Gardiner served in Confederate Army as a Private in the Rockbridge Artillery, which was part of the Army of Northern Virginia's First Virginia Battalion. He served from 1863 until the surrender at Appomattox in 1865. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Virginia's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897.[2]
D Gardiner Tyler married Mary Morris Jones on 05 Jun 1894 in the District of Columbia, United States[3]
Sources
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-ZY14 : 16 August 2019), D Gardiner Tyler, 05 Sep 1927; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Charles City, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2020), memorial page for David Gardiner Tyler (12 Jul 1846–5 Sep 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #6654914, citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL3V-N8F : 10 March 2018), D Gardiner Tyler and Mary Morris Jones, 05 Jun 1894; citing p. 98, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,108,211.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFG-2HC : accessed 9 December 2020), David G Tyler, Tyler District, Charles City, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 18A, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,704.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL2-2DM : accessed 9 December 2020), D Gardner Tyler, Tyler, Charles City, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 4A, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1625; FHL microfilm 1,375,638.
Arik Russell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Arik and others.
Is David your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Thanks !