Miss Lucretia Lyon. — Miss Lucretia Lyon died Saturday, December 16, 1893, at the residence of her nephew, the Hon. George W. Thayer, of Hastings street, aged 86 years. She was born in Shelburne, Vt., October 20, 1807, and came to Michigan in 1840 and to Grand Rapids in 1841, with her brother Lucius Lyon. Her brother was territorial delegate in Congress in 1833-35 and looked after the interests of the State when it was admitted to the union. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1836 and served four years, being one of the first two from Michigan. He was a surveyor by profession and made many of the early surveys and acquired large property interests here. He once owned much of Kent plat, the tract north of Lyon street west of Division street and Lyon street was named in his honor. Miss Lyon in her early life was accomplished and is described by those who remember her as rarely beautiful. She spent a season with her brother in Washington and was a popular belle. Since her brother's death in 1851, she has not been farther from the city than to Reed's Lake. She has lived a quiet, retired life, so quiet that probably few have the older citizens knew such a woman was in their midst. She was the last of her immediate family. She was a sister of Mr. Thayer's mother [Pamelia Lyon Thayer]. The funeral services were, held at his home on Ionia street, corner of Hastings street, Monday, December 16, at 2:30 o'clock p. m., and the body was taken to Detroit and buried by the side of her brother, as she had requested.
Historical collections, Volume 26, By Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, (Memorial Report, Kent Co., Michigan), 1896, p 141.
Historical collections, Volume 26, By Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, (Memorial Report, Kent Co., Michigan), 1896, p 141.
Miss Lucretia Lyon. — Miss Lucretia Lyon died Saturday, December 16, 1893, at the residence of her nephew, the Hon. George W. Thayer, of Hastings street, aged 86 years. She was born in Shelburne, Vt., October 20, 1807, and came to Michigan in 1840 and to Grand Rapids in 1841, with her brother Lucius Lyon. Her brother was territorial delegate in Congress in 1833-35 and looked after the interests of the State when it was admitted to the union. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1836 and served four years, being one of the first two from Michigan. He was a surveyor by profession and made many of the early surveys and acquired large property interests here. He once owned much of Kent plat, the tract north of Lyon street west of Division street and Lyon street was named in his honor. Miss Lyon in her early life was accomplished and is described by those who remember her as rarely beautiful. She spent a season with her brother in Washington and was a popular belle. Since her brother's death in 1851, she has not been farther from the city than to Reed's Lake. She has lived a quiet, retired life, so quiet that probably few have the older citizens knew such a woman was in their midst. She was the last of her immediate family. She was a sister of Mr. Thayer's mother [Pamelia Lyon Thayer]. The funeral services were, held at his home on Ionia street, corner of Hastings street, Monday, December 16, at 2:30 o'clock p. m., and the body was taken to Detroit and buried by the side of her brother, as she had requested.
Historical collections, Volume 26, By Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, (Memorial Report, Kent Co., Michigan), 1896, p 141.
Historical collections, Volume 26, By Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, (Memorial Report, Kent Co., Michigan), 1896, p 141.
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This face of the THAYER - LYON family marker reads:
PAMELIA LYON THAYER
Oct 14, 1801 - Jan 10, 1857
LUCRETIA LYON
Oct 26, 1807 - Dec 16, 1893
LUCIUS A. THAYER
Aug ? 1824 - Sept 3, 1876
WALTER LYON THAYER
June 16, 1850 - May 1, 1888
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