James Dye
(1800-1877)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Amy Jones

James Dye 1 2 3

  • Born: 26 January 1800, Allegany County, MD 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Amy Jones on 23 August 1820 in , Wayne County, OH
  • Died: 6 October 1877 at age 77 3
  • Buried: After 6 October 1877, Porter Township, Porter County, IN 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 12 September 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page148, Dwelling 1115, Family 1083, Roll 289
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
James Dye..60..MD..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He has alternate death information of 26 September 1877 and Porter Township, Porter County, IN.

• He was buried after 6 October 1877 in the Merriman Cemetery in Porter Township, Porter County, IN.

Plot: Row 10
Find A Grave Memorial #19253105
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• He signed a will on 13 October 1877 in , Porter County, IN.


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James married Amy Jones on 23 August 1820 in , Wayne County, OH. (Amy Jones was born on 27 September 1802 in , Fayette County, PA,4 5 died on 20 August 1887 in , Porter County, IN and was buried after 20 August 1887 in Porter Township, Porter County, IN 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Boone Township, Porter, IN on 12 September 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page148, Dwelling 1115, Family 1083, Roll 289
Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana
James Dye..60..MD..Farmer
Ama Dye..58..PA
Lavina Dye..26..IN
Eunice Dye..18..IN
James Dye..16..IN..Farm Laborer
Elmer Dye..8..IN
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Sources


1 Kathie Linn (Dye) Ordal (E-mail messages. Kathie Linn Dye-Ordal is the 3rd great granddaughter of Ira Jett Dye. She is a 5th cousin twice removed to Brian Lightfoot.).

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana, p. 148, dwelling 1115, family 1083, James Dye and Amy Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Oct 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 289.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 17 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19253105.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 145, p. 546B, dwelling 13, family 13, Amy Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0305.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 17 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19253048.


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