John William LyonAge: 76 years1868–1944
- Name
- John William Lyon
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Lyon
 Birth | June 25, 1868 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Alice Malone Shemwell — View this family January 10, 1892 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Ermine Dewitt Lyon February 2, 1893 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruth Lyon January 14, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Lyon January 14, 1895 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon July 31, 1896 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roland Marcus Lyon February 8, 1899 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Audrey Todd Lyon November 17, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mamie Lyon 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Edna Earl Lyon October 11, 1908 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Forrest Lyon 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bert Elmer Harris — Ermine Dewitt Lyon — View this family December 1908 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Raymond Harris October 18, 1913 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon — Norma L Boley — View this family about 1914 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Roy A Harris July 15, 1915 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon — Gillie F Harris — View this family about 1915 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Alberta Marie Lyon March 13, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Woodrow Harris February 10, 1919 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Thelma Arlene Harris July 15, 1922 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roland Marcus Lyon — Hazel Ruth Brittell — View this family July 19, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Robert William Lyon June 22, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Alice Malone Shemwell August 19, 1937 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ermine Dewitt Lyon March 30, 1944 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 28, 1944 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bucksville Cemetery |
| Family with Alice Malone Shemwell |
| himself |
John William Lyon Birth: June 25, 1868 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1944 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Alice Malone Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1869 27 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1937 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 10, 1892 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Ermine Dewitt Lyon Birth: February 2, 1893 24 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ruth Lyon Birth: January 14, 1895 26 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1895 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon Birth: July 31, 1896 28 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1960 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Roland Marcus Lyon Birth: February 8, 1899 30 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 22, 1976 — Miami-Dade, Florida, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Audrey Todd Lyon Birth: November 17, 1904 36 35 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1985 |
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13 months daughter |
Mamie Lyon Birth: 1905 36 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Edna Earl Lyon Birth: October 11, 1908 40 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1992 |
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3 months son |
Forrest Lyon Birth: 1908 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
Next door to Alice's brother -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
Alice is LC, Ermine is Ermina and a Farm hand, Charlie is a daughter and a House Girl - some of kids ages are way off?. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John William Lyon - Household
Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
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