Willie L. (Burns) Lyons, 7 North 54 West
WILLIE'S FAMILY
In 1860 Choctaw Nation, I.T.
William Burns is 24,
Amanda J. Burns
22, and
Clara Ann Burns
1.
William's father was "Reverend Willis Burns, a pioneer Baptist missionary among the Chickasaws, who died with interment at Stonewall, about forty years ago."
HIS SISTER CLARA "REV. DR. JOSEPH SAMUEL MURROW, pioneer Baptist missionary to the Indians of Indian Territory and Father of Oklahoma Masonry, passed away September 8th at 10:30 p. m., at his home in Atoka, at the age of 94 years, three months and one day. Father Murrow, as he was affectionately called, was born June 7, 1835, in Jefferson County, Georgia. His grandfather, William Murrow, was a member of that dauntless band which fought under Marion for American Independence. His maternal great-grandfather held a patent from George III of England to Sullivan Island in Charleston Bay, South Carolina. His father, John Murrow, and mother, Mary Amelia Badger Murrow, were the parents of six children Joseph Samuel being the youngest. The young man grew up in the atmosphere of struggle for developmentâ€"material, social, mental and spiritual developmentt.
At the early age of nineteen he entered a religious career by uniting with the Green Fork Baptist
Church in Georgia and a year later was licensed to preach the gospel. He soon entered Mercer University
to better equip himself for his chosen career but the impatience of youth and the demand for competent
lips and hands to labor among the Indian people of the West combined to shorten his college career
and hasten the beginning of the work into which he threw body and soul. Long years later (1923) Mercer
conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon him as an appreciation of his services for christianity
and education. Ordained to the ministry in September 1857, at Macon, Georgia, he was appointed by the
Domestic and Indian Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and supported by the
Rehoboth Association as a missionary to the Indians of the West. On November 18, 1857, he arrived at
old North Forktown, near Eufaula. At that time there were no railroads west of the Mississippi River.
He spent five weeks in making the trip. On coming to Indian Territory, Rev. Mr. Murrow and his wife
settled in a little log cabin in old North Fork town in the Creek Nation.
His wife died there ten months later. In 1859 he married Miss Clara Burns, daughter of
Rev. Willis Burns, who came to the territory as a missionary in 1858. Of this union four children
were born. After his marriage, Mr. Murrow immediately moved to the Seminole Nation and established
the mission work in that tribe. In 1862 at the request of the Seminole Council, he was appointed
Confederate States Indian Agent for that tribe. The following year he received additional powers,
including the purchase and distribution of supplies and provisions to the women, children and
old men of several tribes, including Creeks, Osages, Comanches, Wichitas and others,
whose able-bodied men had enlisted with the Confederate Army. He continued to be a missionary
for Christ as well as a representative of the Confederate Government, and endeavored as best he
could to feed their souls with spiritual food as well as care for their temporal wants. In 1870 Mr. Murrow returned to his home in Georgia, where friends placed him in a hospital for the blind in the city of Atlanta, as he was suffering from a severe disease of the eyes, brought on by excessive labor and neglect. During this time he had ample time to study the Indian field of work and he became impressed with the thought that something should be done for the wild Indians of the western part of the Indian Territory. As a result of the plans thus formulated and his exertions a mission was commenced among these wild or blanket Indians in 1874, and it has continued. After four years of work among the Creeks and four years with Seminoles, Dr. Murrow came to the Choctaw Nation and in 1867 located at what is now the City of Atoka, a place to which he gave the name and of which he will always be regarded as the founder. As the location was on the direct trail and mail route of the Government, Mr. Murrow determined to have a post office established there and after writing the petition and the necessary correspondence was successful and the post office was named Atoka. In July, 1872, Rev. Mr. Murrow issued a call to the churches of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations to meet in Atoka for the purpose of organizing the Choctaw and Chickasaw Baptist Association. "
In 1870 Franklin County, Arkansas,
Willis Burnes is 52,
Keziah Burnes
51,
Martha Burnes
21,
Clara Burnes 12, born in Alabama, and
Willis Burnes
6, born in the Creek Nation (male, but possibly Willis Louisa).
Willis Burns Jr.
