s/o John & Fanny (Martin) Tyner

h/o Lucinda A. Caldwell (m. October 31, 1829, Fayette County, Indiana)

f/o Mary Jane (Tyner) Coffield, Amanda Ellen (Tyner) Romack, John Harris Tyner, Eliza Ann (Tyner) Newhouse, William Franklin Tyner, Salena (Tyner) Carr, Emily (Tyner) Duncan, Martha Caroline (Tyner) Power, James Caldwell Tyner, Elbert Lane Tyner, Sarah Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Tyner) Marsh, & Willson Tyner
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The following newspaper article was found in the 'Greenfield Republican' weekly newspaper of Hancock County, Indiana. The paper was doing a series called 'Our Pioneer Sketches!', seemingly 32 total. This article was published on October 15, 1891, the last one published.


THE REPUBLICAN WILL PUBLISH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM TIME TO TIME.
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Of the Old Pioneers now Living in the County, Giving in Detail Many Interesting Remininiscenses of the Early Day,
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Relating the Hardships, Trials and Difficulties Through Which They Passed, Following Their Career up to the Present Time.
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These Sketches Will be Carefully and Accurately Written up, and Will Prove to be Interesting Reading for all,

Sketch no. 32 - James Tyner of Brandywine Township

Uncle Jimmy, as he is familiarly known was born in Abbeville district, South Carolina, September 19, 1807. His parents were John and Fannie Tyner. He was one of ten children, five girls and five boys. He and his brother John H. Tyner of Fayette county, are all that still survive. His father was a saddler and in his time was reckoned good. When young Jimmy was 8 months old his parents emigrated with their family to Fayette county, Indiana, a distance of 500 miles, on pack horses. Mr. Tyner said his mother held him in her arms the whole way. They settled on a farm two miles south of Brookville, thence to Fayette in 1813, in the woods, where they proceeded to make ‘Fields from Forests,' they had 320 acres. The subject of this sketch assisted to work the farm until he was 22 years of age. Every day the forest resounded with the ring of the ax continually for many years. When he was 22 years of age he was married to Lucinda Caldwell, a neighbor woodman's daughter, they lived and loved, hoped and worked, in that locality until 1835, when he and his wife resolved to try their fortunes in the newer county of Hancock. They settled in their present location on 200 acres of land, purchased of Andrew Jackson with his autograph to the sheepskin, they paid the regular price, $1.25 per acre. They had a log cabin with dirt fire place, and many a meal on potatoes roasted in the ashes, and corn dodger baked likewise. He worked and prospered as his beautiful farm with its many modern improvements of the present day indicates. Twelve children were the fruit of this union, 7 girls and 5 boys, 7 are still living. The son John lives in the home with his father, he is married and has 6 children. His wife is a daughter of Mr. J. M. Morgan of Greenfield. John has a daughter married and living in Richmond, her husband is Thomas Todd. James C. lives near his father, is married and has four children, one of them the son Harvey, is married. Elbert L. Tyner is well and favorably known over most of our county as a member of the firm of Tyner & Tyner who buy and handle more stock perhaps than any other firm in the county. Mr. Tyner has a nice farm well improved and productive, a few miles south-east of the city. The residence and the environments, plainly indicate the abode of one of our most industrious and thrifty farmers. He has a splendid wife and three bright daughters. Eliza is the wife of Alfred Newhouse of Rush county, an influential and well to do farmer of that county; she has 10 living children. The daughter Salena is the wife of Thomas Carr, of this city, a plasterer, being skilled in his line. They have one child. Emily is the wife of John H. Duncan, a prosperous and courteous farmer of this county. Many of our readers know Mr. Duncan. They have four children. Elizabeth is the widow of Henry C. Marsh, a former editor of this paper, Mr. Marsh has been dead about three years. Mrs. Marsh has five children. The dead son Wm. F., left a family of three children, one daughter is Mrs. Ella Helms, a reader of the REPUBLICAN at Eden, Ind. Mary J. now dead, was the devoted wife of Barney Coffield now a resident of this city. She left 4 children, 3 of them being James, Wm. M., and Martha. The dead daughter Martha was Mrs. Jasper Power. She left four children, all now living in Indianapolis. Amanda was Mrs. Robert Komack, she left 9 children. Mr. Tyner has 44 grand children and 25 great grand children. He and his patient, faithful old wife nave climbed the hill together for 62 years. The couple that acted as bridesmaid and groomsman at their wedding are still living. Mrs. Tyner is now in her 80th year, she has been a dutiful wife, and a kind loving mother to a large family of boys and girls. Mr. Tyners first vote was for Andrew Jackson, and he has not failed to cast a vote since. He and his wife have been members of the Baptist church for 40 years. These two kind and benevolent old people will leave behind them many evidences in the hearts of men, of the many good deeds done as they journeyed onward, and the world will have been made better by their having lived in it.