From: "Rosters of the New York Infantry Regiments during the Civil War:"
http://dmna.state.ny.us/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/rostersinfantry.html

"TYRER, JR., JAMES, Age, 40 years. Enlisted, October 18, 1861, at Concord, to serve three years; mustered in as wagoner, Co. A [64th NY Inf.] , October 29, 1861; discharged for disability, August 14, 1862, near Harrison's Landing, VA."

James applied for an Invalid Pension on Mar. 25, 1869, Application #141.330, certificate #191.153. His widow [not named on this form] applied for widow's benefits on Application #243.710, certificate #192.686.

"Hello, I found this in an old newspaper and thought you might be interested."
Freeborn County Standard; Albert Lea, Minnesota.
July 7, 1881; Page Two.
Mrs. Susan C. Tyrer, mother of the late A.M. Tyrer, has received a pension as the widow of James Tyrer, a member of Company A, 64th N.Y. volunteers, amounting to $1824.00 arrears, and $6.00 per month for the future. Theo. Tyrer was colonel of this regiment, and has, after 5 years of patient effort, succeeded in collecting the proof which was scattered from Maine to Texas, with the above deserving result.
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From: "Albany, New York Evening Journal," January, 1864:
"The people of the state of New York, vs Hannah Tyrer, widow of James Tyrer, of the town of Concord of Erie County, NY; Ellen ____ of the town of ___ of Erie Co, NY; Washington Tyrer of the town of West Seneca, Erie Co, NY, James Tyrer, Hannah Ashman, and Johnson Tyrer of the town of Concord, Erie Co, NY, Morancy Parsell of the town of O---, Chatauqua Co, NY, Freeman Jameson and Reuben Jameson, of Richland, Jackson Co, IA; all of full age, and Joseph H. Jameson, a minor, aged 16 years, of ____, ___ County, NY, being the next of kin of James Tyrer, late of the town of Concord, in the county of Erie, deceased;

"Whereas Alonzo C. Ashman, executor ____ in the last will and testament of the said James Tyrer, deceased, has applied to the surrogate of the said county of Erie, for the proof of said will, which will ___- to real and personal estate; you are thereby ordered to appear before me, said surrogate, in his office in the city of Buffalo in said county on the 10th day of March, 1864, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to attend the probate of the said will. Given under the hand and the official seal of said surrogate, at his office in said county, this 15th day of January, 1864. Charles B. Guthrie, Clerk, Surrogate's Court."

From: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/erie/wills/indexes/lt/v4.txt
PROBATE: Index to Letters of Testamentary, Vol. 4 (1856-1865); Erie Co., New York
TYRER, JAMES NTL 4-446
TYRER, JOHNSON NTL 4-606

From: Pension application of widow, Hannah Nash Tyrer [widow of soldier Silas Nash]:
"State of New York, Erie County}
James Tyrer and Washington Tyrer, being by me duly sworn according to law, that they reside in Concord and West Seneca in said county of Erie, and are not interested in making this affidavit. [Meaning they have no personal gain coming from it]; that they are sons of the above-named James Tyrer. That they were present and saw Hannah Tyrer sign her name to the foregoing declaration. That she is the widow of the said James Tyrer, now dead [?] in the town of Concord, Erie Co, NY on the 8th day of January, 1864. That the said Hannah Tyrer is still a widow, and when married to our Father, she was the widow of Silas Nash, who was a Revolutionary pensioner. That she was also a pensioner of the United States when she was married to our Father, as we are informed and believe to be true. Washington Tyrer, James Tyrer. Sworn to and subscribed this 19th day of Oct. 1865..."

From: "Freeborn County Standard," Albert Lea, 9 March 1876, 2nd column:
"Obituary. It becomes our painful duty to announce to our readers, the death on Monday last, of James Tyrer of this town, who, though not an old resident of this state, had become well known to most of our citizens. He came to Minnesota in 1870, that he might be near his children, A. M. Tyrer and Mrs. Fenton, who had previously located here."

"He was born in the town of Concord, Erie County, NY, on the 4th day of December, 1814. His occupation during most of his life was farming, in which occupation he acquired a modest competency. He was especially noted as an upright, honest, hard working man; He valued, above wealth, the respect of his friends and neighbors, which he was happy in retaining during his whole life. It could truthfully be said about him that he had not an enemy in the world."

"Emulating the example of his grandfather and his father, who had been soldiers in the War of the Revolution and the War of 1812, respectively, he enlisted in the 64th New York regiment at the breaking out of the Rebellion, though at the time forty-seven years of age, and remained in active service in various capacities for about one year, when, having contracted a disease, which in his case proved incurable, and which incapacitated him for further service, and finally resulted in his death, he returned home. That he was earnest in his patriotism is evinced by the fact that, while with McClelland's army which lay before Richmond, though he had become so reduced in health as to be scarcely able to walk, his weight being less than 100 pounds, and though he had been repeatedly warned by the regimental surgeon, that his life depended on his leaving the army, yet he persistently refused his discharge, expressing his determination to enter Richmond with the Federal army; and it was only after the retreat from the Peninsula, that he abandoned his determination."

"His wife and all of his children survive him, and he was happy at having around him at his bedside, his entire family who sincerely mourn the loss of a kind and indulgent husband and father. His end was so peaceful that those around him were scarcely able to distinguish when he breathed his last."

"The funeral occurs today at the Presbyterian church. The services are to be conducted by the Rev. R.S. Gowdy, of Eldora, Iowa, formerly of Erie County, NY, and the lifelong friend of the deceased, and who officiated at the funeral of his father and other members of his father's family."

"May he meet the reward of an honorable life, and find a mansion prepared for him in the Father's house."

In the same issue, same page, first column:
"Funeral of Mr. Tyrer, from the Presbyterian church today, at 2 pm."

From: "Obituaries of Buffalo and Erie Co, NY:"
"James Tyrer, formerly of Concord, Mar. 6, 1876, age 61."