Tyer - Tyre Cemetery |
Shelby County Texas
Transcribed by Leonard Irish, April 29, 2000.
Special thanks to Helen & David Billingsley for their assitance in locating this cemetery.
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The cemetery is located off Highway 87 between Center and Timpson. The cemetery is
abandoned and all markers except two are gone.
John R. Tyre | 03/11/1828 | 01/25/1887 | Pvt. Co. H., 11 Texas Inf. C.S.A. |
Mary C. Tyer | 09/04/1855 | 09/16/1884 | Wife of L. A. Tyer |
W.C. Turpen | 12/??/1841 | aft. 1900 | From Shelby County Civil War |
Lewis Lambreth Tyre | ca 1825 | 12/11/1899 | From Shelby County Civil War |
Mary Jane Tyre | ca 1843 | 12/18/1921 | From Shelby County Civil War |
The following is recorded in the book "OUR DEAD- Shelby County, 1836-1964" by J. B. Sanders.
George Tyer | No dates | No dates | Son of Lewis & Mary Tyer |
John R. Tyer | - | - | CSA |
Mrs. John R. Tyer | - | - | - |
Infant Tyer | - | - | Dau of John R. & Ruthis Tyer |
Lewis Tyer | - | - | - |
Infant Tyer | - | - | Dau of L. E. & Della Tyer |
Infant Tyer | - | - | Dauf of L. E. & Della Tyer |
Mary C. Tyer | - | - | Wife of L. A. Tyer Maiden Name Mary Clementine Lowe |