Brief Life History of Justus H.
When Justus H. Lyon was born on 21 March 1847, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Josiah Hasford Lyon, was 46 and his mother, Lucy Harrington, was 38. He married Charlotte A. Bullis on 29 August 1869, in Dallas, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 August 1938, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.
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- Justice Lynn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Justus H Lyon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Justus H. Lyon, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1848 · The California Gold Rush
On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars.
1851
This is the first recorded burial in the cemetery. John T. Esley BIRTH: 1850 DEATH: 5 Aug 1851 (aged 0–1) BURIAL: Kearney Cemetery Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA MEMORIAL ID: 213128591
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.
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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