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John Henry Lyons 1853 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 20 Jan 1929

Death Location: Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Father: John Lyons

Mother: Nancy Whatley

Spouse(s): Eliza Johnson

Children(s): Ruben Lyons, Charles Lyons, Ellis Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Lyons, Mazie Lyons, Lillian Lyons, Pearl Lyons, Elizabeth Lyons, Hazel Whitehead, John Lyons, James Lyons

In 1853, John Henry Lyons entered the world in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, born to John Henry Lyons and Nancy Whatley. In 1860, John Henry Lyons resided in Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama, USA. In 1870, John Henry Lyons resided in Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama, USA. John Henry Lyons married Eliza Jane Johnson, and had children including Ruben Lyons, Charles Orel Lyons, Ellis A Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Jane Lyons, Mazie Mathilda Lyons, Lillian Clara Lyons, Pearl Idell Lyons, Elizabeth Harriet Lyons, Hazel Mae Whitehead, John Daniel Lyons, James Edward Lyons. John Henry Lyons passed away in 1929 in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1853, John Henry Lyons entered the world in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, born to John Henry Lyons and Nancy Whatley.
  • In 1860, John Henry Lyons resided in Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, John Henry Lyons resided in Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • John Henry Lyons married Eliza Jane Johnson, and had children including Ruben Lyons, Charles Orel Lyons, Ellis A Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Jane Lyons, Mazie Mathilda Lyons, Lillian Clara Lyons, Pearl Idell Lyons, Elizabeth Harriet Lyons, Hazel Mae Whitehead, John Daniel Lyons, James Edward Lyons.
  • John Henry Lyons passed away in 1929 in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lyons
1830 – 1853
Birth Location: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
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Nancy Whatley
1833 – 1880
Birth Location: Scott, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Johnson
1862 – 1929
Birth Location: Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Ruben Lyons
1878 – 1945
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Charles Lyons
1880 – 1953
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Ellis Lyons
1882 – 1958
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Georgia Trehern
1885 – 1935
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Margaret Lyons
1887 – 1973
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Mazie Lyons
1889 – 1967
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Lillian Lyons
1892 – 1976
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Pearl Lyons
1894 – 1976
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Lyons
1897 – 1980
Birth Location: Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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Hazel Whitehead
1901 – 1990
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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John Lyons
1903 – 1973
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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James Lyons
1907 – 1929
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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John Lyons's Ancestors

Self
John Lyons
1853 – 1929
Birth Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Henry Lyons
1830 – 1853
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Nancy Whatley
1833 – 1880
Scott, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Samuel) Lyons
1772 – 1842
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Henriette ("Ritta") Baptiste
1794 – 1850
Bayou La Batre, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Tisdale Whatley
1803 – 1880
South Carolina
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Gill
1809 – 1880
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lyons
1748 – 1804
Elizabeth Rehama
1751 –
Jean Baptiste
1745 – 1813
Margueritte (Baptiste)
1756 – 1836
Tisdel Watley
1762 – 1840
Creek Indian
Reuben Gill
1768 – 1820
Temperance Jordan
1768 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lyons
1720 – 1804
Elisabeth Hough
1720 –
Jean ll
1715 – 1757
Marie Huet
1720 – 1770
Jacques Jacob
1733 – 1822
Marianne Marchand
1735 – 1815
John Gill
1732 – 1785
Mary Jackson
1730 – 1800
Henry Jordan
1750 – 1836
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John Lyons's Descendants