BIRTH
25 Aug 1863
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,
DEATH
1 Jan 1881
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,
BURIAL
Frisco Cemetery
Frisco, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
26959005.
Willis' father William Washington Burns
BIRTH 16 MAY 1838 • Bibb, Alabama
DEATH 1865 • Ft Washita, Indian Territory.
Mother Amanda Jane Hewett
1838â€"1858
BIRTH 1838 • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DEATH 13 JAN 1858 • Stonewall, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.
Willis' aunt Martha Ann 'Mattie' Burns Patton
BIRTH
25 May 1848
Oklahoma,
DEATH
21 Jul 1922
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,
BURIAL
Frisco Cemetery
Frisco, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
26958389 .
Sister: Clara Ann Burns
BIRTH 16 DEC 1858 Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DEATH 08 DEC 1955 Idaho
In 1885 Green precinct, Sumner County, Kansas, J. A. Corbin, 33 is a confectioner,
born in Virginia, C.A. Corbin 26 in Alabama, LOUISA BURNS 22,
M.R. Corbin 3, both born in I.T.,and another daughter two months old born in Kansas.
In 1900 Logan County,
James A. Corbin is farming, born November 1853 in Virginia, married twenty years
to Clara A. Corbin, born December 1858 in Alabama,
Maud R. Corbin
18 Daughter in Indiana,
Clara L. Corbin
15 Daughter in Kansas,
James L. Corbin
11 Son,
Alvin B. Corbin
9 Son, and
Robert J. Corbin
5 Son all three born in Colorado.
James A. Corbin claimed a quarter in section 12, 7N 54W in 1890, another in 1899,
and another in 1906.
JOHN'S FAMILY
In 1880 Iroquois County, Illinois,
Thomas Lyons is 55,
Mary Lyons
52 Wife, both born in Ireland,
John Lyons 20 Son,
Annie A. Lyons
18 Daughter,
William Lyons
14 Son, and
Ella Lyons
12 Daughter.
March 1930 Lafayette, Indiana "Mrs. Anna L. Dwyer, 68, widow of Thomas S. Dwyer, of Ambia,
died at 8:30 o'clock this morning at the home of a sister,
Mrs. Henry Langellier, where she had been visiting two weeks.
She had been in failing health three years. The body will be
brought to the home of a brother, Will Lyons, of
Prairie Green. Funeral services will be held in
St. Mary's church, Dunnington, Thursday morning at 9 o'clock,
with interment in the church cemetery
Surviving, besides the sister and brother mentioned is another
brother, John Lyons, of St. Louis."
William Earl Lyons
BIRTH
1865
DEATH
1935
BURIAL
Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
Dunnington, Benton County, Indiana,
MEMORIAL ID
33926899.
John Lyons
Age 23
Marriage Date 1882
Marriage Place Iroquois, Illinois,
Father
Thomas Lyons
Mother
Mary Clark
Spouse
Lizzie Finch.
Ella Langellier
BIRTH
22 Sep 1866
DEATH
16 Jun 1952
Kankakee County, Illinois,
BURIAL
Saint Anne Township Cemetery
Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois,
MEMORIAL ID
107820252.
LIZZIE AFTER JOHN
In 1900 Fairfield, Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
Elizabeth Lyons 36 is widowed,
Laura Lyons
17 Daughter,
Thomas Lyons
16 Son,
Henry Lyons
14 Son, and
Elizabeth Lyons
13 Daughter.
In 1940 Los Angeles,
Elizabeth Lyons is
76,
Elizabeth Lyons 52 Daughter a saleswoman.
Elizabeth F. Finch Lyons
BIRTH
1 Jan 1863
Illinois,
DEATH
12 Jan 1948
California,
BURIAL
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California,
PLOT
Col. of the Holy Trinity, Iris Terrace, Lot 0, Space 22647
MEMORIAL ID
85456206.
