James Lyons

1831 - 1874  (43 years)

• Name	James Lyons
  Born	1831	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 35, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lot 34 Con 7
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113770
  Died	16 Mar 1874	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	19 Mar 1874	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I113770	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Elsie Jane Kenney,   b. CALC 27 Nov 1833, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1890, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Children	1. Marion H. Lyons,   b. 23 Sep 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1932, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. William Edward Lyons,   b. 14 Jul 1864, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1928, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   3. John Joseph Lyons,   b. CALC 25 Mar 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1938, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F29556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie J. Kenney,   b. 1833, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Oct 1853  [4]
  Children	1. H. Marion Lyons,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William E. Lyons,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John J. Lyons,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F274583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, At his Residence, Willow Grove Farm near Ayr, on Monday, the 16th inst., at 4 o'clock, P.M., James Lyons, Aged 42 Years. The Funeral Will take place on Thursday, the 10th inst., at One O'Clock, P.M., from his late residence, to the place of interment, Knox Church Burying Ground, Ayr. Ayr 17th March, 1874. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "Funeral Card of James Lyons," 17 Mar 1874. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 13. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] My Husband/ In Affectionate/ Remembrance of/ James Lyons/ who died/ on March 16, 1874/ at Willowgrove Farm/ North Dumfries/ In the 42' year of his Age/ Affection's Tribute Here I Raise/ Tis All That I Can Do:/ till Death Shall Close My Earthly days/ Our Friendship to Renew/ He Doeth All Things Well. [Left/South] Rose Eadie Reinholt/ 1905 - 1956 [Back/West] In memory of/ William E. Lyons/ born July 14, 1864/ died May 22, 1928/ his wife/ Mary Jane Byers/ 1867 - 1959/ John J. Lyons/ 1870 - 1938 [Right/North] Elsie J./ wife of/ James Lyons/ who died/ Jun 27, 1890/ aged 56 years/ at Rest [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 27. [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1831 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 07 Lot 35, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 34 Con 7 - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1874 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Mar 1874 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth