[WED]Dyersville

[Mary Jackes]

I'm sure Sandi is right - they were a bunch of sober citizens.  Halbach was
probably confusing them with another (later) English colony in Iowa that
had an "aristocratic" image.  The richest of the Dyersville lot were
hard-working farmers, with enough ready cash to get themselves across the
Atlantic, across half of North America, buy land, equipment, seed, building
supplies.  

What did it do to the Wedmore area, to lose so much money from the economy
within 20 years?

There are a couple of mystery Somerset emigrants I see when skimming the
1860 census.   Mr. C. Thorne is 30 and describes his occupation as
"gentleman" - unique. He has an adopted son, Albert Blackmore, who is 6.
What's their story??

Peaceful holidays for everyone.
 
Mary Jackes
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 0N8, Canada.