Laura K Lyon

FemaleOctober 1870–

Brief Life History of Laura K

When Laura K Lyon was born in October 1870, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Colba Lyon, was 31 and her mother, Phoebe Jayne, was 30.

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Family Time Line

Colba Lyon
1839–1915
Phoebe Jayne
1840–1877
Laura K Lyon
1870–
Nancy Lora Lyon
1871–1940
Henry Jesse Lyon
1871–1953
Cora Elizabeth Lyon
1873–1949
William Albert Lyon
1875–1947
Alonzo Elbert Lyon
1875–1969
Mary M Lyon
1877–1961

Sources (1)

  • Laura K Lyons in household of Colba Lyons, "United States Census, 1870"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (3)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 2

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 Amnesty Act

Age 2

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Age 22

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

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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