Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Tyler, Rolla A.  March 1, 1840 - 
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Rolla A. Tyler is a son of the late William and Catherine (Utz) Tyler, long 
ago deceased and was born in Georgetown, Floyd Co., Ind., March 1, 1840. Sept. 
21, 1865, he was married in Harrison county, Ind., to Catherine Mosier whose 
parents, Philip and Anna J. (Sears) Mosier, have passed away. The issue of 
this marriage is eight children, Clara B., Oliver O., Florence M, Alonzo E., 
Birdie E., Media J., Jesse H. and Nolie M.  Comrade Tyler served in the Union 
army as a private in Co. C., 81st Ind. V.I., 4th A.C.  He was engaged in 
farming when he was enrolled Aug. 13, 1862, at New Albany, Ind. He was never 
wounded or in hospital but was given a furlough of twenty days, in the spring 
of 1864 at Huntsville, Ala. With this exception, he was constantly with his 
command, taking part in the engagements of Stone River, Eaglesville, 
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign, Jonesboro, Lovejoy Station, 
Siege of Atlanta, Franklin, Spring Hill, Columbia, Nashville, Ashville and 
Triune; he was honorably discharged June 13, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind. His 
brother, John H. served in Co. C, 81st Ind. V.I.  An uncle, Jefferson Tyler 
served in the Mexican war; his wife had four brothers in the army, Theodore in 
the 12th and 144th Ind. V.I., Mordica in 66th Ind. V.I., David in 12th Ind. 
Bat. and George in 12th Ind. V.I. Her paternal grandfather fought in the War 
of 1812. Comrade Tyler belongs to Georgetown Post, 582, in which he has held 
the offices of P.P.C., Q.M., J.V.C. and O.G.; his occupation is that of a 
farmer and his address is Georgetown, Ind. 

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.


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