Patricia, There was a Frank Dyer in Alpena, MI in 1870 who was born in Maine, but no others: 1870 > MICHIGAN > ALPENA > ALPENA Series: M593 Roll: 661 Page: 434 Dyer, Frank 34 M W Piece Land Hunter 1300(value of real estate) 150(value of personal estate) Maine Dyer, Hattie 23 F W Keeping House MI Dyer, Hattie 8 F W MI Dyer, Mary 6 F W MI Here is what looks to be your Nelson P.(Perry) Dyer in Menominee, MI in 1900: 1900 > MICHIGAN > MENOMINEE > 2-WD MENOMINEE Series: T623 Roll: 731 Page: 49 Dyer, Nelson P. Head W M ? 1847 43(age) M 21(yrs) Maine Ireland Maine Dealer ? Paint Dyer, Catherine E. Wife W F May 1862 38(age) M 21(yrs) 4(children) 4(living) MI Ireland Ireland Dealer Mill? ? Paint Dyer, Myrtle M. Dau W F May 1882 18(age) S MI Maine MI At School Dyer, Herbert L. Son W M Dec 1882 12(age) S MI Maine MI At School Dyer, James A. Son W M May 1895 5(age) S MI Maine MI Dyer, Edna Dau W F Feb 1897 3(age) S MI Maine MI This looks like Nelson in 1910 in Wisconsin: 1910 > WISCONSIN > MARINETTE > 3-WD MARINETTE Series: T624 Roll: 1717 Page: 86 Dyer, Nelson Head M W 53(age) M1(1st) 36(yrs) Maine Maine Maine English Painter Contractor Dyer, Catherine Wife F W 45(age) M1(1st) 36(yrs) 5(children) 5(living) MI Ireland Ireland English Dyer, James Son M W 15(age) S MI Maine MI English Dyer, Edna Dau F W 13(age) S MI Maine MI English Dyer, Warren Son M W 6(age) S MI Maine MI English Couldn't find Nelson after that, but could this be his son Herbert L. Dyer in 1920 in Seattle, WA: 1920 > WASHINGTON > KING > 215-WD; SEATTLE Series: T625 Roll: 1929 Page: 196 Dyer, Herbert L. Lodger M W 33(age) D(divorced) MI Maine MI Salesman Automobile Good luck, Melinda -----Original Message----- From: PATRICIA L CUTWAY [mailto:pcutway@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:12 PM To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Looking for Dwyer/Dyer in Michigan looking for information on a Nelson Perry Dwyer/Dyer born in Maine about 1857 and in Michigan 1879 or earlier. Are there any Dwyer/Dyer families originally from Maine that settle in Michigan, maybe up near Alpena? I can't seem to locate even one member of this Dwyer/Dyer family that he came from. I have no names for his parents. However, he was supposed to have had many brothers. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Pamela Cutway MIGenWeb Site Shiawassee County MI http://www.rootsweb.com/~mishiawa/ shiawasseecc@att.net ______________________________