BIO:  Henry S. Tyson, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 145

HENRY S. TYSON, son of Henry and Susanna (Shultz) Tyson, was born October 8, 
1829.  His father, of English descent, a native of Ohio, died in this county in 
1879, aged eighty-one years.  His mother, a descendant of a German family, who 
were among the first settlers of York County, died in 1881, aged eighty-seven 
years.  By this marriage six sons and four daughters were born.  The subject of 
this sketch was the fourth son and eighth child, and grew to manhood on his 
father’s farm, afterward learned the carpenter’s trade, and pursued it in York 
from 1849 to 1853.  He practiced veterinary surgery for a few years; from 1863 
to 1873, he followed mining at Smyser Iron Ore Bank, and for two years was an 
engineer of the York Water Works.  In the spring of 1882, he took charge of 
“Sinking Spring Farm,” of 335 acres, owned by P. A. S. Small.  Mr. Tyson was 
married to Leah E., daughter of Herman Hoke.  They had two children:  Herman 
(deceased), and Mary Jane.  Mr. Tyson and his family are members of the Lutheran 
Church.