BIO: GEORGE G. DYER, S/O HANNAH E. CROSE - BOURBON CO., KY -------------------------------------- From: Diana Flynn Date: Monday, June 29, 1998 7:05 AM -------------------------------------- DYER, CROSE, ALLISON "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. GREENE CO., IN. JEFFERSON TWP. PAGE 359 GEORGE G. DYER was born in Putnam County, Ind., October 20, 1851, and is a son of John G. and Hannah E. (Crose) Dyer, who were natives respectively of Ashe County, N.C., and Bourbon County, Ky. John G. came to Owen County, Ind., when a lad, but in later years moved to Putnam County, where his parents died. He read medicine for a time, but afterward engaged in farming, wagon-making and carpentering, and at one time was Superintendent of the bridge department for a railroad company. He afterward engaged in the marble trade, and, in 1870, came to Worthington, where he died in 1874. His widow yet survives him, and by him has nine children. George G. passed his youthful days upon a farm, and secured a fair education. From early boyhood he manifested great liking and aptitude for mechanical pursuits, and when about fourteen years old began working at watch-repairing, marble-cutting, and metal and wood engraving. He was in the marble business in Worthington from 1869 to 1880, and also worked at engraving and silversmithing. Since then he has been engaged in the jewelry business, and is doing well. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Emma Allison, and they have four children -- Daisy, Elsie, John and Charles. Mrs. Dyer was born in Johnson County, Ind., in 1851. Mr. Dyer is a Republican, a member of the Christian Church, the Masonic and K. of P. fraternities. He is one of the best engravers on stone, wood or metals in Indiana. ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.