Henry Hyer

Henry Hyer

• Henry Hyer was born in 1820 in Preußen.
• He married Unknown (?) say 1845.
• He married May (?) say 1865.
• Henry Hyer and May (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, at Evans? Street. Other members of the household included Henry Hyer Jr. and Emma H. Hyer.
• He was a cabinet maker, according to the 1880 census.
• The following appeared on 5 July 1881 in the Lockport Daily Journal: Yesterday occurred the one hundred and fifth anniversary of Independence Day, and the joyous event was celebrated in a grand and certainly appropriate manner as may be readily inferred from the following report:
       . . . Bands . . . Niagara Light Guard Band (of this city)--Frank Montford, leader; Edward Glasford, Martin Myers, Chas. Weiler, C. B. Richardson, C. A. Myers, C. E. Zwickey, Henry Hyer, Sr., Joseph W. Barron, Fred. H. Brainard, W. E. Johnston, F. C. Abele, John M. Lewin, Wm. Sipson, Everett Sipson, James Callahan, Wm. Ross, Fred Wakeman, drum major.
• The following appeared on 29 October 1883 in the Lockport Daily Journal: The undersigned, members of the Lock City Band, hereby express their approval of the donation of the profits accruing from the recent benefit to the Lock City Band, to our leaders, Messrs. Montford and Glasford, for their services rendered during the summer, supplying us with music, and also for their untiring efforts in getting the citizens to subscribe for the purpose of procuring an elegant uniform, and also the pains taken to keep up our ogranization.
       Louis Mathern, Clarence E. Zwickey, Martin Myer, Charles Weiler, Frank Glasford, Everett Sipson, Will H. Weber, Henry M. Weber, Lyman Repasz, Henry Hyer, Sr.
• Henry Hyer appeared in the 1890 Buffalo, New York, City Directory at 288 Broadway working as a picture framer, with son Henry and daughter Emma living at the same address..
• Henry Hyer died on 15 June 1896 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
• He was interred at Concordia Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
• The following appeared on 16 June 1896 in the Buffalo Evening News: [Died] In this city, on the 15th inst., Henry Hyer, Sr., aged 76 years. The funeral will take place from the family residence, 973 Washington street, Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Lockport papers please copy.
• The following appeared on 28 April 1924 in The Buffalo Morning Express: Henry Hyer, bandmaster and teacher of music, died at his home, No. 124 Wakefield avenue, on Saturday evening. Born in Chippawa, Ont., 71 years ago, he spent his younger years in Lockport and later directed the Light Guard Band of which his father, the late Henry Hyer, and his brother-in-law, the late Charles Weiler, Sr., were members. After several seasons with theatrical companies, he came to Buffalo and went into business. He was also a member of the old 74th Regiment band. He organized and directed Hyer's Marine band for many years. Of late years he devoted his time to teaching. He was a charter member of the local Musicians' union.

• Last Edited: 19 Aug 2015