, from Middle English deier, degher ‘dyer’ (Old English dēag ‘dye’; the verb is a back-formation from the agent noun). Compare Dexter . The name is typical of southern England. In the Midlands Dexter is the more common equivalent and in northern England Lister .

Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Dwyer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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