In 1950 Los Angeles,
Elizabeth Lyons is an insurance agent, 63,
Ruth L. O. Callaghan
68 Sister.
HENRY
In 1920 Cheyenne, Wyoming,
Hilliard S. Ridgeley is 45,
Evea Ridgeley
42 Wife,
Lucile Ridgeley
20 Daughter,
Fenwick Ridgeley
16 Son,
Hilliard Ridgeley
9 Son,
H. W. Lyons 33 Lodger, a carpenter born in ILlinois,
father in New York, mother in Illinois, and
Clarence W. Mather
56 Lodger.
In 1930 Portland, Oregon,
Henry W. Lyons is a painting contractor, 43, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois,
Irma E. Lyons
31
Wife,
Betty J. Lyons
9
Daughter,
Mary Lyons
8
Daughter,
John Lyons
6
Son,
Patrick Lyons
4
Son,
Patricia Lyons
4
Daughter,
Walter Lyons
2
Son, and
Martha Lyons
1
Daughter.
?? W Lyons
Marriage Date 1920
Divorce Date 21 Jul 1942
Divorce Place Multnomah, Oregon,
Spouse
Irma Lyons
Plantiff Wife.
Irma Eda Stabler Lyons
BIRTH
1898
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming,
DEATH
25 Sep 1961
Washington,
BURIAL
Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home
Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington,
PLOT
G3 Hemlock Section, Lot 38D, Sp. 1
MEMORIAL ID
132226617.
May 2, 1962 Long Beach, California "LYONS, Henry, 76,
of Ninth Street, Monday. Surviving: sons John,
Patrick, Walter, daughters Mary, Betty Jo, Patricia, Martha,
Elizabeth- laghan; brother, Thomas. Graveside service Thursday,
2:30 pm, Veterans Administration Cemetery."
Henry William Lyons
BIRTH
13 Sep 1885
Iroquois County, Illinois,
DEATH
28 Apr 1962
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California,
BURIAL
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, Show Map
PLOT
158, 6 RW Y
MEMORIAL ID
3729611.
GORDON
San Anselmo, California, 1918
" May twenty-eighth was wedding day at The Igloo,
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Breck, in Yolando Court.
The ceremony that united Miss Lura Mae Garrett and Mr.
Gordon Thomas Lyons, both of San Francisco, was read by
Rev. Howard Chandler of San Anselmo under the wide spreading
branches of a drooping laurel tree with the matins of the birds
and the murmuring of the brook for music.
The bride and groom who, later In the day were to act as
bridesmaid and best man at another wedding, had planned with
Mrs. Breck to make their wedding a surprise to all.
It is said that a woman cannot keep a secret,
but Mr. Breck had received no inkling of it until,
being told that a man wished to speak with him immediately,
he interrupted the making of his toilet and went out at once,
without coat, vest or collar and unshaven. When he saw the
group under the tree and realized the significance of it,
his expression was a study and when some one said
"come, Mr. Breck, and join the group," his hand went to his
face and he replied "wait a few minutes until I shave."
Permission was refused and he gave the bride away just as he
was. The slender little white robed bride, with her big
dark eyes and her arms full of flowers, might have been
mistaken for a dryad flitting among the trees.
A wedding breakfast was served on the veranda and, after
toasts and good wishes, those present were bound to secrecy.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyons will spend their honeymoon in Salt Lake
City, where Mr. Lyons has business interests."
Gordon Thomas Lyons
BIRTH
4 Dec 1883
DEATH
3 Apr 1970
BURIAL
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California,
PLOT
A-E, 427-A
MEMORIAL ID
3415077 .
RUTH
In 1910 Lafayette, Indiana,
Frank C. Callihan is 34,
Laura Callihan 25 Wife, and
Martha C. Callihan
5
Daughter
.
Frank C. Callahan
BIRTH
9 Mar 1876
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
DEATH
11 Apr 1944
Clarks Hill, Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
BURIAL
Spring Vale Cemetery
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
PLOT
sec 13 lot 24 grave 9
MEMORIAL ID
7776355.
Martha Callaghan Keast
BIRTH
3 Feb 1905
DEATH
13 Nov 1975
BURIAL
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California,
PLOT
Col. of Understanding, FM, Lot 0, Space 37185
MEMORIAL ID
85438987.
JOHN AND WILLIE
It is not likely that this is our Lou December 1888 " Miss Lou Burns returned Sunday from Cincinnati aad from her visit among friends in Ohio."
John Lyons and Lou Burns married in Denver on June 5, 1892, the ceremony performed by H.S. Feix.
