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RACHEL Harrell Lyon 1797–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: July 31, 1871

Death Location: Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia

Father: William HARRELL

Mother: Susanna Robinson

Spouse(s): James Lyons

Children(s): MALINDA Persons, Frances Hightower, John Lyon, Anderson Lyon, Rev. Lyon, Rebecca Lyon\Lions

RACHEL Harrell Lyon was born in 1797 in Georgia, the child of William Isreal Hardy Ii Cherokee Land Lottery Harrell And Susanna Robinson. RACHEL Harrell Lyon married James Lyons, and had children including Anderson Morgan Lyon, Frances Ann Rebecca Lyon Hightower, John Henry Lyon, Malinda Adaline Lyon Persons, Rebecca Lyon Lions, Rev James Pleasant Lyon. RACHEL Harrell Lyon passed away in 1871 in Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia.

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Biography

  • RACHEL Harrell Lyon was born in 1797 in Georgia, the child of William Isreal Hardy Ii Cherokee Land Lottery Harrell And Susanna Robinson.
  • RACHEL Harrell Lyon married James Lyons, and had children including Anderson Morgan Lyon, Frances Ann Rebecca Lyon Hightower, John Henry Lyon, Malinda Adaline Lyon Persons, Rebecca Lyon Lions, Rev James Pleasant Lyon.
  • RACHEL Harrell Lyon passed away in 1871 in Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William HARRELL
1771–1837
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Susanna Robinson
1761–1850
Birth Location: Granville, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

James Lyons
1792–1865
Birth Location: Toombs County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

MALINDA Persons
1825–1908
Birth Location: Georgia
MP
Frances Hightower
1836–1911
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Georgia
FH
John Lyon
1828–1918
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Georgia
JL
Anderson Lyon
1834–1905
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Georgia
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Rev. Lyon
1826–1892
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Georgia
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Rebecca Lyon\Lions
1837–1917
Birth Location: Monroe Co., Georgia
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RACHEL Lyon's Ancestors

Self
RACHEL Lyon
1797–1871
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Isreal Hardy II (Cherokee Land Lottery) HARRELL
1771–1837
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Susanna Robinson
1761–1850
Granville, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

RACHEL Lyon's Descendants

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RACHEL (Harrell) Lyon (1797–July 31, 1871) m. James Lyons (1792–1865)
  1. 1. MALINDA (ADALINE Lyon) Persons 1825–1908
  2. 2. Frances (Ann Rebecca Lyon) Hightower 1836–1911 m. Charnell (Calhoun Hightower) Sr. 1833–1911
    1. 1. James (Newton) Hightower 1869–1967
    2. 2. Pauline (Estella "Stella") Hightower 1863–1878
    3. 3. Mollie (Looizer) Hightower 1863–1916
    4. 4. Carrie (E) Hightower 1867–1935
    5. 5. Charnell (Calhoun Hightower) Jr. 1878–1944 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Hightower 1877–1952
      1. 1. Francis (Edward) Hightower 1910–1911
      2. 2. Infant Hightower –1906
      3. 3. Annie (Ruth) Roberts 1911–2002
      4. 4. James (Arthur) Hightower 1908–1995
    6. 6. Inez Hightower 1875–1966
    7. 7. Mary (A Belle) Hightower 1857–
    8. 8. Robert (T) Hightower 1859–
    9. 9. Emma Hightower 1860–1899
    10. 10. Sallie Hightower 1865–
    11. 11. Martha ("Mattie") Hightower 1871–1918
    12. 12. Francis (Rebecca "Fannie") Hightower 1873–1958
    13. 13. Mary (Blanton Buckalew) Hightower 1855–1926 m. Turner Hightower 1853–
      1. 1. Harrison Hightower 1890– m. Laura (Corine) Spencer 1897–1985
  3. 3. John (Henry) Lyon 1828–1918
  4. 4. Anderson (Morgan) Lyon 1834–1905
  5. 5. Rev. (James Pleasant) Lyon 1826–1892
  6. 6. Rebecca Lyon\Lions 1837–1917

RACHEL Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of RACHEL Harrell Lyon in Georgia
Georgia
1871
July 31, 1871
Age 74
Death of RACHEL Harrell Lyon in Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia
Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 31, 1871
    Event Place: Yatesville, Upson Co., Georgia
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