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Richard Brown LYON, a.k.a., Robert Brown LYONS
Martha Adelaide BROWN Henrietta STURGIS Martha Bell LOCKWOOD Alice Matilda WATSON |
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There is documentation to show that the Richard Brown LYON (b. 1846, MI) who married Alice WATSON in Ontario, Canada, was the son of William & Nancy (CAHOON) LYON, and that this Richard had a son, Ray Richard LYON, from a prior marriage to an "Adelaide," and that he is the Richard B. LYON in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses of Kent Co., MI, in the 1880 census of Osceola Co., MI, and the 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses of Ontario, Canada. There is documentation showing that an R.B. LYON (b. 1840 see age on marriage record) married and divorced Henrietta STURGIS in Kansas, then "ran off" with Martha LOCKWOOD, had two children with her in Minnesota, then disappeared. Both Henrietta and Martha claimed to be widows in the 1900 census. What I cannot find is anything to document that the man in Michigan and Canada (b. 1846) is the same man as the one in Kansas and Minnesota (b. 1840). Secondary sources claim they are the same man and have naratives describing this man's life, especially the period between 1880 and 1900 when we have no census (the lost 1890 census would probably resolve the issue). Without those stories, the credibility of which is unknown to me, I wouldn't even begin to consider that these records belong to one man. If you believe they are one and the same, please share the evidence. My dog in this fight is that I'm the administrator of the LFA Lyon(s) DNA project, and a male LYON descendant of Martha's son, Ulysses Clair LYON, has been Y-DNA tested, so his test results have major significance for this line of LYONs (see #29716 in the results table). I am temporarily accepting the alleged connection, but a solidly documented line is needed here as it is for all Y-DNA test subjects because we really do need a certain identification for Ulysses's father. |
Husband: Richard Brown LYON, a.k.a., Robert Brown
LYONS
Birth: 14/18 Jan 1846, Lowell, Kent Co., MI Death: 4 Jul 1924, Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH Disposition: buried Glenwood Cemetery, Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., OH Occupation: farmer Father: William Brown LYON Mother: Nancy CAHOON |
Marriage-1: by 1867 |
Wife-1: Martha Adelaide "Addy" BROWN
Birth: 8 Jul 1841 (not 1849), Norwich, Chenango Co., NY Death: 20 Sep 1882, Evart, Osceola Co., MI Occupation: homemaker Father: William H. BROWN (1813/4-1896) of NY Mother: Emily FITCH (1818/9-1852) of NY |
Marriage-2: 27 Sep 1887, Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS
Divorce: 8 Aug 1890, Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS |
Wife-2: Henrietta STURGIS
Tentatively, this Henrietta
STURGIS
Most secondary sources leave Henrietta's parents unidentified. I have connected her, here, based on strong circumstantial evidence (see below). She "fits the bill" perfectly, and no other Henrietta STURGIS comes close. Both her parents died in the 1870s, so that's when their children dispersed. What we need, now, is an obit or something similar that mentions her one-and-only ex-husband was or was not(!) R.B. LYON. Note: This Henrietta STURGIS is being mixed up with the Henrietta STURGIS (1836->1900) who was born in, lived in, and died in Worcester Co., MD. These are two decidedly different women. |
Marriage-3: ca. 1891 |
Wife-3: Martha Bell "Mattie" LOCKWOOD
Birth: 15 Jun 1869, Riverton, Floyd Co., IA Death: 14 Dec 1936, Gooding Co., ID Other Spouse: m2. ca. 1901, Isaac WELTY Occupation: homemaker, farm laborer Father: Jacob B. LOCKWOOD (1822/4-1901) of VT Mother: Mercia / Mercy INKS (1831-1870) Martha's mother died shortly after she was born, and she must have been given to another family to raise because I do not find her with her father in the 1870 or 1880 censuses, nor anywhere else under her birth name. Her parents names are given on her marriage record to Isaac WELTY, so we know who they are, and Martha is listed next to her widowed father in the 1900 census. |
Marriage-4: 9 Nov 1904, Rainy River Dist., ON |
Wife-4: Alice Matilda WATSON
Birth: 1866/7, Jamaica, W.I. Occupation: homemaker Father: David WATSON Mother: Elizabeth MATHESON |
Children with Adelaide Martha BROWN: |
born in Kent Co., MI:
1. Charles William LYON, b. 1867/8; m. 25 Dec 1893, New London, Waupaca Co., WI, Bertha Mae McDONALD (1870-1953) 2. Joseph Bertie LYON, b. Feb 1870; d. by 1880 3. Floyd B. LYON, b. 10 May 1874; d. 26 Apr 1894, Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; m. Ada T. GREER born in Evart Twp., Osceola Co., MI:
