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Dick,
Yes, John Anderson Johnson married Sarah Arabelle Dyar.
>>Who were the 12 children of Elizabeth and Robert? I have a note in my
records that the youngest son of my 3rd ggrandfather (Lewis David
Johnson,1807-1882) John A. Johnson (1856-1950) married Sarah Arabelle
Dyar (1859-1935).<<
Here they the 12 children you asked for. Gordon's great-grandparents are MARY
SUSANNA DYAR, b. August 16, 1848, and AARON FISCUS, b. February 09, 1839.
Most of this comes from the research of cousin Dixie Greenwood Richardson. If
anyone has any corrections or additions to this family, we would appreciate
knowing.
Gordon and Priscilla (Normandy) Greenwood
Gainesville, FL
-----------------------------------------
Descendants of Robert Dyar
Generation No. 1
1. ROBERT6 DYAR (THOMAS J.5 DYER, SAMUEL (REV. WAR)4, WILLIAM3, PATRICK2,
UNKNOWN1) was born August 08, 1815 in Washington Co, Virginia, and died
August 13, 1900 in Owen Co, Indiana. He married (1) ELIZABETH MILLER
September 30, 1841 in Owen Co, Indiana. She was born July 30, 1821 in North
Carolina, and died November 23, 1860 in Owen Co, Indiana. He married (2)
RACHEL ANN GARDNER March 22, 1865 in Owen Co, Indiana. She was born April
13, 1833 in New York, and died February 16, 1915 in Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana.
Children of ROBERT DYAR and ELIZABETH MILLER are:
i. ALICE7 DYAR, d. Bef. 1850, (not on 1850 Owen IN census).
ii. JAMES MADISON DYAR, b. March 26, 1842, Owen Co, Indiana; d. July 12,
1863, Snyder's Bluff, MS; m. MARY E. DEFORE, March 24, 1861, Owen Co,
Indiana; b. March 28, 1841; d. March 06, 1874.
iii. THOMAS JACOB DYAR, b. November 25, 1843.
iv. SAMUEL LEWIS DYAR, b. May 16, 1845, Owen Co. Indiana; d. 1920; m. (1)
MARY JANE GRIM, February 16, 1867, Owen Co, Indiana; d. 1881, Arney, Owen Co,
Indiana; m. (2) NANCY JOHNSON, September 20, 1883, Owen Co, Indiana; m. (3)
SARAH LOUISA KELLER, December 28, 1884, Farmers Station, Owen Co, Indiana;
b. January 07, 1850; d. March 09, 1920, Paris, Henry Co, Tennessee.
v. KING SOLOMON DYAR, b. December 27, 1846, Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana;
d. January 15, 1936, Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana; m. (1) ELIZABETH ELLEN
NORRIS, Spencer, Indiana; b. July 22, 1850, Coshocton , Coshocton Co, Ohio;
d. April 19, 1904, Indiana; m. (2) NANCY JANE MITCHELL, April 01, 1906, Owen
Co, Indiana; b. April 29, 1869, Owen Co, Indiana; d. March 09, 1950.
vi. MARY SUSANNA DYAR, b. August 16, 1848, Owen Co, Indiana; d. 1919,
Owen Co. Indiana; m. AARON FISCUS, September 14, 1867, Owen Co, Indiana; b.
February 09, 1839; d. January 22, 1928.
vii. SARAH (SALLY) ABIGAIL DYAR, b. August 23, 1850; d. 1917; m. JONAS
LOWER MERRITT, January 24, 1872, Owen Co, Indiana; b. 1848; d. 1917.
viii. OWEN PADGETT DYAR, b. May 01, 1852; d. 1913; m. ISABEL BELLEW,
October 16, 1882, Creston, Iowa; b. 1861; d. 1935.
ix. MARGARET ELIZABETH DYAR, b. April 14, 1854.
x. WILLIAM ROBERT DYAR, b. April 02, 1856, Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana; d.
