William Tyra

Brief Life History of William

When William Tyra was born in 1843, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Tyra, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Gibbs, was 21. He had at least 6 sons and 3 daughters with Lucinda Pence. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died after 1880, in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Tyra
1843–1880
Lucinda Pence
1843–1882
Dudley Tyra
1867–1930
Mary L. Tyra
about 1874–
Sarah E. Tyra
about 1876–
Samuel Henry Tyra
1869–1907
Fannie Caroline Tyra
1871–1938
John Tyra
1878–
William McKinley Tyra
1879–1960
Elbert Tyra
1880–
Ebenezer Ebb Tyra
1881–1942

Sources (10)

  • William Tyra, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Bill Tyra in entry for Ebb Tyra and Amanda Banks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Tyre in household of Sally Tyre, "United States Census, 1860"

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World Events (2)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

Polish: nickname from tyrać ‘to work hard; to get tired’, Old Polish ‘to sold, to chide’.

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

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