Individual Details

William married married (1) Margaret Miller, 28 Dec 1837, Boone Co. He is said to have married Ruth Eliott after 1878.

1850 Census. Dist 7, Boone Co IN, Hh 1484
William Dye, age 31, b. Ohio. Margaret, 32, b. IN
Martha J. 10, William W. 8, Thomas J. 7, Rachel Ann 4, Melissa age 2.

1860 Census, Eagle Twp, Zionsville P.O., Boone Co IN, HH 1105
William Dye, 44, Farmer
Margaret, 47
William W., 19, farm labor
Thomas J., 17, farm labor
Rachel A. 15
Melissa 13
John 8
Calvin F. age 6
Lillian, age 3

July 1863 Civil War Draft Registration. Indiana, includes Boone Co
Eagle Township. William Dye, age 44, Farmer, b. Ohio

1870 Census. Eagle Twp, Zionsville P.O., Boone Co, IN, Hh 324
William Dye, age 51, Farmer, Property valued at $18,000
Margaret, 52
Thomas J. 24, Rachel A., 23, John age 17. Calvin F. 14
Ellen DeBrulen, age 18, Domestic Servant

1880 Census. Eagle Twp, Boone Co IN, Hh 37
William Dye, age 62, farmer, b. Ohio, parents, b. Ohio
Charity, 34, dau, Keeping house [has Rachel decided to go by another name??? - or could this be the wife of Thomas J.? There is in Zionsville Cemetery next to the graves of William & Margaret, a stone marked "Chellie A. Dye; died mar 30, 1889, Aged 41 y, 11 m & 17 d - this may be Rachel and the census enumerator misunderstood "Chellie" and assumed "Charity".]
Thomas J. Dye, 36, son, Stock Dealer
Next door in Hh 36:
John Dye, 28, farmer, b. IN, parents b. Ohio
Jemima, wife, 27
William, age 4, son

General Affidavit
Indiana, Boone County
William Dye, aged 69, Zionsville, Boone Co IN
I have known the claiment John Miller since about the year 1832 - My wife who is now dead was his sister. I was at his wedding when he married Mary Ann Julian who was the mother of Israel H. Miller. Claiment was married to the soldier's mother in the Spring of 1839 in the county of Marion, state of Indiana - and I know that the said Mary A. Miller wife of John Miller the claiment and mother of Israel H. Miller, died in the town of Zionsville Indiana on the 18th day of June 1887 that the Said Soldier, Israel H. Miller was never married and left no widow or children surviving him at his death i.e. about the 7th of Mar 1862 I have intimate with claimant all the time started and was very intimate with the soldier as have I known these facts. I have resided near Zionsville, Indiana for the last 55 years.
Signed: William Dye
Stamped Jan 19, 1888
Notary Public signed on back, 6 Jan 1888

1900 Census. Harrison Twp, Howard Co, IN, Sheet 6B, Hh 141
William Dye, b. Oct 1818, age 81, married for 9 years. Born Ohio as were his parents.
Ruth, wife, b. Mar 1836, age 64; she had only one child. Born IN, father b. SC, mother b. Ohio [second wife]
Andy Hoge, lodger, b. Jun 1838 in PA, age 61, widowed.

Hamilton County Ledger, 9 Jul 1901
William Dye died at his home two miles south of Kokomo, Friday, of cancer of the liver, aged eighty-eight years. Funeral at Zionsville, Sunday. The deceased formerly resided in Boone County, and was well known in Washington and Clay townships, this county.

Birth	18 Oct 1818	Morgan County, Ohio
Marriage	28 Dec 1837	Boone County, Indiana - Margaret Miller
Marriage	20 Sep 1891	Howard County, Indiana - Ruth Bennett
Death	5 Jul 1901	Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
Burial		Zionsville Cemetery, Eagle, Boone County, Indiana

Spouse	Margaret Miller (1817 - 1878)
Child	Martha Jane Dye (1839 - 1906)
Child	William Washington Dye (1841 - 1908)
Child	Thomas J. Dye (1843 - )
Child	Sarah Dye (1844 - 1845)
Child	Rachel A. "Chellie" Dye (1847 - 1889)
Child	Melissa Dye (1848 - )
Child	John Dye (1852 - )
Child	Calvin Fletcher Dye (1855 - 1934)
Child	Lillian H. Dye (1857 - 1869)

Spouse

Ruth Bennett (1836 - 1910)

Father	George W. Dye (1786 - 1847)
Mother	Sarah Hanna Calvert (1786 - 1845)
Sibling	Benjamin Dye (1808 - 1879)
Sibling	Fanny Dye (1809 - 1895)
Sibling	Isaac Dye (1810 - 1898)
Sibling	James Dye (1812 - 1906)
Sibling	Jacob Dye (1814 - 1901)
Sibling	George Washington Dye (1816 - 1902)
Sibling	Mary Elizabeth Dye (1820 - 1879)
Sibling	Sarah "Sallie" Dye (1823 - 1911)
Sibling	Samuel Harvey Dye (1828 - 1918)