Robert Thomas Lytle

1866 - Abt 1921  (54 years)

 Set As Default Person

Evelyn Agnes Howard

1879 - 1920  (40 years)

Birth	29 Aug 1879	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	21 Jan 1920	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Buried	24 Jan 1920	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Father	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Mother	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family 1	Robert Thomas Lytle,   b. 1 Sep 1866, Lindsay,Victoria,Ontario,Canada
Married	18 Sep 1915	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Family 2	A. L. Pashby
Married	23 May 1900	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Children	1. George Pashby   2. Howard Pashby

• Name	Robert Thomas Lytle  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Sep 1866	Lindsay,Victoria,Ontario,Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1883	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States   [2]
  Immigration	1883	,Kent,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	from Canada
  Travel	1888	,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [2]
  Residence	27 Sep 1892	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [2]
  Death	Abt 12 May 1921	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Exploding dynamite
  Burial	15 May 1921	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [2]
  Obituary	19 May 1921	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [2]
  	Gladwin County Record
  	Robert Thomas Lytle was born Sept. 1, 1866, at CountyVictoria, Canada, living there until 17 years of age, whenhe moved to Grand Rapids. At the age of 22 he moved toGladwin county and has resided here since. Sept. 27, 1892,he was united in marriage with Mary Louise Joyce. To thisunion was born one child, Mahala. Death parted him and hisloved companion on Feb. 8, 1915, and Sept. 18, 1915, he wasunited in marriage with Eva Pashby, who departed this lifeJan. 24, 1920. Sept. 2, 1920, he was united in marriagewith Mabel Hayward, who lives to mourn his untimely death,with his aged father, John Lytle; daughter, Mahala Hayward;one brother, William of Saginaw; three sisters, Mrs. Wm.Brown, of Peterboro, Canada, Mrs. H. G. Neper of GrandRapids, and Mrs. W. H. McCulloch of Gladwin, his stepchildren and hosts of friends. He was a member of the Gladwin I.O.O.F. lodge and theAncient Order of Gleaners. Funeral services were held atthe GLadwin M. E. church on Saturday at three o'clock, Rev.E. T. Smith, officiating. As stated briefly in the last issue of the Record Mr.Lytle's untimely death was caused by an explosion ofdynamite; in which a large part of his body was blown fromhim, his head and part of the trunk only being found. Hewent out to blast a stump soon after noon with severalsticks of dynamite and was alone at the time of theexplosion, so that it is not known how the accidenthappened. It is thought that he may have started to examinea charge which had been placed under the stump earlier inthe day and that it exploded unexpectedly.
  Link to Find-A-Grave Memorial	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108293847
  Find-A-Grave ID	108293847
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  Notes	(Medical):Mr. Lytle's untimely death was caused by anexplosion of dynamite; in which a large part of his bodywas blown from him, his head and part of the trunk onlybeing found. He went out to blast a stump soon after noonwith several sticks of dynamite and was alone at the timeof the explosion, so that it is not known how the accidenthappened. It is thought that he may have started to examinea charge which had been placed under the stump earlier inthe day and that it exploded unexpectedly. Gladwin CountyRecord dated 5-19/1921.
  Person ID	I27177	Rgstrong Family genes.
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Agnes Howard,   b. 29 Aug 1879, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. 21 Jan 1920, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1915	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	2nd marriage for both Robert and Evelyn.
  Family ID	F9751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2022

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - 1 Sep 1866 - Lindsay,Victoria,Ontario,Canada Residence - 1883 - Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States Immigration - from Canada - 1883 - ,Kent,Michigan,United States Travel - 1888 - ,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Residence - 27 Sep 1892 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Marriage - 18 Sep 1915 - Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Death - Cause: Exploding dynamite - Abt 12 May 1921 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Burial - 15 May 1921 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Obituary - Gladwin County Record - 19 May 1921 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1154] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com: 2022), 21 Apr 2022, accessed 21 Apr 2022, John Morris Howard, 89147325. (Reliability: 3). [S1154] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com: 2022), 21 Apr 2022, accessed 21 Apr 2022, Robert Thomas Lytle, 108293847. (Reliability: 3). Metal Plate at foot of concrete pad over grave: Robert T Lytle 1866 - 1921 Headstone at head of slab has wrong inscription dates: Robert      Lytle Sept 2, 1888 May     1929 The plate is correct the headstone is wrong.