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Sherman Lyons 1877–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1877

Birth Location: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 20 Apr 1939

Death Location: Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Geo Lyons

Mother: Marora Lyon

Spouse(s): Emma Lacy

Children(s): Joseph Lyons, Jacob Lyon, Stanley Lyon, Charles Lyon, Lela Lyon, James Lyon, Robey Lyon

Sherman Lyons was born in 1877 in Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States, the child of Geo W Lyons And Marora Missouri Duncan Lyon. Sherman Lyons married Emma J Lacy, and had children including Charles Victor Lyon, Jacob Carl Lyon, James H Lyon, Joseph C Lyons, Lela Lyon, Lois Lyons, Robey Lewis Lyon, Stanley Lyon. Sherman Lyons passed away in 1939 in Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sherman Lyons was born in 1877 in Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States, the child of Geo W Lyons And Marora Missouri Duncan Lyon.
  • Sherman Lyons married Emma J Lacy, and had children including Charles Victor Lyon, Jacob Carl Lyon, James H Lyon, Joseph C Lyons, Lela Lyon, Lois Lyons, Robey Lewis Lyon, Stanley Lyon.
  • Sherman Lyons passed away in 1939 in Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geo Lyons
1843–1921
Birth Location: Mississippi USA
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Marora Lyon
1861–1887
Birth Location: Johnson, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Emma Lacy
1879–1972
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Joseph Lyons
1900–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Lyon
1908–
Birth Location: Barton, Oregon, USA
JL
Stanley Lyon
1914–
Birth Location: Barton, Linn, Oregon, USA
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Charles Lyon
1917–1946
Birth Location: –
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Lela Lyon
1902–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Lyon
1905–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JL
Robey Lyon
1907–1965
Birth Location: Oregon
RL

Sherman Lyons's Ancestors

Self
Sherman Lyons
1877–1939
Birth Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Geo W Lyons
1843–1921
Mississippi USA
Marora (Missouri Duncan) Lyon
1861–1887
Johnson, Roane County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Sam Lyans
1822–1875
Carter, Tennessee, United States
Mary Lyons
1819–1870
Hancock, Tennessee, United States
Samuel (M) Duncan
1841–1863
Carter Co., TN
Martha (Abigail) Crow
1842–1918
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1777–1860
Margaret Armstrong
1780–1865
Eli Davis
1779–1861
Martha Davis
1791–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Lyon
1761–1820
Ella Perkins
1763–1831
Joseph Mason
1750–
Nancy Marshall
1750–
S Davis
1760–1829
Frances Bannister
1763–1817
Rev Jr
1749–1815
Elizabeth Avant
1752–1844

Sherman Lyons's Descendants

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Sherman Lyons (abt 1877–20 Apr 1939) m. Emma (J.) Lacy (8 March 1879–1 June 1972)
  1. 1. Joseph (C) Lyons 1900–
  2. 2. Jacob (Carl) Lyon 1908–
  3. 3. Stanley Lyon 1914–
  4. 4. Charles (Victor) Lyon 1917–1946
  5. 5. Lela Lyon 1902–
  6. 6. James (H) Lyon 1905–
  7. 7. Robey (Lewis) Lyon 1907–1965

Sherman Lyons's Timeline

12 Records

1876
30 Aug 1876
Birth of Sherman Lyons in Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
1876
30 Aug 1876
Birth of Sherman Lyons in Elizabethten, Tennessee
Elizabethten, Tennessee
1877
abt 1877
Birth of Sherman Lyons in Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
Sherman Lyons resided here in Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Sherman Lyons resided here in Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Sherman Lyons resided here in Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 40
Sherman Lyons resided here in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Sherman Lyons resided here in South Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
South Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Sherman Lyons resided here in Gresham, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Gresham, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
1939
20 Apr 1939
Age 62
Death of Sherman Lyons in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
1939
20 Apr 1939
Age 62
Death of Sherman Lyons in Portland, Oregon, United States
Portland, Oregon, United States
1956
1956
Age 79
Sherman Lyons resided here in Portland, Oregon, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1241560
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Elizabethten, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1877
    Event Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1247; Family History Film: 1255247; Page: 332B; Enumeration District: 013

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carriage Mill, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1247; Family History Film: 1255247; Page: 332B; Enumeration District: 013

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1241560

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Damascus, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Clackamas County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1503; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gresham, Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0247; FHL microfilm: 2341689

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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