Born in Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Martin Lyon
and Lucy Ann (Schofield) Lyon
Sister of
Bernice Helena Lyon
Wife of
Harry Dover McClain
— married
22 May 1918 in Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Leona Mae (McClain) Keene
Died
at age 85
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2019
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Biography
Lela Lyon was born on August 27, 1895[1] in Nebraska[2] to James Lyon and Lucy Schofield.
On May 22, 1918, Lela married Harry McClain in Evergreen, Colorado.[3]
According to the 1940 census, Lela lived with Harry and their daughter Jean in Denver, Colorado.[2]
Lela died on November 2, 1980. She is buried in the Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122886159
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Census, 1940," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDF-64Q : 1 October 2019), Lela L Mcclain in household of Henry D Mcclain, Tract 2, Denver, Election District B, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-15, sheet 1B, line 69, family 18, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 484
- ↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQ6-YCF : 10 December 2017), Harry D Mcclain and Lela Lyon, 22 May 1918, Evergreen, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing no. 69402, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,107.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lela:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lela by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lela:
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~12.50%
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