John William Lyon

10 November 1878–2 February 1950 (Age 71)
Patrick Parish, Henry, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of John William

When John William Lyon was born on 10 November 1878, in Patrick Parish, Henry, Virginia, United States, his father, Silas Taz Tilbert Lyon, was 41 and his mother, Caroline Griffith, was 31. He married Sarah Sallie Sannar on 1 September 1897, in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Wallowa Election Precinct 3, Wallowa, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 2 February 1950, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Wallowa, Union, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Lyon
1878–1950
Sarah Sallie Sannar
1874–1946
Marriage: 1 September 1897
Lula Mae Lyon
1898–1985
Charles Lee Lyon
1899–1911
Robert Monroe Lyon
1901–1903
Etta Bell Lyon
1902–1998
Myrtle Melinda Lyon
1905–2000
Wilfred John Lyon
1907–1987
Ralph Franklin Lyon
1911–1975
Gilbert Irving Russell Lyon
1912–1995
Clarence Richard Lyon
1916–1995

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 September 1897Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 3
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1896
    Age 18
    Historical Boundaries - 1896: Wallowa, Oregon, United States
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 20
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    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 Names

    Lyons
    Lyall
    Lion
    Louden
    Leon

    Story Highlight

    Medical and other conditions

    John had chronic interstitial nephritis.

    Sources (25)

    • John William Lyon in entry for Myrtle Linda Lyon, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
    • John W Lyon, "United States Census, 1940"
    • J W Lyon in entry for Ralph F Lyon and Unknown, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"

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