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Note: John M. Dyer was born in the state of New York in 1837, nearly threeyears after his parents John and Bridget Dyer left Ireland. He movedwith his family, settling a track of wild land near what is nowMilwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1840 at the age of three. In 1857, at the ageof twenty, he again moved with his parents to the new frontier land inWillow Springs Township, Douglas Cty., Kansas where he homesteaded a farmuntil his death in 1919 at the age of 82 years.
The Pomona Weekly Republican contains an obituary for John, newspaperdated 23 Jan 1919, and Mary, newspaper dated 17 Nov 1921. They were bothburied in Lebo, Kansas. John's obituary is on microfilm P1003 availablethrough the lending library. The death dates for both John and Mary arenoted as the newspaper date of the obituary and should be revised whenthe dates are determined.
The following information was abstracted from election results as printedin the Ottawa newspapers.
Apr 1872 Justices - J. M. Dyer
Apr 1873 & Apr 1874 Constables - J. M. Dyer
Nov 1876 Road overseer, Dist 3 - J. M. Dyer
Nov 1878 Trustee - Jno. M. Dyer
(at first meeting of commissioners, C. A. Boughton resigned and J.M. Dyer appointed)
Feb 1880 Trustee - J. M. Dyer
"Index to Franklin County Probates."
This listing gives you the name of deceased, and the packet number wherethat person's probate packet can be located. When requesting a probateplease note the deceased person's name, and the packet number.
Dyer, John M. 1199 His property was located in Franklin Cty., Township 17 Range 18 Section 18
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