Son of James Tyre &
Elizabeth "Nancy" [Lambeth] Tyre
1st Married Susan Mary Johnson
December 07, 1851
Abbeville, Mississippi
(Lafayette Co.)
2nd Married Rutha Jane Watkins
January 22, 1874
Shelby Co., Texas
John Ruffin Tyre, moved his
family about 1859, from Miss.
to Texas, home steading land
in Shelby County near the
Huber Community. He hewed logs
of the virgin timber growing
on the land to build their two
room log cabin.
He was a minister in the early
Christian Churches of the area,
serving as pastor at First Christian
in Center, Texas, and at Old Liberty,
near the Huber Community. He was
instrumental in closing down
the saloons in Center.
Pvt., Co. H, 11th Regt.,
Texas Inf., CSA
Elizabeth "Nancy" [Lambeth] Tyre
1st Married Susan Mary Johnson
December 07, 1851
Abbeville, Mississippi
(Lafayette Co.)
2nd Married Rutha Jane Watkins
January 22, 1874
Shelby Co., Texas
John Ruffin Tyre, moved his
family about 1859, from Miss.
to Texas, home steading land
in Shelby County near the
Huber Community. He hewed logs
of the virgin timber growing
on the land to build their two
room log cabin.
He was a minister in the early
Christian Churches of the area,
serving as pastor at First Christian
in Center, Texas, and at Old Liberty,
near the Huber Community. He was
instrumental in closing down
the saloons in Center.
Pvt., Co. H, 11th Regt.,
Texas Inf., CSA
Son of James Tyre &
Elizabeth "Nancy" [Lambeth] Tyre
1st Married Susan Mary Johnson
December 07, 1851
Abbeville, Mississippi
(Lafayette Co.)
2nd Married Rutha Jane Watkins
January 22, 1874
Shelby Co., Texas
John Ruffin Tyre, moved his
family about 1859, from Miss.
to Texas, home steading land
in Shelby County near the
Huber Community. He hewed logs
of the virgin timber growing
on the land to build their two
room log cabin.
He was a minister in the early
Christian Churches of the area,
serving as pastor at First Christian
in Center, Texas, and at Old Liberty,
near the Huber Community. He was
instrumental in closing down
the saloons in Center.
Pvt., Co. H, 11th Regt.,
Texas Inf., CSA
Elizabeth "Nancy" [Lambeth] Tyre
1st Married Susan Mary Johnson
December 07, 1851
Abbeville, Mississippi
(Lafayette Co.)
2nd Married Rutha Jane Watkins
January 22, 1874
Shelby Co., Texas
John Ruffin Tyre, moved his
family about 1859, from Miss.
to Texas, home steading land
in Shelby County near the
Huber Community. He hewed logs
of the virgin timber growing
on the land to build their two
room log cabin.
He was a minister in the early
Christian Churches of the area,
serving as pastor at First Christian
in Center, Texas, and at Old Liberty,
near the Huber Community. He was
instrumental in closing down
the saloons in Center.
Pvt., Co. H, 11th Regt.,
Texas Inf., CSA
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