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James A Lyness

Birth	:	1834 County Down, Northern Ireland
Death	:	30 Mar 1921 Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Big Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.5119110, -88.6670760
Plot	:	Row 2, #390
Description	:	Silver Creek Story pub. 1952 by Blanche Swindell pgs. 168-169 JAMES LYNESS FAMILY The Lyness and the Devine families were ever the best of neighbors and friends. We give here a family account written by Mrs. Arthur Lyness of Ryan, she who was "Kit" Devine. "Catherine and James Lyness came from Grant County, Wisconsin, with their nine children, six boys and three girls, and settled in Hazel Green township. The following year they purchased one hundred sixty acres of land along the southern line of Prairie township. This land was... Read More	Silver Creek Story pub. 1952 by Blanche Swindell pgs. 168-169 JAMES LYNESS FAMILY The Lyness and the Devine families were ever the best of neighbors and friends. We give here a family account written by Mrs. Arthur Lyness of Ryan, she who was "Kit" Devine. "Catherine and James Lyness came from Grant County, Wisconsin, with their nine children, six boys and three girls, and settled in Hazel Green township. The following year they purchased one hundred sixty acres of land along the southern line of Prairie township. This land was purchased from Roy B. Griffen, at twenty-five dollars an acre, in March, 1872. "James Lyness was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to America with his three brothers at the invitation of a friend who had lived in Ireland, but later settled in Wisconsin. Catherine (Keenan) Lyness, also born in County Down, Ireland, came to the United States at the age of 17. After seven weeks at sea in a sailing vessel, the passengers were brought up the Mississippi river by boat as far as McGregor. The remainder of the journey to St. Paul was made by stagecoach. Catherine Keenan worked at a fur trading post in what is now St. Paul, for two years, and made friends with many of the Indians. The offer of land for homesteading, even though it was the land on which the capital city now stands, was not sufficient to keep Catherine Keenan from going to former countrymen and friends who had settled in Wisconsin. While visiting these friends in Grant County, Catherine met James Lyness. They were married and lived in Wisconsin for several years. Iowa was open for settlement and Catherine wanted to be near her brother, Patrick Keenan, who had settled just two miles west of the Silver Creek community; so the family came to Iowa. Catherine and James Lyness had nine children: George, Joseph, Less, Rose, James, Daniel, Arthur, Ella, and Catherine. "Their land has been in the family possession ever since it was purchased from Mr. Griffen. The youngest son, Arthur, married Catherine Devine in 1906 and they lived on the farm for forty-two years. Their son, Louis, now lives on this farm. "Arthur Lyness can tell many interesting happenings of earlier days. He was working for Robert Robinson when Robert bought the first corn planter in the Silver Creek community. Art recalls how he sat on the new machine and dropped the corn while Robert drove along the marked line. Great improvement was made on the next model three years later, when the planter did its own dropping by means of a wire. "Elihu Todd improvised a hay loader that was given a trial run on his brother's farm. Art was to build the load and all were eager to watch the operation. It caused considerable excitement and trouble, too, for the 'teeth' were not only not tempered, but reversed. "Art recalls hauling milk to the creamery where it was weighed and churned into butter. The creamery located on Anthony Swindle's land was built by George Packer and Clare Lillibridge. Art went to Barryville for his mail."

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James A Lyness's memorial is located at: Big Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Madison County, USA.
When did James A Lyness death?
James A Lyness death on 30 Mar 1921 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 35.5119110
Longitude: -88.6670760

Family Members:

Spouse

Catherine “Kate” Keenan Lyness

(1837 - 1913)

Children

Joseph Lyness

(1862 - 1936)

Ulysses Lyness

(1865 - 1943)

Rosaline “Rose” Lyness Duggan

(1867 - 1938)

Ella M Lyness McElliott

(1868 - 1950)

James Abraham Lyness

(1871 - 1941)

Daniel Francis Lyness

(1871 - 1947)

Arthur Lonzo Lyness

(1873 - 1962)

Catherine Mary “Kate” Lyness

(1880 - 1978)

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