William Lyons (1800 - 1880)

Born 18 Aug 1800 in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Boyce) Lyons — married 19 Sep 1822 in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1880 at age 80 in Dale, Tyler, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in August of 1800 to John and Susannah Holtzclaw Lyons in Harrison County, Virginia (which would later become West Virginia). He was first married in October of 1819 to Eleanor Anderson:

• William Lyons: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: William Lyons
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 11 Oct 1819
• Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Eleanor H. Anderson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Father's Name: A. Anderson
  • Source^[1]

In September of 1822 he was remarried to Nancy Boyce:

• William Lions: West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971
• Name: William Lions
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 19 Sep 1822
• Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): West Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Nancy Boice
• Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Source^[2]

He is listed with Nancy and five children on the 1850 Census.^[3] Nancy passed away in 1859 and he is listed as widowed with one daughter; Nancy - in his home on the 1860 Census.^[4] He was married a third time in October of 1862 to Margaret Burns Baker:

• Wm Lyons: West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971
• Name: Wm Lyons
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 21 Oct 1862
• Event Place: Wetzel, West Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): West Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Margaret Baker
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Father's Name: Burns
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Burns
  • Source^[5]

He is listed with Margaret on the 1870 Census.^[6] He passed away in September of 1880 at the age of 80:

• William Lyons: West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
• Name: William Lyons
• Sex: Male
• Age: 80 years 17 days
• Marital Status: Married
• Birth Date: 1800
• Death Date: 04 Sep 1880
• Death Place: Tyler, West Virginia
• Source Reference: County Records
  • Source^[7]

He is buried in Lyons Cemetery in Tyler, West Virginia:

• William Lyons: Find A Grave Index
• Name: William Lyons
• Event Type: Burial
• Event Place: , Tyler, West Virginia, United States of America
• Age (Estimated): 80
• Photograph Included: Y
• Birth Date: 18 Aug 1800
• Death Date: 04 Sep 1880
• Cemetery: Lyons Cemetery
• Affiliate Record Identifier: 54387799
• Affiliate Image Identifier: 54387799
  • Source^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y5-GWP : 6 August 2020), William Lyons, 1819.
2. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-CVLR : 9 November 2021), William Lions and Nancy Boice, 1822.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-XNN : 23 December 2020), William Lyons, Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-2RV : 18 February 2021), William Lyons, 1860.
5. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-MQ9K : 29 September 2021), Wm Lyons and Margaret Baker, 1862.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHM-5R4 : 29 May 2021), William Lyons, 1870.
7. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N97Y-S5F : 10 March 2018), William Lyons, 04 Sep 1880; citing Tyler, West Virginia, County Records, p 44, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 850,568.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54387799/william-lyons: accessed 25 August 2022), memorial page for William Lyons (18 Aug 1800–4 Sep 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54387799, citing Lyons Cemetery, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Steve Peters (contributor 47307300).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-9DW : 20 February 2021), William Lyons, Tyler, Virginia, United States; citing 175, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.