West Virginia Pioneers
Peter Lyon
1819 - 1901 (81 years)-
Name Peter Lyon Born 22 Feb 1819 Jefferson County, Ohio, USA [1] Gender Male Died 1901 [2] Person ID I28307 WVPioneers Last Modified 11 Jul 2005
Father Noah Lyon, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth [Lyon], b. Abt 1795, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Notes - Register and Recorder Office Greene Co, PA. page 312
February the 25, 1841, an Article of an agreement made and agreed to by NOAH LYON of the one part and PETER LYON of the other part all of Richhill Township Greene County Pennsylvania, the said Noah LYON doth bargain and sell to the said Peter LYON a sertain tract of land lying and being in Richhill township Greene County Pennsylvania, bounded as follows: BOUNDED by the land of John McGLUMPHY on the East by land of Amos PAYNE on the South by land of Jesse PETTIT on the North by land of Charles BOND. . . .whereof the said Peter LYON doth bind himself his attorney executors or administrators or assigns to keep the said Noah LYON and his wife Elizabeth LYON in food and Rament and comfortable dwelling for durin life the said Peter LYON is to pay the balance of the money on the said land and is to have the deed maid in his name the said Peter LYON is to pay John LYON one hundred and fifty dollars when he is twenty one years of age and each one of the rest of the heirs which is six one hundred dollars each as they come of age.
Noah LYON (seal ) Peter LYON (seal)
WITNESS present: Hugh McGLUMPHY
Family ID F12132 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eliza McGlumphy, b. Abt 1820, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 9 Jun 1857, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 37 years) Notes - 1850-Aleppo, Green, PA, #176-176:
Peter LYON-age 31-male born Ohio-farmer-$1500
Eliza-age 30-female-born Pennsylvania
Nathaniel-age 9-male-born Pennsylvania
Lida A-age 4-female-born Pennsylvania
John-age 11/12-male-born Pennsylvania
Children 1. Nathaniel Lyon, b. Abt 1840, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Lida A Lyon, b. Abt 1845, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. John Lyon, b. 1849, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Sarah G Lyon, b. 30 Dec 1854, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 19 Aug 1935, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) Family ID F12131 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Matilda Kern, b. 11 Apr 1838, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age < 61 years) Married 25 Nov 1858 Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA [3] Notes - 1860-Aleppo, Green, PA:
Peter LYONS-age 40 $4000/$1000-born Ohio
Elizabeth 22 PA
Nathaniel 19 PA
Lydda A 14 PA
John S 10 PA
Sarah 5 PA
Alice A 11/12 PA
Elizabeth LYONS-age 64-female-charitably kept-pauper (Peter's mother)
1870-Aleppo, Greene, PA:
Peter LYONS-age 50-male-farmer-$5000/$900-born PA
Elizabeth 32 PA
Nathaniel 29 n PA
John 20 PA
Sarah 15 PA
Alice A 10 PA
Adelia 9 PA
James C 8 PA
Nora 6 PA
Annabelle 4 PA
Mary E 2 PA
Moved to Curtis District, Roane Co, WV in 1872.
1880 Census Place: Curtis, Roane, West Virginia Page 5B
Peter LYON Self M M W 60 OH OH OH
Elizabeth LYON Wife F M W 42 PA PA PA
Alice J. LYON Dau F S W 20 PA
Adelia LYON Dau F S W 19 PA
James D. LYON Son M S W 18 PA
Nora LYON Dau F S W 16 PA
Annie B. LYON Dau F S W 14 PA
Lizzie M. LYON Dau F S W 12 PA
Effa LYON Dau F S W 9 PA
Virginia LYON Dau F S W 7 PA
Jesse L. LYON Dau F S W 4 PA
1900-Curtis, Roane, WV,6/15/1900, #192-192:
LYON, Peter, Feb 1819-age 81-wid OH NJ PA
Virginia M dau Aug 1874 WV OH OH
Jessie dau Mar 1876 WV OHOH
Effie dau July 1871 PA OH OH
LYON, J.D. son in law June 1869 single PA PA PA [I think this is Peter's son and not a son-in-law.]
Children 1. Alice Josephine Lyon, b. 25 Sep 1859, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 31 Jan 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) 2. Adelia Lyon, b. 30 Sep 1861, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. James D Lyon, b. 1862, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1943 (Age 81 years) 4. Nora Lyon, b. Apr 1864, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Annie Belle Lyon, b. Abt 1866, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 6. Elizabeth M Lyon, b. 1868, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1922 (Age 54 years) 7. Effa Lyon, b. Jul 1871, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 8. Virginia Lyon, b. Aug 1873, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 9. Jessie L Lyon, b. Mar 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F8644 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Register and Recorder Office Greene Co, PA. page 312
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