James Tyson

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Frontier Life on the Prairie: Life and Times of Jim Tyson 1843-1937
By Robert Tyson - ISBN 145209621X Publisher Authorhouse 2011
Tyson was known as English Jim to the desperados and gunslingers in Oklahoma and Arkansas. He was known as Long-Smokes to the Indians in Oklahoma. But at home in Kansas he was known as Uncle Jim. English Jim was a quick-thinking, fast-shooting tall cowboy who yearly drove cattle from down near the Red River, up through Arkansas and Oklahoma, to Kansas. He didn't tolerate anyone messing with his gold or his cattle. Long-Smokes was that tall, cigar-smoking cowboy who, with his sidekick Chippewa Charlie, came to the rescue of Yellowknife in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. Uncle Jim was the respected rancher in Linn County, Kansas who was a successful businessman and family man. This book is the true life story of a small boy from England who grew up to be a cowboy. It tells of his life journey through the interesting times of the 1800s and 1900s. Jim Tyson was dedicated and true to his family and he was a good provider. He loved his family and he was a good provider. He loved his family and he loved adventure. Those were exciting times on his yearly cattle drives and later on his trips to Canada. The book tells of the history of these years long ago, and gives an account of how Jim Tyson bought his land and how he bought and sold his cattle. These were interesting and trying times. The border war in Kansas, the Civil War, droughts, depressions, pandemics and world wars all happened in Jim;s life time. A person and his neighbors were on their own, with little help from the law and no help from the government. Like the man said, "There is no law west of Kansas City and west of Fort Scott, no God"

1870 Liberty, Linn, KS
James Tyson is age 26; single and born England; stone mason; lives with Jesse Moran family

www.familysech.com - KS marriage records
James Tyson Birth Date: 1843 Birthplace: Of Linn County Kansas Age: 27 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hamilton Spouse's Birth Date: 1848 Spouse's Birthplace: Of Linn County Kansas Spouse's Age: 22 Event Date: 20 Nov 1870 Event Place: Waulmet Grove, Linn, Kansas Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M72508-2 System Origin: Kansas-EASy GS Film number: Reference ID: Bk3p9

1875 Liberty, Linn, KS
James Tyson and Elizabeth with Annie and 2 yr old son [Robert]

1880 Liberty, Linn, Ks
James Tyson b. 1843 England
Elizabeth b. 1847 MO
Annie is 8 and Robert is 6

1885 Blue Mound, Linn, KS
James Tyson with Elizabeth and ch: Anna, Robert and baby Tyson

1895 Mound, Linn, KS
James and Elizabeth with the three children

1900 Liberty, Linn, Kansas
James Tyson age 56 born Engalnd Mar 1844
Elizabeth born Dec 1847 MO
Anna born Oct 1871 KS
Robert J. born May 1873 KS
Iva O. born June 1883 KS

1905 Liberty, Linn, KS
James and Elizabeth with Iva age 21..either in same houehold or nearby is Robert and his wife Blanche age 25 [b. c.1880]

1910 Liberty. Linn, KS
James Tyson 67
Elizabeth 62
Leonard Finch 1884 KS [S-I-L]
Iva Finch 1885 KS [dau]

1915 Liberty, Linn, KS
James Tyson is age 72 and lives with married dau Iva and her husband Leonad Finch. Elizabeth is not in HH [deceased?]

1920-1830 Liberty, Linn, KS
James Tyson b. 1843 England and widowed is living with married dau Iva and her husband.

James married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Samuel L. Hamilton and Mary Ann Enos, in 1870. (Elizabeth Hamilton was born on 8 Dec 1847 in Cass, Missouri, died on 23 Jul 1913 and was buried in Goodrich Cemetery in Goodrich, Linn County, Kansas.). The cause of her death was diabetes.