Tyler, Melvin

• Name	Tyler, Melvin  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I75	Barg-Trumbull
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2007

  
  

  Father	Tyler, Henry W.,   b. 1869   d. 23 Feb 1938 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] White History Book Committee, White, South Dakota, Page 409 (Reliability: 3). William S. and Sarah Tyler and Family By Wanda Tyler William Spencer Tyler was born Feb. 21, 1834 at Luddington, Leicestershire, England. He came to America in 1850 and settled in New York City, where he worked in a piano and organ factory. He became a citizen of the United States in 1859. Sarah Jane Purvis was born in Ireland on Feb. 15, 1828. She and William Tyler were married on Dec. 20, 1855 in New York City. In the fall of 1861, the family moved to Red Wing, Minn., where they operated a truck farm and raised vegetables and strawberries. They cam e to South Dakota in 1880 and homesteaded in Sherman Township, two miles south and two miles east of White. William and Sarah were members of the Presbyterian Church. William joined the I.O.O.F. In Red Wing, Minn., in 1865, and was a member of that organization for over 50 years. Sarah died Oct. 24, 1889 and William died Jan 29, 1916. Children of W.S. And Sarah Tyler: Married A. Harrietborn 1857Frank Spencer 1. Leslie 2. Mabel B. William S.born 1858 died 1942 C. John Silasborn September 29, 1859Rebecca Taylor D. Matthew S.born February 26, 1861Anna Headley E. Alfred A.born September 6, 1862Mary Zilver 1. Haroldborn May 14, 1899 2. Mildredborn December 9, 1901 3. Vivianborn March 7, 1904 F. Sarah Janeborn February 1, 1864John Simmons G. Henry W.born 1869 died February 23, 1938 1. Melvin