Messages from the John LYONS study group. Various Parishes, Louisiana Submitted: In file ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. ------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 88 Today's Topics: #1 From the hurricane to the flood ["Ruby Dusek" ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:39:51 -0500 From: "Ruby Dusek" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00ab01bde0f1$73cd0c80$5919dfd1@rubyduse> Subject: From the hurricane to the flood Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After my 12 days in Louisiana, I was home one day and left with Red Cross for North Carolina. Was in Wilmington, NC until Friday when Frances came to call in Houston. She left 2 inches of water in my house. I could not get home on Friday, due to the roads being closed, so I flew in on Saturday. Nothing major was lost except the carpets, just the mess of having to move everything and box it up. Fans are blowing and the AC is set on 60 degrees, or at least it feels like that. Thank heavens we do have flood insurance, even though we are not near any water. We don't know how much it rained as the rain gauge overflowed, but it is somewhere around 12 to 14 inches. Jan must have had quite a bit also in Lake Charles. I did some research while I was in Louisiana, trying to find Shaw's Landing. I have a correction on that information that I sent previously. Also, visited the Lafayette Parish Courthouse and got the marriage license of Michael Lyons and Susan Aikley and the succession of John Reeves. Between Houston and Abbeville I stopped at three courthouses - Liberty County, Jefferson County and Lafayette Parish, and the Liberty county library. That's why a 250 mile trip takes at least 6+ hours! Now the problem is that I had to empty my two 4' 4-drawer verticle files into crates in order to move them and everything else that was scattered in different places also. These are all stacked up and I have no earthly idea where anything is. I thought I would find all sorts of messages from the list - my husband had instructions on how to move everything into a Holding Folder - but surprisingly there was very little. Then RootsWeb went out. Don't know if that has anything to do with the silence. Some messages did get through. ruby *************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 89 Today's Topics: #1 Lyons connection [FFWP26A@prodigy.com (MRS JO ANNE P] #2 Cousins [Maude Ann Gilmore Subject: Lyons connection Hi Maude Ann, Don't know if you remember me, I taught you Algebra I in high school many years ago. Didn't know we were "cousins". I'll see if I can find any information for you. Jo-Anne Arnaud ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 14:23:10 -0500 From: Maude Ann Gilmore To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: Subject: Cousins Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello to you Mrs. Arnaud--And I certainly remember you. I, too, was surprised to discover that we were cousins. I talked to Mack Millet the other night and mentioned to him that you were on the Lyons descendents list. He is really the historian of our family. I'm just trying to follow in his footsteps. Thanks in advance for any help you can give on family info. Maude Ann ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 22:05:05 -0400 From: LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19980918220505.007ce830@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Lyons/Reeves Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A correspondent in TX sent me the following info on the Reeves family that is associated with the Lyons family via the marriage of Elizabeth Ann Reeves to Aborn Lyons. This data came from the World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1 CD-ROM released on August 22, 1996. 3. EDMOND2 REEVES (EDMOND1) was born 1800 in North Carolina, and died in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. More About EDMOND REEVES: Census: 1850, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 50 years old Census (2): 1860, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 60 years old Occupation: Saddler Children of EDMOND REEVES are: i. LUCINDA3 REEVES, b. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; m. WASHINGTON FORD, May 11, 1834, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. ii. PELINA REEVES, b. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; m. OCTAVE P BONIN, December 25, 1840, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. iii. ALEXANDER REEVES, b. 1825. iv. ELIZABETH ANN REEVES, b. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; m. ABRON LYONS, March 15, 1841, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana The above-cited info differs in significant respects from what I have in my gen database on this Reeves family from other sources. For example, I have John Reeves and Susan Nolan as the parents of 6 children, including the Lucinda, Alexander, and Elizabeth Ann cited above. The other 3 are Jackson A., Franklin B., and Thomas Jefferson. I do not have Pelina in my listing. Another difference is the birth year of Alexander. According to my holdings, he was born 1 Dec 1811. Also, the marriage date for Elizabeth and Aborn I have is 1845. Can anyone help clarify these matters? I'm wondering if somebody has 2 different Reeves families mixed up somehow. The above-cited Edmond Reeves was a son of another Edmond Reeves who had one other known son, James D. Reeves, who married Lucy Hayes. James and Lucy settled in the Hickory Flat community of what is now Allen Parish, and they have numerous descendants living in Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu Parishes, as well as elsewhere. LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net ************************************************************************* JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 90 Today's Topics: #1 Reeves /Lyons ["Ruby Dusek" ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:07:47 -0500 From: "Ruby Dusek" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000d01bde443$eff51500$161890d1@rubyduse> Subject: Reeves /Lyons Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the 36 page succession of John Reeves, Lafayette Parish Courthouse, Succession 124, the minor children, under the age of puberty, of John Reeves and Susan Aikley are listed as: Jackson, Lucinda, Franklin, Elizabeth and Jefferson. Their mother, Dame Susan Aikley, widow of John Reeves, was appointed tutor, with William Reeves uncle of the children appointed as under tutor. Edmund Reeves signs several times as a witness. When, on 1 April 1834, "Michael Lyons and Dame Susan Aikley, widow of the late John Reeves" married in the residence of the lady in the "established rules of the Methodist Episcopal church," Reverend