Abram Tyson^{[1, 2]}

1819 - 1891  (72 years)

• Name	Abram Tyson
  Born	4 Nov 1819	Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	mason
  Elected Office	1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	reeve - councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1855-56, 1869-70, 1872-76 (Reeve)
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Butcher
  		Tyson's Grocer in Kitchener 1863
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Church of England
  Elected Office	1874	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Warden for the County of Waterloo
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162769582
  Name	Abraham Tyson
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	00123-7551
  Died	17 Dec 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10, 11]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I9175	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob U. Tyson,   b. 18 Feb 1786, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Jan 1863  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bergey,   b. 24 Feb 1786, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Nov 1860  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F2665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Headen,   b. 22 May 1830, Exeter, Devonshire, England ,   d. 9 Feb 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1850  [11]
  Children	1. Harriet Jane Tyson,   b. 23 Dec 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1931  (Age 79 years)   2. Charles Henry Tyson,   b. 27 Dec 1853, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1916  (Age 62 years)   3. Clara Tyson,   b. 2 Nov 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   4. Maggie Tyson,   b. 7 Jun 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1936  (Age 78 years)   5. Abram H. Tyson,   b. 21 Apr 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   6. Walter Hayden Tyson,   b. 14 Jan 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1932  (Age 70 years)   7. Milton H. Tyson,   b. 23 Feb 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1901  (Age 37 years)   8. John Haydon Tyson,   b. 30 May 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1945, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 80 years)   9. Lillian Mary Tyson,   b. 4 Jan 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abram Tyson, "was born in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 4th, 1819. In 1844 he came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, where he followed the mason trade for several years. After his marriage he moved to Berlin where he was engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years. When old, he in company with his sons, was engaged in the butchering business, doing a large trade. On November 5th, 1850, he was married to Julia, daughter of Henry and Hannah Headen. She was born near Exeter, Devonshire, England, May 22nd, 1830, and died in Berlin, February 9th, 1881. He died December 17th, 1891. To them was born a family of nine children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _________ Mr. Abram Tyson, "who was born in Pennsylvania," came to Berlin when a young man. he was a mason by trade, but afterwards went into the butcher business then also into the dry goods and general store trade. He was one of Berlin's sterling men, was elected councillor 4 times while Berlin was a village, and Reeve for 5 terms when Berlin came to be a town. Died on the 17th, aged 72 years. Peter Shupe's Diary, notes of Twenty-five years ago. The Chronicle Telegraph (190101), 4 Jan 1917, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Feb 1881. 9 Feb 1881 Julia, wife of Abram Tyson died at the age of 50 years, 8 months and 18 days in Berlin. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012933-73. John Ivie Piper, 25, occ. Woolen Manufacturer, b. Canada, res. Ayr, Widower, son of James and Agnes married Harriet Jane Tyson, 21, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of Abram and Julia, witnessed by: W. Watson and Agnes Piper both of Ayr, 26 June 1873 in Berlin [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 545. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 105. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 38. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 31. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 19. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Dec 1891. Dec 17, 1891 Abram Tyson died in Berlin at age of 72 years. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 33. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162769582. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 546.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Nov 1819 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - mason - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - reeve - councillor - Kitchener - 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1874 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Dec 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth