Obit for Ambrose Spencer Dyer (d.1881) Pipestone Co., MN USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Kenneth V. Olson Ambrose Spencer Dyer, b June 19, 1845 Oneida Co., NY died March 13, 1881 Pipestone, MN buried in Old Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone, MN. Married to Martha Ellen Vance, daughter of William Vance and Mary Elizabeth Ricker of Groton, VT, on Oct ober 16, 1873 at La Crosse, WI. Was a merchant on PipestoneMain (Olive) Street and a landowner. Member of Masons, served as Mayor of Pipestone. Had three sons:Dr. William Penn Dyer (first Pipestone High School graduating class), Seward Belmer Dyer, and Howard Vance Dyer. Dr. William Penn Dyer b Aug 1874 La Crosse, WI, died Aug 15, 1955 New Britain, CT, married Nellie Matilda Sylvester on Jan 03 1900 at Plainview, MN. Nellie was born Dec 07 1873 Plainview, MN and died May 04, 1923, St. Paul, MN. William and Nellie had two children: Alice Sylvester and George. She who married Frank Adolph Olson b Oct 17, 1894, Canby, Mn and died April 9, 1984. He owned and operated the Peoples Community Store in Verdi, MN for many years. Frank and Alice had two sons: Burton Sherwood Olson b July 12, 1930 who married Pamela Turner of Detroit, Michigan. Had two children: Jennifer (married Scott Myer) and Jeffrey who died. Burton and Pamela live in Burnsville, Mn. Kenneth Vance Olson who married Betty Annette Rust of Lake Benton, MN had two children: Kristen Kay and Christopher Kent. Kristen married Robert Blackburn Jr., They have two sons, Brandon and Dane. They live in Houston, Texas. Christopher died in Hazelton, Pa on Oct 31, 1986. Kenneth, born June 2, 1933 married 2nd time to Judith Elizabeth Knapp. They live in New Britain, CT. For further information on the Dyer, Olson, Vance, Ricker, Heath, and Sylvester line, email me at OlsonK@email.MSN.Com Thank you.