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22 March 1842
Death Date
31 October 1916
Gender
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Mathew Thomson Lyon

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  • His birth date is confirmed by the missionary register.

    His name is spelled Mathew Thompson Lyon on his death certificate.

    In 1865, he was the assistant wagon master.

    The Lyon family sailed to America in 1853 on the ship International.

     

Jacob Gates Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 11

Traveled with

  • John Lyon (Age: 50)
  • Janet Lyon (Age: 44)
  • Annie Hilton (Age: 21)
  • John J. Lyon (Age: 18)
  • Lillias Thompson Staines (Age: 16)
  • Mary Lyon (Age: 9)

Mr. Street's Freight Train (1865)

  • Age at Departure: 22

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • George Sims to President Wells, 26 June 1865, in "Correspondence," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 29 July 1865, 476-78.
  • Jacob Gates Company report, 1853 September 11, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.