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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOSEPH H. TYSON, one of the progressive farmers of Worcester township, was born July 8, 1837, in Skippack township. He attended the public schools of the neighborhood, after leaving which, he learned the trade of a shoemaker, as was the custom at that time, which he followed for about two years. He then engaged in work as a farmer, which he continued to follow until he located on the farm where he resided until April 5, 1904, when he sold out. On this property all his children were born and reared.
November 12, 1864, he married Christianna Snyder, daughter of Isaac Snyder. They were married by the Rev. William G. Hockman, pastor at Kulpsville. Mrs. Tyson died July 11, 1903, of cancer of the stomach, and was buried at the Schwenkfelder graveyard in that vicinity. The children of this marriage were: Elizabeth S., born October 26, 1866, is unmarried; Susan S., born April 21, 1872, married Milton Bean; Hannah S., born August 31, 1877, died May 10, 1882; Christianna, born November 20, 1881, is unmarried. Two other children were born dead.
John Tyson (father) was born in Worcester township, August 27, 1787, and died February 28, 1883. He was buried in Fairview churchyard. He was a farmer by occupation. Elizabeth (Henning) Tyson (mother) was born April 28, 1797, and died February 6, 1870, and was also buried in Fairview cemetery.
The children of this marriage, besides Joseph H. Tyson, were: Mary, born January 29, 1817 (deceased); William, born October 20, 1818 (deceased); Margaret, born February 20, 1820 (deceased); Matthias, born December 25, 1823 (deceased); Susan, born August 31, 1825 (deceased); Henry, born April 7, 1828 (deceased); John, born April 28, 1830, engaged in farming in Skippack township; David, born January 30, 1833, a farmer in Salford township; Jesse, born January 23, 1835, residing in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
The father of Joseph H. Tyson had two brothers, Josiah and Joseph. A large branch of the family is now found in Chester county.
Joseph H. Tyson is a member of the Schwenkfelder church. He is a Republican in politics and is a highly respected citizen of the community.
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