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Nancy Virginia Lyon 1861 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1861

Birth Location: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: Jul 1937

Death Location: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States

Father: William Lyon

Mother: Matilda Welborn

Spouse(s): Rosier Bush

Children(s): Aaron Bush

Nancy Virginia Lyon was born in 1861 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Alexander Lyon and Matilda Ann Welborn. Nancy Virginia Lyon married Rosier Benjamin Bush, and had children including Aaron Bruce Bush. Nancy Virginia Lyon passed away in 1937 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Virginia Lyon was born in 1861 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Alexander Lyon and Matilda Ann Welborn.
  • Nancy Virginia Lyon married Rosier Benjamin Bush, and had children including Aaron Bruce Bush.
  • Nancy Virginia Lyon passed away in 1937 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Lyon
1861 – 1937
Birth Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
Parents
William Alexander Lyon
1829 – 1865
Abbeville Dist, South Carolina, USA
Matilda (Ann) Welborn
1935 – 1900
Jones County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Thomas Lyon
1780 – 1848
, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
AARON WELBORN
1796 – 1858
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Lucy Stevenson
1797 – 1880
Ashville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Lyon
1752 – 1823
Jemima Harper
1754 – 1822
Rebecca Younger
1767 – 1833
JOHN STEVENSON
1767 – 1812
Agnes Nichols
1770 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Lyon
1720 – 1787
John Stevenson
1737 – 1787
Jean McClelland
1740 – 1790

Nancy Lyon's Descendants

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Nancy (Virginia) Lyon (Apr 1861 – Jul 1937) m. Rosier (Benjamin) Bush (December 1856 – 7 March 1925)
  1. 1. Aaron (Bruce) Bush (14 Aug 1891 – February 1972) m. Elizabeth (Albin) Grice (27 Aug 1892 – 8 August 1960)
    1. 1. James Bush (17 Aug 1929 – 13 Mar 1982) m. Myrte (Bell) Calhoun (10 Mar 1929 – 07 Aug 2009)
      1. 1. Loretta (Lynn) Bush (abt 1963 – ) m. Thomas (Samuel) Whitehead (29 Jan 1960 – )
        1. 1. Ricky (Joe) Whitehead (22 Feb 1979 – 03 Mar 1983)
        2. 2. Elisa (Kay) Whitehead (15 Sep 1980 – )
        3. 3. Thomas (Samuel) Whitehead (29 Nov 1981 – ) m. Pamela (J) Stanley (abt 1990 – ) m. Samantha
        4. 4. Micheal (Ray) Whitehead (23 Oct 1984 – ) m. Christina (Faye) Lawson (18 Feb 1991 – )

Nancy Lyon's Timeline

4 Records

1861
Apr 1861
Birth of Nancy Virginia Lyon in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
1875
1 Jun 1875
Age 14
Nancy Virginia Lyon was married in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1878
1878
Age 17
Nancy Virginia Lyon was married in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
1937
Jul 1937
Age 76
Death of Nancy Virginia Lyon in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1861
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1875
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1937
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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