Elizabeth L. Tyler
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"Elizabeth L. Tyler," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/1011.
- Position
- Maid
- Years in President's House
- circa 1944 – 1950
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Female
- Race/Ethnicity
- Black or African American
- Biography
- Elizabeth L. Tyler was born in Ohio around 1891. (1) She worked in domestic service in Washington, D.C. prior to joining the White House staff around 1944. (2) There, she worked on the West Wing’s night cleaning force. (3) She continued on staff through at least 1950, but at this time, further information about her life and tenure is limited. (4)
- (1) Elizabeth L Tyler, 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 2136; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 1-77, Ancestry.com.
(2) Boyd’s District of Columbia Directory (R. L. Polk and Co., 1934), pg. 1589; "Roster of White House Employees, Revised, April 1, 1944," Folder: Investigative Case Files, 1934-1945, Records of the United States Secret Service, 1933-1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York.
(3) Ibid.
(4) Elizabeth L Tyler, 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 2136; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 1-77, Ancestry.com. - Birthplace
- Ohio, USA