Washington Ford presided. Witnesses included Edm. Reeves and W Reeves. On the same day they were also married by Thomas Brashear, Parish Judge. These are the two documents included in Marriage 97 in the Lafayette Parish Courthouse. In Father Hebert 2B is found the marriage of William Reeves, son of Edmond and Sally Dayel (perhaps Dial) [Doyle?rd] to Zelie Broussard, 15 Feb 1819. Alexandre, son of William Reeves and Julie Broussard is born on 4 Mar 1822. Another son, William, is born to William Reeves and Zelie Broussard, paternal grandparents Edmond Reeves and Sally Reeves. Keep in mind genealogical information found on cd's is scanned from books, not primary records. Has anyone wondered about the Michael Lyons/John Reeves bible - how both families who were not connected except by the above marriage are in the same bible? I always heard reference to the Michael Lyons bible, but since I've been on this list the reference is to both names. ruby **************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 91 Today's Topics: #1 Re: Reeves/Lyons [LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19980922191029.00802c10@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: Reeves/Lyons Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:07:47 -0500 >From: "Ruby Dusek" >Subject: Reeves /Lyons > >In the 36 page succession of John Reeves, Lafayette Parish Courthouse, >Succession 124, the minor children, under the age of puberty, of John >Reeves and Susan Aikley are listed as: Jackson, Lucinda, Franklin, >Elizabeth and Jefferson. Their mother, Dame Susan Aikley, widow of John >Reeves, was appointed tutor, with William Reeves uncle of the children >appointed as under tutor. Edmund Reeves signs several times as a >witness. Is there a date associated with that succession? I have John's death date as 15 Nov 1817, but 3 of the children (Franklin B., Elizabeth Ann, Thomas Jefferson) were born after that date, the last in 1826, per the info I've received on this family. No, I don't recall who sent it to me and I don't have time to look it up at the moment. I'm overwhelmed with data and barely able to get it input to my gen database, much less keep track of sources, references, and other nice-to-have miscellanea. >When, on 1 April 1834, "Michael Lyons and Dame Susan Aikley, widow of >the late John Reeves" married in the residence of the lady in the >"established rules of the Methodist Episcopal church," Reverend >Washington Ford presided. Witnesses included Edm. Reeves and W Reeves. >On the same day they were also married by Thomas Brashear, Parish Judge. >These are the two documents included in Marriage 97 in the Lafayette >Parish Courthouse. Washington Ford married Lucinda. >In Father Hebert 2B is found the marriage of William Reeves, son of >Edmond and Sally Dayel (perhaps Dial) [Doyle?rd] to Zelie Broussard, 15 >Feb 1819. This entry is of great interest to me because I'm a Dial/Dyal/Doyle descendant. I cannot identify Sally Dayel at present, but one line of my Dial family lived somewhere in St Martin Parish in the early 1800s, possibly in the part that later became Vermilion Parish, while another was located in St Landry Parish. >Alexandre, son of William Reeves and Julie Broussard is born on 4 Mar >1822. Another son, William, is born to William Reeves and Zelie >Broussard, paternal grandparents Edmond Reeves and Sally Reeves. I wonder if this is the Alexander Hamilton who has been reported as a son of John and Susan. This is one tangled web. >Keep in mind genealogical information found on cd's is scanned from >books, not primary records. Some of it also comes from personal data collections, and some of it is erroneous or scrambled. Thanks very much for your response, Ruby! I had forgotten our earlier discussions about the mysterious Dame Aikley. The data I have sez John Reeves was born circa 1762, and if that date is correct, then I suspect that someone has 2 John Reeves mixed up. Perhaps the one born circa 1762 was married to Susan Nolan, and the John who married Susan Aikley was his son and a brother or first cousin to Edmond and William. The matter can stand further scrutiny and research. LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net ************************************************************************ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 92 Today's Topics: #1 In response to LV Hayes ["Ruby Dusek" ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:17:40 -0500 From: "Ruby Dusek" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <002101bde761$9a036680$4018dfd1@rubyduse> Subject: In response to LV Hayes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You questioned the date of the succession of John Reeves. The request by the widow for an inventory is not dated, but it states her husband is recently dead. On 5 December 1827 the inventory is taken. The inventory usually follows immediately after the request and/or death. I think you are correct in that there were two John Reeves. I thought that one might have been the father, but unless there are two William's [and there may well have been because none of these people were too creative in naming their children, brother's children all had the same names], William was a brother to John. There was a William who was son of Edmund and Sally. I disagree with your statement about not having time to record sources and references. When I began, I did not realize the importance of sources. Many things that I was certain I would remember from where it came are impossible to retrace. A piece of information is only as good as it's source. Sometimes you hear of things from many sources and feel certain it is the correct thing, only to find out these several sources are quoting the same incorrect book. Please try to start keeping sources, even if it is only the person who sent it to you so it can be followed up by someone who wants to. Sounds like you have lots of information stored in your computer, but without a source, anyone wanting to use it can only use it as a clue to the correct information until they can prove it. By the way I was very near your town while driving from Wilmington to Raleigh by way of Nashville to see where my Griffin was in the State Militia during the War of 1812. They were also from Edgecombe and Halifax Counties but I didn't have enough time. ruby ************************************************************************ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 93 Today's Topics: #1 Re: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS ["Harold L Lawrence" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <06ae01bde892$1bb296c0$175a10d1@Plawrence> Subject: Re: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Valerie, I have Gabriel Lyons b. abt 1785 - d. 2 July 1876 @ Plaquemine Brules, m. Nancy