Lyon, Henry and Annie
Images and notes from Janet Green
Harry Lyon, wife Annie and son Harry (Photo from Janet Green)
Life Story
1878 January 14: Henry Altry Lyon was born in Chorley, England.
1889 February 6: Annie Angwin was born in Iowa to Joseph and Susannah (Cox) Angwin.
1904 December 6: Henry Lyon and Annie Angwin married in Laramie, Wyoming.
1908 March 28: Harry Lyon was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His body was not removed from the mine. He was 30 years old at the time of his death. (BL)
Harry Lyon was a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28, 1908, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Harry entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 men. Harry's body was not found consequently it was not removed from the mine. (BL)
Henry and Annie had two children together:
- Harry Alty Lyon (1905 - 1982) Born in Hanna, Wyoming. Died at age 77 in Minnesota. Buried in Laramie, Wyoming.
- Annie Lyon (1908 - 1909) Born in Hanna and died in Hanna.
1909: Annie (Angwin) (Lyon) married Wesley Kennison.
1923 September 3: Annie (Angwin) (Lyon) Kennison died in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Hanna cemetery.
Annie died on Sep. 3, 1923 after suffering an accidental skull fracture. Her husband Wesley who had 5 drinks in celebration of the Labor Day holiday had taken the family out for a drive. In the backseat were Frances age 13, Ruby age 11, Walter age 8 and Thelma age 13 months. Apparently, Wesley was driving very fast. The older children reported hitting their heads on the roof of the car as they bounced down the dirt road. (no seatbelts) Annie threatened to jump out if he did not slow down. Annie fell or jumped from the car, hitting her head on a rock and subsequently died 30 minutes later at the Hanna Hospital. (Janet Green, family member)
Wesley Kenison and Annie (Angwin) (Lyon) Kenison had 5 children:
- Frances Kenison (1910 - 1973)
- Ruby Kenison (1912 - 1947)
- Walter Kenison (1914 - 1989)
- Bernice Kenison (1920 - 1922)
- Thelma Kenison (1922 - 1994)
Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records
Lyon, Harry (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Lyon, H. (MM); Lyon, Henry (JB)
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like Harry Lyon - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Plot: At the bottom of the No. 1 mine.
Born: 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's
Note: Harry was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His body was not removed from the mine. (BL)
Note: Harry Lyon was a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28, 1908 while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Harry entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 men. Harry's body was not found consequently it was not removed from the mine. (BL)
Note: Henry Lyon was born in 1879 in Chorley, England. His parents were John Lyon and Ann Lyon [nee Bennett]. They married in 1873 and had 8 children. James Alty, born 1875. Died 1876. Hannah Alty, born 1876. James Alty. Born 1878. John James, born 1879, died 1879. Henry, born 1879. Edward, born 1881. John, born 1882. Daniel Herald, born 1885. On the 13th November, 1901 Henry arrived in New York in company with Robert Lee, 24 years and John Lee, 22 years both miners on their way to Hanna. Henry was sponsored by his uncle John Jackson and the Lee brothers by their brother Joseph Lee in plot 87 in the Hanna cemetery. Henry married in 1904 to Annie Angwin and had two children, Harry, born 1905 and Annie, born 1908, died 1909, plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery.
Henrys wife Annie remarried in 1909 to Wesley Kenison, 21 years and went on to have 4 children, Francis, Ruby, Walter and Bernice who died in 1922 aged two. Annie died in 1923 after suffering head injuries after throwing herself out of a automobile being driven by her husband, Wesley. Apparently he was driving fast and she threatened to jump out if he did not slow down, he didn’t and she jumped. Annie is buried in plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery with her daughters, Annie and Bernice. (John Baldwin, England)
More at: Miners' Monument
Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men - like Harry Lyon - were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.
Plot: At the bottom of the No. 1 mine.
