Nancy Bryan Dyer

FemaleSeptember 1842–22 July 1931

Brief Life History of Nancy Bryan

When Nancy Bryan Dyer was born in September 1842, in Nicholas, Virginia, United States, her father, James Dyer III, was 43 and her mother, Margaret Sawyers, was 39. She married Moses Hickman about 1869, in Webster, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kaw Township, Kay, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 July 1931, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Moses Hickman
1847–1920
Nancy Bryan Dyer
1842–1931
Marriage: about 1869
Emory Ulysses Hickman
1870–1919
Lanta H. Hickman
1872–1970
Lilly A. Hickman
1874–1966
Celicia Florence Hickman
1876–1968
Sammo Lemon Dyer Hickman
1878–1970
Albert Leslie Hickman
1881–1964
Howard Black Hickman
1883–1954

Sources (21)

  • Nancy B Hickman in household of Moses Hickman, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nannie B Hickman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Nannie Dyer in entry for Emery N Hickman and Clemintine Denoya, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1869Webster, West Virginia, United States
  • Children (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 4

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1850

    Age 8

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Los Angeles, California, United States

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 24

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    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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