Rev Zachariah H Tyler

Born Ellicot City, Maryland.

Zackariah Tyler, New York, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic Records, 1866-1931, Ancestry.com

Name: Zackariah Tyler
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1818
Birth Place: Maryland
Father: Joseph Tyler
Mother: Julia Johnson
Residence Place: Ithaca, New York
Enlistment Date: 30 Dec 1863
Enlistment Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
Regiment: 26th United States Colored Troops
Company: B
Rank: Corporal
Race: Colored (Black)
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Laborer
Discharged with his regiment August 28, 1865. Promoted to corporal January 1st 1865. Still living. P.O. Address: Ithaca, N.Y."

Zackariah Tyler, New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865, Ancestry.com

Dwelling No. 392, Family No. 419, Frame Dwelling, Value $400
Zachariah Tyler, 47, M, B, pob Maryland, 5 children, 1 married, widow, labour, native born voter, owner of land, now in army.
John H Tyler, 20, M, B, child, pob Tompkins, single, colored person not taxed, now in army
Mary Tyler, 18, F, B, child, pob Tompkins, single, colored person not taxed
Lavinia Tyler, 16, F, B, child, pob Tompkins, single, colored person not taxed
George Tyler, 13 M, B, child, pob Tompkins, single, colored person not taxed
William F Tyler, 9, M, B, child, pob Tompkins, single, colored person not taxed

Family of Zachariah Tyler, Village of Ithaca, New York, 1865 NY State Census, page 59, lines 6-11.

Wesleyan M. E. Church, Albany St near Mill St
Rev Zachariah Tyler, Pastor

H. G. Smith & Co., Lancaster, PA

Zachariah Tyler, pastor Wesleyan M.E. Church, home 40 S Plain St

Ithaca Journal Office, Ithaca, NY

"Rev. Zachariah Tyler, formerly pastor of the Wesleyan church, of this village, has charge of the Zion church of Towanda, Pa., for the coming year."

Ithaca Daily Journal, October 3, 1885, 3.

"George S. Tyler, son of the late Zachariah Tyler, died at Duluth, Minn., Nov. 11. His remains will br brought to Ithaca Nov. 18. Funeral from Zion church, Sunday, Nov. 15, at 8 P.M."

Ithaca Daily Journal, November 12, 1896, 6.

Rev Zachariah H. Tyler, 1819-1896
Co. B, 26th Reg't, USCT

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39388808/zachariah-h-tyler

“Rev. Zechariah Tyler was born about 1820 in the State of Maryland, and became one of the best-known residents of Ithaca. He served for twenty years in slavery, but escaped about 1840 or 1841, leaving his master’s plantation in Maryland. His master was Charles Carrol of Carrolton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Tyler was a family servant. He learned to write and wrote passes for other slaves which assisted them to run away. His master found him out and was about to sell him south, so Tyler put his ability to work for himself by writing a pass to go to some place several miles distant. He stole his best suit, the family saddle and bridle and went to a pasture and caught the saddle or riding horse. In time, he reached New York State, finally settling at Ithaca in 1842. He said that he had been worried about his escape but he had everything ready to start to Canada in case of an alarm from his friends who were watching for any move against him. Elder Tyler was a noble looking old gentleman and a fine representative of his race, so observed Charles Mulks who interviewed him in 1896.”

Sydney H. Gallwey Early Slaves and Freemen of Tompkins County, presented January 30, 1962 before Ithaca Council for Equality at St. John’s Church, p.11-12.