Elizabeth Tyler

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Tyler was born on 28 February 1793, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Langley Tyler, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Ballard, was 37. She married James B McClellan on 13 October 1811, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 3 March 1847, in Fulton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James B McClellan
1789–1851
Elizabeth Tyler
1793–1847
Marriage: 13 October 1811
Salem Piatt McClellan
1812–1865
Zulima Eleanor McClellan
1814–1874
Catherine B. Mcclellan
1815–
Margaret Jane McClellan
1817–1854
Eliza E McClellan
1819–1902
Catherine Baird McClellan
1822–1860
Lavicia Ann McClellan
1824–1884
Robert Henry Mc Clellan
1826–1883
John Russell McClellan
1829–1897
Madaline Tyler McClellan
1834–
Amanda Angeline McClellan
1836–1907

Sources (7)

  • Elizabeth Tylor, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Elizabeth Tyler McClellan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Tyler, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons

In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Old French tieuleor, tiewelier, tuilier, Middle English tiler(e), tiʒeler ‘tiler’, for someone who made or laid tiles for floors or roofs. This name may have become confused with Tiller . Wat Tyler was a leader of the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381, although his name may not have been hereditary at the time.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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