Mary Catherine Tyler was born February 3, 1908 to Jacob Andrew and Cora Mae (Heath) Hooley in Rulo Nebraska.

She married Walter Henry Tyler August 6, 1926 in Alliance, Nebraska

She died February 14, 1930 in Benkleman, Nebraska .

She was survived by 2 sons; Walter, Jr. and Frank; her mother Mrs. Cora Hooley Murphy; her husband, Walter, and brother-in-law Harry Hudson; one sister and five brothers.