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 Georgia, United States in 1870 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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Sources (11)
- James Dyer, "United States Census, 1940"
- James C. Dyer, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- James C. Dyer in entry for James Vaughn Dyer, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
Spouse and Children
1867–1969 Male
1870–1946 Female
Children (12)
1889–1889 Female
1890–1967 Male
1893–1980 Female
1894–1995 Male
1896–1897 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1823–1904 Male
1827–1907 Female
Siblings (12)
1846–1918 Male
1847–1940 Female
1848–1923 Male
1850–1881 Male
1853–1855 Male
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
Age 26
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 29
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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