ID	First	Middle	Last	DOB	DOD	COD
135	Margaret	C.	Lyon	N/A	7/28/1855	N/A

veteran	exhumed	purchaser	cemetery
N/A	FALSE	N/A	Adams Street

lot	plot
N/A	R10 G14 in Hulet lot

relations

Charles Lyon (father b. c1828 d. 4 April 1869) Martha Hulet ( Mother b. 1830) Fletcher Hulet (Grandfather b. 6 April 1803 d. 5 November 1882) Frances Granger (Grandmother b. 15 June 1803 d. 2 January 1865)

comments

Margaret was the daughter of Charles and Martha (Hulet) Lyon. A transcription of her headstone was made in 1904: “Margaret G., dau of C. and M. Lyon, d. July 28, 1855, ae 1 yr., 5 mo. 23 da” A transcription of her headstone was made in 1934: "Margaret C. Lyon, dau of C. & M. Lyon, died July 28, 1855 age 1 y, 5 m. 23 d." Her headstone is located in the Hulet family plot. The back of the headstone contains the inscription "Little Margaret". Margaret Lyon's had a marble tablet on base tombstone. it was 10 inches high, 10 3/8 inches wide, and 2 2/8 inches thick. It was in sound condition and the severity of condition was a 1 (1 being the least and 5 being the most). This damage is from vegetation and whethering. There was a previous repair with cement. In 2009, it was cleaned with D-2 and water. The gravestone was inscribed: "Margaret C. Daughter of C. and M. Lyon Died July 28, 1855 ae 1Y 5 M. 23D" (West Face) and "Little Margaret" (East Face). She died on July 28, 1855 at 1 years, 5 months, and 23 days old.

sources

E.S. Loomis and D.T. Gould, “Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery,” 1904, Berea Historical Society "Cuyahoga County Cemetery Inscriptions", The Western Reserve Historical Society, 1934. "Little Margaret" Lyon tombstone photograph, Jeremy Feador, 2008. Sample Survey Sheet for Individual Burial Markers, Margaret C., J. Orlando, 24 July 2009.