Probably, probably, probably, probably. As soon as you get a bit farther, I can help you. Pope County has all their records. Marriage records are in good shape. Same for probate files and land records. Where are you located? How long have you been doing genealogy? Tell you Dad that I think he is correct. Scotch-Irish. Dee Doyle ---------- > From: Michael J. Bowers <mjbowers@compuserve.com> > To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Dyers > Date: Sunday, December 27, 1998 7:55 AM > > Message text written by INTERNET:ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com > >Since I disdain to do research this side of 1850, I am not sure I can > answer your question. I do not have Dye family. I am descended from Dyer > family of early Pope County Illinois. They are ALL related. Can you not go > back any further than you have mentioned? > Dee Doyle< > > No, afraid not. At this point, earliest I have is the aforementioned Joseph > Dyer, born 1858. Any help you can give me will be most appreciated. I'd > love to be able to hook up Joseph to one of your lines. > > BTW, my dad says he was always told Dyer was an Irish name. Do you know if > this is true? Do you know who my immigrant ancestior probably was, where he > came from, and when he immigrated? > > Hope to hear from you again soon. -mb. > >