Roland Marcus LyonAge: 77 years1899–1976
- Name
- Roland Marcus Lyon
- Given names
- Roland Marcus
- Surname
- Lyon
 Birth | February 8, 1899 30 29 |
 Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 15 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Audrey Todd Lyon November 17, 1904 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Lyon 1905 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Edna Earl Lyon October 11, 1908 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Forrest Lyon 1908 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Marcus Shemwell July 20, 1916 (Age 17 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey August 10, 1922 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Hazel Ruth Brittell — View this family July 19, 1924 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 |
 Divorce | Hazel Ruth Brittell — View this family before 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Alice Malone Shemwell August 19, 1937 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ermine Dewitt Lyon March 30, 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | John William Lyon December 28, 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon November 12, 1960 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 22, 1976 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John William Lyon Birth: June 25, 1868 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1944 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
Audrey Todd Lyon Birth: November 17, 1904 36 35 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1985 |
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13 months younger sister |
Mamie Lyon Birth: 1905 36 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Edna Earl Lyon Birth: October 11, 1908 40 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1992 |
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3 months younger brother |
Forrest Lyon Birth: 1908 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Hazel Ruth Brittell |
| himself |
Roland Marcus Lyon Birth: February 8, 1899 30 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 22, 1976 — Miami-Dade, Florida, United States |
| ex-wife |
Hazel Ruth Brittell Birth: May 7, 1902 — Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States Death: November 22, 1991 |
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Marriage: July 19, 1924 — Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
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Divorce: before 1930 — |
| 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 | Sadie Raymond - Household
Name Rowland M Lyons
Age 21
Birth Year abt 1899
Birthplace Kentucky
Home in 1920 St. Louis Ward 25, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Street Delwar Ave
Residence Date 1920
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Lodger
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Salesman
Industry Department Store
Employment Field Wage or Salary
Attended School No
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes |