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Margaret "Frances" Hyer

Margaret "Frances" Hyer

Female 1857 - 1925  (67 years)

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  • Name Margaret "Frances" Hyer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Nickname Frances 
    Relocation Abt Aug 1857  , Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    from Ross County, Ohio 

    • Likely making this move were William Benson and his sons Solomon and William, and his daughter Elizabeth and her new family (husband William Hyer and daughter Frances). They likely left shortly after the Aug 2nd birth of Elizabeth's daughter Frances.
    • Role: Family Participant
    Born 2 Aug 1857  , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence Apr 1909  Dolliver, Emmet, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died 17 Apr 1925  Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I234  Dale's Tree
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2018 

    Father William Edward Hyer,   b. 27 Dec 1837, Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1920, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Elizabeth Catherine Benson,   b. 8 Feb 1840, , Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1909, Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1856  South Salem, Ross, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors William Ortho Dowden,   b. 22 Jun 1856, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1955, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1880  Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 12] 
    Children 
    +1. Grace Dowden,   b. 1892, , , Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Marilda Dowden,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Fred Dowden,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Mary Dowden,   d. 1935
     5. Emmet Dowden,   b. 1894, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsRelocation - from Ross County, Ohio - Abt Aug 1857 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1857 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1880 - Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1909 - Dolliver, Emmet, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Apr 1925 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Census - IA, Marion - 1860 Fed, Iowa, Marion, (http://ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2008) (Reliability: 2), 31 Jan 2009.

    2. [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.

    3. [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.

    4. [S350] Census - IA, Emmet - 1910 Fed, Iowa, Emmet, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, Lincoln Township, enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 5A, p. 254 (stamped), dwelling 34, family 34, William O. Dowden (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2009.

    5. [S73] Book - BENSON - Phylis Stephen's Book, Phyllis (Benson) Stephens, (N.p.: self published, n.d.) (Reliability: 0), 16 Jun 2011.

    6. [S314] Death Records - IA, Marion - Obituary Cards, Iowa. Knoxville., "Obit Card for Mrs. W.O. Dowden, Mary Frances," Aft 4/17/1925. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.

    7. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Solomon Benson Obituary," 2/26/1904. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "Elizabeth Catherine Benson Obit," Apr 1909. (Reliability: 3), 20 May 2009.

    9. [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.

    10. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "W.E. Hyer Called By Death," 30 Dec 1920. (Reliability: 2), 1 Dec 2013.

    11. [S316] Marriage Records - IA, Marion - Marriage Register, Iowa. Marion., marriage register, Hire-Benson, 1856. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S194] Newspapers - IA, Marion, Knoxville - The Knoxville Journal, Iowa. Knoxville., "William Orth Dowden [Obit]," Aft 1 Oct 1955. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.


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