Marcus Marcellus Tyler1,2,3

M, ID# 13344, (1814 - 1858)
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Descendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
     Marcus Marcellus Tyler was born on 21 Oct 1814 in Carolina Co., Virginia.4,5 He married Sarah Jane Mims, daughter of Linah Mims and Rebeccah Davis, on 25 May 1842 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.6,7,8 He died on 27 Oct 1858 at age 44.9 He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.9
     Marcus and Sarah Jane Mims appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of 1st District, Trigg Co., Kentucky, enumerated 2 Aug 1850, with six of her nieces and nephews listed as living with them. They were Irene Cobb, daughter of her sister Julia; Linah Mims Cobb and Maj. Robert H. Cobb, sons of her sister Cornelia; and Byron O. Mims, Linah C. Mims and John M. Mims, sons of her brother Davis.3 Marcus was a lawyer.10,3

Citations

  1. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842.
  2. [S727] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 34, Marcus M. Tyler to Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842.
  3. [S569] M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky.
  4. [S569] M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 35, and state.
  5. [S481] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656693, Marcus Marcellus Tyler, shows date, and cites inscription showing county and state.
  6. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, License for Marcus Marcellus Tyler and Miss Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date on return.
  7. [S727] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book B, no. 34, Marcus M. Tyler to Sarah Jane Mims, 25 May 1842, shows date.
  8. [S569] M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows both, apparently as husband and wife.
  9. [S481] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656693, Marcus Marcellus Tyler, citing tombstone.
  10. [S374] Manley, "RE: The Logan Material," e-mail to author, 20 Feb 2000, showing E. Dean Savoini, email from <e-mail address> 3 Feb 2000, reporting the 1850 census of Trigg Co., Kentucky, pg 130.

 

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