See: -www.web-span.com/master/johnl.htm, a copy is in my files
See: - www.web-span.com/master/thomasl.htm -' HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF THOMAS LAMBERTSON AND MARGARET HANDY JOHNSON', a copy is in my files
See: Book: 'Jackson Co., Iowa Index of Marriages, Pg.143,
Moved to Kansas in 1872 and homesteaded on SE 1/4 Sec 8, T45, R6W, (This possibly should read T3S) Grant Township, NW of the town of Formoso, KS.
As told by Claire DYAS: David Alexander DYAS, Sr. & Frances PIGGOT; came to America in 1817 landing in Williamsport, VA;
they lived in Williamsport, VA until 1822, then moved by covered wagon to St. Louis, Missouri, they followed the route
through the Cumberland Gap in Northern, Tenn. Traversed the Northeast part of Kentucky, then across the Ohio River to
Vincennes, Indiana then West through Illinois to Kansas in Randolph County in Illinois and here they crossed the
Mississippi River and went up the river to St. Louis, Missouri and settled there.
David served as a PVT. 27th Reg't Illinois Inf. during the Black Hawk War.
The DYAS-Brady Cemetery has recently added a military marker for his grave.
The Dyas-Brady cem. is now on private land and is adjacent to the Bellevue State Park.
To visit the cemetery a person should contact the Park Superintendent who will take you to the Cemetery.
The campground at the Park is called the DYAS Unit and was so named as the land was purchased from the Dyas family.