Rocky Mountain News
John Lyons cash-claimed a quarter in section 9, 8N 53W in 1890.
Willie timber-claimed a quarter in section 12, 7N 54W in 1895.
In 1900 Chickasaw, Indian Territory,
John Lyons is farming, 41, born in Illinois, married eight years to
Louisa Lyons born March 1864 in I.T. Wife,
Valley Lyons
5 Daughter,
Clara Lyons
1 Daughter, and
Maud Lyons
2/12 Daughter, all born in Oklahoma.
In 1910 Johnston County, Oklahoma,
John Lyons is 50,
Millie L. Lyons 45 Wife,
Vallie Lyons
15
Daughter,
Clara Lyons
11
Daughter,
Maud Lyons
10
Daughter,
Burney Lyons
8
Son, and
Joe S. Reed
39
Hired Man.
Clara L. Lyons
BIRTH
2 Sep 1898
DEATH
16 Nov 1919
BURIAL
Condon Grove Cemetery
Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
18881133.
In 1920 Johnston County,
John Lyons is 65,
Willie L. Lyons 56 Wife,
Maudie Lyons
19 Daughter, and
Burnie Lyons
17 Son.
John Lyon
BIRTH
1 May 1857
DEATH
25 Mar 1920
BURIAL
Condon Grove Cemetery
Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
18881105.
Louisa Lyons
Birth Date 25 Mar 1862
Birth Place Oklahoma
Death Date 25 Jun 1943
Death Place Los Angeles
Father's Surname Burns.
VALLEY
In 1920 Johnston County, Oklahoma,
Gilbert Hobbs is 31,
Valley A. Hobbs 24 Wife,
John V. Hobbs
8 Stepson, and
Gilbert W. Hobbs
1 Son.
Vallie Amanda Lyons Hobbs
BIRTH
4 Mar 1896
DEATH
30 Jul 1925
BURIAL
Condon Grove Cemetery
Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
18851656.
Gilbert William Hobbs
BIRTH
12 Jun 1918
DEATH
2 Dec 1998
Pasadena, Harris County, Texas,
BURIAL
West Lawn Cemetery
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
13209536.
John Virgil Walker
BIRTH
28 Aug 1911
DEATH
14 Apr 1961
Madill, Marshall County, Oklahoma,
BURIAL
Condon Grove Cemetery
Milburn, Johnston County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
18891946.
Clarieta Hobbs Sutton
BIRTH
6 Jan 1920
DEATH
23 Aug 1977
Tulsa County, Oklahoma,
BURIAL
West Lawn Cemetery
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma,
MEMORIAL ID
142457558.
WILLIAM
William Burns Lyons
Birth Date 16 Jan 1902
Birth Place Oklahoma
Death Date 4 Sep 1952
Death Place Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada,.
BURIAL
Woodlawn Cemetery
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada,
PLOT
57 U
MEMORIAL ID
105918910.
Vallie Estelle Liles Butler
BIRTH
12 May 1915
Johnston County, Oklahoma,
DEATH
10 Feb 1994
BURIAL
Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona,
PLOT
Section 47
MEMORIAL ID
212548262.
MAUDE
In 1930 Huntington Park, California,
Halsey H. Mitchell is 33,
Maude E. Mitchell 32 Wife, a saleslady in a grocery store, and
Bernard E. Mitchell
7
Adopted Son.
In 1940 Los Angeles,
Maude E. Mitchell 40 is widowed, born in Oklahama,
Lloyd H. Mitchell
15
Son, and
Vernon E. Mitchell
13
Son.
In 1940 San Antonio, Los Angeles County,
Halsey H. Mitchell 60, is a mail carrier,
Maude E. Mitchell
44
Wife.
In 1950 Los Angeles County,
Vernon C. Mitchell is 22,
Maude E. Mitchell 50 Mother, and
Lloyd H. Mitchell
24 Brother.
Maude Ellen Mitchell 23 Mar 1901
Birth Place Oklahoma
Death Date 27 Apr 1985
Death Place Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name Burns
Father's Surname Lyons.
G. W. BURNS
March 2, 1889 Sterling "Mr. G. W. Burns expects his son-in-law, Wm. Carter, from Missouri this week."
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