Theodore Lyon

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Theodore Lyon (Lion)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ettenheim, Freiburg, BW, Germany
Death: August 31, 1927 (70)
Kansas City MO
Place of Burial: Kansas City, MO, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Mechul (Michael) Lion and Helena Lion (Maier)
Husband of Bertha Lyon (Barth) and Hermine Lyon
Father of Helen Ulman (Lyon); Bert Lyon and Rose Sachs
Brother of Karl Lion II; David Lion; Marie Bloch (Lyon); Morris Lyon; Jonas Lion III and 2 others

Occupation: hides & wool
Managed by: Private User
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About Theodore Lyon

Shlomo 225 (Lion family tree book).......Immigrated to United states 1882(?)(listed with surname Leon, showing how it was pronounced). Joined family business of M.Lyon & Company (hides, wool & fur). Buying trips to Western Kansas in 1890s. To Kansas City from Carthage, 1883. Widowed after birth of son Bert, quickly re-married his brother's niece (widowed in Baltimore). Took family to visit German family in 1906. Residence at 3542 Tracy adjoined M. Lyon house on Forest (block South of Armour on corner). House saved from destruction and nicely refurbished.

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Theodore Lyon's Timeline

1857
March 31, 1857
Ettenheim, Freiburg, BW, Germany
1889
February 18, 1889
Kansas City, Jackson County, MO, United States
1893
February 16, 1893
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, Kansas City
1896
May 2, 1896
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, Kansas City
1927
August 31, 1927
Age 70
Kansas City MO
September 2, 1927
Age 70
Rose Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,, Kansas City, MO, United States