When Ruby Lee Lyon was born on 25 December 1907, in Merkel, Taylor, Texas, United States, her father, Harrison Boyd Lyon, was 37 and her mother, Minnie Belle Lowry, was 33. She married Marval Darrow Evans on 16 September 1933, in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Fort Sumner, DeBaca, New Mexico, United States for about 5 years and Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States in 1942. In 1950, at the age of 43, her occupation is listed as junior high teacher, public school. in Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. She died on 24 December 1982, in Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.
Do you know Ruby Lee? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Historical Boundaries: 1917: DeBaca, New Mexico, United States
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.