Burleigh 2 Jan 1821 with one child, Mary Serrina Lyons, b. 8 Jan 1826. I also have a Michael Lyons, b. abt 1777 - d. ? m. Mary Hayes b. ? - d.17 May 1826 m. Oct 1799. Children: Elizabeth 20 Nov 1802; Fanny 23 Sep 1804; Abel, 5 Aug 1806; Sarah, 27 Jun 1808; Nancy, 12 Oct 1810; Aborn, 1 Oct 1812, Bosman, 20 Mar 1815. I don't have a Gabriel Lyons or an Amelia Hayes. Can you help. harold -----Original Message----- From: VALERIE L CUNDY To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 10:10 AM Subject: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS >THIS IS THE CORRECTED COPY. > >Lake Charles Echo, 13 July 1876 Vol. Vlll pg. 19 > >DIED: > >Lyons- At his residence on Plaquemine Brules, in St. Landry parish, July >2d, 1876, of congestion of the stomach, Gabriel Lyons. >The deceased was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of St. >Landry parish, an honest man, and a sincere Christian. His death is >mourned by a large circle of relatives, and by hosts of friends. >Peace to his ashes. > > * * * > >(This Gabriel is s/o Gabriel Lyons and Amelia Hayes) > > >Valerie Lyons Cundy >vcundy@juno.com ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:09:41 -0500 From: "Harold L Lawrence" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <06ca01bde896$860bca60$175a10d1@Plawrence> Subject: Re: William Prather and Martha Berwick Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Carol, Sorry I didn't pick this up earlier. I show Thomas Berwick, son of Joseph Berwick and no other info. The only other info is his 2nd wife, Eleanor Helena Birgitta Wallace b. 14 Aug 1748 in Ireland. with their 6 children. I show 2 children with Mary A. O'Brian and one child in a spouseless relationship. I do not have this Thomas with a son named Thomas. harold -----Original Message----- From: CR_AUSTIN To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 2:32 PM Subject: Re: William Prather and Martha Berwick >Harold: > Which Thomas Berwick married Mary A. O'Brian? The father or the son b. 14 >Jan 1797? > Thanks for the additional information on the Berwick/Merrimans. My >information all came from Fr. Hebert's SW LA, I think. Since I live in >California, my opportunities to research in Louisiana are nil. All you >Louisiana people are SO lucky. Great food and genealogy too. >Carol Austin > **************************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 94 Today's Topics: #1 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?LA_SEC_ST/Archives- [joydm@webtv.net (Joy Moore)] #2 Re: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS [vcundy@juno.com (Valerie L Cundy)] #3 Le Raconteur ["Ruby Dusek" ] #4 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_LA_SEC_ST/Archi [Jan Craven ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 13:36:46 -0500 (CDT) From: joydm@webtv.net (Joy Moore) To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3864-360D343E-3227@mailtod-102.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Subject: LA SEC ST/Archives-LeComit‚-pg.5B Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-2063709762-1934 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Can someone tell me what these files are in the La archives I recognize a lot of Lyons, Andrus Arlidges but don't know the meaning Thanks JOY --WebTV-Mail-2063709762-1934 X-URL-Title: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?LA_SEC_ST/Archives-LeComit=E9-pg.5B?= Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit (http://www.sec.state.la.us/arch-5b.htm) ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 17:23:11 -0400 From: vcundy@juno.com (Valerie L Cundy) To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19980926.172422.-134713.1.vcundy@juno.com> Subject: Re: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HAROLD----This is what I have for Gabriel and Milly Hayes, This Gabrielis the son of John Sr. and Nancy Ahart. Descendants of Gabriel Lyons Generation No. 1 1. GABRIEL3 LYONS (JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) (Source: (1) Father Hebert SW LA Records, 1750-1800, pg 532., (2) Sm. Ch., v. 4 #916.) was born Abt. 1785 in Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida (Source: GC Ch, v 1 p 6 marr. to Nancy Burleigh gives age.), and died 10 September, 1843 in St. Landry, La (Source: Opel. Ct. Hse., Succ 354 & LSAR Opel 1825.). He married (1) AMELIE HAYES 1806 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry (Source: Rosemary Fritz Personal Files.), daughter of WILLIAM HAYES and MARY FOREMAN. He married (2) NANCY ANN BURLEIGH 02 January, 1821 in Grand Coteau, La (Source: (1) GC Ch, vl 1 p6., (2) Marriage Certificate.), daughter of ROBERT BURLEIGH and ELIZABETH MILLER. Notes for GABRIEL LYONS: Gabriel Lyons, Jacob Lyons, William Lyons Jr. & Crawford Lyons, major heirs of the late Gabriel Lyons Sr. decd., all of SL, to Madam Nancy Burleigh, wid. of Gabriel Lyons Sr. decd, Daniel Lyons, Aborn Lyons, Mathilda Lyons, wife of Lemuel Andrus, all of SL, Serina Lyons, wife of James S. Shaw, of Lafayette parish, their title to their undivided share of the stock of horned cattle running at large in the parish of Calcasieu and SL bearing the following brands, to wit ... for $2288, Signed at Plaquemine Brulee More About GABRIEL LYONS: Church Affiliation: 17 August, 1797, Baptisted age 14 (Source: Sm. Ch., v4 , #917.) Notes for NANCY ANN BURLEIGH: ST. LANDRY CONV. K-584: Heirs of Nancy Burleigh to Daniel Lyons, release of mortgage, 4 Feb. 1847. Partition of estate of Nancy Burleigh was made 6 Jan 1845. Her heirs: Daniel Lyons, Matilda Lyons, wife of Lemuel E. Andrus, Surenna Lyons, wife of James M. Shaw, John Slaughter. Marriage Notes for GABRIEL LYONS and NANCY BURLEIGH: Certificate of Marriage The Church of St. Charles, formerly Sacred Heart Church, Grand Coteau, Louisiana 70541 This is to Certify That Gabriel Lyons and Nancy Burleigh were lawfully Married on the 2 day of January 1821 According to the Rite of the Roman Catholic Church and in conformity with the laws of the State of Louisiana Rev. H. Brassac officiating, in the presence of Fleury Generelly H. Cuming and Pre Poterd Witnesses, as appears from the marriage Register of this Church. Dated 22 May 1979 Marriage V. 1, p. 6 Paul B. Patin, Pastor Children of GABRIEL LYONS and AMELIE HAYES are: i. MANUEL4 LYONS, b. Bef. 1810, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; d. 1825, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. ii. WILLIAM LYONS, b. 1808; d. 30 November, 1878, Plaquemin Brulee, St. Landry Parish, LA. Notes for WILLIAM LYONS: CENSUS, 1850, St. Landry pg 108, William Lyons, age 42 CENSUS, 1860, St. Landry pg 750, William Lyons, age 52, b. St Landry, farmer, $1200/30000 ECHO, 7 DEC 1878; William Lyons, 75, d. 30 Nov 1878, Plaquemine Brulee. St. Landry 2. iii. GABRIEL LYONS, b. 25 November, 1812, St Landry Parish; d. 07 February, 1876, Plaquemin Brulee, St. Landry Parish. 