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John (Henry) Lyons (30 Mar 1853 – 20 Jan 1929) m. Eliza (Jane) Johnson (22 Jun 1862 – 20 Jan 1929)
  1. 1. Ruben Lyons (15 March 1878 – 29 May 1945)
  2. 2. Charles (Orel) Lyons (28 February 1880 – 22 December 1953)
  3. 3. Ellis (A) Lyons (1882 – 1958)
  4. 4. Georgia Trehern (25 August 1885 – 18 May 1935)
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Lyons (25 June 1887 – 10 August 1973)
  6. 6. Mazie (Mathilda) Lyons (21 September 1889 – 25 January 1967)
  7. 7. Lillian (Clara) Lyons (16 December 1892 – 1 September 1976)
  8. 8. Pearl (Idell) Lyons (23 Nov 1894 – 13 Oct 1976) m. Andrew (Jackson) Mallette (3 Jun 1888 – 16 January 1964)
    1. 1. Loren (O'Niel) Mallette (15 Jan 1914 – 12 October 1970) m. Verbie Robinson (abt 1915 – )
      1. 1. Jeanette (Mallette) Carroll (25 Nov 1934 – 14 Aug 2013)
      2. 2. Betty (Ann) Mollett (abt 1937 – )
      3. 3. Andrew (J) Mallette (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Cornelius Mallette (21 October 1938 – 8 February 2021)
    2. 2. Alson (Lee) Mallette (24 Sep 1915 – 20 Apr 1983) m. Mary (Louise) Miller (6 Oct 1921 – 31 Mar 2010)
    3. 3. Lonnie (Andrew) Mallette (25 Dec 1916 – 2 Dec 1948) m. Dorothy Malletta (abt 1920 – )
      1. 1. Freida (Pearl) Mallette (5 Sep 1939 – )
    4. 4. Agnes (Pauline) Mallette (29 Apr 1918 – 19 Oct 2001) m. Edward (Charles) Spafford (5 July 1912 – 22 March 1995)
      1. 1. Gordan (L) Spafford (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Dianne (K) Spafford (abt 1941 – )
      3. 3. Pamella (A) Spafford (abt 1944 – )
      4. 4. James (E) Spafford (abt 1946 – )
    5. 5. Berdine (Beatrice) Mallette (28 Apr 1920 – 1981) m. Alfred (Hamilton) Hinson (10 April 1919 – 24 December 1981)
    6. 6. MelViney (Jane) Mallette (24 Jul 1921 – 2 Apr 1977) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (24 Jul 1918 – 30 Nov 2000)
      1. 1. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (26 Jul 1940 – ) m. Shirley (Marie Annette) Jones (25 Dec 1940 – )
        1. 1. John (Lee) Pettis (14 Nov 1964 – ) m. Felicia (Ann) McDonald (26 Nov 1965 – )
        2. 2. Dana (Marie) Pettis (16 Aug 1968 – 26 Oct 2023) m. Mark Freeman (1968 – )
      2. 2. Gloria (Ann) Pettis (1942 – ) m. Jerry (Lee) Johnson (20 November 1946 – 31 Dec 2003)
      3. 3. Rena (Marie) Pettis (15 Feb 1947 – 15 Mar 1992)
      4. 4. Peggy (Sue) Pettis (1949 – )
      5. 5. Ellen Pettis (After 1950 – ) m. Gary Oliver
      6. 6. Lanell Pettis (8 Aug 1956 – ) m. Mark Walker
    7. 7. Jack (Claster) Mallette (6 Apr 1923 – 25 Nov 2006) m. Callie (Elizabeth) Mallette (23 January 1926 – 2 March 2016)
      1. 1. Michael Spradlin
      2. 2. Karl Mallette
      3. 3. Marie Hurst
      4. 4. Ramona Wilkerson
      5. 5. Dan Mallette
      6. 6. Don Mallette
    8. 8. Russell (Ale) Mallette (11 May 1925 – )
    9. 9. Hazel (Vernell) Mallette (abt 1922 – 7 Aug 1984) m. Wesley (G) Lowe
    10. 10. Robert (Kenneth) Mallette (abt 1933 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Harriet) Lyons (17 February 1897 – 25 October 1980)
  10. 10. Hazel (Mae) Whitehead (4 January 1901 – 17 December 1990)
  11. 11. John (Daniel) Lyons (17 June 1903 – 18 August 1973)
  12. 12. James (Edward) Lyons (10 September 1907 – 18 January 1929)

John Lyons's Timeline

8 Records

1853
30 Mar 1853
Birth of John Henry Lyons in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
1860
1860
Age 7
John Henry Lyons resided here in Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
John Henry Lyons resided here in Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
John Henry Lyons resided here in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 47
John Henry Lyons resided here in Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 57
John Henry Lyons resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 67
John Henry Lyons resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1929
20 Jan 1929
Age 76
Death of John Henry Lyons in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0023.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: M593_30; Page: 254A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: M653_17; Page: 92; Family History Libra
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Division, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: M653_17; Page: 92; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 2, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: M593_30; Page: 254A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0023.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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