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Donald Ormrod Lyon 1925–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1925

Birth Location: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 2008

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Ray Lyon

Mother: Eda Ormrod

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Donald Ormrod Lyon was born in 1925 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA, the child of Ray J Lyon And Eda A Ormrod. In 1930, Donald Ormrod Lyon resided in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Donald Ormrod Lyon resided in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa. Donald Ormrod Lyon passed away in 2008 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Ormrod Lyon was born in 1925 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA, the child of Ray J Lyon And Eda A Ormrod.
  • In 1930, Donald Ormrod Lyon resided in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Donald Ormrod Lyon resided in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa.
  • Donald Ormrod Lyon passed away in 2008 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ray Lyon
1892–1942
Birth Location: Pender, Thurston, Nebraska, USA
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Eda Ormrod
1893–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Lyon's Ancestors

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Donald Lyon
1925–2008
Birth Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Parents
Ray J Lyon
1892–1942
Pender, Thurston, Nebraska, USA
Eda (A) Ormrod
1893–
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (Stanfield) Ormrod
1859–1898
Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
Alena (J "Lena") Binns
1853–1925
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1816–1892
Elizabeth Froggatt
1816–1896
Abel Binns
1822–
Lusinda Binns
1826–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Froggatt
1791–1875
Ann Taylor
1793–1868

Donald Lyon's Timeline

5 Records

1925
22 Apr 1925
Birth of Donald Ormrod Lyon in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Donald Ormrod Lyon resided here in Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Donald Ormrod Lyon resided here in Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa
Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 15
Donald Ormrod Lyon resided here in Rock Twp, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
Rock Twp, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
2008
6 Feb 2008
Age 83
Death of Donald Ormrod Lyon in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01179; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 60-25
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340424
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2008; Roll: 04
    [4] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sioux City, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340424

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01179; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 60-25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rock Twp, Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01179; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 60-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 2008
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 2008; Roll: 04
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