Brief Life History of John William
When John William Lyon was born on 10 November 1878, in Patrick Parish, Henry, Virginia, United States, his father, Silas Tazwell Tilbert Lyon, was 48 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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- John W Lyon, "United States Census, 1940"
- John W Lyon, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- John William Lyon, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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
Historical Boundaries - 1896: Wallowa, Oregon, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
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.
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John had chronic interstitial nephritis.
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