Elizabeth Callie Dyer

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Callie

When Elizabeth Callie Dyer was born on 5 May 1859, in Union, Georgia, United States, her father, James Marion Dyer, was 35 and her mother, Eliza Louisa Ingram, was 32. She married William Albert Souther on 10 April 1879, in Union, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and Choestoe, Union, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 February 1902, in Union, Georgia, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Union, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Albert Souther
1856–1945
Elizabeth Callie Dyer
1859–1902
Marriage: 10 April 1879
Frank Loransey Souther
1881–1937
Luther Columbus Souther
1882–1965
Lola Caroline Souther
1885–1964
Catherine Souther
1886–1978
James Hayes Souther
1888–1981
Bessie Olive Souther
1890–1966
Grayson Clarence Souther
1896–1972

Sources (13)

  • Elizabeth Dyer in household of James Dyer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Callie Dyer - Published information: birth: about 1842; Union, Georgia, United States
  • Callie E. Dyer, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1869

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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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