This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kentsohio Surnames: LYONS MILLHORN RICHARDS PATE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.carter/1154/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William A. LYONS was born 17 April 1904 probably in Carter or Sullivan County, Tennessee. His father and mother were James Tipton (Tip) Lyons and Eliza Ann (MILLHORN) Lyons. William (Willie) was married 29 April 1922 in Carter County to Margaret E. (Maggie) RICHARDS. Willie turned Maggie out of the house probably some time in 1928. She filed for divorce and it was granted 12 December 1928. Willie did not appear in court. Margaret was granted custody of their two minor children (Clifton Andrew Lyons and Grace Geneva Lyons) and was granted the use of her maiden name. Here the plot thickens. The living members of the Richards family say that William left town by train, never to be heard from again sometime around 1928-1930. I have not been able find any evidence of William after 1928 in either Sullivan or Carter County. Another version of the story was told by Willie and Maggie's son Clifton before he died. Cliff said that Margaret Richards Lyons and an unnamed boyfriend killed William, put his body in the smokehouse, and burned it to the ground. According to family legend, Maggie took her young daughter Grace to Asheville, North Carolina and placed her in the Buncombe Children's Home. Margaret then disappears for awhile (perhaps with a boyfriend). Neither Margaret Richards Lyons nor William A. Lyons can be found in the 1930 census. Grace cannot be found in the census either. Maggie's son Clifton moved in with his grandfather, James Tip Lyons, grew up in Tip's home in Bluff City, TN and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. Margaret also shows up in Indianapolis, moving there perhaps around 1930, probably unmarried at the time. She then married Melvin Curtis Pate, where and when I don't know. Margaret Richards Lyons Pate died 1 February 1980 in Beech Grove, Marion County, Indiana. Clifton Lyons died 11 July 2002 in Beech Grove and Grace Geneva Lyons (married name Rander) died 6 June 2006 in Sun City, Riverside County, California. So to summarize: 1. Where was William A. Lyons born on 17 April 1904? 2. Where did he go assuming that he left the Carter/Sullivan County area about 1928? 3. Was he killed by his wife and her boyfriend? 4. When and where did William A. Lyons die and where is he buried? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.