George Washington LYON

1841 - 1924  (83 years)

• Name	George Washington LYON
  Born	2 Jan 1841	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910, MIDDLE RUN	Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
  Residence	1862	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Census	1870	Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
  Census	1880, 1900	McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1920	Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV
  Died	29 Jul 1924	Wetzel Co, WV   [2]
  Person ID	I101548	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Andrew LYON,   b. 26 Sep 1813,   d. 15 Oct 1889  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lavina DAVIS,   b. 26 Dec 1813
  Family ID	F39613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Ellen POWELL,   b. CA 1842  [3]
  Married	23 Jan 1862	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Notes	1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Aug 11 1870: George W. Lyons, 28, farmer, value of real estate $400, value of personal estate $225; Emily, 27; Catharine L, 6; Henry F, 5; Sarah E, 3; Susan V, 1. 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 28 1880: George W. Lions, 38, farmer, cannot read or write; wife Emily, 34, cannot read or write; dau Catharine L, 17; son Henry F, 15, cannot read or write; dau Sarah E, 14, cannot write; dau Susan V, 11, cannot write; son William E, 9; dau Iona, 7; dau Ida B, 4; son Jordan L, 2; son John K, 9 months, born in October. 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900: George Lyon, 59, b. Jan 1841, farmer, married 38 yrs; wife Emily, 58, b. Jan 1842, married 38 yrs, mother of 10 children (4 still living); dau Emily J, 18, b. May 1882, single. 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910 at Middle Run Road: George W. Lyon, 64 (annotated to read 72), farmer, married 43 yrs; wife Emily Lyon, 68, married 43 yrs, mother of 10 children (4 still living); dau Emily Swiger, 26, married 9 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son-in-law John M. Swiger, 29, laborer in oil field, married 9 yrs; grandson Orval Swiger, 8; granddau Lena Swiger, 6; granddau Laura Swiger, 3; granddau Bertha, 4 months.
  Children	1. Catharine L. LYON,   b. CA 1863, Doddridge Co, WV   2. Henry Franklin LYON,   b. CA 1865, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 9 Jun 1890, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 25 years)   3. Sarah Elizabeth LYON,   b. 13 Sep 1866, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 18 Apr 1945, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 78 years)   4. Susan Viettie "Etta" LYON,   b. 29 Jul 1868, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 19 May 1952  (Age 83 years)   5. William E. LYONS,   b. CA 1870, Harrison Co, WV   6. Emily Jane LYON,   b. May 1882, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 9 Jan 1938, Harrison Co, WV  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Documents		101548_1910Census_SardisDist-HarrisonCoWV_GeorgeWLyon_JohnMSwiger.jpg
  Family ID	F42272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  91985_AndrewLyon_LavinaDavis_Birth-and-Marriage-Dates.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.