Obit for Norman DYER (b.1824 d.1890), Rockford, Wright Co., MN

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Subject: Norman DYER

Obituary

Norman Dyer was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1824.  His parents
moved to Le Grange county, Ind., when he was a small boy and his life was
spent on a farm, although he learned the blacksmith trade and had a shop of
his own both in Indiana and Minnesota and worked for his neighbors.  He
could do all kinds of work in iron and steel and he was a gunsmith and
locksmith although he never spent much time learning the trade.  He was
married to Miss Kesiah (Keziah) Leeper in 1850 (April 14, 1851), in Le
Grange county, Ind.  They had four children, two sons and two daughters, the
oldest, Eugene Dyer, died Aug. 13, 1872, aged 20 years.  Mrs. Kesiah
(Keziah) Dyer died April 21, 1879, aged 49 years.  Mr. Dyer with his family
came to Minnesota in 1855 and first settled near Hastings in Dakota county.
In 1859 he moved to Wright county and took a claim in section 9, town 119,
range 25, on the north side of Dean's Lake, in the town of Rockford, and the
next year he purchased 80 acres adjoining in section 10 where he resided
until his death.  Mr. Dyer was probably as well known and as much respected
as any citizen in Wright county and he had hosts of friends.  With all the
old settlers of this part of the county it had been the universal practice
to quote Norman Dyer as law and gospel, and it would be as reasonable to
those who were well acquainted with him to doubt that the sun even rose or
set as to have doubted the honesty or truthfulness of Norman Dyer in all
things.  He was a hard working farmer but in his younger days when the
country was new and game more plenty, his delight was a good rifle and well
trained, fleet, hounds; than there was music in the air and he seldom came
in without game of some kind.  His farm was well cultivated and improved
each year and he took a deep interest in advanced agriculture both in farm
stock and seeds and new modes of cultivation, but was one of the most
careful farmers in the county about encouraging humbugs in farming as it is
well known there are many.  Generous, charitable and obliging, his neighbors
will ever remember him as more than a brother in all business and social
affairs of life.  A good neighbor, a fast friend and a brother to all,
without pretense or profession of goodness he was in every respect a manly
man.  Mr. Dyer was again married in 1884 to Mrs. Ellen Vail.  He leaves a
widow and one child.  The children of his first wife are married and have
homes of their own.  His funeral was held at his home April 16, Rev. Wm.
Campbell of Delano officiating.  His remains were followed to his resting
place in Elmwood cemetery by a large number of relatives, neighbors and
friends and the sadness and grief at the loss to the community seemed to be
universal.
Rockford
D.R.F.

Note:

According to family paperwork, Norman Dyer died April 15, 1890.  His wife's
name is spelled Keziah Leeper; they were married April 14, 1851.

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