Vermont Family Groupsheet for Baxter LYON  Family

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Submitted by: Sandi Hartnell
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Family Group Sheet 1/4/2007

Husband: BAXTER Lyon
Born: 13 Jul 1816 in: Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT
Married: 19 Nov 1839 in: Lafayette, Medina County, OH
Died: 13 Jul 1893 in: Preston, KS
Father: NEHEMIAH May Lyon
Mother: Sally Durrell
Other Spouses: Jane Ritter

Wife: Sarah Ann Vaughn
Born: 23 Mar 1821 in: Stockbridge, Madison Co., NY
Died: 29 Oct 1895 in: Prophetstown, IL
Father: George Vaughn
Mother: Polly NLN

CHILDREN
1 Name: Sylvester Lyon
Born: 04 Dec 1840 in: Harrisonville, Ohio
Died: Aft. 1900
Married: 01 Feb 1865
Spouse: Abba B. Hayes
M

2 Name: Martha Lyon
Born: Bet. 1840 - 1844 in: Medina County, OH
Died: Bef. 1850
F

3 Name: MARCUS Ruel Lyon
Born: 27 Feb 1845 in: Medina County, OH
Died: 15 Jun 1908 in: Augustania Hopsital, Chicago, IL
Married: 28 Feb 1870 in: Wyoming, Jones Co., IA
Spouse: Minerva Miller
M

4 Name: Dwight Lyon
Born: 20 Apr 1849 in: Ohio
Died: Aft. 1900
M

5 Name: Rhoda Lyon
Born: 01 Feb 1852 in: Mt. Pleasant, Illinois
Died: Bef. 1900
Married: 04 Jul 1870
Spouse: Bela Garrison
F

6 Name: Edwin Harry Lyon
Born: 06 Sep 1852 in: Medina Co., Ohio
Died: 11 Jan 1865
M

7 Name: Ella M. Lyon
Born: 24 Dec 1853 in: Mt. Pleasant, Whiteside Co., Illinois
Died: Aft. 1904
F

8 Name: Mary A. Lyon
Born: 24 Dec 1855 in: Mt. Pleasant Twp., Whiteside Co, IL
Married: 20 Feb 1879
Spouse: John G. Plumley
F

9 Name: Cordelia E. Lyon
Born: 13 Jan 1858 in: Mt. Pleasant, Whiteside Co, IL
Died: Aft. 1900
Married: 23 Jul 1881
Spouse: William J. Lukins
F