Born: 1878
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 30 y's
Note: Harry was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His body was not removed from the mine. (BL)
Note: Harry Lyon was a Gas Watchman in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28, 1908 while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Harry entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 men. Harry's body was not found consequently it was not removed from the mine. (BL)
Note: Henry Lyon was born in 1879 in Chorley, England. His parents were John Lyon and Ann Lyon [nee Bennett]. They married in 1873 and had 8 children. James Alty, born 1875. Died 1876. Hannah Alty, born 1876. James Alty. Born 1878. John James, born 1879, died 1879. Henry, born 1879. Edward, born 1881. John, born 1882. Daniel Herald, born 1885. On the 13th November, 1901 Henry arrived in New York in company with Robert Lee, 24 years and John Lee, 22 years both miners on their way to Hanna. Henry was sponsored by his uncle John Jackson and the Lee brothers by their brother Joseph Lee in plot 87 in the Hanna cemetery. Henry married in 1904 to Annie Angwin and had two children, Harry, born 1905 and Annie, born 1908, died 1909, plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery.
Henrys wife Annie remarried in 1909 to Wesley Kenison, 21 years and went on to have 4 children, Francis, Ruby, Walter and Bernice who died in 1922 aged two. Annie died in 1923 after suffering head injuries after throwing herself out of a automobile being driven by her husband, Wesley. Apparently he was driving fast and she threatened to jump out if he did not slow down, he didn’t and she jumped. Annie is buried in plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery with her daughters, Annie and Bernice. (John Baldwin, England)
More at: Miners' Monument
Memorial Monument to Mine Explosion Victims (Image by Bob Leathers))
Harry Alty Lyon Remembrance Stone
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records
Kenison, Annie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 6, 1889 - Sept. 3, 1923; Mother"
Plot: 176
Born: Feb. 6, 1889
Born: Sept. 3, 1923
Age: 34 y's, 6 m's, 27 d's
Note: Annie (Angwin) married Henry Lyon in 1904 and had two children, Harry, born 1905 and Annie, born 1908 who died in 1909 and was buried in plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery. Harry Lyon was killed in the 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. Annie then married Wesley Kenison in 1909 and went on to have 4 children, Francis, Ruby, Walter and Bernice who died in 1922 aged two. (John Baldwin, England)
Annie died on Sep. 3, 1923 after suffering a accidental skull fracture. Her husband Wesley who had 5 drinks in celebration of the Labor Day holiday had taken the family out for a drive. In the backseat were Frances age 13, Ruby age 11, Walter age 8 and Thelma age 13 months. Apparently Wesley was driving very fast. The older children reported hitting their heads on the roof of the car as they bounced down the dirt road. ( no seatbelts) Annie threatened to jump out if he did not slow down. Annie fell or jumped from the car, hitting her head on a rock and subsequently died 30 minutes later at the Hanna Hospital. (Janet Green, family member)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 6, 1889 - Sept. 3, 1923; Mother"
Plot: 176
Born: Feb. 6, 1889
Born: Sept. 3, 1923
Age: 34 y's, 6 m's, 27 d's
Note: Annie (Angwin) married Henry Lyon in 1904 and had two children, Harry, born 1905 and Annie, born 1908 who died in 1909 and was buried in plot 176 in the Hanna cemetery. Harry Lyon was killed in the 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. Annie then married Wesley Kenison in 1909 and went on to have 4 children, Francis, Ruby, Walter and Bernice who died in 1922 aged two. (John Baldwin, England)
Annie died on Sep. 3, 1923 after suffering a accidental skull fracture. Her husband Wesley who had 5 drinks in celebration of the Labor Day holiday had taken the family out for a drive. In the backseat were Frances age 13, Ruby age 11, Walter age 8 and Thelma age 13 months. Apparently Wesley was driving very fast. The older children reported hitting their heads on the roof of the car as they bounced down the dirt road. ( no seatbelts) Annie threatened to jump out if he did not slow down. Annie fell or jumped from the car, hitting her head on a rock and subsequently died 30 minutes later at the Hanna Hospital. (Janet Green, family member)
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Lyon, Annie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 15, 1908 - Jan. 9, 1909"
Plot: 176
Age: 1
Note: Daughter of Henry and Annie Lyon
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 15, 1908 - Jan. 9, 1909"
Plot: 176
Age: 1
Note: Daughter of Henry and Annie Lyon
(Image by Bob Leathers)