JF Tyler Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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John F. Tyler

~1840 - ??

Born in VA around 1840.
Resided in Gonzales, Gonzales County, TX in 1860 with parents, siblings, and relatives; occupied as a farmhand.

Mustered into Company I at Houston, TX on September 11, 1861.
Acting as wagoner by April 1863.
Present in February 1864.

Also Identified As:
	J. T. Tyler
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(possible relation)
Parents:
	John Tyler b. ~1799 Elizabeth Crouse b. ~1801
Siblings:
	Mary J. Tyler b. ~1829 Daniel Tyler b. ~1829 Martha A. Tyler b. ~1832 Elizabeth Tyler b. ~1834 William G. Tyler b. ~1844
Spouse(s):
	Mary J. McCalmon [McCalman] Parents: Landon C. McCalman (b. June 24, 1800) and Eliza Sharp (b. October 15, 1816) b. February 13, 1836 in AL
Children:
	Florence [U. or W.] Tyler b. ~1867 in TX Sidney Tyler b. ~1869 in TX
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1840 Census - VA, Rockbridge County, Lexington, Page 160, (image 43/116)
	Head of Houshold	John Tyler
	Males 10 & under 15	1
	Males 40 & under 50	1
	Females 5 & under 10	1
	Females 10 & under 15	2
	Females 30 & under 40	1

1850 Census - VA, Rockbridge County, District 51, Page 385, Dwelling 129, Family 130, (image 12/114)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	John Tyler	51	M		Laborer	$400	VA
	Elizabeth Tyler	49	F				VA
	Mary J. Tyler	21	F				VA
	Martha A. Tyler	18	F				VA
	Elizabeth Tyler	16	F				VA
	John F. Tyler	9	M				VA
	William G. Tyler	6	M				VA
	Daniel Tyler	21	M		Laborer		VA
	Elizabeth Tyler	18	F				VA

1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Gonzales, Page 107, Dwelling 221, Family 476, (image 75/105)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Jno Tyler	61	M		B[????]		$1,000	VA
	Eliz Tyler	59	F					VA
	M. J. Tyler	31	F					VA
	Jno. F. Tyler	20	M		Farmhand			VA
	Wm. G. Tyler	18	M		Farmhand			VA
	Jan. [?] M. Taylor	5	F					VA
	Jno. B. Taylor	2	M					TX

1870 Census - TX, Upshur County, Precinct 5, Page 102, Dwelling 37, Family 37-38, (image 5/56)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	John Tyler	29	M	W	Laborer		$275	VA
	Mary Tyler	25	F	W	Keeping House			AL
	Florence Tyler	3	F	W	At Home			TX
	Sidney Tyler	8/12	M	W	At Home			TX
	Texana Wilburn	32	F	B	Cook			AR
	Audre Wilburn	6	M	B	At Home			TX
	James Wilburn	3	M	B	At Home			TX

1880 Census - GA, Carroll County, Town, Page 15B, Dwelling 235, Family 235, (image 30/34)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Landon C. McCalmon

Farmer

Eliza McCalmon

Wife

House Keeper

William A. McCalmon

Son

Teacher

Blackburn A. C. McCalmon

Son

Farmer

Idella McCalmon

Daughter

House Keeper

Florence U. Tyler

Granddaughter

Helps Grandma

Sydna A. Tyler

Grandson

Related Links:
	Nan Nawrocki's Nawrocki Gedcom Richard Ludwig's c1ludwig Gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Tyler) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Tyler) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Gonzales County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Gonzales County, TX)

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