Alfred Cornelius Lyon (abt. 1847 - 1882)

Born about 1847 in Ohio

Died 31 May 1882 at about age 35 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

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Private Alfred Lyon served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 12th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery

Biography

Cornelius was born in about 1847. He is the son of Spencer Lyon and Charlotte Clark.

In the 1850 census ^[1] he is age 5 living in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with his mother who had remarried a Spencer Lyon. Also in the household are two half siblings, Joel (age 13) and Jane (age 11) from his mother's first marriage to Israel Seaton (Seyton), and her siblings Luther (age 9), Julius (age 8), Electa (age 8), and Julia (age 3). In the census they are all listed with the last name Lyon, but it is likely this was a mistake by the census-taker; and that they carry the names Seaton (Seyton) or Reynolds respectively.

Alfred C. Lyon who served as a Private in the 12th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. ^[2] In this record a clerical correction is being made to change his last name from Lyons to Lyon.

In the 1870 census ^[3] Alfred C. Lyon(s) living with Cornelius' half sister Elizabeth Jane. He is listed as a farm laborer.

Alfred passed away in 1882 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Find A Grave: Memorial #33334642

Research Notes

The grave marker has the last name as Lyons. This is likely an error from his military record which wasn't corrected to Lyon until later.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3R-H2Z : 9 November 2014), Cornelius Lyon in household of Spencer Lyon, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing family 1201, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSX7-BNY : 4 December 2014), Alfred C. Lyon, Private, Company , 12th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 882,279.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH4-TTS : 12 June 2019), Alfred C Lyons in entry for William Ozman, 1870.