Victorian Village in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
James S. Tyler
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Tyler Family Legacy
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 3, 2023
1. James S. Tyler Marker
James S. Tyler. James Seneca Tyler was born free in Columbus in 1837 and was an early settler of central Ohio. During his life he held several prominent positions. He served in the Fifth U.S. Colored Regiment in the Civil War and mustered out as Quarter-Master Sergeant having worked as a sutlers clerk at Camp Chase. He was the first African American engrossing clerk chosen by the Ohio House of Representatives serving the 62nd and 66th General Assemblies. Between terms, he worked as Court Bailiff under Sheriff John U. Rickenbaker, and later was secretary to Chief of Police Edward Pagels. During Governor Joseph Forakers term, he served as night officer at the State Capitol building. He also served as Attache under Governor William McKinley. For many years he worked as a chef at Ambos Restaurant and Goodale House. He and his wife Maria lived at 1107 Highland Avenue where they raised 13 children.
Tyler Family Legacy. The Tylers were early settlers in the state of Ohio. Alfred Kelley, the first Mayor of Cleveland and lawyer, Ohio legislator, and father of the Ohio Canal System, brought Maria McAfee Tylers mother, Ann Fowler McAfee to Ohio in 1817 at the age of 5. Maria and James S. Tyler had 13 children, including Ralph W. Tyler, Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland Advocate journalist, WW I correspondent,
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Erected 2005 by Tyler Family Association/The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 90-25.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
Location. 39° 58.486′ N, 83° 0.351′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Victorian Village. It can be reached from the intersection of West Goodale Street and Park street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in Goodale Park about 200 feet southeast of the shelter house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 W Goodale St, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers.
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 3, 2023
2. Tyler Family Legacy Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Goodale Park (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); HighBall (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Short North (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Union Station (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); Thurber (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 647 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