3. iv. JACOB LYONS, b. 1816, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. 4. v. CRAWFORD LYONS, b. 1817; d. November 1853, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Children of GABRIEL LYONS and NANCY BURLEIGH are: vi. DAVID SHAW4 LYONS (Source: Rosemary Fritz Personal Files.), d. Bef. 1843. vii. MARIE SENIA LYONS, b. 08 January, 1820, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; d. Abt. 1919. 5. viii. DANIEL LYONS, b. April 1822, St. Landry, La; d. 1901, Acadia, La. ix. MATHILDE LYONS, b. 20 October, 1824, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; d. Bef. January 1849, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; m. LEMUEL ANDRUS, 02 December, 1839. x. MARY SERENA LYONS (Source: Rosemary Fritz Personal Files.), b. 03 March, 1827, Abbeville,Louisiana (Source: Death Certificate.); d. 06 July, 1919, Fannett, Jefferson, Tx (Source: Rosemary Fritz Personal Files.). Notes for MARY SERENA LYONS: Death certificate of Marie Serina Lyons, as cited by Sharon Shaw 7-19-98 states: b. March 8, 1827; d. July 6, 1919. And, her census records, which state her ages as: 23 yrs. in Sept. 1850 (b. 1827); 35 yrs. in July 1860 (b. 1825) - 1870 (b. 1827); and 56 yrs. in 1880 (b. 1854) (There appears to be a conflict with her birth date between the baptismal record and death certificate. * * * Certificate of Baptism Church of St. Charles Grand Coteau, LA 70541 This is to Certify That Marie Serrina Child of Gabriel Lyons and Nancy Burleigh born in Louisiana on the 8 day of January 1826 was Baptized on the 26 day of December 1828 According to the Rite of the Roman Catholic Church by the Rev. J. Rosti the Sponsors being Charles Loder (?) Savale Burleigh as appears from the Baptismal Register of this Church. Dated 22 May 1979 Baptisms V. 1, p. 70 Paul B. Patin, SJ, Pastor [On the back of this certificate, he wrote} Gabriel born in Pensacola, Fla. son of John Lyons and Nancy Eckart age about 35. widowed of Maly Hays residing in Plaquemine Brulee - Nancy Burleigh born New Orleans daughter of Robert Burleigh and Elizabeth Miller, age about 28. Widow of Richard Slaughter. Three publications of banns. Generation No. 2 2. GABRIEL4 LYONS (GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 25 November, 1812 in St Landry Parish, and died 07 February, 1876 in Plaquemin Brulee, St. Landry Parish. He married LOUISA LOUISE JOHNSON 01 November, 1834. Notes for GABRIEL LYONS: Lake Charles Echo, 13 July 1876 Vol. Vlll pg. 19 DIED: Lyons- At his residence on Plaquemine Brules, in St. Landry parish, July 2d, 1876, of congestion of the stomach, Gabriel Lyons. The deceased was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of St. Landry parish, an honest man, and a sincere Christian. His death is mourned by a large circle of relatives, and by hosts of friends. Peace to his ashes. More About GABRIEL LYONS: Obituary Info: 13 July, 1876, Lake Charles Echo, 13 July 1876 Vol. Vlll pg. 19 Children of GABRIEL LYONS and LOUISA JOHNSON are: i. GABRIEL5 LYONS III, b. 15 November, 1834. ii. MARIE LYONS, b. 29 January, 1836. 6. iii. JOHN JOHNSON LYONS, b. 25 August, 1837, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. iv. ANDRE LYONS, b. 06 May, 1839. v. CORALY LYONS, b. 01 May, 1842. 3. JACOB4 LYONS (GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 1816 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He married JULIANNIE JOHNSON 31 October, 1834. Children of JACOB LYONS and JULIANNIE JOHNSON are: i. CHARLOTTE5 LYONS, b. 19 August, 1835. ii. JACOB LYONS, b. 08 October, 1836. iii. MARIE PAMELIE LYONS, b. 18 October, 1838. iv. RUFUS LYONS, b. 20 April, 1840. v. CONSTANCE LYONS, b. 10 February, 1841. vi. OCTAVA LYONS, b. 26 March, 1843. vii. WESLEY ELY LYONS, b. 12 April, 1849. 4. CRAWFORD4 LYONS (GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 1817, and died November 1853 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He married AZELIE JOHNSON 09 February, 1836 in St. Landry, La. Children of CRAWFORD LYONS and AZELIE JOHNSON are: i. RAPHAEL5 LYONS, b. 03 April, 1839. ii. JOSEPH JEFFERSON LYONS, b. 04 November, 1840; m. ADVELINA C DEVILLIERS, 21 November, 1860. iii. ELISA LYONS, b. 06 November, 1843. iv. AMELIE LYONS, b. 05 July, 1845. v. THELESMAR LYONS, b. 15 April, 1848. 5. DANIEL4 LYONS (GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) (Source: Father Hebert SW LA Records, 1811-1830, pg 612.) was born April 1822 in St. Landry, La, and died 1901 in Acadia, La. He married MELISSA ANN MCCLELAND 31 January, 1848 in St. Landry, La. Notes for DANIEL LYONS: Baptized at age 16 months. More About DANIEL LYONS: Church Affiliation: 11 August, 1823, GC Ch. : v.1 pg. 31 Notes for MELISSA ANN MCCLELAND: ST LANDRY CONV, L-219: Melissa Ann McCleland to Benjamin McCleland, release of tutorship, 13 Mar 1848. Melissa Ann McCleland, one of the heirs and children of the late Ann Hays, decd. wife of Benj. McCleland, assisted by her husband, Daniel Lyons, acknowledges she received $2895.83, her full share in the estate of her decd. mother, Mrs. Ann Hayes. She further acknowledges receipt of $277.05, her share from her decd. grandmother, Jean Forman, estate. Child of DANIEL LYONS and MELISSA MCCLELAND is: 7. i. MARIE LOUISE5 LYONS, b. 25 April, 1852, St. Landry, La; d. 1876, St. Landry, La. Generation No. 3 6. JOHN JOHNSON5 LYONS (GABRIEL4, GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 25 August, 1837 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He married FRANCIS A EQUEN. Notes for JOHN JOHNSON LYONS: Biographies listed in the LFA, Lyons Tale, Vol 48. #3 Jul-Sep 1997 LYONS,JOHN JOHNSON, New Orleans, LA son of Gabriel and Louisa Johnson, grandson of Gabriel LYONS, was born 25 Aug. 1837 in St. Landry Parish, LA. He obtained an English scientific education in an academy at Opelousas, LA; attended courses at the University of Louisiana, now Tulane University, New Orleans and was graduated 16 Mar 1859. He practiced medicine from this time until October 1865 in St. Landry, then moved to New Orleans. Dr. Lyons is a member of the Orleans Parish Medical Society; Knights of Honor, and Knights of Pythias. he is physician and surgeon to a number of associations. Dr. Lyons served throught the yellow fever epidemics of 1867-1878, in New Orleans and introduced the hypodermic use of ergot in the treatment of black vomit and the hemorrhages of that disease. He is a member of the Methodist church. He married Miss Francis A Equen, Of New Orleans. Children of JOHN LYONS and FRANCIS EQUEN are: i. EUGENE R6 LYONS. ii. SUSIE L LYONS. iii. LILLIAN K LYONS. iv. HOWARD J LYONS. v. CLAYTON M LYONS. vi. FREDERICK G LYONS. vii. PHALA LYONS. viii. NELLIE K LYONS. 