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Joshua Lyon 1813–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1813

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 11 Apr 1891

Death Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Father: Elijah Lyon

Mother: Sally Finney

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Joshua Lyon was born in 1813 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Elijah Lyon And Sally Anna Nancy Finney. Joshua Lyon passed away in 1891 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Lyon was born in 1813 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Elijah Lyon And Sally Anna Nancy Finney.
  • Joshua Lyon passed away in 1891 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Lyon
1765–1839
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Sally Finney
1778–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joshua Lyon's Ancestors

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Joshua Lyon
1813–1891
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Elijah Lyon
1765–1839
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Sally (Anna Nancy) Finney
1778–1850
Virginia, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1813
9 Mar 1813
Birth of Joshua Lyon in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1891
11 Apr 1891
Age 78
Death of Joshua Lyon in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1813
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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