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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- 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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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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