Reuben C. Lyon, pioneer, and one of the builders of Wood County, was born in Franklinville, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1822, of English and Scotch ancestry. In early manhood he learned the tanner's trade, and in 1846 came west to Centralia, Wis., now the west side of Wisconsin Rapids, and found employment as bookkeeper for the Neeves Lumber Co. His rise was rapid. In 1848 he and Henry A. Sampson, as the firm of Lyon & Sampson, built a sawmill on the site of the Centralia Pulp and Water Power Company plant. Later he sold tills to Tim Hurley and Hugh Burns, and in 1866 built a shingle mill where the Consolidated Paper Mill now stands. Of this mill he was the sole proprietor until 1882, when he sold to Mack & Spencer, who turned it into a pulp mill. Mr. Lyon then retired. He had attained a high position in the community as an enterprising and honorable business man and a progressive citizen who was a strong factor in the development of the community. He served one term as mayor of Centralia, and he was county supervisor for many years. His death took place in October, 1887. Mr. Lyon was married in 1849 to Esther Jane Hill, who was born in Masonville, Vt., March 28, 1829, daughter of Jonah and Sarah (Manson) Hill, who settled in Beloit, Wis., in 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon were the parents of seven children: Lydia Harriet, now Mrs. James T. Houston of Wisconsin Rapids; Theron of St. Marie, Idaho; Clark of Wisconsin Rapids; Esther Jane, widow of William Hooper of Nekoosa, Wood County; Reuben of Marshfield, Ore.; Henrietta, now Mrs. James Natwick of Wisconsin Rapids; and Russell, a retired dentist residing in Wausau, Wis.
--HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY page 412; courtesy of contributor #46936035
Spouse Esther Jane Hill
Father Jonathan H Lyon
Mother Harriet Alexander Perkins
Name Ruben Caleb Lyon
Birth Date abt 1823
Birth Place Cataragus Co., New York
Death Date 18 Oct 1887
Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Place Centuria, Wis [sic]
Death Age 64
Occupation Lumberman
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Male
FHL Film Number 1030925
1885 Wisconsin Census:
Name R. C. Lyon
Residence Date 1885
Residence Place Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship Head
--HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY page 412; courtesy of contributor #46936035
Spouse Esther Jane Hill
Father Jonathan H Lyon
Mother Harriet Alexander Perkins
Name Ruben Caleb Lyon
Birth Date abt 1823
Birth Place Cataragus Co., New York
Death Date 18 Oct 1887
Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Place Centuria, Wis [sic]
Death Age 64
Occupation Lumberman
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Male
FHL Film Number 1030925
1885 Wisconsin Census:
Name R. C. Lyon
Residence Date 1885
Residence Place Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship Head
Reuben C. Lyon, pioneer, and one of the builders of Wood County, was born in Franklinville, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1822, of English and Scotch ancestry. In early manhood he learned the tanner's trade, and in 1846 came west to Centralia, Wis., now the west side of Wisconsin Rapids, and found employment as bookkeeper for the Neeves Lumber Co. His rise was rapid. In 1848 he and Henry A. Sampson, as the firm of Lyon & Sampson, built a sawmill on the site of the Centralia Pulp and Water Power Company plant. Later he sold tills to Tim Hurley and Hugh Burns, and in 1866 built a shingle mill where the Consolidated Paper Mill now stands. Of this mill he was the sole proprietor until 1882, when he sold to Mack & Spencer, who turned it into a pulp mill. Mr. Lyon then retired. He had attained a high position in the community as an enterprising and honorable business man and a progressive citizen who was a strong factor in the development of the community. He served one term as mayor of Centralia, and he was county supervisor for many years. His death took place in October, 1887. Mr. Lyon was married in 1849 to Esther Jane Hill, who was born in Masonville, Vt., March 28, 1829, daughter of Jonah and Sarah (Manson) Hill, who settled in Beloit, Wis., in 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon were the parents of seven children: Lydia Harriet, now Mrs. James T. Houston of Wisconsin Rapids; Theron of St. Marie, Idaho; Clark of Wisconsin Rapids; Esther Jane, widow of William Hooper of Nekoosa, Wood County; Reuben of Marshfield, Ore.; Henrietta, now Mrs. James Natwick of Wisconsin Rapids; and Russell, a retired dentist residing in Wausau, Wis.
--HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY page 412; courtesy of contributor #46936035
Spouse Esther Jane Hill
Father Jonathan H Lyon
Mother Harriet Alexander Perkins
Name Ruben Caleb Lyon
Birth Date abt 1823
Birth Place Cataragus Co., New York
Death Date 18 Oct 1887
Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Place Centuria, Wis [sic]
Death Age 64
Occupation Lumberman
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Male
FHL Film Number 1030925
1885 Wisconsin Census:
Name R. C. Lyon
Residence Date 1885
Residence Place Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship Head
--HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY page 412; courtesy of contributor #46936035
Spouse Esther Jane Hill
Father Jonathan H Lyon
Mother Harriet Alexander Perkins
Name Ruben Caleb Lyon
Birth Date abt 1823
Birth Place Cataragus Co., New York
Death Date 18 Oct 1887
Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Place Centuria, Wis [sic]
Death Age 64
Occupation Lumberman
Race White
Marital Status Married
Gender Male
FHL Film Number 1030925
1885 Wisconsin Census:
Name R. C. Lyon
Residence Date 1885
Residence Place Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship Head
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