Floyd Earnest Lyon (1897 - 1983)

Born 10 Oct 1897 in Black Hawk Township, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby Hazel (Warren) Lyon — married 22 Aug 1922 in Mahaska County, Iowa

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1983 at age 85 in Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA

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Biography

Floyd Earnest Lyon was born on October 10, 1897 in Black Hawk Township, Jefferson, Iowa, son of Ulysses Whitfield Lyon and Mary Elzan Gillett.

In 1900, Floyd (2) was living in the household of U W Lyon.

In 1905, Floyd (7) was living in Keokuk, Iowa.

In 1910, Floyd Earnest (12) was in the household of Whitfield Lyons Jr. in Black Hawk, Jefferson, Iowa.

In 1920, Floyd (22) was in the household of U W Lyon.

Floyd (24) and Ruby Hazel Warren (19) were married on August 22, 1922 in Mahaska County, Iowa. They had four daughters.

In 1925, Floyd (27) was living in Keswick, Keokuk, Iowa

In 1930, Floyd (32) was living in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa.

In 1940, Floyd was living in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa.

In 1950, Floyd E (52), married head of household was living in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa.

Floyd died on August 23, 1983 in Winter Haven, Florida, aged 85. He was buried in Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida.

Sources

• Birth: "Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999"
  FHL Film Number: 0969375
  Ancestry Record 2547 #1438005 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Floyde Ernest Lyon born on 10 Oct 1897, son of U W Lyon & Mary Elzan Gillett, in Black Hawk Township, Jefferson, Iowa.
• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZ5-XX2 : 31 March 2020), Floyde Ernest Lyon, 10 Oct 1897; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 969,375.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M929-QN3 : 11 March 2022), Floyd Lyon in entry for U W Lyon, 1900. Black Hawk Township, Jefferson, Iowa
• "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2S87-S74 : 20 February 2021), Floyd Lyon, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing card #414, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,478.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMH-PL1 : accessed 18 May 2022), Floyd Earnest Lyons in household of Whitfield Lyons Jr., Black Hawk, Jefferson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 43, sheet 5B, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 408; FHL microfilm 1,374,421.
• "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-5RRL : 2 March 2022), Floyd Lyon, 1915; citing Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ26-H31 : 29 December 2021), Floyd Ernest Lyons, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M818-S5W : 1 February 2021), Floyd Lyon in entry for U W Lyon, 1920. Richland, Keokuk, Iowa
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPX-41K : 5 November 2017), Floyd E Lyon and Ruby H Warren, 22 Aug 1922, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,787,319.
• "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQC-WVPG : 18 March 2022), Floyd Lyon, Keswick, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing Keswick, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJG-GDF : accessed 18 May 2022), Floyd Lyon, Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 1A, line 4, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 662; FHL microfilm 2,340,397.
• 1940 United States Federal Census. Year: 1 Apr 1940. Census Place: Richland, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: T627_1172; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 54-21 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYF-H25
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richland, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: 4622; Sheet Number: 14; Enumeration District: 54-23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #70553324 (accessed 18 May 2022)
  Floyd E Lyon (52), married head of household in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. Born in Iowa.
• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVWY-ZGZ : 25 December 2014), Floyd E Lyon, 23 Aug 1983; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 76538, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
• https://billiongraves.com/grave/Floyd-E-Lyon/9237333
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27437256/floyd-e-lyon : accessed 18 May 2022), memorial page for Floyd E. Lyon (10 Oct 1897–23 Aug 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27437256, citing Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Sloan (contributor 46775251) .