Kathy, I am very much enjoying these posts! The LYON family married into my CLIFTON family. I am sure there is some sort of "by marriage kinship" between Jas. LYON and Rev. D. B. (Daniel Boone) CLIFTON who is my gg uncle. D.B. CLIFTON also fought in the Civil War for the south along with three of his brothers Cyrus W., Merritt (my g grandfather) and Minor. D.B. and wife Mary KINMAN Clifton are buried in the Clifton Hill Cemetery. Thanks so much for all these wonderful posts of the Higbee News! Sheryl McNeely Shaw Crosby, TX SJMcS@aol.com In a message dated 2/16/01 10:38:26 AM Central Standard Time, mkbowlin@iland.net writes: > Friday, 9 Aug 1912--JAS. R. LYON--In the death of Jas. R. Lyon, who died on > July 31, > 1912, brief mention of which was made in our issue of last week, the county > has lost a > mighty good citizen and his wife and children a kind and indulgent father. > Mr. Lyon was a native of Kentucky, being born in that state August 20, > 1840. > When the Civil War came on he naturally took up the cause of the South, and > saw > some very hard service in the Confederate army, being engaged in some of the > biggest > and fiercest battles. After the war he returned home, and in 1874 moved to > this state, > locating at Clifton Hill, from which place he removed shortly afterward to > his late home > west of town, where he had since resided. > he had been married three times. His first wife was Marry Wood, whom he > married in 1866. To this union five children were born. His wife dying in > 1879, he > married Miss Emma Hayden, in 1884. Two children were born to this union, > both dying > in infancy, and were followed by the mother in 1903. > In 1907 he was married to Mrs. Annie Hersman, who with the children by the > first > marriage, survives him. > Mr. Lyon was converted in 1875 and joined the Salem Baptist church, and so > far > as we were able to judge lived a truly consistent christian life. > Funeral services were held at Mt. Salem by Rev. D. B. Clifton, his old > pastor and > friend, and the body laid to rest by the side of his first wife. > All who knew Uncle Jim, as he was familiarly called, liked him, and all who > had > dealings with him knew him to be a man whose word was as good as his bond. > peace to his ashes! > >