Descendants of Stephen Lyons

Generation No. 1

1. STEPHEN1 LYONS. He married NANCY.

CHILDREN:

2. i. JOSEPH2 L LYONS, b. 1760.

 ii. DAVID LYONS, b. 1762; m. ELIZABETH HILL, 1785.

iii. EZEKIEL LYONS, b. 1765; m. MARTHA HILL, February 23, 1788.

3. iv. JAMES LYONS, b. 1768; d. 1803, Mercer Co., KY.

Generation No. 2

2. JOSEPH2 LYONS (STEPHEN1) was born 1760. He married ELIZABETH CASTEEL.

Children of JOSEPH LYONS and ELIZABETH CASTEEL are:

i. JOHN3 L LYONS.

ii. STEPHEN LYONS.

iii. SAMUEL LYONS.

iv. JANE LYONS.

v. NANCY LYONS.

vi. BESTY LYONS

3. JAMES2 L LYONS (STEPHEN1) was born 1768, and died 1803 in Mercer Co., KY. He married MARGARET SPRINGATE *13 May 1796 in Mercer Co. KY (Source: Marriage certificate, signed by minister John Rice, Mercer Co. KY.), daughter of WILLIAM SPRINGATE and KATHERINE MCCIBBON. She was born Abt. 1777.1) was born 1768, and died 1803 in Mercer Co., KY. He married MARGARET SPRINGATE *13 May 1796 in Mercer Co. KY (Source: Marriage certificate, signed by minister John Rice, Mercer Co. KY.), daughter of WILLIAM SPRINGATE and KATHERINE MCCIBBON. She was born Abt. 1777.

Notes for JAMES LYONS: James’ brother Joseph is named guardian of the children.

More About JAMES LYONS: 1803, Probated Will- Will Bk 5 Mercer Co., KY

Children of JAMES LYONS and MARGARET SPRINGATE are

i. JAMES3 LYONS, * b. Abt. 1797 m. POLLY BRITON, December 21, 1816.

4. ii. RHODA LYON, b. July 20, 1798, Breckinridge Co., KY; d. 1877, Breckinridge Co., KY.

iii. GEORGE LYONS, m. PATSY WEATHERFORD, October 21, 1813.

Generation No. 3

4. RHODA3 L LYON (JAMES2 LYONS, STEPHEN1) was born July 20, 1798 in Breckinridge Co., KY, and died 1877 in Breckinridge Co., KY. She married DAVID WEATHERFORD September 08, 1814 in Mercer Co., KY, *son of ARCHIBALD WEATHERFORD and AGNES JACKSON. He was born 06 September 1792 in Roanoke, Virginia, and died 09 April 1874 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

* Children of RHODA LYONS and DAVID WEATHERFORD are:

i. MARGARET4 WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1815.

ii. NANCY WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1816.

iii. SUSAN WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1819.

iv. CATHERINE J. WEATHERFORD, b. 10 September 1820, Mercer Co., Kentucky; d. 14 February 1854, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. Married Andrew M. Driskell on 07 February 1843 in Mercer Co, Kentucky.

v. AGNES WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1823.

vi. CHARLES WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1825.

vii. GEORGE WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1829.

5. viii. SARAH WEATHERFORD, b. 18 February 1831, Mercer Co., Kentucky; d. 01 July 1894, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

ix. MARTIN WEATHERFORD, b. 11 February 1834, Mercer Co., Kentucky; d. 01 April 1900, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

x. PHILIP WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1837.

xi. DICY A. WEATHERFORD, b. Abt. 1842, Breckinridge Co., KY.

It is in Generation 3 that my line and Gayle’s split. Her ancestor Catherine J. Weatherford was the sister to my great-great-great grandmother, Sarah who married William Henry Bell.

From the rest of the Weatherford-Bell line, please go to the BELL page or the WEATHERFORD page.

Some of Gayle’s line is on the WEATHERFORD page but stops with ERNEST DRISKELL, Catherine & David Driskell’s son. Please go to the WEATHERFORD page and then return here for the rest.

All the DRISKELL information was sent in by Gayle.

If you have corrections, additions or questions:

Gayle: corgis at cinci.rr dot com

9. ELIJAH5 DRISKELL (CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 11 May 1848 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 10 January 1914 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married ELIZA ANN TABOR 13 January 1870 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, daughter of THOMAS TABOR and ELIZABETH LAMB. She was born 1850 in Breckinridge Co. KY, and died 1922 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

Children of ELIJAH DRISKELL and ELIZA TABOR are:

16. i. COURTLAND6 DRISKELL, b. Abt. 1871, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

17. ii. RILLIE DRISKELL, b. 24 June 1872, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. 18 July 1946, Breckinridge Co. KY.

