William Thomas Lyell

March 1834–1907 (Age 72)
Tennessee, United States

The Life of William Thomas

When William Thomas Lyell was born in March 1834, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Charles S Lyell, was 24 and his mother, Mary Frances Newsome, was 21. He married Mary Jane Tudor on 11 August 1853, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died in 1907, in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Apex, Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Lyell
1834–1907
Mary Jane Tudor
1832–1913
Marriage: 11 August 1853
Hattie Elizabeth Lile
1856–1934
Mary Alice Lile
1860–1926
James Franklin Lyell
1864–1943
Susan A. Lyell
1868–1921

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
11 August 1853
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
children

(4)

    Hattie Elizabeth Lile

    Female1856–1934Female

    Mary Alice Lile

    Female1860–1926Female

    James Franklin Lyell

    Male1864–1943Male

    Susan A. Lyell

    Female1868–1921Female

Parents and Siblings

    Charles S Lyell

    Male1810–Male

    Mary Frances Newsome

    Female1813–Female

siblings

(11)

    Robert B Lyell

    Male1832–1878Male

    William Thomas Lyell

    Male1834–1907Male

    Travis Lyell

    Male1835–Male

    Francis Lyle

    Male1837–Male

    John Lyell

    Male1837–Male

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 1

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 2

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh

Age 28

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant spelling of Lyall .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Wm T Lyle in household of Charles Lyle, "United States Census, 1850"
  • W T Lyell, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William T Lyell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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