Newton Co., IN Bio Newton County, Iroquois Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. HARRISON TYLER, farmer, is a native of Indiana, and a son of George and Animy (Blankenbeker) Tyler, natives of Kentucky, and pioneers of Southern Indiana, whither they emigrated in 1818, at which period they had to pen their calves and lambs to save them from the wolves. Mr. Tyler removed to Kentucky, where he died; Mrs. Tyler is yet living at the advanced age of ninety years, and is active. Harrison Tyler passed his boyhood in Kentucky, where he remained until twenty-nine years of age, and where he married Miss T. Isabella Blankenbeker, also a native of Kentucky, a daughter of Felix C. Blankenbeker. In 1856, Mr. Tyler removed to Clark County, Indiana, where he purchased, improved and lived some time on seventy acres, to which he afterward added fifteen acres, until 1866. This he sold and removed to Brook, Newton County, where he lived two years. He afterward purchased 160 acres of his present home, then wild land, but now finely cultivated farm; to this he added until the farm now numbers 165 acres with good buildings, and other necessaries and conveniences. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler have six children--Milton, Felix, Newton J., Mary E., Edmond and William A. (deceased). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com