The Lyon Family
Submitted by Kay Mason <KLMPIANO@aol.com on Apr 22, 2000

More on the LYON family.

Page 78:

    "In the spring of 1887 we moved to a place below and adjoiing JESSE LYON
which BOB [BRICKEY] had bought of L. L. 'BUD' LYON.  About 50 acres all hill
land and almost all in woods, with some good timber and an unfinished two
story hewed log house with one story lean-to kitchen & dining room.  The
price, as I recall it, was $200.00 or $225.00 - and BOB [BRICKEY] persuaded
Mother to put in her young horse, Selim at $125.00."

And this is another reference:

Page 86:

    "I enjoyed roaming in the woods and learned to kow most of the trees by
name - also shrubs and wild plants.  Abou 1883 MEREDITH FYFFE brought the
first sawmill to Hurricane.  It was a ten day wonder to us boys and we loved
to watch in it operation - but I missed the beautiful yellow poplar trees
from the woods afterwards.  As I remember it, Mr. [MEREDITH] FYFFE paid JESSE
LYON about 50 cents each for the trees standing.  That seems very, very
little to get for a tree, and I may be in error, but I doubt it - as farmers
cut, rolled and burned much of their timber in clearing their land."


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