7. MARIE LOUISE5 LYONS (DANIEL4, GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 25 April, 1852 in St. Landry, La, and died 1876 in St. Landry, La. She married JOSEPH H. ANDRUS 17 September, 1868 in St. Landry, La. Child of MARIE LYONS and JOSEPH ANDRUS is: 8. i. CHARLES DANIEL6 ANDRUS, b. 25 January, 1871, Plaquemine Brule, La; d. 29 October, 1958, Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. Generation No. 4 8. CHARLES DANIEL6 ANDRUS (MARIE LOUISE5 LYONS, DANIEL4, GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 25 January, 1871 in Plaquemine Brule, La, and died 29 October, 1958 in Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. He married ROSA CECILIA RAMOIN 21 June, 1899 in Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. Child of CHARLES ANDRUS and ROSA RAMOIN is: 9. i. ODESSA MARY7 ANDRUS, b. 15 April, 1900, Crowley, La, Acadia Parish; d. 17 October, 1986, Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. Generation No. 5 9. ODESSA MARY7 ANDRUS (CHARLES DANIEL6, MARIE LOUISE5 LYONS, DANIEL4, GABRIEL3, JOHN2, SAMUEL1 LYON(S)) was born 15 April, 1900 in Crowley, La, Acadia Parish, and died 17 October, 1986 in Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. She married GEORGE CURTIS MCDANIEL 05 January, 1925 in Crowley, La, Acadia Parish. Child of ODESSA ANDRUS and GEORGE MCDANIEL is: i. ROSE MARY8 MCDANIEL, b. 14 January, 1926, Crowley, La, Acadia Parish; m. RICHARD REED FRITZ, 25 October, 1957, Houston, Tx. On Fri, 25 Sep 1998 09:38:04 -0500 "Harold L Lawrence" writes: >Valerie, > I have Gabriel Lyons b. abt 1785 - d. 2 July 1876 @ >Plaquemine Brules, m. Nancy Burleigh 2 Jan 1821 with one child, Mary Serrina >Lyons, b. 8 Jan 1826. I also have a Michael Lyons, b. abt 1777 - d. ? m. Mary >Hayes >b. ? - d.17 May 1826 m. Oct 1799. Children: Elizabeth 20 Nov 1802; >Fanny >23 Sep 1804; Abel, 5 Aug 1806; Sarah, 27 Jun 1808; Nancy, 12 Oct >1810; >Aborn, 1 Oct 1812, Bosman, 20 Mar 1815. > I don't have a Gabriel Lyons or an Amelia Hayes. Can you >help. >harold > >-----Original Message----- >From: VALERIE L CUNDY >To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com >Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 10:10 AM >Subject: Obituary of GABRIEL LYONS > > >>THIS IS THE CORRECTED COPY. >> >>Lake Charles Echo, 13 July 1876 Vol. Vlll pg. 19 >> >>DIED: >> >>Lyons- At his residence on Plaquemine Brules, in St. Landry parish, >July >>2d, 1876, of congestion of the stomach, Gabriel Lyons. >>The deceased was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of St. >>Landry parish, an honest man, and a sincere Christian. His death is >>mourned by a large circle of relatives, and by hosts of friends. >>Peace to his ashes. >> >> * * * >> >>(This Gabriel is s/o Gabriel Lyons and Amelia Hayes) >> >> ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 17:41:35 -0500 From: "Ruby Dusek" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000a01bde99e$d23c1760$aae590d1@rubyduse> Subject: Le Raconteur Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joy, What you are looking at is the index to articles in the quarterly put out by Le Comitte, the support group of the State Archives in Baton Rouge. People write articles and the quarterly also has a lot of information about the holdings of the state archive. You have to find a library or genealogical group which subscribes to this such as the one in Lake Charles. I have been a member for several years, but have given most of the quarterlies to Clayton Library. ruby ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 17:44:31 -0600 From: Jan Craven To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980926174431.008da4b0@mailhost.iamerica.net> Subject: Re: LA SEC ST/Archives-LeComit‚-pg.5B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Joy, Those are the indexes to the quarterly that the state archvies puts out. You have to join their organizaion to get the qty. Don't know much more about it. Jan At 01:36 PM 9/26/1998 -0500, you wrote: > >--WebTV-Mail-2063709762-1934 >Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > >Can someone tell me what these files are in the La archives I recognize >a lot of Lyons, Andrus Arlidges but don't know >the meaning Thanks > >JOY ************************************************************* JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 95 Today's Topics: #1 Re: In response to LV Hayes [LV Hayes ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:39:07 -0400 From: LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19980927133907.007df840@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: In response to LV Hayes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:17:40 -0500 >From: "Ruby Dusek" >Subject: In response to LV Hayes > >You questioned the date of the succession of John Reeves. No, I asked about its date; I didn't have one to question. >On 5 December 1827 the inventory is taken. The inventory usually >follows immediately after the request and/or death. OK, then we can say John Reeves died before 5 Dec 1827, which is surely a lot more accurate than that 1817 date I had and requires no explanation of the children's birth dates. >I think you are correct in that there were two John Reeves. I thought >that one might have been the father, but unless there are two William's >[and there may well have been because none of these people were too >creative in naming their children, brother's children all had the same >names], William was a brother to John. There was a William who was son >of Edmund and Sally. I don't have anything new to add to that, but a Reeves descendant and correspondent of mine is busily digging up data on the Reeveses in LA, MS, and elsewhere. He's sent me several doc files which I haven't had time to look at yet, but they should shed some light on the composition of this Reeves family. >I disagree with your statement about not having time to record sources >and references. I got a chuckle out of that. I reckon as to how I'm the best judge of what I have time for. About half the time, Ruby, I don't feel like doing anything, so the other half has to do duty for the whole. And genealogy is not all I do by any means. With regards to genealogy, though, I've input 51,000+ names to my gen database since Dec 1996, and personally I think I've done quite well. If I had taken the time needed to source every little piece of data --- and remember that each of those names usually comes with at least one date and/or one place --- I'd know a heckuva lot less than I know now about southwestern LA families. Nevertheless, I do cite sources on ancestral families and census sources on everybody when available, so my source cupboard isn't entirely bare. >A piece of information is only as good as it's source. That's true enough as far as it goes, but I didn't collect all those names off bathroom walls. They came from people who