A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--page 1077
Daniel F. Dyer, Amo, Ind., was born in Union County, Tennessee, December 6th, 1841, son of Owen and Elizabeth (Condray) Dyer. He received a limited education and enlisted at Camp Johnson, Barbersville, Ky., in Company D, First Tennessee Infantry, August 9th, 1861, and served until mustered out September 17th, 1864, one month and one day over time. He was in the battles of Fishing Creek, when Gen. Zollicofer was killed, Stone River, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and many skirmishes, especially on the Atlanta campaign, when he was under fire sixty days. He came to Stilesville after his service, and was married August 23d, 1866, to Miss. H.A., daughter of William Lanison, and to Mr. and Mrs. Dyer three children have been born, as follows: Emma A., Orville E., Ernest A. In political opinions Mr. Dyer is a Republican.