Edward Tyler Family Cemetery

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Edward Tyler Family Cemetery

This cemetery was read in 1995 by Lowell and Sandy Griffin, and Joellen Tyler Johnston. Please email Joellen or one of your coordinators if you have any additional information to add regarding this cemetery. Ms. Johnston's cemetery contributions are very much appreciated, and it is hoped it is useful to other descendents.

This cemetery is located in eastern Jefferson County
The Edward Tyler Family Cemetery is located on the north side of Taylorsville Road east of Jeffersontown and west of the Snyder Freeway. It is surrounded by a 19^th century professionally quarried stone wall measuring 50’ by 70’ and made of large slabs, some nearly nine feet in length. There are 26 marked graves, all for individuals who died before 1850. Of those buried here, 16 lived in Kentucky prior to 1800. Three served in the War of 1812, two of those fought at the Battle of the Thames, one at the Battle of New Orleans, and have military markers. Two others are designated as patriots in the Revolution – one for having donated goods and services, the other for an oath of allegiance. These two have patriots markers placed by the Sons of the American Revolution. The patriarch of this family is Edward Tyler who died in 1802 at age 85. He and his wife Ann “Nancy” Langley, who died in 1820 at age 88, are the g-g-g-grandparents of Harry S. Truman, a relationship proven with primary documentation. They are also the g-g-grandparents of Henry Tyler who served as mayor of Louisville in the 1890s. Of their ten children, one daughter and two sons are buried here including Moses Tyler, 1755 – 1839, whose late 18^th century homestead is today part of the nearby Blackacre State Nature Preserve. In addition to the area enclosed by the stone wall, the original deed - Edward Tyler to Levi Tyler, 31 Aug 1837, Jefferson County Deed Book 49, pages 444 & 445 - made provision for the burials of friends, other descendants, and servants, outside the wall. Although the same deeds grants the cemetery over one acre of ground, considerably less than that is enclosed. Any graves outside the wall are unmarked. * those dates marked with asterick are birthdates added by your coordinator with the use of the Birthday Calculator
Burial	Birth	Death	Note
Rose, Allen	10 Jan 1782	17 Nov 1842	Age 50y, 10m, 7d, consort of Mary, PVT KY Mtd Vol Militia, War of 1812
Rose, Mary	29 Mar 1796 *	20 Oct 1841	Aged 45 years, 6 months, 21 days, consort of Allen
Rose, Infant	13 Sep 1838	- - - - -	Son of A. & M. Rose
Rose, Charles W.	18 Nov 1834 *	25 Aug 1838	Aged, 3 y, 9 m, 7 d, son of A. & M. Rose
Rose, Levi T.	10 Aug 1818 *	15 Aug 1837	Aged 19 years & 5 days, son of A. & M. Rose
Rose, John E.	03 Aug 1825 *	19 Jul 1829	Aged 3 y, 11m, 16 d, son of A. & M. Rose
Rose, Samuel T.	abt 1826 *	08 Jul 1829	Aged 3 years, son of A. & M. Rose
Rose, Elizabeth K. S.	26 Dec 1823 *	08 Jun 1824	Aged 5 months, 13 days, dau of A. & M. Rose
Tyler, Edward	abt 1717 *	20 May 1802	85 years, Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Grave Marker
Tyler, Ann	abt 1732 *	31 Jul 1820	Aged 88 years, consort of Edward Taylor
Allison, Nelly	abt 1770 *	27 Feb 1797	Aged 27 years, consort of William Allison
Tyler, infant	- - - - -	26 Jul 1835	Son of Presley & Frances J. Tyler
Tyler, Edward	17 Mar 1813 *	25 Mar 1840	Aged 73 Years & 8 Days
Tyler, Nancy	29 Nov 1766 *	31 Mar 1817	Aged 50 y, 4 m, 2 d, consort of Edward Tyler
Tyler, Nelly	31 Sep 1800 *	20 Nov 1802	Aged 2 years, 1 month, 20 days
McHatton, A.	- - - - -	- - - - -	shares stone with J. & W., no dates
McHatton, J.	- - - - -	- - - - -	shares stone with A. & W., no dates
McHatton, W.	- - - - -	- - - - -	shares stone with A. & J., no dates
Tyler, M.	abt 1785 *	June 1811	Aged 26 years (hand lettered field stone)
Tyler, Zachariah	11 May 1786	06 Sep 1826	(death date should read 1827) PVT KY Mtd Vol Militia, War of 1812
Tyler, Phebe	31 Jan 1758 *	31 Aug 1831	Aged 73 years & 7 months, consort of Moses Tyler
Tyler, Moses	01 Jan 1755	27 Jan 1839	Aged 84 y & 27 d, Son of the American Revolution Patriot grave marker
Tyler, Charles P.	10 Aug 1811	08 Oct 1835	Aged 24 years, 1 month, 28 days
Tyler, Edward Jr.	10 May 1794*	14 Dec 1822	Aged 28 years, 7 months, 4 days
Sturgeon, Elizabeth	25 Dec 1791	13 Jul 1833	Aged 41 years, 6 months, 18 days, wife of Thomas
Sturgeon, Thomas	11 Sep 1793	05 Sep 1822	Aged 28 years, 11 months, 25 days
Tyler, Samuel	06 Jun 1803 *	02 Sep 1823	Aged 20 years, 2 months, 27 days
Tyler, Absalom	1793	1827	PVT KY Detached Militia, War of 1812
McKonn, Leah	- - - - -	- - - - -	Consort of Robert McKonn, stone broken in pieces
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