Daughter of James Elkanah Lyon and Virginia Frances Duke Lyon.

Married to Samuel Adolphus Thompson on September 18, 1907 in Durham County, North Carolina.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie Lyon
Age: 18
Birth Date: Jan 1882
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Ward of City: 8338
House Number: 7
Sheet Number: 18
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 291
Family Number: 345
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: James Lyon
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Ahraima F Lyon
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Attended School: 8
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James Lyon 59
Ahraima F Lyon 47
Nofflecte C Lyon 22
Bessie Lyon 18
Rosa C Lyon
Iris D Lyon
Lorena Lyon 9
Mary W Lyon 6
Bertha Thompson
Edwin S Thompson 30

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Bessie R Lyon
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1883
Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1907
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Father: J E Lyon
Spouse: Samuel Adolphus Thompson
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 28
Event Type: Marriage

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Bessie Thompson
Age in 1910: 27
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: 2nd Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Samuel Thompson
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 2
Number of Children Born: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Thompson 28
Bessie Thompson 27

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Mrs Bessie Thompson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1883
Birth Place: Durham
Death Date: 8 Jun 1916
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Father: J E Lyon
Mother: Fannie Dake