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Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon 1913–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1913

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1994

Death Location: Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Frances Singleton

Spouse(s): Seavy Graham

Children(s):

Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon was born in 1913 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, the child of John Archie Lyon And Frances Marie Franky Singleton. Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon married Seavy Highsmith Graham, and had children including Graham. Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon passed away in 1994 in Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon was born in 1913 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, the child of John Archie Lyon And Frances Marie Franky Singleton.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon married Seavy Highsmith Graham, and had children including Graham.
  • Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon passed away in 1994 in Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Lyon
1913–1994
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Archie Lyon
1886–1951
North Carolina, USA
Frances (Marie "Franky") Singleton
1895–1979
Lynchburg, Campbell, VIrginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Lyon
1851–1937
North Carolina, USA
Mary Catherine
1855–1935
North Carolina, USA
Richard (Calvin) Singleton
1865–1930
Virginia, USA
Lucy (Edwin) Gibson
1868–1908
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Singleton
1836–1909
L. Singleton
1833–1924
Joseph Gibson
1840–1900
Virginia Madison
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Singleton
1800–1860
Sarah Perkins
1805–1860
Randolph IV
1805–1872
Mary Sprouse
1814–1879
John Sr.
1824–1870
Eliza Norford
1824–1849

Dorothy Lyon's Timeline

12 Records

1913
17 Jul 1913
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1914
17 Jul 1914
Age 1
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1914
Abt. 1914
Age 1
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1915
Abt. 1915
Age 2
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1915
Abt. 1915
Age 2
Birth of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon resided here in Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon resided here in Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon resided here in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 27
Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon resided here in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon resided here in Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1994
31 Oct 1994
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA
Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA
1994
31 Oct 1994
Age 81
Death of Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon in Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA
Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Barbecue, Harnett, N
    [3] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Seavy High Smith Graham and Dorothy Elizabeth Lyon, 17 Oct 1935; citing Halifax, Virginia, reference p15; FHL microfilm 2048454.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1915
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_370; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-126

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1915
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Dorthy Lyon in household of J A Lyon, Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0015, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2341432.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1914
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Dorothy Lyon in household of James H Lyon, Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, US; citing sheet 12A, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T625, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1821325.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1913
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: United States Social Security Death Index, Dorothy L Graham, 15 Nov 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Dorothy Lyon in household of James H Lyon, Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, US; citing sheet 12A, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T625, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1821325.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Dorthy Lyon in household of J A Lyon, Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0015, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626, NARA, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2341432.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_370; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-126

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_370; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 59-126

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Barbecue, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Barbecue, Harnett, N

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Barbecue, Harnett, N

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] United States Social Security Death Index, Dorothy L Graham, 15 Nov 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lillington, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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