John U. Tyson

1821 - 1883  (61 years)

• Name	John U. Tyson
  Born	31 Oct 1821	Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1836	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Tavern Keeper
  Occupation	1850	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	mason
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	mason
  Occupation	1881	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	butcher
  Eby ID Number	00123-7561
  Died	11 Feb 1883	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 5]
  	Cause: abcess of lung
  Person ID	I9199	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  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	Isabella Wright,   b. 19 Mar 1831, , Scotland ,   d. 19 Nov 1919, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1850	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Joanna Tyson,   b. 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob W. Tyson,   b. 1853, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1887, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   3. Arthur Tyson,   b. 1856, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Tyson,   b. 15 Jun 1859, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Abraham F. Tyson,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Jane Tyson,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jane Tyson,   b. Abt 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Charles Tyson,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Isabella Tyson,   b. 17 Jan 1874, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Tyson, "was born in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, October 31st, 1821. In 1844 he, in company with his brother came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, where he was married to Isabel Wright of Winterbourne, Waterloo County, Ontario. Some time after their marriage they moved to Guelph, Ontario, where he was engaged in the butchering business for many years. He died February 11th, 1883" 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.]. ___________________ Jonathan Shantz's Dam. In reference to the general topography of the village of Winterbourne in my last letter I omitted mention of the dam which confines the waters of Cox's Creek. It is the property of Mr. Jonathan Shantz, and contributes the power that operates his saw mill and chopping machine. It is undoubtedly one of the largest confined bodies of water in Waterloo county. The village derives advantages from it in more ways than one. While it adds considerably to the picturesqueness of the village it affords good fishing for the inhabitants thereof when the season is on. In the spring it is alive with chubs, suckers, red fins and bass. The latter abound in large number and many are often caught weighing from three to four pounds. Its generous owner permits free access to it by the public, and consequently the average villager whose beef or pork supply has become diminished or who feels the want of a change from that sort of diet can in a short time with hook and line procure choice specimens for the frying pan. The law prohibiting the catching of bass at this season of the year was the only obstacle that prevented your correspondent from making the attempt to land a few of the big fellows to form a savory feast for the table of the editor of the CHRONICLE. In addition to this advantage afforded to the village Mr. Shantz is the most prominent in giving it some industrial life. He was born near St. Jacobs, March 16, 1849, and is a son of Simon Shantz, Sr. When he was about a year old his parents moved from his birth place to Wilmot where they lived about 45 years He purchased the saw mill here in 1895 from his brother Ezra, who had purchased it from one David Clemens, and has since added a cider and chopping mill. The saw will has a capacity of producing about 8,000 feet of lumber per day, the chopper 200 bags per day and the cider mill about 2,000 gallons per day. He also owns a farm of twenty acres near the village, from which he derives plenty of the necessaries of life for his family. He has been in some way connected in the operation of a saw-mill since he was fourteen years of age, and it is altogether likely that he will follow that vocation as long as he lives, or at least while the timber continues to hold out. Mr. Shantz was married about twenty-two years ago to Miss Caroline, daughter of Mr. John Bingeman, of near Washington, Nine children have been born to them, two of whom are dead. They are of the Mennonite faith and Reform in politics. The family lives in one of the venerable landmarks of the village. It is the old stone tavern which was built in 1836 by the late John Tyson, who was its landlord for two or three years and afterwards was kept by Henry Wenglin and others. It was a famous resort for the travelling public years ago. It is a substantial stone structure, but save its convenient location near the public highway, it does not show signs of having once been a public house. Mr. Shantz is a popular citizen and a man entitled to the respect and esteem of all who meet him or have business transactions with him. Waterloo County Chronicle, 2 Jun 1898, p. 8

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 547. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 pg 155. John TYSON Mason USA MN Isabella TYSON wife Scotland CS Joanna TYSON daughter Canada CS Roxy LETSON Servant Canada CS Peter WILE Mason USA CS [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Feb 1883. 11 Feb 1883 John Tyson died in Guelph at age of 61 years, 3 months & 11 days [S369] Census - ON, Wellington, Guelph City - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 52 Household Number 275. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 18001-1883 John Tyson. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Tyson, 27, mason of Waterloo married 1 Jan 1850 Greenbush by license to Isabella Wright, 16?, of Woolwich, wit: George Benner of Waterloo & John McNab of Waterloo [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 pg 155.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1821 - Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Tavern Keeper - 1836 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - mason - 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1850 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - mason - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - butcher - 1881 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: abcess of lung - 11 Feb 1883 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth