The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-15
MRS. TYLER DIES
IN OAK STREET HOME
Wife of Judge Tyler Was Descendant
of Two of the Oldest New England
Families-Funer Tomorrow


Mrs. Jane Pearson (AIilesl TYLER. so.
wife of Judge James NJ Tyler, died of
nephritis late yesterday afternoon in
her home at 13 Oak street. She re-
turned short time ago from the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital, where she
obtained much benefit, but on SATURDAY.
night she became worse and continued
to fail gradually.
Mrs. Tyler was born in Boston Oct
II, 1898, daughter of Solomon P. and
Sarah (Appleton1 Miles. There were
three other children in the family. a
sister who died at the age of about 15
years and the late COL Charles A.. Miles
of Brattleboro, who died July 3. 1911,
and the late Miss Katharine Miles of
| Brattleboro, who died Sept IS, 1912
She was descendant Of two of the
oldest New England families John
| Miles was the first representative of the
| family in this country. He came from
England, settling in Concord. Mass, in
| 1887, being one of the largest landown-
ers of the original proprietor8 of that
town. The line of descent was John I'd.
! John Sd, Noah. Rev. Noah, and Solo.
mon Pearson, father of Mrs. TYLER. Rev.
| Noah Miles her grandfather, graduated
with honors from Dartmouth college in
1880 and was settled over the Congre-
gational church in Temple, \ H., so
years.
Her father, Solomon P. Miles, ranked
with such men as Horace Mann and
George b. Emerson. leading educators
of this country He was instructor at
Harvard university some years after
his graduation in 1919, then becoming
head master of the Boston English high
school. After conducting that school
20 years with marked success he opened
a private school in Boston. where he
was even more successful than in his
public school work He married Sarah
Elizabeth Appleton. eldest daughter of
Nathaniel Walker Appleton and Sarah
/ (Tilden) Appleton, Of Boston. Sarah f.
/ (Appleton) Miles, Mrs. Tyler's mother,
was the author of many beautiful
hymns Nathaniel Walker Appleton
was a prosperous Boston merchant and
treasurer of a large manufacturing
corporation in Lowell His father, DR.
Nathaniel Walker Appleton, was a Har-
ward graduate and physician who won
distinction in his professional work
Mrs. Tyler first came TO Brattiehoro
at the age of 20 wears. in 1853. when
| sher brother, Col Charles A Miles, was
; | tt0eb iilNStGt Vi IEkt @hl1u II StuBbt- 4 lit
following year Col Miles founded the
Burnside Military academy here and
his widowed mothcr@and her two daugh
tiers came here to make a home for him
His mother built tho present TYLER res
idcnce on Oak street, which was til,
family home
On Sept. /, 1875, Mrs Tyler's mar
riage to Judge Tyler occurred in Brat
, tleboro. Rev William L. Jenkins. pas
! tor OF the Unitarian church, officiating
To them one child was born. son VII,
I died at the age of about six months.
Judge Tyler was then practicing Law
; here Later he represented the Secon,
/ district of Vermont in the forty-sixtl
t congress. which convened March Il
e 1879, and the forty-seventh congress
5 which convened Dee 5, 1881. In 1Ss
d he was appointed judge Of the suprem,
i court of Vermont, serving on the su
e premc bench until he resigned in 1905
He is now president of the Vernon
National bank
In 1909 Judge and Mrs TYLER an
Miss Maverette Smith visited some o
Q the picturesque sections of England
and this trip was the memorable even
of Mrs Tyler : latter years.
= Mrs. Tyler was for many years q de
q voted member OF the Gmtarlan churcl
{ and she was an active member of tn
, Freme circle of that church until
i was merged with the Woman s Allianc
i not long ago. She had been treasure
q of the Associated Charities Of Bratfl,
= boro, now incorporated, ever since ii
! organization was formed p years ag
q. and she was member Of the Brattlt
boro Mutual Aid association.
Universally loved and esteemed, Mr.
.. Tyler viii be remembered as woman {
= gracious and charming personality. H,
Il life was dominated by a spirit of kin,
:, liness benevolence and goodwill, while
. found expression in many avenues. III,
home life was singularly devoted, al
her association with the organization
with which she was connected was G
peclallv valued by the members.
I The funeral will be held in the Ur
tartan church tomorrow afternoon at
o clock, Rev. f. O. S. Osgood officiatin
:. The burial will take place III the Mil
" family lot in Mount Auburn cemeter
Cambridge, Mass, where her parent
brother and two sisters are burie
There is a beautiful monument on t
B. lot, erected by the former pupils
-as Mrs Tyler s father.