Robert D. Wylie and Margaret Elizabeth Walker

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Husband Robert D. Wylie ^{1 2}

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            AKA: R. D. Wiley 3
           Born: 23 Aug 1840 - South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 4
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         Father: David Wylie (1799-1879) 1 2
         Mother: Harriet Belle Simison (      -1883) 2 4

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       Marriage: 14 Jun 1882 4 5

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Wife Margaret Elizabeth Walker ^{3 5 6}

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           Born: 26 Nov 1853 6
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         Father: Jonathan Walker (1797-1879) 7 8
         Mother: Rebecca Meeks (      -      ) 7 8

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Children

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1 M Walker M. Wylie ^{4 5}

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2 F Leila M. McK. Wylie ^{4 5}

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3 F Nora Grizella Wylie ⁵

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4 F [Infant] Wylie ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - Robert D. Wylie

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His primary education was received in the schools of the district. In 1857 he entered Washington (Pennsylvania) Union School, attending that school for two years. In 1859 he was enrolled in the senior prep. class of Washington College, and went without interruption until he grad-uated in September, 1863, being graded fifth in his class. Soon after graduation he undertook to fill the different positions of tutor of ancient languages and professor pro tem. of mathematics in the same institution. In 1868 he gave up teach-ing as a profession. During that year he was entered as a law student in the Washington bar, read-ing with Alex. Wilson; but owing to continued ill health, at the urgent solicitation of his parents he reluctantly gave up a profession and concluded to try farming. Beginning in 1869 he became actively engaged in farming on the home farm.
By the will of his father, he was left 138 acres of the homestead, subject to widow's dower, and legacies amounting to $3,000 and about $1,000 of debt to pay off. This was the situation of his finances in April, 1879. By careful planning and exercising constant prudence and economy, all these claims were liquidated in a few years. Thereafter he was able to erect new farm buildings and add to the original farm by purchases on three sides until the farm contained 380 acres in a compact body, all paid for.
During the period 1880-1885 he was a contributor to the pages of the agricultural papers, on topics affecting the interests and welfare of farmers. He was quite successful in a number of contests, where awards were made by committees, as conducted by "National Stockman," of Pittsburgh. Owing to the press of business on the farm, he was compelled to abandon literary work.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Wylie was a member of the Lutheran church.
Politically he was a Republican and for years was active in township and county affairs, and in 1905 was elected a member of the board of county commissioners, by a majority of 1,609 in a very hard-fought campaign.
During his term in the commissioner's office, he advocated the building of improved roads under the act of 1905, Pennsylvania Laws, but at the same time built roads in the county under act of 1895, known as Flinn Road Act, up to the limit allowed by act.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 747.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1073.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 248x.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 748.

5 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1074.

6 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 143.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 248x, 251.

8 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 135.