Brief Life History of May Belle
When May Belle Lyon was born on 31 January 1870, in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States, her father, Thomas Valentine Lyon, was 29 and her mother, Minerva Virginia Housekeeper, was 21. She married William Gibson Clark on 11 March 1894, in Bala, Riley, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. She died on 17 April 1950, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- May B Clark, "United States 1950 Census"
- May Belle Clark, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mary Or May Bell Or Bell May Lyon, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Modoc War
Hostilities between Modoc Indians and white settlers resulted in the Modoc War during 1872-1873. A Modoc band of nearly 200 people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths. The band had returned to their former land on Lost River, which now had white settlers occupying the area. The conflict erupted on November 29, 1872, when 40 troops were sent to move the Modocs back to the reservation. An argument erupted and shots were fired. Several were killed and the Modocs fled to “The Stronghold,” a large, cavernous lava bed. The holdout went on for months with several clashes. On April 11, 1873, General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas were killed by the Modocs during a negotiation. The Modocs lacked resources and supplies and eventually surrendered on July 4. In total, 2 Modocs and 71 enlisted military men lost their lives.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
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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