Jennings / Gray Genealogy

LaFayette LYONS
Rhoda STRATTON

Husband: LaFayette LYONS
Birth: 10 May 1820, Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vermont
Death: 10 Oct 1873, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
Burial: Oct 1873, Bennington Village Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
Father: Jonathan LYONS
Mother: Orphena READ

Marriage:  7 Dec 1845, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont

Wife: Rhoda STRATTON
Birth: 24 Jan 1828, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
Death:  30 Mar 1877, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
Burial: Apr 1877, Bennington Village Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
Father:  Freeman STRATTON
Mother:  Thankful HARRINGTON

Children:
1. Homer Anson LYONS, b: 14 Mar 1848, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
2. Susan C. LYONS, b: 15 Jan 1850, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
3. Samuel Chase LYONS, b: 29 Dec 1851, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
4. Franklin Benjamin LYONS, b: 5 Jan 1860, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
5. Frederick LaFayette LYONS, b: 23 Aug 1862, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
6. Henry Freeman LYONS, b: 5 Aug 1864, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
7. Eugene Jacob LYONS, b: 17 Oct 1866, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
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Notes:

1850 Federal Census Data (M432_0921, Page 205), Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont,
Enumeration Date 5-Oct-1850, Family #384

NAME	Age	Sex	Occupation or Trade	Real Estate	POB	Attend School	Cannot R/W	D, D, B, I, I, P, or C
LYONS, Lafayette	30	M	Blacksmith	$1,200	VT
Rhoda	22	F			VT
Homer A	2	M			VT
Susan	8m	F			VT
STRATTON, Phelenia	14	F			VT

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_1316, Page 653), Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont,
Enumeration Date: 3-Jul-1860, Family #77

NAME	Age	Sex	Col.	Occupation Or Trade	Real Estate	Pers. Estate	POB	In Sch.	Marr W/InYr	D, D, B, I, I, P, or C
LYONS, Lafayette	40	M	W	Manufacturer	$1,200	$400	VT
Rhoda	32	F	W				VT
Homer	12	M	W				VT	X
Susan	10	F	W				VT	X
Samuel	8	M	W				VT	X
Frank B	1m	M	W				VT

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_1615, Page 372B), Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont,
Enumeration Date: 9-Jul-1870, Family #501

NAME	Age	Sex	Col.	Occupation or Trade	Real Estate	Per. Estate	POB	In Sch	Marr W/In Yr	D, D, B, I, I, P, or C
LYONS, La Fayette	50	M	W	Mfg. Water Wheels	$18,000	$10,000	VT
Rhoda	43	F	W	Keeping House			VT
Samuel	18	M	W	Works in Saw Mill			VT
Frank	10	M	W	Attending School			VT	X
Fred	8	M	W				VT	X
Henry	6	M	W				VT	X
Eugene	4	M	W				VT

By 1880, both parents had died and the four youngest boys were living with their brother Samuel and his family.
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