Cornwall-WI-IA-Minnesota Carlyons
I am Ross Carlyon Number 3 of 6, Born March 12, 1957 in Minneapolis Minnesota.
Father: Thomas Roscoe Carlyon Born Minneapolis 1926
Mother: Marion Leta (Olson) Carlyon Born South Bend, Indiana 1930.
This is what I have found so far, going from Minneapolis Minnesota, to Clear Lake Iowa, where there is a Family Grave site, and to the Cerro Gordo County Seat in Mason City, IA.
These Appear to be GGGrandparents
Thomas (?) Carlyon
Born
November 10, 1800
Relubbus, St. Hilary Parish, Cornwall, England ?
Died
September 4, 1884
Clear Lake, Iowa
Mary R. (Ralph) Carlyon
Born
February 10, 1806
Relubbus, St. Hilary Parish, Cornwall, England ?
Died
March 29, 1881
Clear Lake, Iowa
(Parents of Thomas H. Carlyon and William R. Carlyon?)
William R. Carlyon
Born
January 5, 1840
Died
January 26, 1876
Wife
Sarah M. Carlyon
My GGranparent (Paternal)
Thomas H. Carlyon (Roscoe’s Father)
Born
October 22, 1826
Relubbus, St. Hilary Parish, Cornwall, England
Died Cirrhosis of liver
September 5, 1907
Clear Lake, Iowa
Grammar School in Helston, Cornwall
Apprenticed Blacksmith
Married I don’t Know who, Although I think she died young.
Got married in May/June 1854? (28 yrs old)
Emigrated June 1854
Settled 20 years in Union Grove, Wisconsin 1854?
First Employed as Blacksmith
Later General Merchandising
Methodist Episcopal Church 1857?
Steward, Trustee, and Sunday school Secretary.
I Believe He married
Sarah A. Carlyon in Union Grove, WI.
I could not find Sarah'a nee (Maiden Name)
I did find a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) emblem at the Grave site. I don't know much about sarah beyond the birth records.
Moved September 1874 (48 yrs old)
Settled in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Business man, General Implements (Farm?) 1874-1906
Methodist Episcopal Church 1874?
Also Steward, Trustee, and Sunday school Secretary.
Masonic Lodge
Past Master
Probably
Benevolence #145; 302 First Street SE, Mason City IA
or possibly
Harding #649; same address.
or possibly a since closed lodge in Clear Lake?
Wife (2nd?)
Sarah A. Carlyon
Three Sons
Louis (Lewis) Carlyon
Born ??, 1877
Clear Lake, Iowa
Died ??, 1940
Arthur Carlyon
Born
March 25, 1885
Died
February 10, 1890
Roscoe E. (Edward?) Carlyon Grandparent (Paternal)
Born
Clear Lake, Iowa
Died young in Brainerd, MN Heart Attack,
Buried Minneapolis MN, Lakewood Cemetary
Four Daughters
Mary A. (Carlyon) Etzel
Lillian (Carlyon) Marshall
Margaret Carlyon
Clara Carlyon
That is all for now. I would like to find out more about the children of Thomas H. and Sarah A. Carlyon, where they went and so on. They seem to have dissapeared from Iowa?
Ross