William Howard (Lyon) Lyons (1922 - 1991)

Born 1922 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Biography

William (Lyon) Lyons is a part of US Black heritage.

William Howard Lyon was born in 1922.^[1] He was the son of Percy Lyon and Elsie Debnam. He died in 1991 and is buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 144 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #6393222 (accessed 27 October 2021)
   Name: William Howard Lyons; Race: Black; Age: 19; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 21 Oct 1922; Birth Place: Wendell, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942; Registration Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Employer: Civil Service Commission; Height: 5 10; Weight: 168; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Black; Next of Kin: Elsie Lyons
2. ↑ "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current" Ancestry Record 60525 #93634476 (accessed 27 October 2021)
   William Howard Lyons burial (died on 27 Jan 1991) in Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKB-ND3 : accessed 27 October 2021), William H Lyon in household of Percy Lyon, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 218, sheet 3B, line 98, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 298; FHL microfilm 2,340,033.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJT-L9Y : 5 December 2014), William H Lyons, enlisted 05 Feb 1943, Ft Myer, Virginia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.