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James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon 1853–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1853

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 1936

Death Location: Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Thomas Lyon

Mother: Martha Robertson

Spouse(s): Sarah McAlpin, Jennie McAlpin

Children(s): Charles Lyon, James Lyon, Louella Hunt, Sarah Farmer, Magdayline Lyon, George Lyon, Frances Lyon, Thomas II, Martha Lyon

The story of James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon began in 1853 in Georgia, USA. James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon married Jennie Mcalpin, Sarah Jane Mcalpin, and had children including Charles Edwin Charlie Lyon, Frances Ann Eliza Liza Lyon, George Washington Lyon, James D Lyon, Louella Hunt, Magdayline Maggie W Lyon, Martha Willie Lyon, Sarah Emily Farmer, Thomas Jefferson Lyon Ii. James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon passed away in 1936 in Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon began in 1853 in Georgia, USA.
  • James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon married Jennie Mcalpin, Sarah Jane Mcalpin, and had children including Charles Edwin Charlie Lyon, Frances Ann Eliza Liza Lyon, George Washington Lyon, James D Lyon, Louella Hunt, Magdayline Maggie W Lyon, Martha Willie Lyon, Sarah Emily Farmer, Thomas Jefferson Lyon Ii.
  • James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon passed away in 1936 in Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lyon's Ancestors

Self
James Lyon
1853–1936
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Lyon
1827–1865
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Robertson
1828–1876
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George Lyon
1787–1862
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Howard
1789–1829
Bryson, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
James (B) Robertson
1803–1878
North Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Nelson
1801–1876
Clarke, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lyon
1754–1830
Mary Marchbanks
1758–1848
Major Howard
1752–1808
Mary Taylor
1757–1847
James Robertson
1770–1835
Amy Simpson
1775–1857
Noel Nelson
1772–1849
Caroline Melton
1774–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lyon
1732–
Elizabeth LYON
1734–
George Marchbanks
1725–1810
Molly Smith
1747–1809
John Howard
1728–1818
Avis mn
1745–1818
Benton Taylor
1730–
Virginia Ballsworth
1735–
James Robertson
1730–1770
Elizabeth Clark
1730–1778
William Nelson
1754–1777
Ann Parker
1745–1824
Jeremiah Melton
1749–1805
Mary Keen
1744–1843

James Lyon's Descendants

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James (Bedford "Jimmy") Lyon (20 Aug 1853–23 Apr 1936) m. Sarah (Jane) McAlpin (06 Nov 1848–15 Feb 1909) m. Jennie McAlpin (1856–30 Aug 1919)
  1. 1. Charles (Edwin "Charlie") Lyon 1873–1961 m. Margaret (Early) Skelton 1881–1911 m. Mittie (Plunkett) Lyons 1877–1966
    1. 1. Carl (Frank) Lyons 1906–1981 m. Margaret (Skelton) Lyons 1916–
      1. 1. Carl (David Lyons) Sr 1939–2006 m. Alma (Joyce) Lovett 1938–1983
      2. 2. Beverly (Lucille) Cash 1940–2010 m. Franklin (Pernial) Cash 1932–1995 m. Harold Turnbull 1941–2017 m. Franklin (Pernal "Frank") Cash 1932–1995
      3. 3. Sara (( Pasty)) Lyons-Horne 1941–2019
      4. 4. Douglas (Lamar) Lyons 1945–2010
    2. 2. Willie (B) Lyon 1900–1945 m. Maudie (G.) Lyon 1906–1997
    3. 3. Charlie (W) Lyon 1904–
  2. 2. James (D) Lyon 1882–1960
  3. 3. Louella Hunt 1879–1953
  4. 4. Sarah (Emily) Farmer 1891–1927
  5. 5. Magdayline ("Maggie" W.) Lyon 1887–
  6. 6. George (Washington) Lyon 1889–1967
  7. 7. Frances (Ann Eliza "Liza") Lyon 1876–1960
  8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson Lyon) II 1872–1936 m. Ada (Belle) Phipps 1876–1958
    1. 1. Daisy (Lyon) (Coble) 1908–1990
    2. 2. Roy (T Lyon) Sr 1914–1983 m. Carrie (Mae) Jenkins 1920–2001
  9. 9. Martha (Willie) Lyon 1882–1973

James Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1853
20 Aug 1853
Birth of James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1936
23 Apr 1936
Age 83
Death of James Bedford "Jimmy" Lyon in Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia; Georgia Deaths, 1914–1927

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1936
    Event Place: Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia; Georgia Deaths, 1914–1927

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