Daniel Boone Tyra

Company C, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States Army

As researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of John and Sarah (Gibbs) Tyra

Born about 1841 on Frozen Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky

1850 Breathitt County, Kentucky Census
District 2
Dwelling Number 56, Family Number 56
  John Tyra		35
  Sally Tyra		28
     James H. Tyra	13
     Polly Tyra		11
     Daniel Tyra	9
     John Tyra		7
     William Tyra	6
     Ebenezer Tyra	5
     Eli I. Tyra	4
     Asbury Tyra	1

Daniel Tyra, age 7, lived with his parents and siblings on Frozen Creek when the census taker recorded his family in 1850.

1860 Breathitt County, Kentucky Census
District 1
Dwelling Number 301, Family Number 301
  Sally Tyre		41
     Daniel Tyre	19
     John Tyre		18
     William Tyre	17
     Ebenezer Tyre	16
     Elender Tyre	13
     Washington Tyre	9
     Elizabeth Tyre	7
     Joannan Tyre	2

In the official records, Daniel Tyra appears under five different spelling of his last name including Tyree, Terry, Tary, Tirey, and Tarre.

Military Service
Company C, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States Army
(Incorrectly listed as Daniel Tyree and Daniel Terry)
Enlisted: 1862, October 1 at Whitesburg in Letcher County, Kentucky for three years by Colonel Benjamin E. Caudill.
Age at Enlistment: Between 18 and 35 years
Present for Duty: 1862, October 1 to December 31, 1862
Paid: 1862, December 31 by Major James Crutchfield
Present for Duty: 1863, April 30
Paid: To April 30, 1863
Present for Duty: 1863, April 30 December 31, 1863
No further record after December 31, 1863
Highest Rank: Private

Married to Cynthia Pence (1844 – 1926) about 1869 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Cynthia Pence was the daughter of Andrew J. and Rebecca (Hollon) Pence.

1870 Breathitt County, Kentucky Census
Precinct 6
Dwelling Number 67, Family Number 67
  Daniel Tira		27
  Cytha Tira		23
     Florence Tira	2 months

1880 Breathitt County, Kentucky Census
Frozen Precinct
Dwelling Number 179, Family Number 179
  Daniel Tyra		39
  Cytha Tyra		33
     James D. Tyra	13   Nephew

1887 Breathitt County, Kentucky Tax List
Frozen Precinct, Section 20, Line 22
Daniel B. Tyra
  108 acres 
  Nearest Neighbor: John King
  Election Precinct: 2
  Assess value of each tract with the improvements: $300
  Number of Bulls, Steers, Cows and calves of common mixed stock: 
     2 valued at $15
  Number of Hogs over 6 months old: 9 valued at $18
  Value of Agricultural Products of all kinds: $75
  Total Value of Personal Property subject to equalization: $18
  Total Assessed Value of Personal Property: $18
  Males over 21: 1
  Legal Voters: 1
  Children between 6 and 20 years: 2
  Actual votes cast at last general election in County: 1
  Pounds of Tobacco: 10
  Bushels of Corn: 150
  Number of Acres of Corn: 8
  Number of Acres of Woodland: 75
  Number of Cattle exempt from taxation: 2 valued at $15

1890 Breathitt County, Kentucky Veterans Census
Supervisor’s District 5, Enumeration District 20
Line 8, Dwelling Number 131, Family Number 143
(Marked Out as a Confederate)
Daniel B. Tyra
  Post-Office Address- Frozen Creek

Census Taker Samuel H. Hurst visited Daniel B. Tyra’s family in the Frozen Creek Precinct in 1890, but “Xed” out his entry when Hurst learned Tyra was a Confederate soldier.

1900 Breathitt County Federal Census
Not Found 
(pages missing where he should be)

Died on January 4, 1906, on Tyra Branch of Frozen Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky. There is some question about his listed date of birth as his wife, Cynthia sold land without his signature in 1900.

Buried (unmarked) in the Tyra Cemetery, Blanton Bridge, Frozen Creek, Breathitt County, Kentucky

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