My grandfather was born in 1790,” Mr. Tyler said in a 2012 interview. “My father was born in 1853. And I was born in 1928.” ...

Harrison Ruffin Tyler, a former Richmond business leader and a benefactor of the College of William & Mary, was the last ...

In 1846, the plains of Illinois fueled dreams. With rich soils and prairie grasses taller than a horse’s head, it attracted ...