Lydia Martha Lyons
1846 - 1925 (78 years)Person ID: I2220 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022
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Name Lydia Martha Lyons Birth 7 Aug 1846 Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA 
Gender Female Died 2 Jun 1925 Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA - Overbrook Citizen, June 5, 1925, page 1:
PIONEER WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Lydia M. James, 78, pioneer resident of Osage County, died June 2nd, 1925, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charley Losh. Mrs. James was born in Elizabeth, West Va., August 7, 1846, and came to Kansas in 1873. They settled on a farm near Union, Kansas, where she has resided ever since. In 1868, she was married to J.T. James, who has preceded her to the Great Beyond. To this union were born eleven children, all of whom are living except one daughter who has gone on before. Those surviving their mother are: Mrs. Maggie Parman of Shawnee, Okla.; George James, Carbondale, Kansas; Ellsworth James, Brainard, Minn.; Mrs. Myra Losh, Carbondale, Kansas; Wm. James, Richland, Kansas; Mrs. Lizzie Fulkerson, Overbrook, Kansas; Amos James, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Ethel Ackley, Hamilton, Kansas; Charley James, Florence, Kansas; Henry James, Lawrence, Kansas. There are also 32 grand-children and 10 great-grand-children, besides many other relatives and friends.
Mrs. James is fondly remembered by the older people of this community, as she was one of the pioneers, coming here when the country was quite young. For a number of years she with her husband conducted a store and had charge of what was then the Union postoffice, until the rural route out of Carbondale caused the office to be discontinued. Mrs. James still kept the store for a number of years after the death of her husband. Mrs. James was also an active member of the Ladies of the G.A.R. for several years.
Since the death of her husband, she has lived alone in her home, until a short time ago, she was taken ill, when she was taken to her daughter, Mrs. Losh's, home where she was tenderly cared for until she passed away Monday night at 12:20.
Funeral services were conducted at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Losh Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Reed of Topeka. The body was laid to rest in the Richland cemetery by the side of her husband.
(from findagrave.com)
Buried Richland Cemetery, Richland, Shawnee, Kansas, USA [1] - Overbrook Citizen, June 5, 1925, page 1:
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Parents
Father Living (ID:I11072) Mother Living (ID:I11073) Children (Siblings) + 1. Lydia Martha Lyons (ID:I2220), b. 7 Aug 1846, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Jun 1925, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 78 years) -
Family
Husband John Thornton James (ID:I2219), b. 27 Nov 1836, Hampshire, Virginia, USA d. 27 Nov 1906, Union, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 70 years) Marriage 6 Feb 1866 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA [7] 
1868 Marriage record John James Lydia Lyons
Date: 06 Feb 1968
Town or County: Wirt County
Husband: John T. James, age 31, Hampshire County VA
Wife: Lydia M. Lyons, age 21, Wirt County VA
Children + 1. Mary Magdeline James (ID:I2221), b. 29 May 1868, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Oct 1949, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA (Age 81 years)+ 2. Ida Isabella James (ID:I2222), b. 5 Jul 1870, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Mar 1910, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA (Age 39 years)+ 3. George Grant James (ID:I2170), b. 28 Jul 1871, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Dec 1951, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 80 years)4. Ellsworth Eugene James (ID:I2223), b. 31 Mar 1873, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Apr 1947, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years)+ 5. Alma Elmyra James (ID:I2224), b. 7 Mar 1875, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 9 Apr 1945, Clinton, Douglas, Kansas, USA (Age 70 years)+ 6. William James (ID:I2225), b. 23 Oct 1876, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 22 Nov 1948, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA (Age 72 years)+ 7. Lottie Elizabeth James (ID:I2226), b. 20 Dec 1878, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 28 Aug 1941, Overbrook, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 62 years)+ 8. Amos James (ID:I2227), b. 1 Mar 1881, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. Yes, date unknown+ 9. Ethel James (ID:I2228), b. 29 Jul 1883, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 28 Jan 1932, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 48 years)+ 10. Charles James (ID:I2229), b. 25 Feb 1885, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 10 Jan 1938 (Age 52 years)+ 11. John Henry James (ID:I2230), b. 12 Mar 1887, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 20 Jul 1934, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA (Age 47 years) -
