William C “Buck” LyonAge: 31 years1844–1875
- Name
- William C “Buck” Lyon
- Given names
- William C
- Surname
- Lyon
- Nickname
- Buck
 Birth | May 23, 1844 |
 Marriage | Emma Rice Latham — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 years)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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Prince Edgar Lyon October 30, 1874 (Age 30 years) |
 Death | October 26, 1875 (Age 31 years) |
| Family with Emma Rice Latham |
| himself |
William C “Buck” Lyon Birth: May 23, 1844 Death: October 26, 1875 |
| wife |
Emma Rice Latham Birth: April 3, 1840 Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Prince Edgar Lyon Birth: October 30, 1874 30 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1966 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |