Benjamin Stone Lyon, the son of Samuel Lyon & Lydia (Stone) Lyon. He was born in Jan. 1841 in Harrison Co., OH. Benjamin married Mary Elizabeth Hanby on 13 Apr 1864 in Harrison Co., OH. He and Mary and their two daughters lived in Deer Creek, Bates, MO in 1880, where Benjamin worked as a railroad laborer. They moved to Jefferson Co., IA in the late 1800's. Benjamin remarried to Mrs. Nancy E. (Moore) Dellinger on Aug. 3, 1897 in Polk Co., IA, he had one step-son Charles Dellinger. Benjamin lived in Jefferson Co., IA until his death in 1917.
Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, September 28, 1917, pg 1
FALL FATAL TO AGED MAN
Stepfather of Ottumwa Man Has Neck Broken At Fairfield - Fell Off Roof.
Fairfield, Sept. 27. - Benjamin Lyon, aged seventy-five years, an old resident of Jefferson county, and well-known, was found dead here at 9:30 this morning at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Millikin, where he resided. His neck was broken, presumably by a fall from the roof of a shed that he had been repairing. It has not been determined whether death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy or the fall off the roof.
He started to repair the building early this morning, and upon going into the yard about 9:30 o'clock, Mrs. Millikin found Mr. Lyon upon the ground dead.
He is survived by a stepson, Charles Dellinger, of Ottumwa and a daughter, Mrs. James Carney of Marseilles, Ill. The time of the funeral has not been decided. (Newspaper article given to me by Ruby on findagrave)
Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, September 28, 1917, pg 1
FALL FATAL TO AGED MAN
Stepfather of Ottumwa Man Has Neck Broken At Fairfield - Fell Off Roof.
Fairfield, Sept. 27. - Benjamin Lyon, aged seventy-five years, an old resident of Jefferson county, and well-known, was found dead here at 9:30 this morning at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Millikin, where he resided. His neck was broken, presumably by a fall from the roof of a shed that he had been repairing. It has not been determined whether death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy or the fall off the roof.
He started to repair the building early this morning, and upon going into the yard about 9:30 o'clock, Mrs. Millikin found Mr. Lyon upon the ground dead.
He is survived by a stepson, Charles Dellinger, of Ottumwa and a daughter, Mrs. James Carney of Marseilles, Ill. The time of the funeral has not been decided. (Newspaper article given to me by Ruby on findagrave)
Benjamin Stone Lyon, the son of Samuel Lyon & Lydia (Stone) Lyon. He was born in Jan. 1841 in Harrison Co., OH. Benjamin married Mary Elizabeth Hanby on 13 Apr 1864 in Harrison Co., OH. He and Mary and their two daughters lived in Deer Creek, Bates, MO in 1880, where Benjamin worked as a railroad laborer. They moved to Jefferson Co., IA in the late 1800's. Benjamin remarried to Mrs. Nancy E. (Moore) Dellinger on Aug. 3, 1897 in Polk Co., IA, he had one step-son Charles Dellinger. Benjamin lived in Jefferson Co., IA until his death in 1917.
Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, September 28, 1917, pg 1
FALL FATAL TO AGED MAN
Stepfather of Ottumwa Man Has Neck Broken At Fairfield - Fell Off Roof.
Fairfield, Sept. 27. - Benjamin Lyon, aged seventy-five years, an old resident of Jefferson county, and well-known, was found dead here at 9:30 this morning at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Millikin, where he resided. His neck was broken, presumably by a fall from the roof of a shed that he had been repairing. It has not been determined whether death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy or the fall off the roof.
He started to repair the building early this morning, and upon going into the yard about 9:30 o'clock, Mrs. Millikin found Mr. Lyon upon the ground dead.
He is survived by a stepson, Charles Dellinger, of Ottumwa and a daughter, Mrs. James Carney of Marseilles, Ill. The time of the funeral has not been decided. (Newspaper article given to me by Ruby on findagrave)
Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, Friday, September 28, 1917, pg 1
FALL FATAL TO AGED MAN
Stepfather of Ottumwa Man Has Neck Broken At Fairfield - Fell Off Roof.
Fairfield, Sept. 27. - Benjamin Lyon, aged seventy-five years, an old resident of Jefferson county, and well-known, was found dead here at 9:30 this morning at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Millikin, where he resided. His neck was broken, presumably by a fall from the roof of a shed that he had been repairing. It has not been determined whether death was caused by a stroke of apoplexy or the fall off the roof.
He started to repair the building early this morning, and upon going into the yard about 9:30 o'clock, Mrs. Millikin found Mr. Lyon upon the ground dead.
He is survived by a stepson, Charles Dellinger, of Ottumwa and a daughter, Mrs. James Carney of Marseilles, Ill. The time of the funeral has not been decided. (Newspaper article given to me by Ruby on findagrave)
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Uncle to Addison Edward Lyon burried in the same cemetery.
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