December 02, 1935; m. MARY FRANCES JESTER, December 10, 1877, Owen Co,
Indiana; b. June 30, 1855, Owen Co, Indiana; d. March 20, 1911.
xi. LAFAYETTE DYER, b. January 17, 1858.
xii. LUCINDA JANE DYAR, b. October 10, 1860.
Children of ROBERT DYAR and RACHEL GARDNER are:
xiii. GEORGE SHERMAN7 DYAR, b. December 12, 1865; d. February 12, 1866.
xiv. JAIRUS ERASTUS DYAR, b. July 24, 1867, Owen Co, Indiana; d.
February 01, 1946; m. NANCY JANE MCADAMS.
xv. LAURA ELLEN DYAR, b. December 11, 1869, Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana; d.
December 18, 1959, Worthington, Greene Co, Indiana; m. AMOS JEAN, April 27,
1893, Freedom, Owen Co, Indiana; b. September 1869, Owen Co, Indiana; d. May
1915, Worthington, Greene Co, Indiana.
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Who were the 12 children of Elizabeth and Robert? I have a note in my
records that the youngest son of my 3rd ggrandfather (Lewis David
Johnson,1807-1882) John A. Johnson (1856-1950) married Sarah Arabelle
Dyar (1859-1935).
----- Original Message -----
From: <Conselyea(a)aol.com>
To: <INOWEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:44 PM
Subject: [INOWEN] Elizabeth MILLER [1821-1860] m. Robert DYAR
[1815-1900]
> Looking for parents and ancestors of Elizabeth MILLER, b. July 30,
1821, NC,
> married in Owen County on September 30, 1841, to Robert DYAR, b.
August 8,
> 1815, in Washington Co, VA. Both buried in Pleasant Bethel Methodist
Church
> Cemetery (Greenbriar), Jefferson Twp, Owen Co, IN.
>
> The rest of my husband's line looks like this:
>
> One of the 12 known children of Elizabeth (MILLER) and Robert DYAR
was ****
Looking for parents and ancestors of Elizabeth MILLER, b. July 30, 1821, NC,
married in Owen County on September 30, 1841, to Robert DYAR, b. August 8,
1815, in Washington Co, VA. Both buried in Pleasant Bethel Methodist Church
Cemetery (Greenbriar), Jefferson Twp, Owen Co, IN.
The rest of my husband's line looks like this:
One of the 12 known children of Elizabeth (MILLER) and Robert DYAR was Mary
Susanna DYAR, b. August 16, 1848, married in Owen County on September 14,
1867, to Aaron FISCUS, b. February 09, 1839.
One of their 8 children was Martha Ellen FISCUS, b. July 18, 1872, in Coal
City, Owen County, married in Owen County on April 30, 1891, Dr. John W.
MAHORNEY, b. January 13, 1857, in Hendricks County. John died on March 22,
1892, in Freedom. Martha Ellen married again in Coal City on October 18,
1893, to Joseph Newton GREENWOOD, b. August 16, 1871 near Freedom.
The last of their 8 children was my father-in-law, Arthur GREENWOOD who
married Annette Rose GOODMAN, both are buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Midland,
Greene County, IN.
Priscilla Normandy Greenwood
Researching in Owen Co, IN: ARNEY, BOWEN, DYAR, FISCUS, FULK, GARDNER,
GREENWOOD, HENIGER, MAHORNEY, MCCOY, MERRITT, MILLER, WRIGHT
Does anyone know just who the contact person might be to obtain church
records or minutes for the Quincy Baptist or the Quincy Methodist Church??
Thanks
Debbie Jennings
Debbjennings(a)aol.com
"Following the Footprints through Time"
<A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway">LONGAGO~FARAWAY INDIANA RESEARCH</A>
I am looking for information on Henry Louis MICHAEL born June 23,1873 or 74 in Owen Co., Indiana to William Jasper Michael and Mary Bunch, I would also like to have information on any other family members from Owen Co., In. Thank you. Please send to cbranson(a)ccrtc.com
The entry for h/h 95/83 is a bit confusing, but the last three entries are for SIMS, Peter 13 IN,
Sarah 12 IN and Wm 10 IN. Can anyone identify the parents of these 3 children?
