Harold Walter Lyon1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3585, (1922 - 2005)
FatherWilliam Howard Lyon Jr.4,5,6 (9 Sep 1893 - 22 May 1945)
MotherCatherine H. Wilson7,8,6 (13 Apr 1901 - 5 Dec 1987)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Feb 1922, Buckley, Iroquois Co., Illinois9,10,11,12
Marriage: 1 Nov 1957, Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana, LaVerda Caldwell Glabe (27 Mar 1920 - 9 Jul 2007)13,14,15
Death: 18 Jan 2005, Danville, Illinois16,17,18
Burial: Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois19,20
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe

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Narrative:

     Harold Walter Lyon was born on 3 Feb 1922 in Buckley, Iroquois Co., Illinois.9,10,11,12
     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Pigeon Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, William Howard Lyon Jr. and Catherine H. Wilson.4 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Pigeon Grove Twp., Iroquois Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.5
     He was as farm laborer at age 18, presumably on the family farm. On the 1940 census his father reported that Harold had worked 72 hours the last week of March.5 He registered for the draft for World War II on 30 Jun 1942, while living at Cissna Park, Iroquois Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed by E. J. & E. Railroad.3
     Harold was in the U.S. Army in World War II, enlisting 16 Sep 1942. He served with the railroad engineers in Europe with a rank of technician fourth grade.21,22,23
     Harold was discharged from the Army 17 Jan 1946.24
     Harold appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Gary, Lake Co., Indiana, at 744 Virginia, enumerated 25 Aug 1950, reporting he lived in a home that was not on a farm.25
     He was a fireman at a railroad by 1950, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week.26 Harold was later an engineer for the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad for 18 years, then drove a truck for Champaign Asphalt.27
     Harold married second LaVerda Caldwell Glabe, daughter of Henry Jacob Glabe and Nellie L. Caldwell, on 1 Nov 1957 in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana, with Harvey T. Minas, justice of the peace, officiating.13,14,15
     Harold and LaVerda moved to Savoy, Illinois, in Nov 1988 living there until their deaths.28
     Harold died on 18 Jan 2005 in Danville, Illinois, at age 82.16,17,18 He was buried in Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois.19,20

Children:
     Children with LaVerda Caldwell Glabe:

Harold and LaVerda's daughters are still living.

Citations

  1. [S3622] William H. Lyon household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows name as Harold Lyon.
  2. [S3623] William Lyon household, 1940 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows name as Harold Lyon.
  3. [S13083] Harold Walter Lyon, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  4. [S3622] William H. Lyon household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  5. [S3623] William Lyon household, 1940 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois.
  6. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, and includes transcription of undated obituary from News Gazette, showing his parents.
  7. [S3622] William H. Lyon household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows the boy as son of her husband.
  8. [S3623] William Lyon household, 1940 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows the boy as son of her husband.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, shows date, and includes photos of tombstone and military plaque showing same, and transcription of undated obituary from News Gazette, showing town and state.
  10. [S3622] William H. Lyon household, 1930 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows age 8 and state.
  11. [S3623] William Lyon household, 1940 U.S. Census, Iroquois Co., Illinois, shows age 18 and state.
  12. [S13083] Harold Walter Lyon, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, and state.
  13. [S1302] Marriage Licenses, Lake Co., Indiana, 167:241, no. 154291, Harold W. Lyon and La Verda Glabe, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  14. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows year, as 1958, town, and state, as Crown Point, Indiana.
  15. [S3630] The News-Gazette, 11 Jul 2007, shows date, as 1 Aug, and city, as Chicago.
  16. [S13082] Harold W Lyon obituary, The Pantagraph, shows date and city.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, shows date, and includes photos of tombstone and military plaque showing same.
  18. [S1041] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com, record for Harold W Lyon, shows date.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, and includes photos of tombstone and military plaque.
  20. [S1041] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com, record for Harold W Lyon, shows cemetery, town, and state.
  21. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Harold W Lyon, Soc. Sec. No. 352-12-9596, shows enlistment date and branch.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, includes photo of military plaque showing service, transcription of undated obituary from News Gazette, showing years and service.
  23. [S1041] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com, record for Harold W Lyon, shows he was a TEC 4 in the US Army in World War II.
  24. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Harold W Lyon, Soc. Sec. No. 352-12-9596, shows date.
  25. [S13081] Harold W. Lyon household, 1950 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Indiana.
  26. [S13081] Harold W. Lyon household, 1950 U.S. Census, Lake Co., Indiana, shows occupation as fireman and industry as railroad.
  27. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 71064399, Harold W. Lyon, includes transcription of undated obituary from News Gazette, showing railroad and trucking occupations.
  28. [S3630] The News-Gazette, 11 Jul 2007.