Heningham married James Lyons about 1820. He was a prominent lawyer and politician, including serving in the Confederate States Congress from 1862 to 1864. They were parents to Josephine, James, Jr., John. A., Heningham Watkins, Sallie Nivison, William Henry, Edward C., Peter, and Mary P.
She died age 52 of " Consumption," per Cemetery records. Her children James Jr., John, Edward, and Peter are buried near her.
"In this cemetery, I go from spot to spot, and find the names that were the household words of my childhood and youth...: of dear Mrs. Heningham Lyons and her son James, from whose untimely end she never recovered...." (Judith Brockenbrough McGuire, quoted in "Virginia At War, 1865", Davis & Robertson, eds. (2012).)
Heningham married James Lyons about 1820. He was a prominent lawyer and politician, including serving in the Confederate States Congress from 1862 to 1864. They were parents to Josephine, James, Jr., John. A., Heningham Watkins, Sallie Nivison, William Henry, Edward C., Peter, and Mary P.
She died age 52 of " Consumption," per Cemetery records. Her children James Jr., John, Edward, and Peter are buried near her.
"In this cemetery, I go from spot to spot, and find the names that were the household words of my childhood and youth...: of dear Mrs. Heningham Lyons and her son James, from whose untimely end she never recovered...." (Judith Brockenbrough McGuire, quoted in "Virginia At War, 1865", Davis & Robertson, eds. (2012).)
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