Brief Life History of Dyer R
When Dyer R Mathews was born on 16 August 1837, in Randolph Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, his father, Nathan Hatch Mathews, was 23 and his mother, Mariah Richmond, was 22. He married Sarah Jane Hoffman on 20 June 1862, in DeKalb, Indiana, United States. He lived in Wilmington Township, DeKalb, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Ohio, United States in 1922. He died on 10 March 1922, in Fulton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Fulton, Ohio, United States.
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- D R Mathews, "United States Census, 1870"
- Dyer R Mathews, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Dyer R. Matthews, "Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers, 1810-1955"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.
History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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