Valentine LYON & Mary GENTRY & Rachel WALES

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Valentine LYON
Mary GENTRY
Rachel WALES

Husband: Valentine / Voluntine LYON
Birth: 1793/4, Wilkes Co., NC
Death: 20 Jan 1876
Occupation: farmer
Father: Jacob LYON
Mother: Jane __?__

Marriage-1: 4 Oct 1816, Wilkes Co., NC

Wife-1: Mary GENTRY
Birth: 1794-1800
Death apparently: 1830-35, Wilkes Co., NC
Occupation: homemaker

Marriage-2: 16 Jan 1835, Wilkes Co., NC

Wife-2: Rachel WALES — some say WALLS, others say WALKER
Birth: 1803/4, Wilkes Co., NC
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Mary GENTRY — born in Wilkes Co., NC

1. Treplina [Tryphena?] LYON, b. 1816/7
2. Alan LYON, b. 1818
3. Meredith LYON, b. 1820
4. (Daughter A) LYON, b. 1820-25; living in 1840
5. James LYON, b. 1826
6. Lockline LYON, b. 1827; d. by 1830
7. Absalom LYON, b. 1828/9

Children with Rachel WALES — born in Wilkes Co., NC:

7. John LYON, b. 1835/6 or 24 Jan 1837
8. (Son C) LYON, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850
9. Mary LYON, b. 1837/8
10. William LYON, b. 1839/40
11. Susannah LYON, b. 1841/2
12. Eliza LYON, b. 1843/4

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, North Carolina

Sources:

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

Lyon, Valentine Gentry, Mary Oct 4, 1816 Wilkes Co.

Lyon, Voluntine Wales, Rachel Jan 16, 1835 Wilkes Co.

1b. Anon. nd. Wilkes County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds. Typescript. Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (online at FamilySearch.org):

2. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 57; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 NC Wilkes Co. Roll M33_83 p. 539 Ln. 13 Valentine Lyon 100110-10100-0-200 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1810-1820 = Alan (b. 1818)

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = Valentine (b. 1793/4)?

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Valentine (b. 1793/4)?

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Treplina (b. 1816/7)

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Mary

2 persons engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So, for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class.

The second male could be just a hired hand or boarder, or he could be Valentine's father, father-in-law, or brother.

3. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 130 — indexed "Vatetine Lyons"; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 NC Wilkes Co. Roll M19_125 p. 337 Ln. 10 Valentine LYON 211 001 - 011 001 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Absalom (b. 1828/9)
= James (b. 1826)

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = Meredith (b. 1820)

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Alan (b. 1818)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Valentine (b. 1793/4)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Treplina (b. 1816/7)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Mary

Listed next to Valentine's brother, James LYON, and his family.

4. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8-9 of 13; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NC Wilkes Co. Johnson Dist. Roll 373 pp. 79B-80A Ln. 18 Valentine Lyon 302 110 100 - 100 111 no slaves 0500000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = William (b. 1839/40)
= Son D
= John (b. 1835/6)

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Absalom (b. 1828/9)
= James (b. 1826)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Meredith (b. 1820)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Alan (b. 1818)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Valentine (b. 1793/4)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mary (b. 1837/8)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Treplina (b. 1816/7)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Rachel (b. 1803/4)

5 persons employed in agriculture

5. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 263): Wilkes Co., NC, Roll M432_649, p. 254A, 66/66, enumerated 16 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1850: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

66 66 Vatina Lyon 56 M Farmer Wilkes /

Rachel Lyon 46 F Wilkes /

Treplina Lyon 33 F Wilkes

Absolem Lyon 21 M Farmer Wilkes

John Lyon 14 M Wilkes

Mary Lyon 12 F Wilkes

William Lyon 10 M Wilkes

Susannah Lyon 8 F Wilkes

Eliza Lyon 6 F Wilkes

Listed three households from Valentine's brother, James LYON, and his family.

6. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #111 of 119): served by Elkin P.O. in Surry Co., NC; resident in Lower Division, Wilkes Co., NC, Roll M653_918, p. 56A, PN 111, 802/802, enumerated 31 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Valentine Lyons 67 M Farmer 300 200 N Carolina

Rachel " 56 F

Mary " 21 F

William " 20 M

Susanna " 18 F

Eliza " 16 F

Listed next to Mary LYONS (sic), widow of Valentine's brother, James LYON.

7. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 39): Elken P.O., Edwards Twp., Wilkes Co., NC, Roll M593_1165, p. 277B, 163/163, enumerated 6 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Lyon Vallentine 76 M W Farmer 300 375 N Carolina

____ Rachel 65 F W Keeping house "

____ John 33 M W Farm hand "

____ Susan 27 F W at home "

____ Eliza 25 F W at home "

____ Julia L 12 F W at home "

____ Sarah 10 F W at home "

____ Jane 6 F W "

Listed between Valentine's widowed sister-in-law, Mary (GENTRY) LYON, and Willie LYON (æ 40, b. NC).

. Lyon(s) Families Association of America: Database (on CD as of 22 Feb 2010; these are member submissions).

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