Emily Elizabeth Lyon

Brief Life History of Emily Elizabeth

When Emily Elizabeth Lyon was born on 12 October 1880, in Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States, her father, David Treadwell Lyon, was 39 and her mother, Emily Elizabeth Griffin, was 36. She died in March 1944, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

David Treadwell Lyon
1841–1919
Emily Elizabeth Griffin
1844–1925
Alice May Lyon
1868–1870
Charlotte Edith Lyon
1869–1956
Etta Lyon
1870–
Arthur Leonard Lyon
1872–1953
Alfred Cookman Lyon
1875–1893
Bessie Elizabeth Lyons
1878–1944
Emily Elizabeth Lyon
1880–1944
Lillian Luella Lyon
1883–1961
Lillian Luella Lyon
1888–1964

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    World Events (8)

    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.

    1888

    Historical Boundaries: 1888: Charles Mix, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Charles Mix, South Dakota, 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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