Bridget, I don't know is this is the same Andrew Dye you are seeking, but from a book of deaths that I have, I found the following: Dye, Andrew, (b) 6-23-1843, Oh. (d)5-13-1917, Harrisonville, Oh. S/O Martin Dye of Va. and Margaret Bradfield of Va. Informant: Harry Dye. Buried at Shipman. Also, Dye, Martin, (b) 1-28-1879, Oh. (d) 2-25-1918, Scipio Twp. S/OAndrew Dye of unknown and Sarah J. Skinner of Oh. Informant: Harry Dye. Buried at Shipman. I am still actively seeking information on the Riggs/Dye Iowa story also. Maybe someday, we can source it. marvalene@columbus.rr.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <BCouch1015@aol.com> To: <RIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:53 AM Subject: [RIGGS-L] Meigs Co Ohio book, Riggs/Dye > Dear list: > > I posted the following message on the DYE list and the Meigs Co Ohio list. I > thought I would also post it here as the story has the Riggs family in it. I > received some good responses and look forward to more discussion about this > story. > > Bridget > _________________________ > > Dear list: > I recently received copies of more than 50 pages of a "book" written in 1948 > by Mrs. M.E. Welch of Meigs County Ohio. > > The book is titled "Scipio Township, Meigs County Ohio: Some Historical > facts/complied by Mrs. M.E. Welch fot he Return Jonathon Meigs Chapter, NSDAR" > > The only place this book seems to be located is at the State Library of Ohio > in Columbus. It may be the only copy. > > The book is made up of two parts, the beginning is a history of Ohio/Meigs > CO.and I don't have those pages. The second part is made up of brief family > histories. There are several references to the Dye family. > > One story I'm trying to source is the story of Riggs-Dye family that went to > Iowa and the parents, Wm James Riggs and Violena Dye who died without a > sourcing of date, place or cause of death. The story is referenced twice in > the book, once in the Riggs section and again under Thomas Dye. One > interesting part in the Thomas Dye section is as follows: > page 99 > James and his wife both died in Iowa, left a large family of small children, > and Thomas Dye hired Geo. Downing to go to Iowa and bring them home to him. > Andrew Dye gives a very interesting account of this trip. > > Andrew Dye is referenced again on the next page under Catherine Dye and Jacob > Uhl. I think I need to reference the entire paragraph. I have typed it > exactly as it appears. > page 100 > "Cather and Jacob Uhl M. Dec. 30, 1819." (from the marriage records of wood > Co VA. ( Now West VA.) This was a daughter of Thomas Dye Sr. and Jane Mankin > his wife. From the marriage date she was probably the oldest child. Andrew > Dye knows of her, though this is the only record we have and he says they > went to California. > > Does anyone have information on this Andrew Dye? He must have been living > during 1940-48 while this book was being written. I'm wondereing if his > account of the Riggs/Dye trip to Iowa is written down in someone's notes > somewhere. I'm hoping to > find a place of death in Iowa for the Riggs family and possibly a date as > well. I'm hoping there are some notes left by Andrew. Does someone know of > his birth-death dates and how he fits into the Meigs Co Dye families? Anyone > on the list a descendant of this Andrew? > > Thanks loads, > Bridget Couch > > > ==== RIGGS Mailing List ==== > Check out the RIGGS Resource Page located at the following URL: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/r/i/RIGGS/ > >