Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 389
WILLIAM K. TYLER, one of the early settlers of Muscatine County, Iowa, was born in Randolph County, N. C., on the 5th day of August, 1897. The days of his boyhood and youth were spent in his native county, where he received a liberal education. He subsequently went to Citronelle, Ala., where he engaged in teaching, and there he became acquainted with Miss Elizabeth May Griffin, who was born in that State, June 25, 1825, in Perry County; and May 26, 1841, they were united in marriage at Painesville,Ala.

Mt. Tyler began his business life in the boot and shoe business, which he carried on for a time, and later added to it that of tanning. In 1855 he removed to Muscatine County, Iowa, but finding no favorable opening for his business, continued his journey to Dubuque. Not being satisfied in that city, he remained but a short time, when he returned to the South. In 1856 he removed to Cairo, Ill., and during the fall of the same year came to Fairport, Iowa, where he resided until the breaking out of the late war, when he responded to his country's call for troops, enlisting in the 37th Iowa Infantry, known as the Greybeard Regiment, and served two years. His death occurred on the 10th day of September, 1863.

Mr. and Mrs. Tyler were the parents of eight children, six of whom are living : William C., a resident of Rock Island County, Ill., served through the entire War of the Rebellion ; Archibald G., was also a soldier, and was held prisoner at Andersonville for six months ; Charles P., resides in St. Paul, Minn.; Edward K., is a prominent physician at Muscatine ; Henry L., is living in Rock Island County, Ill.; and Elizabeth is the wife of William LeQuatte, of Belle Plain, Ill. Mrs. Tyler, after the death of her husband, was again married, in Fairport, Iowa, to Lieut. William J. Wyley, and two children were born to them-- Mary C. and Leonard A. Mrs. Wyley is still living, and resides with her daughter in Sigourney, Iowa.

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