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James Lyon 1778–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1778

Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 30 August 1858

Death Location: Danbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Lyon

Mother: Christina Lyon

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In 1778, James Lyon entered the world in Henry County, Virginia, United States of America, born to James Lyon And Christina Harmon Lyon. James Lyon passed away in 1858 in Danbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, James Lyon entered the world in Henry County, Virginia, United States of America, born to James Lyon And Christina Harmon Lyon.
  • James Lyon passed away in 1858 in Danbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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James Lyon's Ancestors

Self
James Lyon
1778–1858
Birth Place: Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James Lyon
1736–1817
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Christina (Harmon) Lyon
1732–1784
Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Heinrich Harmann
1700–1767
Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Catharina
1704–1749
Rhein, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Mathias
1679–1725
Barbara Tyson
1687–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anne Franco
1658–
Pierre De
1654–1747
Cornelius Tyson
1652–1716
Margaret Tyson
1655–1716

James Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1778
25 December 1778
Birth of James Lyon in Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
1858
30 August 1858
Age 80
Death of James Lyon in Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1778
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1858
    Event Place: Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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