10 Name: Frank W Lyon
Born: Feb 1864
Died: 03 Sep 1864
M

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Family Group Sheet 1/4/2007
Husband: BAXTER Lyon
aka: Barton Lyon
Lyon, A.b. and Lyon, G.W.A., editors, Lyon Memorial, (1905, William Graham
Printing, Detroit, MI), V.1, p. 153.
Source:
Born: 13 Jul 1816
in: Craftsbury, Orleans Co., VT
William W. Davis, M.A., History of Whiteside County, (Pioneer Publishing Co.,
Chicago, IL 1908), pg. 1454, Also recorded in Craftsbury Births, Deaths,
Marriages, v. 1, 1777-1872, pg. 5.
Source:
Died: 13 Jul 1893
in: Preston, KS
Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, pub. 1900,
Also see biography of John G. Plumley in History of Whiteside County, pg. 1454.
Source:
Relationship with Father: NEHEMIAH May Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sally Durrell - Natural
Reference number: 89
Medical
Marriage Information
Wife: Sarah Ann Vaughn
Married: 19 Nov 1839
Beginning status: Married
in: Lafayette, Medina County, OH
Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, pub. 1900,
Also Lyon Memorial, V.1, p. 153.
Source:
Ending date: Bet. 1855 - 1872
Ending status: Divorce
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Reference number: 1761
Marriage Notes
In Medina County Baxter married Miss Sarah A. Vaughn, a native of New York and a daughter of George Vaughn.
In December 1849, they came to this county, making the journey with teams, and they located near the present city
of Morrison, IL.
Burial: Meridian Cem, rural Heston, KS
OneWorldTree, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgibin/
igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harveyco&id=I3852.
Source:
Occupation: 1839
Farmer and blacksmith
Residence: 1834
Moved to Medina Co., Ohio
Lyon, A.b. and Lyon, G.W.A., editors, Lyon Memorial, (1905, William Graham
Printing, Detroit, MI), V.1, p. 153.
Source:
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Wife: Sarah Ann Vaughn
Lyon, A.b. and Lyon, G.W.A., editors, Lyon Memorial, (1905, William Graham
Printing, Detroit, MI), V.1, p. 153.
Source:
Born: 23 Mar 1821
in: Stockbridge, Madison Co., NY
Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, Also see
biography of John G. Plumley, History of Whiteside County, pg. 1454. Also Lyon
Memorial, V.1, p. 153.
Source:
Died: 29 Oct 1895
in: Prophetstown, IL
Source: Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, pub. 1900.
Relationship with Father: George Vaughn - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Polly NLN - Natural
Reference number: 90
Medical
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Child: Sylvester Lyon
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: 04 Dec 1840
in: Harrisonville, Ohio
Source: 1870 Census - Mt. Pleasant, IL, Also, Lyon Memorial, v.1, p. 153.
Died: Aft. 1900
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2909
Medical
Marriage Information
Wife: Abba B. Hayes
Married: 01 Feb 1865
Beginning status: Married
Source: Marriage Index of Whiteside County. Certificate #1227.
Reference number: 1873
Marriage Notes
Residence: 1905
Near Galveston, TX
Lyon, A.b. and Lyon, G.W.A., editors, Lyon Memorial, (1905, William Graham
Printing, Detroit, MI), v.1, p. 154.
Source:
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Child: Martha Lyon
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: Bet. 1840 - 1844
in: Medina County, OH
Died: Bef. 1850
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2910
Medical
Marriage Information
Marriage Notes
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Child: MARCUS Ruel Lyon
Born: 27 Feb 1845
in: Medina County, OH
Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, pub. 1900,
Cemetery record shows age at death as 63 years, which calculates to 1845.
Mina Lyon birth certificate (1888) shows age as 43, which calculates to 1845.
Death certificate shows age at death as 63 years. Lyon Memorial, V.1, p. 153 states
DOB as 2-29-1847.
Source:
Died: 15 Jun 1908
in: Augustania Hopsital, Chicago, IL
Obituary, Sterling Evening Gazette, June 20, 1908, Confirme dby death certificate
#14888, Cook County, Illinois.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 78
Medical
Cause of death: Tetnus (Lockjaw)
Medical Information:
Following injuried caused by throw from a buggy accident in Tampico on June 8, 1908. Certificate of Death signed
by Peter M. Hoffman, Coroner, dated June 16, 1908.
Marriage Information
Wife: Minerva Miller
Married: 28 Feb 1870
Beginning status: Married
in: Wyoming, Jones Co., IA
Source: Biographical Record of Marcus Ruel Lyon of Whiteside Co., Illinois, pub. 1900.
Reference number: 1759
Solemnized by: Rev. W.A. Allen
Source: Jayne Kennedy Sweger, Marriages in Whiteside County - 1856-1882.
Marriage Notes
Marriages in Whiteside County - 1856-1882 lists date of marriaged as Feb 29, 1870, as published in the Whiteside
Sentinel on 3 March 1870. Marcus is listed from Morrison (IL?), Minerva from Wyoming, IA.
Additional child may have been born. Tampico Memorial Cemetery listing on Tampico, IL website has the
following entry: "Lyons infant December 12, 1900" This child would have been last after Marcus Ruel Lyon, Jr.,
