This post was contributed to the Crawford County Chapter of OGS by Kristina Stearley as part of the Florence Siefert Scrapbook in 2010.
The scrapbook is compiled from undated, unidentified newspaper clippings involving events in the lives of Crawford County citizens living in or having connections to New Washington, Tiro, Shelby, Sulphur Springs, Chatfield, Bucyrus, Ashland, Mansfield, and other areas. Only minimal spelling or punctuation corrections were made. Unreadable areas are shown by underlines, dots &/or question marks. This collection has been scanned, “optical character recognized” (OCR’d), proofed, then coded for HTML by volunteers of the Crawford County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Since the copies are not of the best quality errors may have been made. Please contact us if you find corrections needing to be made or can verify any missing dates which could be added.
LYONS
Mary Tooker was born November 19, 1820, in Pennsylvania, and moved with her parents to Mansfield when it had only one log cabin. She was united in marriage with James Ferguson, September 15, 1842, who died August 9, 1843. To their union was born one son.
She married John S. Lyons, August 9, 1949, (?) and moved to Crawford county on the farm where she died. To their union were born five sons and two daughters. John S. Lyons departed this life, Sep- tember 4, 1878, leaving her alone again. About 57 years ago Mother Lyons embraced Christ as the only way for salvation and united with the Methodist church.
She has lived a lonesome life of twenty-two year, trusting in the good Lord who had promised her a home of rest which we believe she has gained. She leaves seven children to mourn the loss of a kind mother, five sons and two daughters. One son and two husbands have proceeded her to the spirit world. She leaves six brothers, one sister and eight grandchildren, besides many friends.
Mother Lyons has been a sufferer from paralysis for over four years, almost two years being helpless. March 23, 1900 God in his infinite mercy relieved her of all pain, her age being 75 years, 4 months and 4 days at death. Although, it is hard to part with mother, yet we do; not part sorrowing, knowing that we can meet her where sorrow never comes.
While lying on her death bed she told her son John that she was going right into the Kingdom of Heaven, asking him to meet her there. She bore her sufferings with patience to the last, trusting in her blessed Lord. This mother’s eyes are closed to this world and her spirit eyes opened in the beyond, now looking for her children to meet her in Heaven.
The funeral was held in the Tabor church, conducted by her pastor, Rev. O. Lyons.