Richard Henry Tyner was the son of Richard and Martha Sedgwick Willis Swift (Nobel) Tyner and was born in Brookville, Indiana, September 2, 1831, being one of twelve children. His father was a son of William E. Tyner, a pioneer Baptist preacher of Indiana, who had emigrated to this state from South Carolina and who built one of the first Baptist churches in the state, south of Brookville, in 1812. His [William's] wife, Elizabeth Hackleman, was an aunt of Pleasant A. Hackleman. ... Richard Henry Tyner, father of Mrs. Crecraft, never held public office, but always bore an active part in the business and political life of the community. He was a delegate to the first Republican state convention in Indiana and took an active part in the organization of the party. In his early life he was associated with the Cincinnati Banking Association and traveled over Indiana during the period of "wild-cat" currency as an inspector or examiner. ...
