TYLER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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TYLER, Paul
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 614
residence: Clinton, Clinton Twp

Paul Tyler, the well-known cashier of the Citizens Bank of Clinton, has been 
prominently identified with the banking interests of Henry County for a number 
of years, as well as his father before him. Mr. Tyler was born at Bloomington, 
Illinois, March 15, 1862, a son of W. D. and Adelaide (Warriner) Tyler, the former 
a native of Genesee, New York, and the latter of Illinois. The mother died in 1880. 
W. D. Tyler came to Clinton in 1866. He was then thirty-six years of age. He came 
to this country from New York State, and took a prominent part in the early 
affairs of Clinton and Henry County. He served two terms as mayor of Clinton and 
was elected county recorder in 1872, serving four years. He took an active part in 
educational matters and was a member of the Clinton school board for twenty-
six years, twenty-two years of which he was president of that body. When the 
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad was constructed, he was paymaster for that 
company for a time. W. D. Tyler was one of the organizers of the Citizens Bank of 
Clinton and was it's first cashier, serving in that capacity for twenty years. He 
died in 1913 at the age of eighty-three years and his remains are interred in 
Englewood Cemetery. The Citizens Bank of Clinton is the successor of the First 
National Bank of Clinton, which was organized in 1872 with a capital stock of 
$50,000. The first officers were: J. G. Dorman, president; M. B. Merritt, vice-
president, and W. D. Tyler, cashier, all of these gentlemen are now deceased. The 
First National Bank was succeeded by the Citizens Bank of Clinton in 1894, and 
the officers of the new organization were: I. M. Every, president; W. A. Hastain, 
vice-president; and Paul Tyler, cashier. The capital stock was then the same as 
now, $25,000. The present officers of the bank are George S. Holiday, president; 
W. F. Smith, vice-president, and Paul Tyler, cashier. Paul Tyler was the only child 
born to his parents. He received a good high school education and his life has 
practically been spent in the banking business. He began as bookkeeper in the 
Clinton National Bank and when the Citizens Bank was organized he became its 
cashier and has held that position to the present time. Mr. Tyler has had a long 
experience in the field, of bankers and is one of the best posted men in Henry 
County in the intricate problems of finance and the system of modern banking. Mr. 
Tyler was united in marriage in 1900 with Miss Louise Neil of Columbus, Ohio, 
daughter of Robert and Sarah Neil. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler reside on the corner of 
Clinton and Second streets, and have a broad acquaintance and many friends in 
Clinton and Henry County, and the Tyler home is well known for its gracious 
hospitality. 

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TYLER, W. D. - b: 1830 NY
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 546
residence: Clinton Twp

W. D. Tyler, cashier of the First National Bank of Clinton, is a native of New York 
and was born November 17, 1830. His father, William Tyler, was born in 
Massachusetts, while his mother came originally from New York. William D. was 
the second child of a family of four. He was reared in the state of his birth, 
receiving his education at Geneseo Academy. When twenty-three years of age he 
removed to Rock County, Wisconsin, and after a residence in that state of one 
year he located in Bloomington, Illinois, and for several years was occupied in 
the hardware business. In 1864 he went to DuQuoin, Illinois, where he held the 
position of superintendent of a coal company. In 1867 he came to Clinton and was 
a contractor on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad for two years. In 1870 he 
was elected recorder of Henry County and filled this office very acceptably four 
years. In 1872 he was elected assistant cashier of the, First National Bank and 
remained identified with this institution until 1881, when he became one of the 
organizers of the Henry County Bank, and its managing official and cashier until 
December 10, 1881, when he again became associated with the First National 
Bank and elected to his present position. Mr. T. has been twice married, first May 
28, 1861, to Miss Adelaide Wariner, a native of Illinois; she died February 22, 
1880, leaving one son, Paul. His second marriage occurred October 25, 1882, to 
Miss C. S. Jones, of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Tyler is a member of both the I. O. O. F. and 
A. O. U. W. fraternities. In educational matters he has taken a deep interest and 
has served as a member of the school board for fourteen years, part of the time 
as president of the school board. In 1882 he was elected mayor of this city.

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