Other Personal Events
1870 Federal Census 22 Aug 1870 Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA [2] 
1870 Census J.T. James household
James, J.T., age 34, male, white, farmer
James, L.M., age 24, female, white, keeps house
James, M.M., age 2, female, white1880 Federal Census 3 Jun 1880 Rigeway, Osage, Kansas, USA [3] 
1880 Census John T. James household
John T. James, white, male, 44, blacksmith
Liddy M. James, white, female, 34, wife
Mary M. James, white, female, 12, daughter
Ida I. James, white, female, 10, daughter
George G. James, white, male, 8, son
Elmer E. James, white, male, 7, son
Alma A. James, white, female, 5, daughter
William W. James, white, male, 3, son
Lottie E. James, white, female, 1 daughter1900 Federal Census 22 Jun 1900 Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA [4] 
1900 Census George T. James houshold
John T. James, head, white, male married, 63
Lydia A., white, female, married 53
Ellsworth E., son, white, male, single, 29
Amos, son, white, male, single, 18
Ethel, daughter, white, female, single, 16
Charles, son, white, male, single, 15
John H., son, white, male, single, 13
George C., father, white, male, widowed, 82
1910 Federal Census 20 Apr 1910 Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA [5] 
1910 Census Lidia M. James Household
Lidia M. James, head of household
Henry, son: male, white, age 23. Born Kansas, parents born Virginia.
Female, white, age 70
11 children, 10 still living
Widowed
Born Virginia; both parents born Virginia1920 Federal Census 9 Jan 1920 Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA [6] 
1920 Census Lydia James household
Mrs. Lydia James, head of household
Owned, free
Female, white, age 73
Widowed, can read and write
Born West Virginia; both parents born West Virginia
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Correspondence 
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Event Map
Birth - 7 Aug 1846 - Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA 
Marriage - 6 Feb 1866 - Wirt County, West Virginia, USA 
1870 Federal Census - 22 Aug 1870 - Tucker, Wirt, West Virginia, USA 
1880 Federal Census - 3 Jun 1880 - Rigeway, Osage, Kansas, USA 
1900 Federal Census - 22 Jun 1900 - Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA 1910 Federal Census - 20 Apr 1910 - Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA 1920 Federal Census - 9 Jan 1920 - Elk, Osage, Kansas, USA 
Died - 2 Jun 1925 - Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA 
Buried - - Richland Cemetery, Richland, Shawnee, Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S266] Findagrave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 July 2021), memorial page 69049715, Lydia Martha Lyons James (1846–1925), created by "Cheryl White"; citing Richland Cemetery, Richland, Shawnee, Kansas, USA. Accompanying photograph by Cheryl White shows Lydia M. James 1846-1925 as wife of John T. James.
- [S9] 1870 U.S. Census, Wirt Co., West Virginia, population schedule, Tucker Township, page no. 9, family 56, J.T. James household, digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T132, Roll: M593_1701.
- [S14] 1880 U.S. Census, Osage Co., Kansas, population schedule, Ridgeway Township, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 188C, family 31, John T. James household, digital image, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, FHL microfilm 1254392.
- [S22] 1900 U.S. Census, Osage Co., Kansas, population schedule, Elk Township, enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 12A, (penned), family 252, John T. James household; digital image, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm: 1240494.
- [S24] 1910 U.S. Census, Osage Co., Kansas, population schedule, Elk Township, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 3B, (penned), family 56, Lidia M. James household; digital image, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 451.
- [S26] 1920 U.S. Census, Osage Co., Kansas, population schedule, Elk Township, enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 2A, (penned), family 26, Mrs. Lydia James household; digital image, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 543.
- [S307] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, Register of Marriages, John T. James and Lydia M. Lyons, 6 Feb 1868; digital image, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History; (http://wvculture.org: accessed 29 Jul 2921), page starting Oct 20 1867.