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Elizabeth L. Tyler

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"Elizabeth L. Tyler," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whitehouseworkers.org/Detail/workers/1011.
Position
Maid
Years in President's House
circa 1944 – circa 1950
Gender
Female
Race/Ethnicity
Black or African American
Presidencies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
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
Burial Place
Unclear from Context
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