U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dumire, Daniel K. (1831-1897) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Pages 391-392 Daniel K. Dumire was born in 1831; is of German descent, and the history of his ancestors is found in another chapter of this book; was raised on Mill Run, near St. George. When 21 years of age, he married Sarah Ann Sell. On his wedding day he cradled rye till noon, and then went to hunt a horse to ride to the appointed house. He had so much difficulty in finding a horse, that he was two hours behind time, and found the guests very impatient with so much waiting. However, he was married, and set up house-keeping for himself, with little of this world's goods. He was a schoolmate of A. P. Minear's, at St. George, and has since held several offices in the county; his principal business has been farming and working with a saw-mill. He lives on Mill Run, 1 mile from St. George. Their children are Malissa J., Solomon, Henry J., (Col.), Virginia C., Liza A., Maggie S., Laura and Wilson. He was at Hannahsville when McChesney was killed, and heard Captain Miller brag of killing him; he owns 223 acres of land, of which 55 acres is improved. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Tucker County, WV (Pages 101-102, Line No. 11) FULL-NAME: D. K. Dumire BIRTH-DATE: Mar 25, 1831 AGE-AT-DEATH: 66 years DEATH-DATE: December 22, 1897 DEATH-PLACE: St. George MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer PARENTS: John and Elizabeth CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Consumption INFORMANT: Liza A. Dumire, daughter There are tombstones in Saint George Cemetery, Tucker County, WV D. K. Dumire died Dec. 22, 1897 aged 66ys, 8 ms., 27 ds. Sarah A., wife of D. K. Dumire born Apr. 20, 1835 died Sep. 28, 1889 ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------