have or have seen the sources, even if I got the info second or greater hand. Sure, I know the data I have contains errors, largely due to the endless typos one encounters in this type of research, but also became some of it has been scrambled, and I also know that some of it is probably bogus. But what gen data collection doesn't? Fact is, simply citing a source does not guarantee that your data is absolutely correct. The only way you can guarantee that is to eyeball personally the source in question, and few of us have the opportunity to do that, especially those of us who reside a thousand miles away from the location of the sources. But even then, personally eyeballing sources is still no guarantee of accuracy. Nothing in genealogy is absolutely free of error, and those official records, bible pages, and even tombstones all may contain some degree of error. >Sounds like you have lots of information stored in your computer, but >without a source, anyone wanting to use it can only use it as a clue to >the correct information until they can prove it. Well, there you have it. Working from a clue is a lot better than working from nothing. I've helped many people the past 2 years, just as many have helped me, and when Susie Newbie from West Podunk, ND asks me about her LA ancestors and I can give her a listing taking them back 5 generations from her granddaddy, the oldest member of her family she knows about, I think I've done something useful. Of course, it's up to her to check the sources for herself; I'm running a quick-reference gen project here, not a documentation center. But in the end, we all have to check the sources for ourselves, if we want the highest degree of accuracy possible in our work. >By the way I was very near your town while driving from Wilmington to >Raleigh by way of Nashville to see where my Griffin was in the State >Militia during the War of 1812. They were also from Edgecombe and >Halifax Counties but I didn't have enough time. There's never enough time for this stuff. The Burneys, Martins and Teals who came to LA and the Draughns who didn't were in Edgecombe; probably others, but I don't have time to check. LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 15:20:24 -0500 From: "Ruby Dusek" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001101bdea54$437167e0$50e590d1@rubyduse> Subject: Apology to LV Hayes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WOW, did I really step into it without meaning to!! As many of you have heard I am a morning person who answered at 10 at night after a 12 hour workday, and should have waited until the next morning to read what I had said. I did not mean that letter the way it was taken, and you have my sincere apology. One: I knew you were only asking about the date of the John Reeves succession, but my terminology sounded like you were questioning it. Two: I did not mean you should have had time to record the sources and references, only that you did not seem to feel it was important. It could be beneficial to you, also, if someone who IS in the area and not 1,000 miles away could check some of the sources. And you are very correct about sources being wrong, particularly books and tombstones, but if it is a family story, it has a little less weight than if it is an official record. I've gone on many wild goose chases with family stories, as I'm sure many others have, also. Again, my sincere apologies. You have been most helpful to so many of us and I hope I am not on your "forget her" list! ruby ************************************************************************ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 96 Today's Topics: #1 Lyons/Johnson [LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19980928084048.007e4b00@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Lyons/Johnson Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A "long lost" cousin sent me the following entry from Hebert: >SLR: Johnson, Joseph Evan (James of Pennsylvania in York County & >Rachel Andres of Opelousas) b 31 May 1808, bt 27 Nov 1808 lower (from >New Iberia) at the home of Oliver Omsby. Pats: Jean Johnson of Ireland >& Margueritte Layens (Lyons) from Pennsylvania in Lancaster; Mats: Salom >Andres & Sara Clarck of Maryland; Spons Evan Bawles (Bowles) and Anne >Andres. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch v6-A, p 39) Does anyone know if Margueritte Layens (Margaret Lyons) is related to John Lyons? John may have been born in GA according to what I have, which is a "fur piece" from Lancaster, PA, as folks down home used to say, but Lyons is not a common name and one wonders if Margaret's appearance in LA is mere coincidence or because John was there. Rachel Andres is Rachel N. Andrus, daughter of Solomon Andrus and Sarah Rachael "Sally" Clark (from my ancestral Clark family). LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:34:27 -0400 From: LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19980928093427.007ef900@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: Apology to LV Hayes Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 15:20:24 -0500 >From: "Ruby Dusek" >Subject: Apology to LV Hayes > >I did not mean that letter the way it was taken, and you have my sincere >apology. An apology wasn't really necessary, Ruby, but the fact that you offered one sez something important about the kind of person you are. >Two: >I did not mean you should have had time to record the sources and >references, only that you did not seem to feel it was important. No, I don't feel that way at all. I was a military intelligence analyst in a "former" life, and recording, evaluating and analyzing sources and the information they provided was a vital part of my training and daily job experience. We used a complicated rating system for sources and info and kept meticulous track of everything for future reference. All and all, it was very good preparation for gen research. >Again, my sincere apologies. You have been most helpful to so many of us >and I hope I am not on your "forget her" list! Well, to be frank, I wasn't quite sure where you were coming from. Some folks use documentation to play a variation of the old "your stuff ain't as good as my stuff" game, and I have no time for such snobs. But snobs never apologize, and I'm glad to see that you're not one of them. Let the good gen research roll on! LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net *************************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 97 Today's Topics: #1 Re: JOHNLYONS-D Digest V98 #96 [Mhamm6102@aol.com] _____________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:49:12 EDT From: Mhamm6102@aol.com To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <748ab199.36111d98@aol.com> Subject: Re: JOHNLYONS-D Digest V98 #96 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit THERE IS A Margarite LYONS SOMEWHERE IN MY FILES-iN FACT,I had a first cousin that was named for a Margarite Lyons .In the midst of much turmoil and legal stuff right now and have to put the Geneology on the back burner. The days are too short, but I have been thinking about all you Lyons cousins. Mary ********************************************************************* JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 98 Today's Topics: #1 Some bios from Perrin's book [Jan Craven ] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 15:36:54 -0600 From: Jan Craven To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980930153654.0092cb70@mailhost.iamerica.net> Subject: Some bios from Perrin's book Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" For your reading enjoyment! >From Jan E. W. LYONS, CROWLEY.