Richard Tyler, a farmer, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1815, and is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Smart) Tyler, the former a native of Maryland, of English descent, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent.  His parents were early pioneers of Ohio, who settled where Columbus now stands, before the existence of the town.  His father was a soldier of the war of 1812, and by occupation a manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes.  Our subject attended the select schools of this State, and on December 24, 1835, married Lavina, a daughter of Rev. H. and Sarah (Vinney) Barker; her father was a minister of the Christian Church, and a native of New York, of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler have five children, viz.: Rosanna, Leroy, Isaiah, Marion and Arminda F. In 1865, the family came to Claibourne Township and settled one and a quarter miles east of Richwood, where they still reside.  The parents are members of the Christian Church, to which Mr. Tyler has belonged since he was fifteen years of age.  He is the owner of fifty-five acres of land, on which they reside, and which he is engaged in cultivating.