Theodore Tyler: The Sad Life of A Convict

Theodore Tyler was born about 1832 in New York and was married to Ann and they had a son, Theodore Tyler Jr, born in about 1855 in New York.

 Inmate: #114 Sacramento County Jail
Rec: 9 Aug 1873
Crime: Petty  Larceny
Term: 3 months

Inmate" #4023 San Quentin Prison

As George Tyla

Rec: 24 Jan 1869

Crime: Burglary 

Inmate: 4524 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 19 Aug 1870
Crime: Burglary
Age: 32
Occupation: Wheelwright


Here's some records records and newspaper clippings.

Name: Theodore Tayler
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1833
Birth Place: New York
Record Date: 30 Apr 1872
Hospital: Stockton State Hospital

Hospital Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA

Inmate: #5370 San Quentin Prison 
Rec: 5 Sep 1872
Crime: Burglary 
As Theodore Byler

12 Apr 1873
San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California

16 Mar 1874, Mon  •  Page 3

Inmate: #6040 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 8 jun 1874
Crime: House Breaking 

Inmate: #7270 San Quentin Prison
As Gurden Lynn
Rec:  1 Dec 1876
Crime: Burglary

Inmate: #193 Folsom Prison
Rec: 30 Sep 1880
Crime: Burglary

Notice how he has aged 

Inmate: #1067 Sacramento County Jail

Rec: 8 Aug 1882

Crime: Vagrancy 

Inmate: #10532 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 7 Sep 1882
Crime: Burglary

1885

1886

Inmate: #1241 Folsom Prison

Rec: 12 jun 1886

Crime: Burglary 1st Degree

 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39856138/theodore_tyler/

Inmate: #15513 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 9 Aug 1893
Crime: Burglary 1st Degree
Term: 10 yrs
Age: 61

Huge transformation in ageing 

I feel he was was so alone in life.

He claimed to be the nephew of President Tyler and that he was in the Mexican War. I did find a Theodore Tyler in that war but not enough evidence to prove it's him. 

I have no idea what happened to his son and wife.

Theodore died most likely in prison on 7 Jun 1896 California.

You can see him aging rapidly in the mugshot photos, so sad what crime can do to a person and the time they have locked up.