Eva Jane Lyons

Brief Life History of Eva Jane

When Eva Jane Lyons was born on 12 February 1865, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Richard Lyons, was 39 and her mother, Martha Wetherholt, was 19. She married Floyd Lemuel Pratt on 3 March 1881, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Union District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Courthouse District, Lewis, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died in 1932, in West Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Waldeck Cemetery, Waldeck, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd Lemuel Pratt
1861–1949
Eva Jane Lyons
1865–1932
Marriage: 3 March 1881
Laura B Pratt
1882–1968
Bertha Belle Pratt
1884–1962
Ora Pratt
1886–1893
John William Pratt
1888–1951
Ivy May Pratt
1890–1972
Mary Ellen Pratt
1892–1972
French Robert Pratt
1895–1966
Jessie James Pratt
1898–1979
Pratt
1902–
Harley Lee Pratt
1904–1978
Roy Lawrence Pratt
1908–1985

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  • Evelyn J Pratt in household of Floyd L Pratt, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Eva J. Lyons, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Eva J Lyons, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Lyon 3.

Irish: adopted for Ó Laighin (see Lyne , Lane , Lyon ) or Ó Liatháin (see Lehane ).

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

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