Hi All---I'm just starting my husband's paternal side and need HELP!!!!! My fa-in-law Lyon is a child of John Bennett Lyon, Sr. born ~1879 in Charles Co.,Maryland (tobacco district?), worked in Washington DC as the Battalion Chief of the DC Fire Dept., and died ~1959 in probably DC or Maryland. He is found on the 1930 Fed. Census in DC in Precinct #10, track 16 with his 2nd wife Rose (M.?) Kennedy-Lyon (33 yo); a son from his first marriage named Sidney Bennett Lyon 23 yo; a daughter Frances Colleen Lyon 4+ yo; and my father-in-law John Bennett Lyon, Jr. 3+ yo. All of his children were born in DC. John Lyon Sr's parents were born in Maryland according to 1930 census. Rose K. Lyon was born in Baltimore, Maryland and her parents are listed as born in N. Ireland. John Lyon's first wife (Sid's mother) was probably a ? Heitmueller/Huettenmueller born in TX. There were NO other children born to this couple. Now, according to my fa-in-law, his father (JB Lyon, Sr) had siblings: 1) Andrew Lyon <Maybe Andrew J. Lyon aged 52 in the 1920 Census, married to Nellie 40 yo---with dau Eva J. Lyon-Holt (22) and son-in-law Goerge Holt (28), Dau. Freida Lyon (19) and son Noah Lyon (15).> 2)"Teegle/Tickle/Tikel????" Lyon---NOTHING on him 3)"Buck" Lyon---William H. Lyon; 46 yo in 1920 and also a fireman---married to Grace M. (32 in 1920). They never had children, but a nephew William J. Lyon (16 yo) is living with them in 1920 (I wonder if #2 above died young and left child/children) 4)Bertha Lyon---Buried in the Arlington Cemetary as she was in WWI in the first women's corp. 5)"Big" Noah Harris Lyon---married Rose Kennedy's sister, Mamie Kennedy. He made and lost a fortune as he held a franchise for bullet-proof glass and puncture-proof tires. He had at least one child , Noah Harris Lyon, Jr. and a daughter (I think). Alot of this info was given to me by my fa-in-law. He also remembers a few more things. 1) He believes JB Lyon, Sr's father was a GEORGE LYON. 2) JB Lyon Sr. grew up very poor and as a child, he lived in the Tom Brown area of S. Maryland and had a 6th grade education. 3) He remembers travelling once a year to Marshall Hall and visiting relatives. 4) JB Lyon Sr. rarely travelled outside of Maryland. 5) JB Lyon Sr's father George was educated and he believes that he was a school teacher. Well---for a man who said he didn't remember much about his family...he did dang well I think! If any of this is familiar, get in touch please. Patricia Lyon