Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
Tyler, Elias M. - 1 Sgt - Co B - 20 IL US INF
Residence, Joliet, Will co, IL; Join, 13Jun1861; Age, 30; Born, NY
Height, 6' 2"; Hair, brown; Eyes, blue; Complexion, light; Married; Blacksmith
Discharged 01May1863 for disability at Shiloh Tenn
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
Civil War Pension Index (ancestry.com):
Tyler, Elias M.
Widow - Tyler, Helen H.
Service - B 20 Ill Inf
1891Jun21 - Invalid - Appl #1033262; Cert #892.606; Cali
1914Dec26 - Widow - Appl #1038.941; Cert #793.818; Cal
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
Headstone Reading,Published Obituaries:
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US Census Records:
1860 - Joliet, Will Co, IL - Elias Tyler Household:
Elias Tyler, 27, Blacksmith, b-NY; Harriet, 24;
Charles, 5; Lillie, 3; America, 3/12
1880 - Monroe, Colusa Co, CA - E. M. Tyler Household:
Tyler, E.M., 49, Blalcksmith; H.H.(wife), 26; Mary (dau), 20
Edward (son), 19; B.F. (son), 5; N.G. (son), 3/12
Flint, R.A. (mother inlaw), 58; Flint, L.E. (sister inlaw), 21
1910 - Silveyville, Solano, CA - Elias M. Tyler Household:
Tyler, Elias M., 79, b-NY, civil war survivor; Helen (wife), 57