NEED TO KNOW: Can anyone identify, from 1860 Owen Co census, Calip FREEMAN 31 NC,
Harriet 32 IN, Jno W 5 IN, Ja F 2 IN, and Martha MALLICOAT 12, housegirl. Was Harriet a
MALLICOAT? Who are parents of Martha?
Need to know:
Can anyone identify Richard (59 bNC) and Melinda (49 b KY) PORTER or any connection with their family members who are given as Sally 26, Mary A 21, Caroline 12 and Jas A 10, all b in IN?
Or, in same census, Wm PORTER (26) and wife Mary A (19) and Elizabeth E. (1).?
Need to know:
What is the relationship of Wm and Sarah Brown to Liza J Sims, age 15, born IN, who appears with their family in Clay Twp, Owen Co, IN 1860 census, page 68?
I'm trying to find out more info on the above couple, but I believe that
Nancy's name might be EDGER not EGGER??
There is a Samuel SCOTT living in the household of T.J.WELLS, Wash.Twp.
on the 1860 census listed as a laborer. Then he is listed as on the H of H
index 1870 living in Wash. Twp......Also living in Wash Twp. was a Fanny
EDGER? Could this be Nancy F. Egger listed above??
This is Samuel SCOTT s/o John SCOTT b. 1790 Ire and Ellen BEAVER b. 1802
PA. If anyone has any info on this couple I would like to exchange family
info with you.
Thanks so much,
N.J.Skinner White
in MI.....vwhite0901(a)aol.com
Decided this might be a great time to share the following letter, it was
written to my Grandfather, William D. Stevens & his brother, Jesse
Stevens.
Noah Stevens/Stephens was my Great Grandfather, he died in the
Andersonville Civil War Prison along with his son, Levi Jackson
Stevens/Stephens.
Would be interested in hearing from anyone connected to any of the
individuals mentioned.
Patti Daviau
(Copied as closely as possible from original writing.)
Lewis, Ind
Sept. 11,1910
Well Boys, your letter here, all well, glad that I have found you Boys.
now Boys, from the time your Father & Levy J Stephens came to
Indianapolis Ind, to our camp, I done all of their writing for them &
Perry, as they none of them could write and after Noah & Jack, we all
called him Levy, was captured Dec 24, 1863 I wrote to your ma & told her
of the Sad occurrence. O that was a sad day for your Ma and a sad day for
us Boys, for there never was Braver Boys than your Father & Jack. Brave,
Noble, Good, Cheerful, Kind Harted, no Better Soldiers never lived than
they. they are Two Brave Boys that gave up wife, Brothers & Sisters & ma
to Fight for this Government. They willingly laid down their lives for
Their country. I can see those Two yet in my mind, as,
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as they rode Past us on that Christmas Eve morning, going Guarding the
Wagon Train for Forage they were Chearfull, Laughing as they Rode Past
the Pickett Post that me and Perry was on. So a Bout 10 O Clock on Dec
24, 1863 they got in the fight, the 81 of our Boys that was in the fight,
Killed & wounded 50 Rebels. Noah & Jack & 18 more of our Boys after they
had shot over 200 Rounds a Piece all the amuniction gone, had to, They
Being Entirely Surrounded, they had to Surrender to the 64 Virginia
Mounted Infantry Rebels. well Boys, when I wrote for your Father & Jack,
letters to send home, they allways had me to write some to you little
Boys at home, often said if you Boys was big enough to go to war you and
them would Tear the Rebellion in too. Now boys I am the only one that has
Seen where Poor Noah & Jack lays
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now Jack either lays with the unknown or else he has bin assigned to Some
other State, as in the 14000 Solddiers that lay there in long rows, they
are some from all the Northern States. I will write to the Superintendent
out of the Andersonville GA National Cemetery and Try to find out where
Poor Jack Lays. Boys, on Thursday, Nov the 26, 1908, I with some 300
Indiana Soldiers, with our then Governor J Frank Hanley, Stood & walked
all over the old Prison Pen, where 14000 Brave Boys lies. Govenor J Frank
Hanley Delivered the Greatest address I ever heard in all my life. O
those words he spoke, rings in my ears yet, he Told us that at any moment
your Father & Brother would have taken the Oath to the Southern
Confederacy or Rebel Government they could have walked out of the Prison
pen a free man. But Rather than do that they Starved to death.
