U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dyer, Morgan (d. 1855) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 370 Morgan Dyer, originally from Pendleton county, came to Braxton county when a very young man and married a Miss Rader. They had two children, A. C. Dyer and one daughter who died young. Mr. Dyer was a popular and correct business man, being a merchant in Sutton many years prior to the Civil war. He was at one time Surveyor of the county. In 1841, he was a Delegate from Braxton county to an Educational Convention held in the town of Clarksburg, showing his interest in public education. Mr. Dyer owned a farm in Flatwoods, where he once resided. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 4, Line Numbered 16) FULL-NAME: Morgan Dyer DEATH-DATE: January 13, 1855 at age 44-years DEATH-PLACE: Pendleton MARITAL-STATUS: Married, Sarah Dyer OCCUPATION: Surveyor PARENTS: Roger & Ruth Dyer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Pneumonia INFORMANT: John L. Rhea, Physician ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------