Bio of Benjamin F. LYONS (b.1856), Wright 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. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca B Frank ========================================================================= Bios from: Mitchell, William Bell, History of Stearns County, Minnesota. Volume II. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. and Co. 1915. Pate 959 Benjamin F. Lyons, a leading and influential farmer of Lynden township, was born in St. Paul, September 12 1856, son of Benjamin T. and Lydia (Wince) Lyons. He came to Lynden township with his parents shortly after his birth, was reared on the home farm, and attended school District No. 53, one of his teachers being D.D. Storms. As he reached manhood, his father presented him with a farm o ninety-seven acres. To this he has added form time to time, and has at intervals erected suitable buildings, until he now has a splendid place, well improved in every way. He has the best of equipment and successfully carries on general farming and dairying. Mr. Lyons is one of the progressive farmer of Lynden. He is particularly interested in the welfare of his community and has done good service on the town board. For many years he has been a prominent member of the Old Settler' Association. Benjamin F. Lyons married Ann Mitchell, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Deacon) Mitchell, and they have five children: Maria J. (Wife of Waite Hoskins), James L., W. Hamline, A. Elizabeth and Esther M.. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Clearwater, in which Mr. Lyons has been an official for many years.