born in 1891. However, it is more likely that this was a child of Hubert Baxter Lyon and his wife, who were
married in February 1900. There is no additional grave at the Lyon gravesite in Tampico.
Tampico Progress
May 13, 1920
Mrs. M.R. LYON received a telegram Tuesday from her grandson, Geo. LYON of New York City, stating that a
daughter had been born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. LYON which makes Mrs. M.R. LYON a great grandmother a second
time.
Burial: Tampico Twp. Cemetery, Tampico, IL "K"
Source: Cemetery Record, pg. 29.
Funeral: 18 Jun 1908
At his home in Tampico, 1:30 p.m., Rev. Mr. Potter and Rev. John G. Armstrong
Newspaper clipping, June 18, 1908, Obituary article, Sterling Evening Gazette,
Sterling, IL.
Source:
Miscellaneous: Affiliated with the Masons.
Occupation: farmer
Source: 1880 census data, Confirmed in other census records and on death certificate.
Religion: Methodist
Tampico Tornado newspaper, November 6, 1903, Surprise party given by Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist church and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lyon
being listed.
Source:
Residence: Bet. 1901 - 1908
301 Market Street, corner of Fremont, Tampico, Whiteside Co., IL
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Child: Dwight Lyon
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: 20 Apr 1849
in: Ohio
1860 Census - Mt. Pleasant, IL, Lyon Memorial gives DOB but not place. v.1, pg.
154.
Source:
Died: Aft. 1900
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2912
Medical
Marriage Information
Marriage Notes
Residence: 1908
Oklahoma
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Child: Rhoda Lyon
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: 01 Feb 1852
in: Mt. Pleasant, Illinois
Source: 1860 Census - Mt. Pleasant, IL, Also Lyon Memorial, v.1, p. 153.
Died: Bef. 1900
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2914
Medical
Marriage Information
Husband: Bela Garrison
Married: 04 Jul 1870
Beginning status: Married
Source: Marriage Index of Whiteside County. License #2619.
Reference number: 3041
Marriage Notes
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Child: Edwin Harry Lyon
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
Lists name as Edwin R. Lyon. Lyon Memorial, V.1, p. 153 lists name as Edwin
Harry Lyon.
Source:
Born: 06 Sep 1852
in: Medina Co., Ohio
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, pg 46, Also, Lyon Memorial, v.1, p. 153.
Died: 11 Jan 1865
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, p 46.
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2911
Medical
Medical Information:
Died while in the army during the Civil War. [Lyon Memorial, v.1, p. 154]
Marriage Information
Marriage Notes
Burial: Prophetstown cemetery, Prophetstown, IL
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, pg 46.
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Child: Ella M. Lyon
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: 24 Dec 1853
in: Mt. Pleasant, Whiteside Co., Illinois
Source: 1860 Census - Mt. Pleasant, IL, Lyon Memorial gives DOB.
Died: Aft. 1904
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2915
Medical
Marriage Information
Marriage Notes
Residence: 1904
Tampico, IL
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Child: Mary A. Lyon
Davis, William W., M.A., History of Whiteside County, Illinois, (Pioneer Pub Co,
Chicago, 1908), v 2, p 1454.
Source:
Born: 24 Dec 1855
in: Mt. Pleasant Twp., Whiteside Co, IL
Davis, William W., M.A., History of Whiteside County, Illinois, (Pioneer Pub Co,
Chicago, 1908), v.2, p 1454.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 3157
Medical
Marriage Information
Husband: John G. Plumley
Married: 20 Feb 1879
Beginning status: Married
William W. Davis, M.A., History of Whiteside County, (Pioneer Publishing Co.,
Chicago, IL 1908), pg. 1454.
Source:
Reference number: 2829
Marriage Notes
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Child: Cordelia E. Lyon
aka: "Cora"
Source: Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900).
Born: 13 Jan 1858
in: Mt. Pleasant, Whiteside Co, IL
Source: 1860 Census - Mt. Pleasant, IL, Lyon Memorial, V.1, p. 153. stated Feb. 13, 1858.
Died: Aft. 1900
Biographical Record of Whiteside County 1900, (S.J. Clarke Pub., Chicago, 1900),
pg 24.
Source:
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2916
Medical
Marriage Information
Husband: William J. Lukins
Married: 23 Jul 1881
Beginning status: Married
Source: Marriage Index of Whiteside County. License #5583.
Reference number: 3002
Marriage Notes
Residence: 1904
Chicago, IL
Lyon, A.b. and Lyon, G.W.A., editors, Lyon Memorial, (1905, William Graham
Printing, Detroit, MI), v.1, pg. 154.
Source:
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Child: Frank W Lyon
Born: Feb 1864
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, pg 46.
Died: 03 Sep 1864
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, pg 46.
Relationship with Father: BAXTER Lyon - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Sarah Ann Vaughn - Natural
Reference number: 2913
Medical
Marriage Information
Marriage Notes
Burial: Prophetstown cemetery, Prophetstown, IL
Source: Prophetstown Cemetery Record, pg 46.