Name |
John Michael Lyons [1] |
Suffix |
Jr |
Birth |
Abt 1783 |
Pensacola, Escambia Co, Florida (near - then Georgia) |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
27 May 1852 |
Robert's Cove, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
- L'Anse Robert, now known as Robert's Cove, St. Landry (now Acadia) Parish, Louisiana.
- L'Anse Robert, now known as Robert's Cove, St. Landry (now Acadia) Parish, Louisiana.
|
Notes |
- son of John and Nancy Ahart)
Wit: marriage of Joseph Ephrem Forman & Marie Charlotte Stout 15 Jul 1813)
--
According to historian, Mary Allice Fontenot, on the night of September 27, 1819, a band of armed men forcibly entered Lyon's home, tied up Lyon, his wife and children, and threatened to take their lives if they resisted. The men spoke English and pretended to be officers of the government. The intruders ransacked the house and carried off the linen and wearing apparel of the family. Ten slaves were taken. An investigation found that the bandits were led by George Brown, one of Jean Lafitte's men. Captain J.H. Madison, commander of a United States schooner, the Lynx, found Lafitte at Galveston, Texas. Lafitte delivered the bandits to the authorities except for Brown, the leader, who Lafitte hung from a gallows.
Source: Title: Acadia Parish Louisiana, a History prior to 1900.
Abbrev: Acadia Parish History, Vol. 1
Author: Fontenot, Mary Alice; Freeland, Paul B.
Date: 1976; Text: p. 75
--
|
Person ID |
I7946 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
Father |
John Lyons, Sr, b. 1750, Pensacola, Escambia Co, Florida (near - then Georgia) d. Bef 4 Sep 1834, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Nancy Anne Ahart, b. 1761, Georgia or Virginia d. 1 Jun 1809, Plaqueine Brulee, Acadia Parish, or St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 48 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1775 |
Notes |
- A careful look at the list below will show the research on this line needs some work; the dates do not fit together very well. If you have additional info please share it!
There are 2 children John M Lyons listed and I initially thought they were probably the same person but the dates of spouses don\\\'t align.
John M Lyons is born in 1783 in GA
- He marries Marie Hayes 27 Oct 1800 in Opelousas and is listed as a Protestant
- Marie Hayes dies 17 May 1826
- yet the record shows they have a son Aborn born in 1829 (3 years after she died)
- He marries Rachael Marie Forman 30 Mar 1804, according to the notes in a Catholic church
- Rachel and he have a son David Lyons born in 1798 (5 years before the wedding)
- and their son John L Lyons III is born 5 Jul 1804 (4 months after the wedding)
- Rachel and he divorce(!) 21 May 1824
- He marries Rebecca Gilchrest 19 Jun 1826 (1 month after Marie dies and 2 years after the divorce from Rachel).
|
Family ID |
F730 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Rachel Marie Forman, b. 1787, North Carolina d. Aft 1860, Louisiana (Age 74 years) |
Marriage |
30 Mar 1804 |
Attakapas Post, St. Martinville, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana [1] |
- a Marie Charlotte married Hoffpauir by Commandant of Opel Post in 1804
Married: 30 MAR 1804 1 in St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church at Attakapas Post - now, St. Martinville, St. Martin Par., LA 1
Divorced: 21 MAY 1824 in St. Landry Par., LA
(SW Louisiana Records and St. Martinville Ch Records, V.5 #13)
- a Marie Charlotte married Hoffpauir by Commandant of Opel Post in 1804
Married: 30 MAR 1804 1 in St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church at Attakapas Post - now, St. Martinville, St. Martin Par., LA 1
Divorced: 21 MAY 1824 in St. Landry Par., LA
(SW Louisiana Records and St. Martinville Ch Records, V.5 #13)
|
Divorce |
21 May 1824 |
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
Notes |
|
Children |
+ | 1. David Lyons, b. 1798, Bayou Queue de Tortue, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana bur. Aft 1826, Louisiana (Age ~ 29 years) |
+ | 2. John L. Lyons, III, b. 5 Jul 1804, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. 31 Mar 1887 (Age 82 years) |
+ | 3. Joseph H. Lyons, b. 1820, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. 8 Oct 1866, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 46 years) |
|
Family ID |
F3269 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
Family 2 |
Rebecca Andrus Gilchrist, b. Abt 1800 d. 1840 (Age ~ 40 years) |
Marriage |
19 Jun 1826 |
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
Notes |
|
Children |
| 1. Zelian Lyons, b. Abt 1825, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Nov 1873, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 48 years) |
+ | 2. Lydia Lyons, b. 15 Oct 1831, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1850, of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age > 20 years) |
|
Family ID |
F8430 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
12 Aug 2011 |