BIO: Dyer, George G. DYER, s/o Hannah E. Crose - Bourbon Co

"HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE
EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT;  TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC."  CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO.,
PUBLISHERS.  1884.

GREENE CO., IN.
JEFFERSON TWP.
PAGE 359

GEORGE G. DYER was born in Putnam County, Ind., October 20, 1851, and is a son
of John G. and Hannah E. (Crose) Dyer, who were natives respectively of Ashe
County, N.C., and Bourbon County, Ky.  John G. came to Owen County, Ind., when
a lad, but in later years moved to Putnam County, where his parents died.  He
read medicine for a time, but afterward engaged in farming, wagon-making and
carpentering, and at one time was Superintendent of the bridge department for a
railroad company.  He afterward engaged in the marble trade, and, in 1870, came
to Worthington, where he died in 1874. His widow yet survives him, and  by him
has nine children.  George G. passed his youthful days upon a farm, and secured
a fair education.  From early boyhood he manifested great liking and aptitude
for mechanical pursuits, and when about fourteen years old began working at
watch-repairing, marble-cutting, and metal and wood engraving.  He was in the
marble business in Worthington from 1869 to 1880, and also worked at engraving
and silversmithing.  Since then he has been engaged in the jewelry business,
and is doing well.  He was married, in 1871, to Miss Emma Allison, and they
have four children -- Daisy, Elsie, John and Charles.  Mrs. Dyer was born in
Johnson County, Ind., in 1851. Mr. Dyer is a Republican, a member of the
Christian Church, the Masonic and K. of P. fraternities. He is one of the best
engravers on stone, wood or metals in Indiana.


From: "Diana Flynn" 
<ivie@tima.com>
Date: 25 Jun 1998