Brief Life History of Helen Joann
When Helen Joann Lyon was born on 31 December 1938, in Waverly, Barton, Tioga, New York, United States, her father, Oscar Byrum Lyon, was 53 and her mother, Stella Mary Hammit, was 38. She lived in New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 12 October 1993, at the age of 54.
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Sources (2)
- Helen Lyon in household of Oscar Lyon, "United States Census, 1940"
- Helen Lyon Haas, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1941 · The Four Freedoms
President Roosevelt spoke in front of Congress and gave a speech on what Freedoms everyone should be granted. First being the Freedom of Speech. Second, the freedom of Religion, Third, The Freedom from Want, and Fourth, the Freedom from Fear. Being a big deal, FDR didn't just say that all people should have these freedoms because Americans already expected these freedoms.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
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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