Rufus Edward Hyer

1861 - 1934  (72 years)

• Name	Rufus Edward Hyer  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	27 Feb 1861	Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Mar 1895	Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Apr 1909	Lang, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  Died	1934	, , , Canada   [1, 7]
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States
  	Address: Greenwood Cemetery (aka North) Knoxville, Iowa USA
  		Rufus Hyer-Mary (Stittsworth) Hyer Grave Marker.jpg Rufus Hyer-+2Mary (Stittsworth) Hyer Grave Marker
  Person ID	I225	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	William Edward Hyer,   b. 27 Dec 1837, Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States ,   d. 25 Dec 1920, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Catherine Benson,   b. 8 Feb 1840, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 2 Apr 1909, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1856	South Salem, Ross, Ohio, United States   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tamma M. (Epley) Leuty,   b. Cal 28 Jan 1865, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 30 Mar 1888, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1884	, Marion, Iowa, United States
  Children	1. Anna T. Hyer,   b. 29 Jan 1888, , Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 16 Aug 1888, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Martha Stittsworth,   b. 26 Oct 1866, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States ,   d. 2 Jun 1931, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1891	Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States   [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. John Amos Hyer,   b. 1896,   d. 1976  (Age 80 years)   2. Hyer,   b. Bef 1897,   d. Bef 1897  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Ruby J. Hyer,   b. 1898,   d. 1898  (Age 0 years)   4. Justin D. Hyer,   b. 1899,   d. 1899  (Age 0 years) + 5. Helen Hyer,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Clarence E. Hyer,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles M. Hyer,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rufus Dee Hyer,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 27 Feb 1861 - Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 25 Sep 1884 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Married - 10 Mar 1891 - Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Occupation - Farmer - Mar 1895 - Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Residence - Apr 1909 - Lang, , Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 1934 - , , , Canada Buried - Address: Greenwood Cemetery (aka North) Knoxville, Iowa USA - - Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] Cemeteries - IA, Marion - Greenwood Cemetery Grave Markers, Greenwood Cemetery (Marion, Iowa; Latitude: 41.3467, Longitude: -93.0953), Rufus E. Hyer marker, Personally read and photographed, 4/22/2008. (Reliability: 2). [S64] Census - IA, Marion - 1880 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005) (Reliability: 2), 31 Jan 2009. [S75] Census - IA, Marion - 1870 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestor.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003), M593, Union Township, p. 14, dwelling 111, family 106, Wm. Hyer, accessed 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2), 8 Feb 2009. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Mrs. Rufus Hyer Called Home [Obit]," Aft 2 Jun 1931. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013. [S315] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Records, Iowa. Marion., marriage records, Book 2, Section "H", Hyer-Stittsworth, 10 Mar 1891. (Reliability: 2), 19 May 2009. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Elizabeth Catherine Benson Obit," Apr 1909. (Reliability: 3), 20 May 2009. [S730] Letters - Old Letters Received by W.O. Benson, Various writers Old correspondence (Reliability: 2), 24 Dec 2013. (Aug 1941 letter from Helen (Hyer) Brown to WO Benson.) [S349] Census - IA, Dickenson - 1925 State, Iowa, Dickenson, (Digital images. The Generations Network. Ancestry.com. www.ancestry.com : 2007), Spirit Lake, dwelling 34, line 84, W.O. Dowden; (www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2009. This information appeared in the 1925 IA State census for son William O. Dowden. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "W.E. Hyer Called By Death," 30 Dec 1920. (Reliability: 2), 1 Dec 2013. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Hire-Benson, 1856. (Reliability: 3).