U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hyer, John D. (1799-1892) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 485-486 JOHN D. HYER, son of Leonard Hyer, the grandson of John Hyer, who removed from the valley of Virginia to this part of the state, settling on Brushy Fory run, or what is now known as the Noah Hyer farm. Leonard Hyer was born in the valley of Virginia about the year 1776, and was a small boy when his father emigrated to the Buckhannon water. John Hyer, the grandfather, bought a tract of land in Finks Run, of Edward Jackson, the land and now known as the John D. Hyer farm. This purchase included the land now owned by Thomas B. Farnsworth, son of Thomas J. Farnsworth. John D. Hyer acquired this land, cleared it up and was the owner of four farms at the time of his death. Leonard Hyer married Catherine Loudin, daughter of John Loudin, of Harrison County. He died in 1829. John D. Hyer was born November 4, 1799, was raised on his father's farm on Turkey Run, and married Barbara Crites, daughter of Abraham and Susan Crites, September 5, 1820. He devoted himself exclusively to agriculture and stock raising. In 1823 he built a house on his farm, in which he afterwards resided, and which is still standing and in good repair. He died November 8, 1892, and his wife died December 16, 1892. She was 88 years and two days old at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hyer had been married seventy-two years and two months, at the time of John D. Hyer's death. They both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and were hospitable and generous ever to the ministers of that denomination, as well as to their relatives, friends and acquaintances. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Upshur County, WV (Pages 52-53) FULL-NAME: John D. Hyre AGE-AT-DEATH: 93y-0m-4d BIRTH-PLACE: Va. DEATH-DATE: November 8, 1892 DEATH-PLACE: Upshur Co. MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age (wife of John D. Hyer) Register of Deaths, Upshur County, WV (Pages 52-53) FULL-NAME: Barbara Hyre AGE-AT-DEATH: 88y-0m-2d BIRTH-PLACE: Va. DEATH-DATE: December 16, 1892 DEATH-PLACE: Upshur Co. MARITAL-STATUS: Widow OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis of heart ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------