James Harvey Lyons (1805 - 1881)

Born 8 Feb 1805 in Kentucky, United States

Husband of Sarah (Askew) Lyons — married 8 Jun 1824 (to 1841) in Garrard County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1881 at age 75 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, United States

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Biography

Marriage

1) "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979,"

Name J. H. Lyons

Spouse's Name Sarah Askew

Event Date 08 Jun 1824

Event Place Garrard County, Kentucky

Father's Name Thos. Lyons

Spouse's Father's Name Jonathan Askew

Spouse's Mother's Name Nancy Askew ^[1]

1840 United States -Champaign, Illinois

HEAD of Household Name James H Lyons

white male: 10-15= 1 Edwin Ray (aka Edgar)

white male: 30-40= 1 James H Lyons

white female: 5-10=1 Helen J

white female: 10-15= Barthenia

white female: 15-20=  ?

white female: 20-30=  ?

white female: 30-40: Sarah Askew (wife) ^[2]

This is where I got the Jane Lyons age:17 B:1833

1850 Homer, Champaign ILL.

Head: Michael D. Coffeen NY Merchant

Then --Sarah Lyons age: 45 KY (matches)

THEN: Helen Lyons age:20 KY

THEN: Harry Moore age:21 NY

THEN: Jane Lyons age:17 KY

THEN: Jane Moore age:16 NY

(SO Sarah LYONS and looks like to me 2 daughters were living in a house with 2 men. The Michael Coffeen Helen married the next year)

Marriage

2) Circa 1845-47 probably in Texas- no record found. Dr. James and his new wife, Eliza Jane and 2 daughters lived in San Antonio Texas just less than a mile from The Alamo. His daughter Eliza was born 10 years after the Battle. Dr. James was very involved in the Legislation, he was a member of the Congress. He served 2 terms as Mayor Post-War, Civil War.

Military

Capt. in the 2nd Reg. Texas Mtd. Vol.

Asst. Surgeon with the Texas Volunteer Army...

Mayor of San Antonio

List of Mayors

1865 J. H. Lyons

1865–66 O. Cleveland

1866–67 J. H. Lyons (2nd)

First term 1865-66 Second term 1866-1867

After the war, Civil War that is, San Antonio prospered as a center of the cattle culture. Anglo Americans learned the Spanish and Mexican techniques of herding cattle on horseback, creating a new generation of cowboys. The major cattle trails for driving stock to markets and railroads, including Chisholm Trail, began in San Antonio. The business promoter "Bet a Million" Gates chose San Antonio to demonstrate the value of his barbed wire in the herding of cattle. In 1876 he fenced off Alamo Plaza with the new invention and had cowboys drive a herd of cattle into the wire. When the wire held the cattle, many of the ranchers in attendance quickly placed orders for the new product. San Antonio was crucial during both the beginning and end of the open-range period in American ranching culture.

1850 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas,

HEAD: James H Lyons Age 41 --Birth Year: 1809 Doctor

Birthplace Kentucky

Eliza Jane Lyons F 24 New York

Eliza Lyons F 3 Texas

Lucy L Lyons F 0 Texas ^[3]

1860 2d Ward City Of San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

HEAD J H Lyons M 52 Virginia (s/b KY) "Physician"

E J Lyons F 13 Texas (Eliza Jane) daughter

L L L Lyons F 10 Texas (Lucy ) daughter

Mariette Hodges age:28 Ohio (sister-in-law)

(His wife Eliza Jane Hodges-Lyons passed away 1856, appears her sister came to stay with them for awhile to tend to the girls.) ^[4]

Marriage

3) "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973,"

Name J.H. Lyons

Spouse's Name Isabella Cotton

Event Date 31 Oct 1860

Event Place Bexar, Texas ^[5]

1870 --San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States

Birth Year (Estimated) 1804-1805

Birthplace Virginia (s/b Kentucky)

James Lyons age:65 Virginia "Physician"

Joibes Lyons age: 32 Virginia (the original SAYS: '"Isabel'" housekeep

Henryette Lyons age:30 Tennessee Domestic servant

William Myers age:22 Prussia Blacksmith ^[6]

(Henrietta Lyons? Tennessee? servant, not a relative)

1875 J.H was still living in San Antonio, Bexas County Texas, he paid taxes

1880 Precinct 1, Atascosa, Texas

Data for son, Edward R.

