George Washington Lyon and Louisa Crooks

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Husband George Washington Lyon ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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           Born: 1829 - Glade Mills, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: 6 Sep 1863 - Virginia 4
         Buried:  - Gastonville, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: John Lyon (1781/1782-1866) 2 3 6 7
         Mother: Ann(e) Harper (1783-1867) 2 3 4 7

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       Marriage: 1850 - Glade Mills, Butler Co, PA 4 5

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Wife Louisa Crooks ^{1 4 5}

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           Born: 1830 - Glade Mills, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: Aft 1911
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         Father: Samuel Crooks (Abt 1781-      ) 1 4
         Mother: Louisa Priest (      -      ) 1 4

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Children

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1 M John Mercer Lyon ^{4 5}

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         Spouse: Essa Burgess (      -      ) 4 5

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2 M Harris David Lyon ⁴

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            AKA: David Harris Lyon 5
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         Spouse: Grace Taylor (      -      ) 4

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3 M Samuel George Lyon ^{4 5}

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         Spouse: Cora Foster (      -      ) 4 5

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4 F Lola Lyon ⁴

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            AKA: Lala Lyon 5
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         Spouse: Richard Edward McClure (      -      ) 4 5

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5 M William Thomas Lyon ^{4 5}

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           Born: 18 Oct 1861 - Gastonville, Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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General Notes: Husband - George Washington Lyon

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His occupation was that of a farmer. His political creed was Republican, and his religious belief Presbyterian (Seceder).
He enlisted in July, 1861, in Company I, First Pennsylvania Reserves (Cavalry), Colonel John P. Taylor's company, of which he was lieutenant. He was killed at Warrenton Junction, Virginia, while skirmishing against Moseby's guerrillas. He is buried in James Chapel churchyard, Gastonville, Pennsylvania.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 931.

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

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 870.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 901.

5 Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D, Col. George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants (Labore, India: The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1907), Pg 440.

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

7 Robert Stewart, D.D., LL.D, Col. George Steuart and his wife Margaret Harris: Their Ancestors and Descendants (Labore, India: The Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1907), Pg 439.