James Lyons

James Lyons, brother to Mary Lyons previously posted, was born January 24, 1807 in South Carolina to James and Jane (Elder) Lyons. He married about 1832 in South Carolina to Nancy Elder (born May 15, 1807).

James and Nancy had 5 known children:

• Jennett C. - born September 11, 1832 in South Carolina and died July 3, 1842 in Illinois.
• Mary Jane - born July 27, 1836 in South Carolina and died October 17, 1842 in Illinois.
• Matthew Elder - born September 26, 1838 in South Carolina and died June 25, 1841 in Illinois.
• James Riley - born about 1842 in St. Clair County, Illinois and died about 1874. He married Anna W. McQuilken February 21, 1861 in St. Clair County.
• William Elder C. - Born October 1847 in St. Clair County, Illinois and died sometime between 1920 and 1930. He married Ellen D. Crawford on December 10, 1869 in Randolph County, Illinois.

James Lyons died July 1, 1855 and his wife, Nancy, died October 13, 1857. James, Nancy, and 3 children - Jennett, Mary Jane, and Matthew - are all buried in Old Salem Cemetery, Washington County, Illinois.

Mary Lyons

Mary Lyons, daughter of James Lyons and Jane Elder, was born August 1, 1803 in County Antrim, Ireland. She emigrated in 1805 with her family to South Carolina, where the family settled in the Fairfield District. In 1833 the family moved to Illinois.

On January 12, 1836, Mary married Henry L. McGuire, a widower with 2 children. The place of this marriage is not known. They had 6 children:

• Mary E. - born October 25, 1837, died November 21, 1860. Married Robert G. Ardry September 9, 1858 in Washington County, Illinois.
• John L. - born February 11, 1839, died July 21, 1914. He married 1st Mary Jane Gibson on December 15, 1859. He married 2nd Alice M. Duckworth on February 3, 1887 in Perry County.
• James - born October 6, 1840, died August 16, 1841.
• Margaret P. - born January 14, 1841, died July 18, 1861.
• Elihu B. - born December 2, 1844 in Washington County, died December 4, 1932 in Randolph County, Illinois. He served in the Civil War in 1864 as a private in the Union Army, with Company K, 142nd Infantry Regiment Illinois. Never married.
• George C. - born December 14, 1847, died July 28, 1852.

Mary Lyons McGuire died September 20, 1893 and Henry L. McGuire died December 30, 1874, both in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois. They are buried at Hill Prairie Cemetery.