Brief Life History of Thomas Edgar
When Thomas Edgar Lyon was born on 9 August 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, David Ross Lyon, was 38 and his mother, Mary Cairns, was 37. He married Laura Hermana Forsberg on 16 August 1927, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 20 September 1978, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (35)
- Thomas Edgar Lyon in household of David Ross Lyon, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Thomas Edgar Lyon, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- T E Lyon in entry for David Waldemar Lyon, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
Spouse and Children
1903–1978 Male
1906–1980 Female
Children (6)
1928–2012 Male
1930–2009 Male
1934–2006 Male
1934–2022 Male
1939–2021 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1864–1940 Male
1866–1948 Female
Siblings (10)
1887–1971 Male
1888–1907 Male
1891–1974 Male
1892–1978 Female
1895–1971 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1904
Age 1
1904 · Weerdinge Couple Found in Bog
Age 1
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 20
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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UNCLE NICK AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS AND OTHER STORIES – HOW THE CROOKSTON AND LYON FAMILIES ARE CONNECTED By Joseph Lynn Lyon July 2017
As a small child at bedtime my father (Thomas Edgar Lyon) would tell my twin brother and me stories about a man named Uncle Nick. He was a frontier sheriff and these stories were about crimes such as …
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