Bio of Lyon, William H. (b.1837) Wabasha Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Timm and Carol Judge ========================================================================= This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884. Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab1.htm There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some of the bios on her pages. Lyon, William H., is one of the substantial farmers of Elgin, is a son of English parents-John and Ann (Hinslea) Lyon-and was born in East Bloomfield, New York, on the first day of the year 1837. When he was but five years old, his parents removed to Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, where he grew up on a farm and received a fair education at the district school. He became the possessor of a small farm there, but soon decided to go where land was cheaper and secure a larger one. He came to Elgin in the fall of 1867, and bought two hundred acres, part of which lies in Plainview Township. The Whitewater crosses his farm, and he has abundance of timber. Both stock and grain raising occupy his attention, and he is very successful. Mr. Lyon is a member of Plainview Masonic Lodge, and a Republican in political preference. He has served three years as town supervisor. In 1864 he married Sarah Batson, who was born in New York, April 12, 1841. The living issue of this union have been named thus: Nellie, Emma B., John B., Charles G., and Ethel Maud. The first-born, Hattie R., died in the fall of 1882, aged sixteen. ========================================================================= This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920. Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some of the bios on her pages. Sorry this biography has not been transcribed yet. If the biography you want is not yet done, please e-mail me at BarbaraTimm@aol.com