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Granville Ward Lyon (1846 - 1915)

Granville Ward Lyon
Born in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 68 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Granville was born 7 October 1846 in North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was the son of Vinal Lyon (1812-1866) and Damaris Willis (Keith) Lyon (1818-1892). [1][2]

Granville's father died in 1866. In the 1870 census Granville (age 23) was with his widowed mother and siblings in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[3]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
D W Lyon F 53 Massachusetts, United States
Granville W Lyon M 23 Massachusetts, United States
Mary W Lyon F 20 Massachusetts, United States
Abbie J Lyon F 18 Massachusetts, United States

Granville studied theology in Boston and in Millersburg, Kentucky. He settled there as a clergyman. Granville married Sallie J. Hart on 3 December 1873 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.[4] They had no children.

Granville died at age 68 on 15 May 1915, and is buried in Bardstown City Cemetery in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky.[5]


Sources

  1. Lyon Memorial: Lyons, Albert Brown. Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, with Intro. Treating of the English Ancestry of the American Families. W. Graham Printing; Page Page 152 https://archive.org/details/lyonmemorialmas00lyongoog/page/n187/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Birth Registration: "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
    Citing Page: p 167; FHL microfilm: 1420728; Record number: 652;
    FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00181
    Grenville W Lyon birth 7 Oct 1846 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    Citing Page: 141; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 37; FHL microfilm: 000552138; Record number: 11853;
    FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00302
    Granville W Lyon (23) in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
    Citing FHL microfilm: 1929414; Record number: 10;
    FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
    Granville W Lyon marriage to Sallie J. Hart on 3 Dec 1873 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.
  5. Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117279048/granville-w-lyon : accessed 29 December 2021), memorial page for Rev Granville W. Lyon (7 Oct 1846–15 May 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #117279048, citing Bardstown City Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Steven Harrison (contributor 47383945).




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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Granville by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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