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My grandfather on my mother's side ( John Salmon ) , was of Irish descent , and also served in the Revolutionary War . My father , David Dalton Dyer , and my mother , Nancy Reynolds Salmon , were born in Henry County , Virginia , in the ...
My grandfather on my mother's side ( John Salmon ) , was of Irish descent , and also served in the Revolutionary War . My father , David Dalton Dyer , and my mother , Nancy Reynolds Salmon , were born in Henry County , Virginia , in the ...
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They were married in 1810 — my father at that time being nineteen years of age and my mother sixteen . They could not boast ( as most Virginians do ) of kinship with either Washington , Jefferson , Marshall or Lee .
They were married in 1810 — my father at that time being nineteen years of age and my mother sixteen . They could not boast ( as most Virginians do ) of kinship with either Washington , Jefferson , Marshall or Lee .
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In 1841 my father and mother , with the seven remaining children and a few slaves , left the old home in Henry County , Virginia , and after six weeks of hardship on the way , came to Missouri .
In 1841 my father and mother , with the seven remaining children and a few slaves , left the old home in Henry County , Virginia , and after six weeks of hardship on the way , came to Missouri .
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This hideous monster got within its coils both the master and the mistress — caught the devoted husband , the just and patient father , the considerate master , and the loving wife and mother . After weeks of pain and struggle ...
This hideous monster got within its coils both the master and the mistress — caught the devoted husband , the just and patient father , the considerate master , and the loving wife and mother . After weeks of pain and struggle ...
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David Dyer , formerly of Henry County , Virginia , at the age of 95 years , 8 months and 4 days . She was the mother of twelve children - five sons and seven daughters — seven of whom survive her , viz : Capt .
David Dyer , formerly of Henry County , Virginia , at the age of 95 years , 8 months and 4 days . She was the mother of twelve children - five sons and seven daughters — seven of whom survive her , viz : Capt .
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| Title | Autobiography and Reminiscences |
| Author | David Patterson Dyer |
| Publisher | William Harvey Miner Company, 1922 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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