Born in Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lewis Green Sutton
and Rebecca Elizabeth J (Welch) Sutton
Sister of
Ann Frances Sutton, Martha Virginia Sutton, Mary Fletcher Sutton, William Edwin Sutton, Emma Rebecca Sutton and James Welch Sutton
Wife of
Thomas Rufus Lyon
— married
11 Feb 1873 in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Lyon) Ham
Died
at age 46
in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2019
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Biography
Clara was born 28 Mar 1854 in Albany, Doughter, Georgia. [1]
Clara Welch Sutton married Thomas Rufus Lyon Feb 11 1873 in Dougherty County, Georgia [2][3][4]
She passed away 18 Nov 1900 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia. She is buried in Waycross Cemetery, Albany, Doughter, Georgia[1]
Residence
- 1860 Doughterty County, Georgia [5] Albany is Albany, Doughtery, Georgia
- Leuis G Sutton M 45 Jefferson Ga
- Rebeca Sutton F 45 Burke
- Fanny Sutton F 20 Albany <-- Ann Frances
- Jany Sutton F 19 Albany <-- Martha Virginia
- Marry Sutton F 17 Albany <-- Mary Fletcher
- Willie Sutton M 14 Albany <-- William Edwin
- Augustus Sutton M 12 Albany <-- James Augustus Welch
- Babe Sutton F 10 Albany <-- Emma Rebecca ??
- Mittie Sutton F 6 Albany <-- Clara Welch ??
- 1880 Mitchell, Georgia [6]
- Thomas R Lyon Self M 31 Georgia, United States lawyer
- Clara W Lyon Wife F 26 Georgia, United States
- Clara M Lyon Daughter F 6 Georgia, United States
- Bessie A Lyon Daughter F 3 Georgia, United States <--Elizabeth
- Mary S Lyon Daughter F 1 Georgia, United States
- Maggie Henderson Other F 19 Georgia, United States Servant
- Mary J Williams Other F 8 Georgia, United States Servant
- 1900 Waycross, Ware, Georgia [7]
- Clara Lyon Head F 44 Georgia Mar 1856
- Clara Lyon Daughter F 24 Georgia May 1876
- Bessie Lyon Daughter F 24 Georgia age 23, Sep 1878 <--Elizabeth
- Mary Lyon Daughter F 21 Georgia age 20. Aug 1879
- Verginia Lyon Daughter F 19 Georgia age 18, Nov 1881
- Lizzie Crawford Servant F 22 Georgia <-- servant
- Magnolia Crawford Daughter F 8 Georgia <-- servant's daughter
- Charlie Crawford Husband M 27 Georgia <-- servant's husband
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 01 April 2019), memorial page for Clara Welch Sutton Lyon (28 Mar 1854–18 Nov 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #52911330, citing Oakview Cemetery, Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Arnett Darbyshire (contributor 47229861) Gravestone picture
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJT-R7F : 4 November 2017), Thomas Rufus Lyon and Clara Welch Sutton, 11 Feb 1873; citing Marriage, Dougherty, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 285,292. Marriage License image
- ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW8V-5ZZ : 11 February 2018), Thomas Rufus Lyon and Clara Welch Sutton, 11 Feb 1873; citing , Dougherty, Georgia; FHL microfilm 0285292 V. 3.
- ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4V-82Z : 11 February 2018), Thomas Rufus Lyon and Clara Welch Sutton, 11 Feb 1873; citing , Dougherty, Georgia; FHL microfilm 285,292.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM2-CBQ : 13 December 2017), Leuis G Sutton, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GF-1GM : 22 August 2017), Thomas R Lyon, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 533B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0158; FHL microfilm 1,254,158.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VJ-KKH : accessed 20 June 2019), Clara Lyon, Waycross city Ward 2-4, Ware, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 18A, family 335, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,227.
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