Mary Stackpole Dyer (1865 - 1941)

Born 21 Apr 1865 in California, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Jan 1941 at age 75 in Lafayette, Contra Costa, California, United States

Biography

Mary Stackpole Dyer (Minnie) was born on April 21, 1865 in California, United States, youngest daughter of Joseph Palmer Dyer (1827–1891) and Deborah Hatheway Curtis (~1829– )^[1] She spent most of her youth in Oakland, California.^[2][3][4]

Later, she and her long-time partner, Sallie Browne Hampton, built and operated Friendship Farm in Contra Costa County just outside Lafayette.^[5][6][7]

She died suddenly on 14 January 1941.^[8][9]

Research Notes

Mary and Sallie's house at Friendship Farm is listed among the historic buildings of Lafayette, California.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ9-FY6 : 29 May 2021), Mary S Dyer in entry for Deborah H Dyer, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GL-4FT : 19 February 2021), Minnie Dyer in household of Joseph T Dyer, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 14, sheet 266D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,062.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9P7-742 : accessed 4 August 2021), Mary Dyer, Oakland city Ward 5, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 369, sheet 9B, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,082.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV27-25Y : accessed 4 August 2021), Mary S Dyer, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3V-7NJ : 31 January 2021), Mary S Dyer, 1920
6. ↑ "Many Friends Motor to Friendship Farm", The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California), 22 Apr 1922. p. 10. Accessed 3 Apr 2021. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/96392988/
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXG-KWB : accessed 4 August 2021), Mary S Dyer, Lafayette, Contra Costa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 2A, line 44, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 113; FHL microfilm 2,339,848.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5D-VQ2 : 26 November 2014), Mary Stackpole Dyer, 14 Jan 1941; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ "California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WW4P-CHMM : 16 September 2019), Mary Stackpole Dyer, 17 Jan 1941; citing Burial, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland; FHL microfilm 007857352.