DESCENDANTS OF JAMES DYER
SURNAMES: DYER, FISHER, WETTA, FOLTMER, HEBERT, ROMAGUERA, MACHAUER, CONROY
James Dyer bn: 1830 Ireland
married Ellen "Kate" Coulan bn: 1834 England
notes on James Dyer (1830): Some records indicate that he was from County Cork and arrived in the U.S. at the age of 17, around 1847. He was a Laborer according to the US Fed. Census of 1880. He married Ellen Coulan in 1858.
notes on Ellen: The 1880 US census records that Ellen was born in England, but her parents were from Ireland. Ellen was the widow of Edward Hayes who she married in 1850.
Their Children (1st Generation)
1.Timothy Dyer bn: about 1860 in Louisiana
1. Mary Dyer bn: 1862 in Louisiana
1. James LouisDyer bn: 1864 in Louisiana d: 1896 occupation: Laborer; worked for phone company
notes of James Louis: His birth is recorded in church records in Thibodaux, Louisiana and he died from being electrocuted at work
+ Emma Gertrude Wetta bn: 1865 Louisiana d: 1938 m: 26 Dec 1883 Ascension Parish, LA
2. Robert James Dyer bn: 10 Nov 1884 d: 1963
+ Teresa Wholing
3. Robert Dyer bn: 1915 Louisiana
3. Mary Dyer bn: 1918 LA
3. Richard Dyer bn: 1924 LA
2. Thomas Anthony Dyer bn: 28 Nov 1885 LA
2. James William Dyer bn: 8 July 1888 LA: occupation: Painter
+ Carrie Elizabeth Foltmer bn: 21 July 1897 Mississippi d: 26 Sep 1979 m: 1913
3. Aimee Estelle Dyer bn: 1914 LA d: 1998
+ Clifton R. Hebert bn: 1909 d: 1984
3. James Gerald Dyer bn: 23 Sept 1916 New Orleans, LA d: 1984 Mississippi
+ Sybil Rita Romaguera bn: 10 Sept 1918 New Orleans, LA d: 22 Feb 1959 LA
4. Michael Gerald Dyer bn: 12 Feb 1948 New Orleans, LA
+Bonnie Karen MacHauer bn: 21 Dec 1949 New Orleans, LA
+ Ana Marchand
4. James Gerald Dyer bn: 1961 New Orleans,LA
3. Thelma Dyer bn: 1918 New Orleans, LA d: 1974 LA
3. William David Dyer "Uncle Billy" bn: 18 Oct 1924 LA d: Jan 1985 Texas
2. George Dyer bn: 1890 NOLA d: 19 Oct 1937 NOLA
+ Aimee Ulmer
2. Mary Catherine Dyer bn: 21 Feb 1893NOLA d: 7 July 1966 NOLA m: 1925
+ Bernard John Conroy bn: 1892 LA d: 1969 LA
3. Mary Catherine Conroy bn: 1930 NOLA d: 1989 NOLA
2. Henry Joseph Dyer bn: 24 April 1894
2. William Louis Dyer bn: 24 April 1894 LA d: 23 Dec 1953
+ Anna Davis
1. Sally Dyer bn: 1870 LA
1. Lizzy Dyer bn: 1872 LA
1. Edourd Dyer bn: 1876 LA
Notes
* According to a Dyer family cousin, most of the Dyers are buried in the Dyer Family Tomb in Metairie Cemetery. I am still in the process of trying to locate it. Will post a picture and location when I find it.
* Obviously "Dyer" is not traditionally and Irish surname. Although James Dyer immigrated from Ireland, his family ancestry probably lay in England. The English ruled Ireland loosely for many years and this would explain many ancestral English families eventually settling in Ireland (for whatever reason) and staying there even after Irish Independence. There are several books and articles relating to this subject. If you're interested in the subject, a good place to start would be by reading A "Perverse and Ill-fated People" : English Perceptions of the Irish, 1845 by Ed Lengel, University of VA.