18. iii. ARTHUR DRISKELL, b. 21 March 1874, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. 26 May 1939, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

iv. MARY ANN DRISKELL, b. Abt. 1878, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

11. THOMAS WEATHERFORD5 ROGERS (DICY A.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 1868 in Breckinridge Co., KY. He married LILLIE WELLS.

Children of THOMAS ROGERS and LILLIE WELLS are:

19. i. TOUSEY6 ROGERS, b. 1897.

ii. MONTRE ROGERS.

iii. IRENE ROGERS.

iv. HUBERT ROGERS.

20. v. CHESTER ROGERS.

Generation No. 6.

12.ANDREW6 DRISKELL (DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 12 June 1865 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 28 January 1940 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married (1) LYDIA BRUINGTON 26 December 1893 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, daughter of GEORGE BRUINGTON and MISSOURI DAVIS. She was born 17 April 1874 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 29 January 1909 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married (2) BERTHA WALLS 26 December 1911 in Kentucky. She was born 1883, and died 12 June 1983 in Kentucky Death Records.

Children of ANDREW DRISKELL and LYDIA BRUINGTON are:

i. REED7 DRISKELL, b. 11 November 1894, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. 09 April 1909, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

ii. WILLARD DRISKELL, b. 11 January 1897, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. August 1951.

iii. ELLIOTT DRISKELL, b. 09 December 1898, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. 01 October 1914, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

iv. GRAHAM DRISKELL, b. Abt. 1900.

v. GEORGE DAVID DRISKELL, b. Abt. 1902, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

vi. EDITH DRISKELL, b. Abt. 1905, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

vii. ANDREW M. DRISKELL, b. 22 January 1908, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky; d. 22 November 1910, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

13. SILAS HESTON6 DRISKELL (DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 1870 in Breckinridge, Kentucky, and died 15 May 1935 in Cloverport, Breckinridge Co., Kentucky. He married (1) MINNIE PATE 29 June 1893 in Breckinridge Co., Kentucky, daughter of CHARLES PATE and SARAH BROWN. She was born 19 September 1875 in Kentucky, and died 18 August 1895 in Kentucky. He married (2) EMMA V. HOFFMAN Abt. 1895 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, daughter of GEORGE HOFFMAN and CATHERINE KREIGER. She was born 22 August 1877 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, and died 28 February 1958 in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky (Source: Kentucky Death Index.).

Children of SILAS DRISKELL and MINNIE PATE are:

21. i. GARLAND7 DRISKELL, b. 11 August 1893, Hardinsburg, Kentucky; d. 08 March 1960, Cincinnati, Ohio, Bethesda Hospital.

ii. SHELLA DRISKELL, b. 01 March 1895, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge Co. KY; d. 25 June 1895, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge Co. KY.

Children of SILAS DRISKELL and EMMA HOFFMAN are:

22. iii. ROSA B.7 DRISKELL, b. Henderson Co. ?, Kentucky; d. 31 March 1963, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky.

23. iv. RICHARD DRISKELL, b. 10 April 1901, Henderson Co., Kentucky; d. 11 September 1954.

24. v. HESTON TAYLOR DRISKELL, b. 13 October 1905, Spottsville, Henderson Co., Kentucky; d. 27 November 1986, Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky.

14. HARMON6 DRISKELL (DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 04 August 1875 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 22 April 1910 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married LUCINDA TIVITT. She was born 30 September 1878, and died in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

Children of HARMON DRISKELL and LUCINDA TIVITT are:

i. ROY EDMUND7 DRISKELL.

25. ii. BLANCHE EMMA DRISKELL, b. 13 October 1898, Breckinridge Co., Kentucky.

iii. HOWARD DRISKELL, b. 02 December 1905; d. 07 August 1912, Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

15. HENRY THOMAS6 DRISKELL (DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born November 1879 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married BETTY TABOR, daughter of JAMES TABOR and NANCY FRENCH. She was born Abt. 1878 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

Children of HENRY DRISKELL and BETTY TABOR are:

26. i. OWEN THEODORE7 DRISKELL, b. 25 August 1912, Hardinsburg, KY.

ii. JAMES DAVID DRISKELL.

iii. VIVIAN DRISKELL.

iv. PAULINE DRISKELL.

v. ALMON DRISKELL.

16.COURTLAND6 DRISKELL (ELIJAH5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born Abt. 1871 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married (1) LUCY. He married (2) MAUD M. ELDER 04 October 1898 in Breckinridge Co. KY. She was born 11 February 1881 in Breckinridge Co. KY, and died 24 April 1899.

Children of COURTLAND DRISKELL and LUCY are:

i. DANIEL7 DRISCOLL, b. 1914; d. 1997.

ii. ALFRED DRISCOLL.

iii. BEA DRISCOLL, m. // MCCOMB.

iv. EDITH DRISCOLL.

v. VIRGINIA DRISCOLL, m. // HOGSDON.

