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William Turner Lyon 1811 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1872

Death Location: Madison, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Lyon

Mother: Sally Nickels

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William Turner Lyon was born in 1811 in Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Lyon and Sally Nickels. William Turner Lyon passed away in 1872 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William Turner Lyon was born in 1811 in Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Lyon and Sally Nickels.
  • William Turner Lyon passed away in 1872 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.

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William Lyon's Ancestors

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William Lyon
1811 – 1872
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Lyon
1780 – 1854
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Sally Nickels
1780 – 1854
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William Lyon
1746 – 1830
Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England
Catherine Julian
1756 – 1846
North Frodingham, Yorkshire, England
Nathaniel Lyon
1758 – 1833
Lyons, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Mercy Wilcocks
1755 – 1849
Essex Co., NJ
Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1718 – 1784
Jane PICKWITH
1718 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lyon
– 1728
William Picwith
1689 – 1752
Frances Wilkinson
1693 –

William Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of William Turner Lyon in Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake, North Carolina, USA
1872
3 Aug 1872
Age 61
Death of William Turner Lyon in Madison, Tennessee, USA
Madison, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1872
    Event Place: Madison, Tennessee, USA

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