4
if they had a done that, they might have bin living yet. But No, they
Stood By & Starved to death. Died to Save the best Government on Earth.
Some days & nights 200 of the Brave Boys would be laid at the South gate
dead. they were Throwed on an old waggon cross ways like cord wood, 20 at
a load and hauled one half mile to the country, one half of the Naked. I
seen the old Nigger that hauled all to the Burying Ground. The Dirt was
throwed off a Strip 6 feet, By 40 Rods, all those Poor Boys laid close,
Side By side, then as they dug the other ditch the dirt was throwed on
them only 2 feet deep, no coffins, no Tears & one half of them stark
Naked, Their names put on a Book. Those Poor fellows will rest there till
Gabriel the Arc Angel will Sound his Trumppet, then those Poor fellows
will come forth, not Naked & Starved as they was hauled there, but they
will
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be Robed in Richiousness of Pure white. God Bless their memory. Say Boys,
you cain't Compreehend the Suffering that those Poor fellows Suffered,
Naked, Starved for food & watter, Stink & Vermin. Taken cold Rains
nothing to cover them night & day. Burning up by day & chilled by a
night. Just think of 35000 men on 40 acres, eat, sleep and do all their
Business on it. Just think what a Smell. O Boys, you can't imagine What
your Father & Brother did Suffer. Say Boys, I have a History of the
Prison Pen written By M Clory of 14 Ill Cavalry he was in there with your
Father. I will loan it to you to Read, 400 Pages. Boys, when I Stood by
your Fathers Grave, I never had such a feeling in my Life. I cut a cane
in that Hell Hole, where 10 to 15 Boys died every night at stool. Jest
fell over dead. I will make you a Present of it, if you will come to see
me.
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Boys, I could Talk all day & night with you. Come and see me, I will give
you all the men in Company M 6th Indiana Cavalry or Rough Riders, That
your father & Jack be longed to. You Boys are young, I am getting old, So
come to Bowling Green Bellaire Fleeder Dam, Old Hill to Lewis, my Farm
joined the Town of Lewis on Southern Ind RR or come West to Clay City, go
Srait 10 miles To Lewis. Joe Parr lives 2 miles South of me. I will Send
you some Coppys of Nationall Tribune, allso Yellow Jacket. I am Glad I
found you. where do you live from Poland. Come And see me. I will go to
Indianapolis to State Fair next Tuesday as I want a Buck sheep. have you
heard from your uncle Perry. He was a good soldier. I can tell you a heap
of fun a Bout Perry. Now Boys, no one, Big or little can say to me that
Noah or Jack done anything wrong in the army. They were good Boys there
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(illegible) can't Express or Tell of half the suffering in those Too with
others suffered in those Hell Holes of a Prison. O the anguish, Starving
and being eat up with lice and Scurvey. Flesh half fell off of the Bones,
nothing but living Skeletons. Say Boys, I can't read the History of
Andersonville without Taking off my Meathodist Coat and walking the Floor
and Saying a few Cuss words and you can't either, I know. Well Boys, I
got a Piece of the old Prison Pen to make me a cane, So come Down, I will
give coppy of all the names of your Fathers Company. All I can say Boys,
be good. Republicans we was from 1861 to 1865 and we are right yet. There
are a lot of them rebels ought to be hung yet. I don't know what would
interest you. Best wishes to all. Come see me. I can talk better than I
can write.
J.K. Polk Stephens
write soon