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Leonard Peter Lyon 1877–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1877

Birth Location: Marengo, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1954

Death Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William LYONS

Mother: Margaret O'Shaughnessy

Spouse(s): Anna Kearins, Anna Kearins

Children(s): Mary Lyon, Jack Lyon, Genevieve Hohman, Gertrude Lyon, Edward Lyon, Elizabeth Kenny, Joseph Lyon, Leonard Lyon, Genevieve Lyons

Leonard Peter Lyon was born in 1877 in Marengo, Iowa, USA, the child of William G Lyons And Margaret Maggie B O Shaughnessy. Leonard Peter Lyon married Anna Catherine Kearins, and had children including Edward Lyon, Elizabeth Agnes Kenny, Genevieve Lyon Hohman, Genevieve Lyons, Gertrude Lyon, Jack Lyon, Joseph Thomas Lyon, Leonard Peter Lyon, Mary Margaret Lyon. Leonard Peter Lyon passed away in 1954 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leonard Peter Lyon was born in 1877 in Marengo, Iowa, USA, the child of William G Lyons And Margaret Maggie B O Shaughnessy.
  • Leonard Peter Lyon married Anna Catherine Kearins, and had children including Edward Lyon, Elizabeth Agnes Kenny, Genevieve Lyon Hohman, Genevieve Lyons, Gertrude Lyon, Jack Lyon, Joseph Thomas Lyon, Leonard Peter Lyon, Mary Margaret Lyon.
  • Leonard Peter Lyon passed away in 1954 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leonard Lyon's Ancestors

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Leonard Lyon
1877–1954
Birth Place: Marengo, Iowa, USA
Parents
William G. LYONS
1852–1907
Pennsylvania
Margaret ((Maggie) B) O'Shaughnessy
1856–1939
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (M) Lyon
1820–1891
Pennsylvania
Margaret (E Unknown) (Lyon)
1814–1885
Pennsylvania
Peter O'Shaughnessy
1820–1894
Gort, Galway, Ireland
Honorah ((Ann)) Holloran
1833–1894
Galway, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Holloran
1800–
Maria McDonough
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leonard Lyon's Descendants

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Leonard (Peter) Lyon (30 Dec 1877–29 May 1954) m. Anna (Catherine) Kearins (1 Jun 1881–26 Jan 1936) m. Anna (Catherine) Kearins (6 Jan 1881–21 Jan 1936)
  1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Lyon 1905–1991 m. James (Markham) Roach 1904–1994
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann "Beth") Roach 1932–1981
    2. 2. Margaret (Mary "Marge") Roach 1932–1965
    3. 3. Mary (Joanne "Mary Jo") Roach 1930–1991
  2. 2. Jack Lyon 1913–
  3. 3. Genevieve (Lyon) Hohman 1906–1988
  4. 4. Gertrude Lyon 1909–1975
  5. 5. Edward Lyon 1913–1973
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Agnes) Kenny 1915–1978
  7. 7. Joseph (Thomas) Lyon 1917–2004
  8. 8. Leonard (Peter) Lyon 1908–1991
  9. 9. Genevieve Lyons 1906–1988

Leonard Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1877
30 Dec 1877
Birth of Leonard Peter Lyon in Marengo, Iowa, USA
Marengo, Iowa, USA
1954
29 May 1954
Age 77
Death of Leonard Peter Lyon in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Marengo, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1954
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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