KY: Timelines of Surname LYON / LYONS (and Variations) in the Censuses

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Timeline Tables of Surname LYON / LYONS and Variations in the 1810-1940 Censuses of Kentucky

Lines known or believed to be related are highlighted with the same color.

Haplogroup Unknown (no descendant yet Y-DNA tested)
Descendants of Col. Matthew LYON (1750-1822) Wicklow, Leinster, IRL > VT > KY

Haplogroup R1b-CTS6889 North Irish (Lineage R1b-II)
Descendants of William LYONS (c1780s-c1816) of Lystrumbrocas, Armagh, NIRL

Haplogroup I1-M253 Deme 1 (Lineage I-IV)
Descendants of William D. LYONS (1796-1868) of NJ > KY > IL

Haplogroup I1-P109 (Lineage I-II)
Descendants of Alexander LYON (c1730-c1788) Culpeper Co., VA > Wilkes Co., NC

The State of Kentucky was formed from Kentucky County, Virginia, in 1792. The 1790 Virginia census was lost, the 1800 Kentucky census was lost, and the entire 1890 Federal census was lost. Where available, other sourcess are substituted.

Sources:
1. U.S. Census Index/Images, 1790-1940 (online at Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com).
2. The 1795 Census of Kentucky. T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL (1991); said to be based on every known extant 1795 Kentucky tax list.
3. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund CD-310): records from a variety of sources indicating presence at a specific time and place.
4. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund CD-311): includes tax lists where available.
5. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312): includes tax list where available.

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Adair County
(formed in 1801 from Green Co.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYON
	John LYON

[List of Counties]

Barren County
(formed in 1798 from Green and Warren Cos.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	David LYON
	John LYON
	Joseph LYON

[List of Counties]

Bourbon County
(formed in 1785 from Fayette Co.)

1790	1791 Tax List	1795 Tax List	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Hymphrey LYON	Humphries LYON	Humphrey LYON
	John LYON	John LYON	John LYON, Sr.		Widow Sarah (DAVIS) LYON
			John LYON, Jr.		John LYON
	Samuel LION	Samuel LYON	Samuel LYON
					Samuel LYON, Jr.
			Hezekiah LYON
			Mencah LYON

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Bracken County
(formed in 1796 from Campbell and Mason Cos.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	James LYON

[List of Counties]

Bullitt County
(formed in 1796 from Jefferson and Nelson Cos.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Hugh LYONS

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Caldwell County — see also Lyon County
(formed in 1809 from Livingston Co.; in 1854, part became Lyon Co.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940

[List of Counties]

Campbell County
(formed in 1795 from Harrison, Mason, and Scott Cos.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYON
	Stephen LYON		Stephen LYONS

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Clark County
(formed in 1792 from Bourbon and Fayette Cos.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYON

[List of Counties]

Clay County
(formed in 1806 from Madison, Floyd, and Knox Cos.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	James LYON

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Fayette County
(formed in 1780 from Kentucky Co.)

1790	1795 Tax List	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYON
	Jonathan LYONS	Jonathan LIONS		Jonethan LYONS
				James LION (free colored)

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Fleming County
(formed in 1798 from Mason Co.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYONS		John LYONS
			Joseph LYONS

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Floyd County — see also Lawrence County
(formed in 1799 from Fleming, Mason, and Montgomery Cos.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940

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Garrard County
(formed in 1796 from Madison, Lincoln, and Mercer Cos.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Thomas LYONS

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Green County
(formed in 1792 from Lincoln and Nelson Cos.)

	1795 Tax List	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LYON	John LYON
		John LYONS

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Greenup County
(formed in 1803 from Mason Co.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Hezikiah LION

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Jefferson County
(formed in 1780 from Kentucky Co.)

1790	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Thomas LYON
			Hezekiah LYON
											s/o Jonathan > m. 1886 Anderson Co >	John Sprole LYONS & W1: Mary Wallace LILLARD	John Sprole LYONS & W1: Mary Wallace LILLARD	> to Atlanta GA

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Lawrence County
(formed in 1821 from Floyd and Greenup Cos.)

	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
s/o Alexander > fr Wilkes Co NC >	William S. LYON & Magdalene CORBIN	William S. LYON, widower	William dec'd
s/o William S > fr Wilkes Co NC >	Jesse LYONS & Anna F. HOLBROOK	Jesse LYONS & Anna F. HOLBROOK

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Lewis County
(formed in 1806 from Mason Co.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
		s/o ? > m. 1825 Lewis Co >	William D. LYONS & Sarah E. HAMPTON	William D. LYONS & Sarah E. HAMPTON	William D. LYONS & Sarah E. HAMPTON	> to Champaign Co IL

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Lincoln County
(formed in 1780 from Kentucky Co.)

	1790 Tax List	1790 Census	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Peter LYONS

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Lyon County
(formed in 1854 from Caldwell Co.)

1800
while still Livingston Co

1810
while still Caldwell Co

1820
while still Caldwell Co

1830
while still Caldwell Co

1840
while still Caldwell Co

1850
while still Caldwell Co

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s/o ? >
fr Rutland Co VT >

not in VT, so
assumed to be here

Col. Matthew LYON &
W2: Beulah CHITTENDEN

Col. Matthew LYON &
W2: Beulah CHITTENDEN

Matthew dec'd
Beulah dec'd

s/o Col Matthew >
m. 1817 Caldwell Co >

Col. Chittenden LYON
& W1: Nancy VAUGHN

s/o Col Matthew >

Matthew LYON II
[unmarried]

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Madison County
(formed in 1785 from Lincoln Co.)

	1789 Tax List	1790	1795 Tax List	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	John LION
	John LYON		John LYONS

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Mason County
(formed in 1788 from Bourbon Co.)

1790	1795 Tax List	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Mary LIONS
	William LYON
			Elizabeth LYON
			Charles LYON

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Mercer County
(formed in 1785 frokm Lincoln Co.)

1790	1795 Tax List	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	David LYAN	David LIONS
	Ezekiel LYAN	Ezekiel LIONS		Ezekiel LION
	James LYAN	James LIONS
	John LYAN
	Joseph LYAN	Joseph LIONS		Joseph LION
	Samuel LYON	Samuel LYONS		Samuel LION
				Stephen LION
				John LION

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Montgomery County
(formed in 1796 from Clark Co.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Abraham LYON
			Joseph LYON
			Noah LYON

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Nicholas County
(formed in 1799 from Bourbon and Mason Cos.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Isaac LYON

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Rockcastle County
(formed in 1810 from Pulaski, Lincoln, Madison, and Knox Cos.)

	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Stephen LYON
	James LYON

[List of Counties]

Shelby County
(formed in 1792 from Jefferson Co.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Zachariah LYON
	Henry LYON
	William LYON
	Samuel LYON

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Trigg County
(formed in 1820 from Christian and Caldwell Cos.)

	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
		s/o ? > m. 1831 Trigg Co >	William LYONS Sr & Elizabeth McDANIEL	William LYONS Sr & Elizabeth McDANIEL	Widow Elizabeth (McDANIEL) LYONS	not found
				s/o William Sr > m. 1860 Trigg Co >	William LYONS Jr & Elizabeth EDMONDS	William LYONS Jr & Elizabeth EDMONDS

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Warren County
(formed in 1796 from Logan Co.)

	1800 Tax List	1800 Census	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Henry LYONS		Henry LYONS

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Washington County
(formed in 1792 from Nelson Co.)

1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
	Thomas LYON
	John LYON

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Woodford County
(formed in 1788 from Fayette Co.)

1790	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940
		Lawson LYON

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