Occupation Farmer

Relationship to Head of Household Self

Birth Year (Estimated) 1829

Birthplace Iowa, (s/b Kentucky)

Father's Birthplace Illinois (s/b Kentucky)

Mother's Birthplace Illinois (s/b Kentucky)

Edward R Lyons Self M 51 Iowa, United States

Mary Lyons Wife F 50 Texas, United States

Fred Lyons Son M 14 Texas, United States

Mollie Lyons Daughter F 12 Texas, United States

J H Lyons Father M 70 Texas, (no way was he born TEXAS)

Herff Lyons Son M 8 Texas, United States

Jas Lyons Son M 19 Texas, United States

Jennie Lyons Daughter F 16 Texas, ^[7]

Children

First wife-Sarah Askew was married to Dr. James Harvey Lyons

1. Edgar Ray Lyons 1826 KY (aka: Edwin Ray)
2. Barthenia Lyons-Knox Ingersoll 1827
3. Helen Lyons-Coffeen 1830
4. Jane E. Lyons-Kelley Roberts 1833
5. Coleman Lyons 1840 Champaign Illinois

Find A Grave: Memorial #18712704 Jane's son Fred

Sarah divorced James in Illinois.

AND then Dr. James had 2 more daughters by his 2nd wife, Eliza

1. 6 Eliza Lyons born 1847 Texas
2. 7 Lucy L Lyons born 1850 Texas

Obituary

Research Notes

"Marriage #2 for James Harvey Lyons was Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Hodges Find A Grave: Memorial #15792466 whom he married ca 1845/1846.

In the 1850 census James Harvey Lyons is listed as a Doctor living with his wife Eliza and their two daughters Eliza Jane "Lida" Lyons (1847-1921) and Lucy "Letitia" Lyons (1849-1925).

Eliza Lyons married John Atkinson and had at least 9 known children; Lucy Lyons married Rufus R. Resseguie (Rufus predeceased Lucy in 1919, and Lucy died in 1925 Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa and her probate can be found in the Decatur, Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 indexed for Lucy Lyons Resseguie). No children are mentioned in the probate (but rather sister, nieces, etc.), so it is assumed there were no children born to the union of Rufus & Lucy.

Marriage #3 for J. H. Lyons (James Harvey Lyons) (after his 2nd wife died in 1859) is found marrying an Isabella (Belle) Cotton on 31 Oct 1860 in Bexar County, Texas. After James Harvey Lyons died Belle remarried to widower Oscar Crawford and is buried with double headstone in Alamo Masonic Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas next to Oscar. Note: 1870 census James Harvey Lyons is found living with his 3rd wife Isabella (Belle) Cotton Lyons (shown as keeping house), a servant (Marietta), and a blacksmith living with him, still listed as Physician."

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky Marriage--https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5D-TX9 : Citing this Record: database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5D-TX9 : accessed 30 September 2015), J. H. Lyons and Sarah Askew, 08 Jun 1824; citing Garrard County, Kentucky, reference 1582; FHL microfilm 183,256.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBJ-4TX : accessed 28 September 2015), James H Lyons, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing p. 43, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 56; FHL microfilm 7,641.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLJ-F7S : accessed 2 October 2015), James H Lyons, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing family 352, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF1-SKN : accessed 2 October 2015), J H Lyons, 2d Ward City Of San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 97, household ID 833, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,288.
5. ↑ "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6BH-14M : accessed 2 October 2015), J.H. Lyons and Isabella Cotton, 31 Oct 1860; citing Bexar, Texas, , reference ; FHL microfilm 24,918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGK-MY4 : accessed 2 October 2015), James Lyons, Texas, United States; citing p. 34, family 292, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,074.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFV-QKG : accessed 2 October 2015), Edward R Lyons, Precinct 1, Atascosa, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district 3, sheet 304C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1289; FHL microfilm 1,255,289.

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