17. RILLIE6 DRISKELL (ELIJAH5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 24 June 1872 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 18 July 1946 in Breckinridge Co. KY. She married WILLIAM “BILLY” R. SNYDER 29 November 1899 in Breckinridge Co. KY. He was born 19 May 1877 in Breckinridge Co. KY, and died 31 March 1952 in Breckinridge Co. KY.

Children of RILLIE DRISKELL and WILLIAM SNYDER are:

27. i. ROY7 SNYDER, b. 10 November 1900, Breckinridge Co. KY; d. 27 August 1978.

ii. LENA R. SNYDER, b. Bet. 1902 - 1903, Breckinridge Co. KY; m. ELBERT NORTON, 07 October 1920; b. Bet. 1896 - 1897, Breckinridge Co. KY; d. 23 February 1973.

iii. FRANKLIN SNYDER.

iv. JAMES R. SNYDER.

v. EFFIE SNYDER.

18. ARTHUR6 DRISKELL (ELIJAH5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 21 March 1874 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky, and died 26 May 1939 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky. He married MAHULDA (HULDA) PORTER BELL, daughter of NAPOLEON BELL and NANCY KENNEDY. She was born 03 July 1874 in Breckinridge Co. KY, and died 25 December 1957 in Breckinridge Co, Kentucky.

Children of ARTHUR DRISKELL and MAHULDA BELL are:

28. i. AMON7 DRISKELL, b. 1903, 1996; d. 17 April 1996, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge Co. KY.

29. ii. WALLACE CLAY DRISKELL, b. 17 October 1905, Breckinridge Co. KY; d. 07 November 1993, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge Co. KY.

iii. J. T. DRISKELL.

19. TOUSEY6 ROGERS (THOMAS WEATHERFORD5, DICY A.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 1897. He married FRANCES CUBBAGE.

Children of TOUSEY ROGERS and FRANCES CUBBAGE are:

i. CHARLES FORREST7 ROGERS.

ii. CLENUAL ROGERS.

iii. PERCY ROGERS.

iv. CLARENCE ROGERS.

v. LILLIAN ROGERS.

vi. DOROTHY ROGERS.

vii. FAYE ROGERS.

viii. ANNA ROGERS.

30. ix. ALMA ROGERS.

20. CHESTER6 ROGERS (THOMAS WEATHERFORD5, DICY A.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) He married NANNIE WEATHERFORD.

Children of CHESTER ROGERS and NANNIE WEATHERFORD are:

i. CHARLES7 ROGERS.

ii. EULAH ROGERS.

iii. BEULAH ROGERS.

Generation No. 7

21. GARLAND7 DRISKELL (SILAS HESTON6, DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 11 August 1893 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, and died 08 March 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bethesda Hospital. He married RUTH MARIE SCHWARTZ 24 August 1920 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, daughter of JOHN SCHWARTZ and EMMA TANNER. She was born 24 October 1898 in Elkville, Jackson Co, Illinois, and died 13 September 1989 in Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio.

Child of GARLAND DRISKELL and RUTH SCHWARTZ is:

31. i. VIRGINIA LOUISE8 DRISKELL, b. 07 July 1921, Owensboro, Daviess Co, Kentucky; d. 11 October 2002, Mercy Hosp. South, Fairfield, Butler Co. OH.

22. ROSA B.7 DRISKELL (SILAS HESTON6, DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born in Henderson Co. ?, Kentucky, and died 31 March 1963 in Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky. She married (1) PATTERSON. She married (2) COUCH.

Child of ROSA DRISKELL and COUCH is:

32. i. BEATRICE8 COUCH, b. 10 May 1923, Kentucky.

23. RICHARD7 DRISKELL (SILAS HESTON6, DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 10 April 1901 in Henderson Co., Kentucky, and died 11 September 1954. He married UNKNOWN.

Child of RICHARD DRISKELL and UNKNOWN is:

33. i. JANET8 DRISKELL.

24. HESTON TAYLOR7 DRISKELL (SILAS HESTON6, DAVID5, CATHERINE J.4 WEATHERFORD, RHODA3 LYONS, JAMES2, STEPHEN1) was born 13 October 1905 in Spottsville, Henderson Co., Kentucky, and died 27 November 1986 in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky. He married MARGUERITE LUCILLE GLACINSKI. She was born 30 May 1908 in Utica, Illinois, and died 13 October 1981 in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky.

Child of HESTON DRISKELL and MARGUERITE GLACINSKI is:

34. i. HESTON J.8 DRISKELL, b. 02 December 1946, Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Illinois

Gayle included much more but due to the fear of identify theft, I hesitate to include it here. If you feel this is your line and you want more info, please contact Gayle by reassembling her email address. ( replace the “at” with “@” and the “dot” with “.")