Person:Thomas Lytle (1)

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m. 16 Mar 1824
  1. Jane Lytle1824 -
  2. Thomas G. Lytle1824 - 1898
  3. E. A. Lytle1827 - 1828
  4. H. Margaret Lytle1829 - 1849
  5. Richard William Lytle1832 - 1873
  6. A. H. Lytle1834 - 1877
  7. Elizabeth Hester Lytle1836 - 1921
  8. Eunice B. Lytle1839 -
  9. Captain Aaron Wesley Lytle1841 - 1920
  10. Sallie Jane Lytle1843 - 1873
m. 13 Apr 1847
  1. Carrie B. Lytle - 1858
  2. Eva Lytle - 1856
  3. Mark A. Lytle - 1860
  4. Pearlena E. Lytle - 1862
  5. Alma F. Lytle1850 -
m. 24 Jan 1865
  1. Effie M. Lytle1866 - 1941
  2. Elma M. Lytle1867 -
  3. Elmer A. LytleAbt 1869 -
  4. Elvan A. Lytle1874 - 1962
  5. Arthur W. LytleAbt 1881 - 1894
Facts and Events
Name Thomas G. Lytle
Alt Name Thomas G. Little
Gender Male
Birth[1] 2 Dec 1824 Wayne County, Ohio
Other[8] Abt 1840 Boone Twp., Porter County, IndianaMoved with His Parents
Religion[9] 19 Jan 1843 Member of Marshalville (Wayne Co., Ohio) Presbyterian Church
Marriage 13 Apr 1847 Valparaiso, Indianato Idilla H. Allen
Residence[10] 1850 living on farm in Boone Twp., Porter County, Indiana with first wife, IdillaLiving on Farm
Other[4] 1854 Porter County, IndianaSheriff, re-elected 1856
Military[4] 1864 Civil War, Capt, Co C, 138th Indiana Infantry serving in Tennessee and Alabama
Marriage 24 Jan 1865 to Mary Ellen Margeson
Other[1] 1867 Business: "in company with D.A. Salyer and his brother Richard, built a paper mill"
Other[4][11] 1868 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United StatesElection: three time Mayor of Valparaiso, Indiana, re-elected 1870, re-elected 1882
Residence[12] 1870 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United Statesliving in Ward 1, Valparaiso with second wife Mary and children
Other[12] 1870 Business: Wrapping paper manufacturer
Residence[13] 1880 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United StatesLiving with second wife Mary and three children Effa, Elma, and Elvan
Residence[14] 1885 70 N. Franklin, Valparaiso, Indiana
Occupation[4][5] Farmed until 1853; then entered the "drug trade"
Other[15] 25 Apr 1891 Awarded "invalid" military pension for service in civil war
Death[1][2] 4 Jan 1898 Frank Fraley's store in Valparaiso, Porter County, IndianaCause: a heart attack
Burial[3] Old City Cemetery, Union Street, Valparaiso, IndianaSection N, Lot 12
Other? 6 Jan 1898 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United StatesMemorial Hall
Other[6] Member, Odd Fellows and GAR
Other[4] Politics: Republican
Other[7][5] Shown as "T.G. Lytle" in 1850 & 1880 census reports
Religion[4] Unitarian

The spelling of the surname appears as LITLE in the Porter County, Indiana, deed index for several land transfers in the period 1852 thru 1864. The first spelling LYTLE for Thomas in this source was noted in 1866 on a joint acquisition with SALYER. (source "General Index of Deeds in Porter County, Indiana" Vol. 1, Book F, Vol. 2, Book H, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4)

"Thomas G. Lytle, Mayor of Valparaiso, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, December 3, 1824, and is a son of Aaron and Hannah (Jones) Lytle, who were natives of New Jersey and Pennsylvania respectively, and the parents of nine children, only three of whom are yet living. The Lytles are of Scotch descent, and the Joneses are of English descent. Aaron Lytle was a blacksmith by trade, and went to Pennsylvania when a young man, and from there came to Wayne County, Ohio, where he married. He quit blacksmithing when about thirty-five years old, and engaged in speculating, buying and selling land, merchandising, etc. During the financial crisis of 1837, he lost the greater part of his means. In 1840, he came to Porter County, purchasing an improved farm of 169 acres in Boone Township, and in the spring of 1841 moved his family out. In 1852, he sold his farm, moved to Valparaiso, and bought a steam sawmill near town, which he operated for some time. He speculated in land, and engaged in other business enterprises until his death, in the fall of 1870. His widow survived him until 1876, when she, too, died, and both are buried side by side in the city cemetery. Mr. Lytle was a Whig, afterward a Republican, and his wife was a member of the Christian Church. Thomas G. Lytle lived with his parents until twenty-three years old, and was married in 1847 to Miss Idilla Allen; farmed until the winter of 1853, when he moved to Valparaiso, entered into the drug trade, and has remained in active business here ever since. He is a Republican, and in 1854, when that party was first organized, was elected County Sheriff, and re-elected in 1856. He was elected Mayor Valparaiso in 1868, and re-elected in 1870, serving for four years. In 1882, he was again elected to that office, in which he is yet serving. He was also one of the first proprietors of the paper mill of Valparaiso. His wife, died June 1861, leaving one daughter, now Mrs. R. A. Dunlap. He afterward married Mrs. Mary E. (Marginson) Ketchum, and to this union have been born six children - Effie M., Elma M., Thomas G. (deceased), Elvan A., one that died in infancy without name and Arthur W. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lytle are of the Unitarian faith. Mr. Lytle, in the spring of 1864, organized Company C, of the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and by that company was chosen Captain. They were in active service, but principally in detailed work. In 1864, they operated in Tennessee and Alabama, and in November of that year Mr. Lytle was duly discharged." Source: “Counties of Porter and Lake - Historical and Biographical,” Goodspeed and Blanchard 1882 page 257, 258 City of Valparaiso, Data entry volunteer - Suzan Schaeffing


(From the Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Indiana, May 6, 1886) "The voters of Valparaiso have placed "old-woman" Lytle on the retired list."

Photo of Thomas Lytle's tombstone on FindAGrave.com

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Porter County Vidette, Thurs. Jan 6, 1898.
  2. Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, January 8, 1898
    p. 5.

    Mr. Thomas G. Lytle, eldest brother of Mrs. Wm Maxwell, was stricken dead with heart failure on the streets of Valparaiso Tuesday.........He was one of Valparaiso's oldest and most respected citizens, and at one time was the mayor of that city.

  3. Thomas Lytle's tombstone and memorial page, in Find A Grave.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana,Historical and Biographical", Goodspeed and Blanchard, 1882.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Census, 1850, Boone Twp., Porter County, Indiana.
  6. Pictorial and Biographical Record of LaPorte, Porter, Lake, and Starke Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers P
    p. 443.
  7. Census, 1880, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana (LDS Family History Library Film 1254305)
    471A.
  8. Valparaiso (Indiana) Messenger, Thursday, Jan 6, 1898.
  9. History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, Vol 2, Be
    709.

    "The Marshalville Presbyterian Church was organized January 19, 1843, by Rev A. Hanna with a membership of fifty-seven, as follows:......Jane Lytle, Margaret Lytle, Thomas Lytle,....."

  10. Census, 1850, Porter County, Indiana.
  11. Website: www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/Residents/history/CityMayors/citymayors.htm.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Census, 1870, 1st Ward, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
  13. Census, 1880, LDS FHL Film 1254303
    p. 471A.
  14. 1939 City Directory, Valparaiso, Indiana.
  15. Website "U.S. Lytle and Lyttle Pensioners for wars 1861-1916".