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Children with Henrietta STURGIS: |
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Children with Martha Bell LOCKWOOD: |
6. Clifford LYON, b. 1891; d. 1896
7. Ulysses Clair LYON, b. 1 Apr 1893, Kabetogama, St. Louis Co., MN; m. Flora F. HESSER (1899-1998) 8. Violet E. LYON, b. 9 Dec 1895, Lake of the Woods, Lake of the Woods Co., MN; d. 20 Nov 1993, Boise, Ada Co., ID; m. George Rollen HESSER (1889-1972) |
Children with Alice Matilda WATSON: |
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Keywords for search engines: genealogy; West Indies; CAN, Canada, Ontario; USA, US, United States, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin |
Sources (n.b., Kent Co. is just two counties away from Osceola
Co.):
1a. Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935 (online at familysearch.org):
1b. Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928: Schedule
B Marriages: District of Rainy River, pp. 533-534 (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #11 of 50):
2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at
Ancestry.com):
3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at
Ancestry.com):
4a. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 78): Lowell P.O., Lowell, Kent Co., MI, Roll M593_682, p. 456B, PN 34, 270/272, enumerated 28 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
4b. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at
Ancestry.com):
5a. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 23): Evart Twp., Osceola Co., MI, Roll 600, p. 158A, PN 2, SD 2, ED 226, enumerated 3 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
5b. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at
Ancestry.com):
6. 1885 Kansas State Census Every-Name-Index/Images. Kansas State Historical Society (online at Ancestry.com): not found. 7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed. 8 1895 Kansas State Census Every-Name-Index/Images. Kansas State Historical Society (online at Ancestry.com): not found. 9a. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 16): Rose Twp., Payne Co., OK, Roll 1341, p. 179A, SN 13, SD 9, ED 189, enumerated 23 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
9b. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Henrietta STURGIS (æ 59, b. Sep 1840, MI/PA/NY; nurse) is living in Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI (p. 213A), with a sister-in-law. She is describing herself as a widow with 0/0 children. Typically, widows do not go by their maiden name, which suggests this woman is, indeed, R.B. LYON's ex-wife, who was known in the divorce proceedings to have returned to her maiden name. 10. 1901 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 14): Emo, Algoma Dist., ON, p. 5, enumerated 19 Apr 1901, official enumeration date 31 Mar 1901 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
11a. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 22): Valley Road, Soldier's Home Pct., Ada Co., ID, Roll T624_221 (Book 2), p. 6A, SN 6A, SD 46, ED 21, enumerated 20 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤()
11b. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Henrietta STURGES (æ 70, b. MI/PA/NY) is living in Mattoon City, Coles Co., IL (p. 213A), with a married niece and her family, which includes their son, Robert McLAUGHIN (æ 2, b. IL). Henrietta is wrongly called "mother-in-law" to her niece's husband, wrongly labeled, "widow," and wrongly given children 1/1. 12. 1911 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 9): Kingsford Twp., Rainy River Dist., ON, p. 8, enumerated 14-15 Jun 1911, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1911 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
13. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Henrietta STURGIS (æ 79, b. MI/PA/NY; single) is living in Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI (p. 173A), with an unmarried niece and her nephew (Henrietta's grandnephew), Robert McLAUGHLIN (æ 11, b. IL). Robert's son, Ray, is in Ohio. 14. 1921 Canadian Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 10): Dist. 79, Sub-Dist., 22, Carpenter, Kingsford, and Fleming Twps., Ft. William and Rainy River Dists., ON, p. 8:, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1921 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
. Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952 (online at FamilySearch.org):
. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):
. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).
. Lyon(s) Families Association of America: Database (on CD as of 22 Feb 2010; these are member submissions). . WorldConnect / WorldTree (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). |
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