--Eldridge W. Lyons, sheriff of Acadia parish, was born within what is now Acadia parish on Prairie Hayes, October 11, 1856. He is the son of Elisha and Sophie (Hayes) Lyons, both natives of Louisiana. Elisha Lyons was a prosperous planter of this parish. He served during the late war in the Second Louisiana Cavalry, his field of operations being chiefly in Louisiana. He died, in 1864, at the age of twenty-nine, while home on a furlough. The mother of our subject is still living in Acadia parish. E. W. is the oldest of a family of four children. He received his education in this parish, and when eighteen years of age he entered the employ of Sheriff Hayes in the sheriff's office, in which he was engaged for several months. Subsequent to this he was for four years engaged in farming, and from that time until he was elected sheriff of Acadia parish, at a special election held after its organization, he gave his attention to stock raising. Sheriff Lyons is popular as an official. He was married, in 1874, to Miss Alice Harmon, daughter of Joseph Harmon. To them have been born four children, all living, viz.: Hiram H., Zoula L., Ira A., Martin J. Mr. Lyons and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Knights of Honor. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp. 267-268. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company. J. C. LYONS, PLAQUEMINE BRULEE.--J. C. Lyons was born in what is now Acadia parish, Louisiana, July 26, 1842. His father, Gabriel Lyons, was born near the birthplace of our subject in 1812. He was reared and spent his whole life in Louisiana. He married when young the mother of our subject, Louise Johnson, and they became the parents of six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom J. C. is the youngest. The subject of this sketch received his education in the schools of his locality. Planting has been his lifetime vocation. His plantation consists of six hundred acres of land, under fence, the principal products being corn and cotton. Mr. Lyons was married, in 1868, to Miss Clara Arceneaux. They are the parents of seven children, four sons and three daughters. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 267. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company. M. L. LYONS, M.D., RIDGE.--Dr. Lyons was born in St. Landry parish, October, 1834. He is the son of Abel and Mary Ann (Bryan) Lyons, both of whom were natives of Louisiana. They were the parents of eleven children, six sons and five daughters, the subject of this sketch being next to the oldest of the family. Mr. Lyons was a farmer and stock raiser of Calcasieu parish. His first wife was a Miss Merriman; she died leaving no children. Mr. Lyons died in 1868 at his home in Calcasieu parish. The subject of this sketch began life for himself at the age of twelve years. He read medicine in 1860, and attended what is now the Tulane University. The war breaking out at that time he enlisted, in 1861, in the Confederate States army in the Texas brigade, and went to Virginia, where he participated in the battles of Seven Pines and West Point. From Virginia he was sent to Vicksburg as second lieutenant, remaining at that place until its surrender to Grant. He was there taken prisoner and paroled. Returning to New Orleans he again entered the service, and before the fall of Vicksburg he was promoted to captain. After the war he resumed his studies, and attended the now Tulane University in 1870-71, graduating in the spring of the latter year. He immediately thereafter began the practice of his profession at his farm, where he now resides. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Cora J., sister of Dr. Clark, with whom he is associated professionally. He is a member the M. E. Church, South. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 236. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company. R. R. LYONS, M.D., CROWLEY.--Raphael Lyons, physician and surgeon, was born at Plaquemine Brulee, now Acadia parish, April 3, 1840. He is the son of Crawford and Azelie (Johnson) Lyons, natives of this State. Crawford Lyons was an extensive planter; he died in 1853, at the age of thirty-six years. His wife still survives him and is a resident of this parish. There were born to them six children, our subject being the second in order of birth. Dr. Lyons spent his school days in Opelousas, completing his studies in 1858. Immediately thereafter he began the study of medicine, with Dr. J. J. Lyons as his preceptor. From 1860 to 1862 he attended the medical department of the University of Louisiana, at New Orleans. Upon his graduation in 1862 he joined the Confederate States army as a private in the Second Louisiana Cavalry, soon after being detailed as assistant surgeon of this regiment. He served throughout the war in the Trans-Mississippi Department. He was in the battles of the Teche and Morganzie, and was twice taken prisoner, but retained as such only two or three months each time. After the close of the war he practised [sic] medicine at Plaquemine Brulee until December, 1889, when he came to Crowley, where he engaged in the drug business with T. J. Toter. Dr. Lyons has taken a deep interest in agricultural pursuits, making a specialty of cotton. In 1868 he married Miss Johanne Clark, daughter of V. C. Clark. Four children have been born to them, viz.: Leona M, Leonce L., Lucille M., Leo. Dr. Lyons is a member of the M.E. Church, and takes an active part in religious matters at this place and is superintendent of the Sunday School. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 268. Edited by William Henry Perrin. Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing Company. ************************************************************************ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 99 Today's Topics: #1 Harmon/Lyons [LV Hayes To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19981007171543.007cdc70@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Subject: Harmon/Lyons Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" According to my files, David Harmon, born circa 1783, died Oct 1809 in St Landry Parish, married first a lady whose name is unknown and second Elizabeth Lyons on 31 Mar 1804 at St Martinville. David was a son of Jacob Harmon I and Hannah Guice (many variations of her surname). In case anyone doesn't know, Elizabeth was a daughter of John Lyons and Nancy Ann Ahart. John and Elizabeth had 2 known children: Hannah and Solomon. I also have listed another David Harmon, born in 1767 (probably should be circa, too), reportedly died before 1792 in St Landry Parish, whose parents are unidentified. This David married Nancy Ann White on 21 May 1787 at St Martinville. They had 3 known children: Ann, John A., Sarah. Since Nancy married second Joseph Carr on 24 Feb 1794 (as well as George Burrell and Jacob Hampshire later on), it has appeared that her David's death dating prior to 1792 was valid. However, a "long lost" cuz has just sent me info which indicates that this David did not die at that time, but appears on documents which indicate that he accompanied his son, John A., on a move to TX in the 1820s where they became some of the first settlers of Jefferson Co. Now, I'm wondering if these 2 David Harmons could be the same fellow and if Nancy Ann White could be Jacob's David's first unknown wife. If so, some of the reported dates have to be wrong. Clearly, the "prior to 1792" death date of the unconnected David is erroneous, but the Oct 1809 death date of Jacob's David would have to be wrong, too. This date also appears to be valid because Elizabeth Lyons married second Thomas Hayes, apparently around 1810 because their oldest known child was born around that time. Can anyone shed any light on this matter? LV Hayes lvhayes@worldnet.att.net ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 20:28:53 -0400 From: vcundy@juno.com (Valerie L Cundy) To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19981007.202854.-148159.2.vcundy@juno.com> Subject: List Manager Needed !!!!! Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks!!!! I haven't seen any un subscribes lately so I'm guessing everyone is still here. I have recently taken a full time position that doesn't allow much free time for me to monitor or have input on the list. I had hoped that things would pick up on here and maybe with any luck one of you just might be able to get things back on track. I can't help but think that there are questions and problems in the descendants of our John that could use attention. I would love to see more of your lines posted. Detailed information on what you have. This is a great starter. And surely many of you have questions or areas that you need help with. With have some great folks on here with wonderful information. I hate to see it go to waste. I want to stay involved as much as I can, but for now, I am asking for a volunteer to keep things going, welcome newcomers.........and steer things along. If your interested e-mail me directly and I'll fill you in. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Listowner, Valerie Cundy vcundy@juno.com ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:54:43 EDT From: Yerbuddy69@aol.com To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <552c3d46.361c4593@aol.com> Subject: Re: List Manager Needed !!!!! Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Please send all info. to my new email address: Kdalgreg@aol.com Thanks, Kathy Gregory ************************************************************************ JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 100 Today's Topics: #1 Vermilion Historical Society ["Lynn & Bill King" To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001f01bdfa2f$bce87600$2ee290d1@default> Subject: Vermilion Historical Society Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just received my copy of the VHS Newsletter and was pleased to see that: . . . VHS member David Lawrence invites us to visit the John Lyons Genealogy web site. . . Might stir up some new interests (???) Lynn Bagley King *********************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 101 Today's Topics: #1 Re: Vermilion Historical Society [Yerbuddy69@aol.com] Unsubscribe. *************************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 102 Today's Topics: #1 Re: JOHNLYONS-D Digest V98 #101 [Mhamm6102@aol.com] ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:27:58 EDT From: Mhamm6102@aol.com To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5619949a.362dfd7e@aol.com> Subject: Re: JOHNLYONS-D Digest V98 #101 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I cannot retriev.e Vol.101.tried David's address for Lyons geneal and cant get it either. HOPE IT WASN'T SOMETHING I NEEDED. Can anyone send it to me by regular e-mail? Mary *************************************************************************** JOHNLYONS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 103 Today's Topics: #1 List Manager Needed !!!!! [vcundy@juno.com (Valerie L Cundy)] _____________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 21:14:15 -0500 From: vcundy@juno.com (Valerie L Cundy) To: JOHNLYONS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19981027.211416.-388691.0.vcundy@juno.com> Subject: List Manager Needed !!!!! Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi folks!!!! Just wanted to touch base again and let you know I'm still here. My job in retail is keeping me very busy and with the upcoming months ahead I anticipate even less time to attend to personal interests. I hope all is well with eveyone out there, I miss all those emails . I'm resending the following from an earlier message I posted. I just know someone will want to keep things going on the list. ************************* I'm still hopeful that the list activity will pick up and maybe with any luck one of you just might be able to get things back on track. I can't help but think that there are questions and problems in the descendants of our John that could use attention. I would love to see more of your lines posted. Detailed information on what you have. This is a great starter. And surely many of you have questions or areas that you need help with. With have some great folks on here with wonderful information. I hate to see it go to waste. I want to stay involved as much as I can, but for now, I am asking for a volunteer to keep things going, welcome newcomers.........and steer things along. If your interested e-mail me directly and I'll fill you in. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Your silent Listowner, Valerie Cundy vcundy@juno.com **************************************************************************