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On 7 Aug 2021 Judy Karow Dye wrote on Dye-2717:

Have recently found a document where George Washington DYE 1836-1917 states he is the son of Joseph P DYE & Mehitable "Mary" KIRKPATRICK. The dates match nicely, but still am unable to find any other supporting documentation. This George was well known in the railroading community, from an "early age" right up to his death. George married 1st 1861IL to Anna BAXTER 1841-1875 & 2nd 1885NY to Anna Marie YOUNG 1857-1947. Any help and/or suggestions will be welcomed.

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Hi, Judy -- I added a couple of extra tags to get more attention for your questions.

Answer 1

His findagrave states his father is George.

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Yes, you are so right. The FAG entry was made by me based on his death certificate info. I now believe this to be a mistake .. GW's son, Harold DYE, was the death certificate informant; I am guessing that his reply to "Who is the father [of GW]?" with "Who is your father?

Also, another source supports GW's parents as being Joseph DYE & Mary KIRKPATRICK. This source is the 1885 marriage record of GW to 2nd wife, Anna YOUNG. And this would be considered a primary source because it happened at the time of the event.

Chris, do you also research the DYE families? or related to?

Thank you so much for your reply.

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No, sorry.