Ed Lengel: A "Perverse and Ill-fated People"
James Dyer bn: 1830 Ireland
married Ellen "Kate" Coulan bn: 1834 England
notes on James Dyer (1830): Some records indicate that he was from County Cork and arrived in the U.S. at the age of 17, around 1847. He was a Laborer according to the US Fed. Census of 1880. He married Ellen Coulan in 1858.
notes on Ellen: The 1880 US census records that Ellen was born in England, but her parents were from Ireland. Ellen was the widow of Edward Hayes who she married in 1850.
Their Children (1st Generation)
1.Timothy Dyer bn: about 1860 in Louisiana
1. Mary Dyer bn: 1862 in Louisiana
1. James LouisDyer bn: 1864 in Louisiana d: 1896 occupation: Laborer; worked for phone company
notes of James Louis: His birth is recorded in church records in Thibodaux, Louisiana and he died from being electrocuted at work
+ Emma Gertrude Wetta bn: 1865 Louisiana d: 1938 m: 26 Dec 1883 Ascension Parish, LA
2. Robert James Dyer bn: 10 Nov 1884 d: 1963
+ Teresa Wholing
3. Robert Dyer bn: 1915 Louisiana
3. Mary Dyer bn: 1918 LA
3. Richard Dyer bn: 1924 LA
2. Thomas Anthony Dyer bn: 28 Nov 1885 LA
2. James William Dyer bn: 8 July 1888 LA: occupation: Painter
+ Carrie Elizabeth Foltmer bn: 21 July 1897 Mississippi d: 26 Sep 1979 m: 1913
3. Aimee Estelle Dyer bn: 1914 LA d: 1998
+ Clifton R. Hebert bn: 1909 d: 1984
3. James Gerald Dyer bn: 23 Sept 1916 New Orleans, LA d: 1984 Mississippi
+ Sybil Rita Romaguera bn: 10 Sept 1918 New Orleans, LA d: 22 Feb 1959 LA
4. Michael Gerald Dyer bn: 12 Feb 1948 New Orleans, LA
+Bonnie Karen MacHauer bn: 21 Dec 1949 New Orleans, LA
+ Ana Marchand
4. James Gerald Dyer bn: 1961 New Orleans,LA
3. Thelma Dyer bn: 1918 New Orleans, LA d: 1974 LA
3. William David Dyer "Uncle Billy" bn: 18 Oct 1924 LA d: Jan 1985 Texas
2. George Dyer bn: 1890 NOLA d: 19 Oct 1937 NOLA
+ Aimee Ulmer
2. Mary Catherine Dyer bn: 21 Feb 1893NOLA d: 7 July 1966 NOLA m: 1925
+ Bernard John Conroy bn: 1892 LA d: 1969 LA
3. Mary Catherine Conroy bn: 1930 NOLA d: 1989 NOLA
2. Henry Joseph Dyer bn: 24 April 1894
2. William Louis Dyer bn: 24 April 1894 LA d: 23 Dec 1953
+ Anna Davis
1. Sally Dyer bn: 1870 LA
1. Lizzy Dyer bn: 1872 LA
1. Edourd Dyer bn: 1876 LA
Notes
* According to a Dyer family cousin, most of the Dyers are buried in the Dyer Family Tomb in Metairie Cemetery. I am still in the process of trying to locate it. Will post a picture and location when I find it.
* Obviously "Dyer" is not traditionally and Irish surname. Although James Dyer immigrated from Ireland, his family ancestry probably lay in England. The English ruled Ireland loosely for many years and this would explain many ancestral English families eventually settling in Ireland (for whatever reason) and staying there even after Irish Independence. There are several books and articles relating to this subject. If you're interested in the subject, a good place to start would be by reading A "Perverse and Ill-fated People" : English Perceptions of the Irish, 1845 by Ed Lengel, University of VA.
Ed Lengel: A "Perverse and Ill-fated People"