William Henry LYON & Mary Caroline POLLTT

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William Henry LYON
Mary Caroline POLLITT

Husband: William Henry "Bill" LYON
Birth: 20 Aug 1846, Jones Co., MS
Death: 25 Feb 1921, Lindale, Smith Co., TX
Occupation: farmer
Father: William "Will" LYON
Mother: Jane __?__

Marriage: 24 Jul 1871, Smith Co., TX

Wife: Mary Caroline "Carrie" POLLITT
Birth: 22 May 1850, Smith Co., TX
Death: 11 Jan 1919, Lindale, Smith Co., TX
Occupation: homemaker
Brothers: George POLLITT, b. 1856/7, TX; Lewis POLLITT, b. 1864/5, TX
Father: Edgar POLLITT (1819-1866)
Mother: Mary WOOTEN (1827-1880) of TX

Children — Smith Co., TX:

1. Burley LYON, b. 8 Nov 1874; d. 9 Jan 1944, Lindale, Smith Co., TX
2. Horace LYON, b. 1878; d. bef. 1910
3. Ennis Aubrey LYON, b. 16 Sep 1885; d. 5 Apr 1972, Lindale, Smith Co., TX
4. Bernice LYON, b. 1 Nov 1887; d. 15 Oct 1966, Smith Co., TX
5. Henry Grady LYON, b. 22 Jan 1890
plus two children who died by 1900

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Mississippi, Texas

Sources:

1. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 (online at Ancestry.com):

William H. LYON Mary C. Pollitt 24 Jul 1871 Smith Co.

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): W. H. LYONS (æ 18, b. MS) is living in Shelby Co., TX, with his parents (q.v.).

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 46): Garden Valley P.O., Garden VAlley, Smith Co., TX, Roll M593_1605, p. 295A, PN 13, 88/88, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Lyons James 50 M W Farmer 1200 205 SC

      Bersheba 50 F W Keepg House Miss

      Irenus 22 M W Farm Laborer La

      Missourie 20 F W No occcupation "

      Sarah 18 F W "      " "

      Maranda 14 F W "      " Tex

Lyons William 26 M W Farm Laborer "

James LYON is William's uncle.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 60): Sub-District 100, Smith Co., TX, Roll 1326 (Book 2), p. 251D, PN 32, SD 1, ED 100, enumerated 17/18 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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262 267 Lions William W M 35 / Farmer MS SC

_____ Mary W F 27 Wife / Keeps House TX

_____ Burley W F 4 Dau / TX MS TX

_____ Horace W M 2 Son / TX MS TX

Pollitt Mary W F 50 M-in-law / At home Fever TX

_______ George W M 23 B-in-law / works on farm / TX

_______ Lewis W M 15 " " " / " " " / / TX

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I really looked, but I notice that Justice Precincts 5 and 6 are missing from Smith County.

8. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 20): Justice Pct #6, Smith Co., TX, Roll T624_1589 (Book 2), p. 72A, SN 9A SD 3, ED 84, enumerated 2 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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96 101 Lyons Bill Head M W 65 M1 39 MS SC MS Eng Laborer Farm OA Y Y O F F 94

_____ Mary C Wife F W 60 M1 39 7 4 TX KY KY Eng None Y Y

_____ Grady Son M W 20 S TX MS TX Eng Laborer Farm OA Y Y

9. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23-24 of 28): Lindale Road, Red Springs or Sand Flat, Justice Pct. 7, Smith Co., TX, Roll T625_1845 (Book 2), pp. 238A-238B, SN 12A-12B, SD 3, ED 102, enumerated 26/27 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* Fm 227 229 Lyons Grady Head R M W 30 M Y Y TX MS TX Y Farming General Farming Em 227

_____ Fannie Wife F W 29 M Y Y TX GA TN Y none

_____ Noris Son M W 7 S Y TX TX TX Y none

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* Lyons Duey Son M W 5 S N N N TX TX TX Y none

_____ Donnie Mae Daughter F W 3 S TX TX TX none

_____ Francis Daughter F W 1 S TX TX TX none

_____ William H Father M W 75 Wd Y Y MS SC MS Y none

*Lindale Road

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

11. Email from descendant, Pam SIGMAN.

She tells me William's Confederate pension application mentions that he was born in Jones Co., MS, and that his father was named, William.

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