Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Lyon and Margaret A. Stewart




Husband John Lyon 1 2

           Born: 11 Aug 1782 - Tuscarora Valley, Juniata Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jan 1868 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Allegheny Cemetery


         Father: Benjamin Lyon (1752-1826) 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary "Molly" Lyon (1748-1811) 4 5 6 7 8


       Marriage: 20 Jul 1820 9

   Other Spouse: Jean Maclay (1783-1809) 1 10 11 - 29 Apr 1808 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 9

   Other Spouse: Ann (Nancy) Patton (Abt 1791-1817) 9 12 - 7 Sep 1814 9

   Other Spouse: Ann Parr Hubley (1788-1884) 13 - 1838 13



Wife Margaret A. Stewart 9

           Born: 8 Apr 1796 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 May 1835 9
         Buried:  - First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA


         Father: Samuel Stewart (      -      ) 9
         Mother: 




Children
1 M James Benjamin Lyon 14

           Born: 21 Apr 1821 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Margaret Lyon (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 3 Oct 1850 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 16


2 M Samuel Stewart Lyon 13 17

           Born: 11 Nov 1822 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ann Valentine (1829-1885) 13 17
           Marr: 16 Oct 1855 18


3 F Mary A. Lyon 13

           Born: 24 Dec 1824 - Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Mar 1863 18
         Buried:  - Warrior's Mark Cemetery
         Spouse: Jonathan Roberts Lowrie (1823-1885) 18 19 20 21 22
           Marr: 15 Feb 1848 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 18


4 M George W. Lyon 13 23

           Born: 7 Nov 1826 - Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Caroline Porter (      -      ) 23 24
           Marr: 25 Jun 1863 25


5 F Jane Alice Lyon 26

           Born: 24 Mar 1829 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 1907 - Blair Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Jacob Bucher Ayres (1818-1898) 26
           Marr: 11 Apr 1854 - Huntingdon Co, PA 27


6 F Margaret Elizabeth Lyon 13

           Born: 24 Mar 1829 - Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Oct 1867 - Oak Hall, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA 25
         Buried:  - Spring Creek Presbyterian
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Rev. Robert Hamill, D.D. (1816-      ) 13
           Marr: 15 Oct 1851 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre Co, PA 25


7 F Sarah Walker Lyon 13

           Born: 28 Apr 1831 - Centre Hall, Centre Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1860 - Huntingdon Co, PA 25
         Buried:  - Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Huntingdon Co, PA
         Spouse: George Bucher Porter (1826-      ) 23 24
           Marr: 23 Dec 1852 - Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre Co, PA 25


8 M Thomas Stewart Lyon 13

           Born: 15 May 1833 - Huntingdon Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hannah J. Wright (1847-      ) 13
           Marr: 14 Sep 1865 28


9 F Emma Lyon 13

           Born: 4 Apr 1835 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 13
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - John Lyon


He was head of the well-known firm of Lyon, Shorb & Co., among the earliest and most extensive iron manufacturers in Pennsylvania, with works in Huntingdon, Centre, Blair, Clarion, and Allegheny counties; principal office at Pittsburgh; principal residence, Pennsylvania Furnace. Mr. Lyon entered into the business in 1813, and the history of the rise and progress of iron manufacturing in western Pennsylvania would be the history of his business life. He was a man of large physique and vigorous constitution, erect in carriage, dignified and courteous in manner, positive in character and fearless in speech, terse and concise in language, with a well cultivated mind, hospitable and generous. His business abilities were of a high order.

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Sources


1 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 823.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 390.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 394.

4 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 760.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 383.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 900.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 13.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 869.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 395.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 82.

11 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 148.

12 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 219.

13 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 396.

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16 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 400.

17 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 71.

18 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 401.

19 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 971.

20 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 675.

21 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 139.

22 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 149.

23 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 420.

24 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 133, 396.

25 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 402.

26 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 56, 396.

27 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 57.

28 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 404.


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