Wayne
Ward
Lyon
Born in Mukwa, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ward Arthur Lyon
and Violet Florence (Babcock) Lyon
Brother of
Dale Lyon, William Albert Lyon, Harold Daniel Lyon, Edward Lyon, Merritt Donald Lyon, Chester Allen Lyon, Richard George Lyon and [private sister (1940s - unknown)]
Husband of
Nesta Ruth (Gribbell) Lyon
— married
31 Aug 1962 in Tustin, Osceola, Michigan, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Luther, Lake, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2020
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Biography
Wayne Ward Lyon was born on 20 Jun 1923 in New London, Wisconsin. He was the oldest son of Ward Lyon and Lila Babcock. [1]
On 30 Jun 1942 Wayne filed his WW II Draft registration but was unable to serve due to an accident as a child which left his right hand disabled. [2]
Wayne married Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Leenhouts of Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1957. They had had two children together. She passed away a few years later, in 1961, leaving Wayne and one daughter. Wayne married Nesta Ruth McKee in 1962, who had three daughters. Wayne and his family relocated to Michigan where he worked in the family's small farm and also as the Quality Control Manager for Burwood Products, Inc. of Traverse City until his retirement. He was an active member of the Kingsley Baptist Church until his death. His Grandma Babcock instilled in him a passion for God, as a young child, and it stayed with him throughout his life. [3]
Wayne Ward Lyon passed away on 17 Aug 2009 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse, Michigan. He is buried at the Burdell Township Cemetery North In Tustin, Osceola County, Michigan. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1930 United States Census Muka Waupaca WisconsinFamily Search
- ↑ United States WW II Draft Card Ancestry
- ↑ Obituary posted by Robert Babcock Ancestry
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #146405652 for Wayne Ward Lyon
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wayne by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wayne by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Lyon
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY152550, FTDNA kit #959414
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~25.00%
50.00%
Jori Lyon :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Bob Babcock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WM3549518 [compare]
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