ANCESTORS OF JOHN LEWIS DYER

ANCESTORS OF JOHN LEWIS DYER

1. John Lewis DYER b. 16 Mar 1812, OH, occupation Methodist preacher, m. (1) 1833, Harriet FOSTER b. 1812, d. 18 Sep 1847, Potosi, Grant Co., WI, m. (2) 14 Dec 1847, Sarah WHITING, d. 1851, m. (3) 7 Nov 1870, in Denver, CO, Lucinda P. (Lord) RANKIN, b. 30 Mar 1827, Lebanon, ME, d. 9 Apr 1888, Denver, CO, buried: Castle Rock Cem., Douglas Co., CO. John died 16 Jun 1901, Denver, CO, buried: Castle Rock Cem., Douglas Co., CO. Autobiography: "Snow-Shoe Itinerant", 1890 Biography: Mark Fiester, Look for Me in Heaven, 1980 Stained glass window of him in the rotunda of the Colorado State capitol.

Parents

2. Samuel DYER b. 23 Mar 1786, Pendleton Co., Virginia, m. in Franklin or Madison Co, OH, Cassandra FOSTER d. Cass Co., MO. Samuel died 1871, Bailey, Park Co., Colorado, buried: Castle Rock Cem., Douglas Co., CO. He was the third of the nine children of John & Jane DYER. 1831: moved to Fairview, Fulton Co., IL Buried first in Bailey; later moved by John L. Dyer.

3. Cassandra FOSTER d. Cass Co., MO.

Grand Parents

4. John DYER m. Jane MORREL. 1788: moved to frontier Kentucky. 1798: moved to Ohio, near Chillicothe. 1800: moved to Franklin Co., OH. "Dyer's Mills" (gristmill & sawmill).

5. Jane MORREL

6. Lewis FOSTER b. 1760, Baltimore Co., Maryland, m. Nancy ANN DAVIS, b. c1762, d. 1839, Fairview, Fulton Co., IL, buried: Foster Cemetery in Fairview, IL. Lewis died 1852, Fairview, Fulton Co., IL, buried: Foster Cemetery in Fairview, IL. Entered Methodist ministry at age 22. Moved from MD to Bedford Co., PA, to OH (near Chillicothe) to Madison Co., OH. Moved to IL. Lived for awhile with Samuel & Cassandra

7. Nancy ANN DAVIS b. c1762, d. 1839, Fairview, Fulton Co., IL, buried: Foster Cemetery in Fairview, IL.

Great Grand Parents

8. William DYER b. England, m. Margaret HIATT. Came from England to VA in mid 1700s; stowaway; sold into servitude. Settled in Pendleton Co., VA (now WV). Killed by Indians.

9. Margaret HIATT.

12. John FOSTER, 1st. b. 1735, MA or MD, occupation Farmer, Methodist preacher, m. 1758/9, Elizabeth LEWIS, b. Ireland, d. bef 1796. John died 1800/03, Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio, buried: private cemetery, Waverly, Pike Co., OH. Moved to Ohio in 1786. A Methodist preacher for 35 years. Revolutionary soldier in Captain Peter Mantz's Company of Maryland.

13. Elizabeth LEWIS b. Ireland, d. bef 1796.

Great Great Grand Parents

24. Arthur FOSTER b. Wales, d. Hyattsville, Prince Georges Co., MD.