Thomas William Lyons (1806 - 1880)

Born 21 Feb 1806 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Doak (Brown) Lyons — married 15 Dec 1825 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1880 at age 74 in Fountain County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

He (FamilySearch Person: KH5N-PTK) was born on 21 Feb 1806 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA and his parents were Catherine (Koiner or Coiner, 1774–1848) and William Lyons (1772–1860).

Thomas William Lyons married on 15 Dec 1825^[1] in Augusta County, Virginia, USA to Jane Doak Brown (1802–1862) and had about nine children.

By 1830 they had moved to Fountain Co., IN^[2] and resided in Troy Twp, Fountain Co. IN^[3].

By 1850 they are in Van Buren Township, Fountain, Indiana with eight children enumerated^[4]:

1. William B Lyon (b.1829, VA)
2. Thomas A Lyon (b.1831, VA)
3. Mary C Lyon (b. 1832, VA)
4. Sarah M Lyon (b. 1835, IN)
5. John H Lyon (b. 1837, IN)
6. Zerelda F Lyon (b. 1840, IN)
7. Isaac H Lyon (b. 1841, IN)
8. Ann E Lyon (B. 1847, IN)

By 1860, they are in Covington, Troy Twp, Fountain Co. IN with five children^[5].

Thomas William Lyons married the widow, Ann Clark^[6]. They are residing in Troy Twp with her daughter, Nancy J Clark 1870^[7].

He served as the Sheriff of Fountain County, Indiana, USA.

At 74 years, he and Ann with step daughter, Jane (aka Nancy) Clark and an adopted farmhand, CJ/T Webber are in Troy Twp 1880^[8].

He died on 30 Nov 1880 in Fountain County, Indiana, USA and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, USA. ^[9]

Children

1. Jane Elizabeth (Lyons) Bills 1827–1849
2. William Brown Lyons 1829–1913
3. Thomas A. Lyons 1830–1925
4. Mary Catherine (Lyons) Haupt 1832–1914
5. Zerelda Frances (Lyons) Alkire 1839–1864
6. Isaac Henry Lyons 1841–1921
7. Ann Eliza Lyons 1846–1855.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage recorded as "Lyens"; "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7Q-88W : 29 January 2020), Thomas Lyens, 1825
2. ↑ 1830 census; "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-VMD : Thu Oct 05 15:10:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyons, 1830
3. ↑ 1840 census; "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB6-CSK : Thu Oct 05 17:00:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyons, 1840
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-F7R : Fri Oct 06 10:30:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyon and Jane Lyon, 1850
5. ↑ 1860 Census; "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F6-Y5Z : Fri Oct 06 00:29:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyons and Jane D Lyons, 1860
6. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCJB-819 : Thu Oct 19 16:50:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyons and Ann Clark, 23 Nov 1866
7. ↑ 1870 Census; "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXK-X1C : Thu Oct 26 19:41:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lyons and Ann Lyons, 1870
8. ↑ 1880 Census; "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMB-RGG : Wed Oct 04 04:09:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Thos Lyon and Ann Lyons, 1880
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22303924 for Thomas William Lyons, b: 21 Feb 1806 Augusta County, Virginia, USA; d: 30 Nov 1880; buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, USA; with gravestone photo