Re: Daniel Tyre b. abt. 1795,father to John Tyra Sr. KY
I have been doing some more census research on the possible parents of John, Polly, & Betsy TYRA-TYRE of Breathitt Co, KY.
I think that I have come upon a reasonable and probable set of parents. Based upon the birthdates and marriages of the children and census records:
Elizabeth “Betsy” Tyra, b. 1813 Montgomery Co, VA, d. 15 Feb 1900 Breathitt Co, now Wolfe Co, KY m. abt 1838 Estill Co, KY James HOLLON b. 1819 Morgan Co, KY (son of George Hollon & Elizabeth Mullins) 1st 3 children said to be born 1839, 1839, 1841 Breathitt Co, KY
John Tyra Sr, b. abt 1815, d. Bef. 1856, m. 24 Jan 1836 Morgan Co, KY Sarah “Sally” GIBBS (daughter of John GIBBS Jr & Elizabeth SHEPHERD) 24 Jan 1836 Performed by John ROSE who remained a neighbor. 1st child James Harvey Tyra b. abt 1836-1837 Estill Co, KY 3rd child Daniel Tyra b. abt 1841 Breathitt Co, KY
Polly Tyra, b. abt 1820 Morgan Co, KY, d. ?, m. 26 Jun 1831 Morgan Co, KY Eli SIMPKINS b. abt 1820 probably Morgan Co, KY (son of ??) Children: Nancy Simpkins b. Abt. 1833 Morgan Co, KY; Jane Simpkins b. 24 Jan 1850 KY
Census M=male F=female
1800 Chesterfield, SC – William TEAR – possible father of Daniel Tyre - The is the only TYRE in Chesterfield, SC
1810 Chesterfield District, SC – Daniel TYRE – 3 M under 10 years - who are they? 1 M 26-45 probably Daniel Tyre 1 female 26-45 probably Sarah (maiden name unknown)
1820 Floyd Co, KY – Daniel TYRE – 1M under 10 John Tyre, age 5 1M 18-45 Daniel 1M over 45 possibly Daniel’s father or Sarah's? 1F under 10 Polly 1F 10-16 Elizabeth “Betsy” 1F 16-26 Sarah, wife of Daniel Neighbors are William Banks, Henry Caudill This is the only TYRE-TYRA in the county.
1830 Estill Co, KY – Sarah Tyre – head of household 1M 15-20 John Tyre, age 15 1F under 5 ?? Is this an illegit child (?) as Polly was married young in 1931 1F 15-20 Polly 1F 20-30 Elizabeth “Betsy” 1F 50-60 Sally Tyre, widow of Daniel Neighbors are Andrew Pence, John Banks, John Holland (Hollon), Wm Holland (Hollon), Willis Brewer, William Hatton, David Banks,
1840 Breathitt Co, KY – John TYRE - 1M under 5 James Harvey Tyra 1M 20-30 John Tyra age 25 1F under 5 Polly Sally Tyra 1F 20-30 Sally Gibbs Tyra 1F 70-80 probably Sarah Tyre, Daniel's widow, Neighbors: near John Holland Sr, John Banks, Ambrose Holland, William Holland, Hiram Holland, Jackson Holland, John Holland, Andrew Pence
1850 Breathitt Co, KY, District 2 – John Tyra – age 35 John Tyra age 35 b. KY (1815) Sally wife age 28 b. KY (1822) James H. age 13 b. KY (1837) Polly age 11 b. KY (1839) Daniel age 9 b. KY (1841) John age 7 b. KY (1844) William age 6 b. KY (1843?) Ebenezer age 5 b. KY (1846) Eli J. / Elender age 4 b. KY (1848) Asbury age 1, b. KY (1849) Neighbors: John GIBBS (parents of Sally Gibbs Tyra) William W. Banks, William Banks, John Banks, John Hatton, John & Charity Holland (mother of William Holland), David Banks.
Conclusions:
Daniel Tyre & Sarah (unknown) had three children, John, Elizabeth “Betsy”, & Polly and maybe 2 Other sons as seen in the 1810 census. The sons do not appear in 1820. What happened?
Daniel died about 1825 when Polly was 5 years old. That is why Sarah, age 50-60, is the head of the household on the 1830 census.
Sarah also appears as the 70-80 year old in the 1840 Census with son John.
Many of the neighbors are the same from the 1820-1850 census records so I believe that Daniel, Sarah And Son John TYRE/TYRA didn’t move but the county lines changed instead.
This explains why Betsy was likely married in Estill Co in 1938 while John in 1936 & Polly in 1931 wed in Morgan Co, KY. This is also bore out in the birth places of their children.
The birthdates of John, Betsy and Polly fit the age groups.
John Tyra and Betsy Hollon ended up in Breathitt Co, Ky but likely didn’t move but here again the County lines changed instead. See KY county formation dates.
I have the marriage record of John TYRA Jr’s 2nd marriage to Polina Willoughby that states that his father (John TYRA) was born in S. Carolina. This is what led me to check for Daniel Tyre there.
In 1830 there is a child under 5, whose is it? Possibly the child of Polly by Eli Simpkins?
Is there any marriage or death records available for Estill Co, KY for Daniel’s death or the marriage. Of Betsy Tyra to James Hollon? Where is Daniel & Sarah Tyre/Tyra buried?
Can anyone claim Willaim TEAR-TYRE-TYRA of Chesterfield, SC or this Daniel TYRE?
Deborah Slager Polo, IL
Descendant of John Tyra (1915) & Sarah “Sally” Gibbs
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