Gen. Hylan Benton Lyon1,2,3

ID# 1130, (1836 - 1907)
  • Born: 22 Feb 1836 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.1,3,2
  • Married First: Laura O'Hara 5 Feb 1861 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.5,1,6
  • Married Second: Grace G. Machen 28 Aug 1869 in Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.5,7
  • Married: Ruth Wolfe 5 Jan 1887 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.5,8
  • Died: 25 Apr 1907.6
  • Buried: in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Kentucky.6

Children with Laura O'Hara:

  • Hugh S. Lyon6 b. abt 11 Feb 1862, d. 23 Jul 1863
  • Hylan F. Lyon1,9 b. 23 Jul 1864, d. 3 Apr 1885

Children with Grace G. Machen:

  • Grace Lyon1,9,10 b. 20 Jan 1872, d. 6 Feb 1938
  • Frank Lyon1,9 b. abt 1875
  • Hugh Lyon1,9,8 b. Sep 1879
  • Earnest Lyon1,11 b. 25 Aug 1880, d. 10 Nov 1947

Children with Ruth Wolfe:

  • Maybelle Lyon8 b. Jun 1889, d. 1966
  • Lorraine Lyon8 b. Jun 1894, d. 1949

Citations

  1. J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State: Embracing a Concise Account of the Origin and Development of the Virginia Colony; its Expansion Westward, and the Settlement of the Frontier Beyond the Alleghanies.... Louisville, Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Company, 1885.
  2. Kentucky. Caldwell Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-194. Washington: National Archives.
  3. Findagrave.com. Online <http://www.findagrave.com>.
  4. Deborah Anne Cobb Freeman. Family file "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, by e-mail 31 Jul 1998.
  5. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979." Online FamilySearch.org.
  6. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, Kentucky. Kuttawa, Kentucky: McClanahan Publishing House, 1989.
  7. Kentucky. Lyon Co.. 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M593-484. Washington: National Archives.
  8. Kentucky. Lyon Co.. 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T623-540. Washington: National Archives.
  9. Kentucky. Lyon Co.. 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T9-430. Washington: National Archives.
  10. Grace Lyon Kevil, Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Health.
  11. Ernest Lyon, Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Health.