Thomas Dent LYON & Lydia STINGLEY

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Thomas Dent LYON
Lydia STINGLEY

Husband: Thomas Dent LYON
Birth: 11 Jul 1799, MD
Death: 1 May 1858, Greenland, Hardy Co., VA [now WV]
Occupation: farmer
Father: James H. LYON
Mother: Mary Ann DENT

Marriage: 6 Mar 1823, Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Lydia STINGLEY
Birth: 9 Oct 1802, Hardy Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 23 Jan 1873, Greenland, Hardy Co., WV
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William STINGLEY
Mother: Charity ROBY

Children:

— born in Hampshire Co., VA [now WV]:
1. Elizabeth LYON, b. 9 Feb 1824
2. (Daughter A) LYON, b. 1825-30
3. Mary "Polly" Ann LYON, b. 1825/6 or 2 Feb 1827; d. 2 Dec 1897, Hardy Co., (W)VA; m. David CLARK
4. Hiram LYON, b. 7 Apr 1829

— born in Hardy Co., VA [now WV]:
5. Emmanuel / Emanuel LYON, b. 24 Jan 1831; d. 31 Jul 1902; m. 28 Jun 1859, Hardy Co., (W)VA, Virginia E. KITZMILLER (1840-)
6. Arnold LYON, b. 7 Dec 1834; d. 30 Nov 1862
7. William LYON, b. 19 Mar 1836; d. 5 May 1925; m. 5 Nov 1868, Lydia Ann DOLLY (1847-1913)
8. Thomas Dent LYON, b. 21 Jul 1838; d. 10 Feb 1909, McLean Co., IL; m. 7 Feb 1861, Hardy Co., (W)VA, Mary Susan DOLLY (1840-1929)
9. John S. LYON, b 16 Apr 1841; d. 19 Feb 1862
10. Lydia LYON, b. 9 Mar 1843; d. 19 May 1912; m. 17 Jul 1861, Hardy Co., (W)VA, John EBERT (1835-)
11. Sarah LYON, b. 21 May 1845; d. 11 Aug 1930; m. 5 Nov 1868, Grant Co., WV, Simon P. IDLEMAN (1845-)

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Sources (n.b., Hardy and Hampshire Cos. are adjacent; WV was formed from VA in 1863):

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Virginia Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Lyon, Thomas Stingley, Lydia Mar 6, 1823 Hampshire Co.

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #35 of 68 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 VA Hardy Co. Roll M19-191 p. 91 Ln. 2 Lyon Thomas 100 010 - 210 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Hiram (b. 1829)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Thomas (b. 1799)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Mary (b. 1827)
= Daughter A

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Elizabeth (b. 1824)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Lydia (b. 1802)

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53-54 of 69; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VA Hardy Co. Roll 562 pp. 133A-133B Ln. 17 Thomas Lyons 122 000 100 - 001 101 no slaves 0300000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Thomas (b. 1838)

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = William (b. 1836)
= Arnold (b. 1834)

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Emanuel (b. 1831)
= Hiram (b. 1829)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Thomas (b. 1799)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Mary (b. 1827)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Elizabeth (b. 1824)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Lydia (b. 1802)

3 persons employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #166 of 185): 23rd District, Hardy Co., VA, Roll M432_950, p. 90B, 1211/1224, enumerated 16 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Thomas Lyon 50 M Farmer 800 Maryland

Lydia    " 40 F Virginia

Mary Ann " 24 F "

Emanuel " 19 M Farmer "

Arnold   " 16 M Farmer "

William " 14 M "

Thomas   " 12 M "

John     " 10 M "

Lydia    " 8 F "

Sarah    " 6 F "

. WorldConnect / WorldTree (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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