Gertrude (Taylor) Lyon (1924 - 1980)

Born 5 Sep 1924 in Folsomdale, Graves, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Lyon — married 1947 (to 17 Oct 1980) in Graves, Kentucky, United States

Died 17 Oct 1980 at age 56 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Gertrude "Trudy" Taylor was born on September 5, 1924 in Folsomdale, Graves, Kentucky, United States, daughter of William Vernon Taylor (1884–1963) and Nellie Morgan. Trudy died on October 17, 1980 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, aged 56. Gertrude was born in Graves, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Trudy was the owner of a real estate company and a gourmet cook.

In the 1930 census Gertrude (age 5) was the daughter of William V Taylor on Old Mayfield and Fulton Road, District 5, Graves, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

In the 1940s census, highest grade achieved was High School, 1st year, age 15 (about 1909).

In the 1940 census Gertrude (age 15) was the single daughter of W V Taylor in Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky.^[3]

In the 1940 census Gertrude (age 15) was the single daughter of W V Taylor in Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky.^[4]

In the 1950 census Gertrude (age 25), Typist, was the wife of William H Lyon in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.^[5]

Gertrude died (age 56 Years) on 17 Oct 1980 in Woodbridge, Connecticut.^[6]Gertrude died (age 56) in Oct 1980.^[7]

Trudy was mentioned on a memorial in East Side Burying Ground, Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 17 Oct 1980.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999", database
   Original data: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Volume Number: 095; Certificate Number: 47041
   Ancestry Record 8788 #3581584 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Taylor born in Graves, Kentucky, USA.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Graves, Kentucky; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2340481
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #82025614 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Taylor (5), single daughter, in household of William V Taylor (46) on Old Mayfield and Fulton Road, District 5, Graves, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01309; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42-28
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #50265976 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Taylor (15), single daughter, in household of W V Taylor (56) in Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01309; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42-28
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #50265976 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Taylor (15), single daughter, in household of W V Taylor (56) in Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", database with images
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 3792; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 12-109
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #40168897 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Lyon (25), wife, Typist, in household of William H Lyon (37) in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Born in Kentucky.
6. ↑ Death: "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012", database
   Original data: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Department of Health
   Ancestry Record 4124 #951927 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Lyon death 17 Oct 1980 (born 5 Sep 1924) in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
7. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", database
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #38057561 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Gertrude Lyon death Oct 1980 (born 5 Sep 1924).
8. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #213070555 (accessed 8 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Trudy Taylor Lyon (5 Sep 1924-17 Oct 1980), citing East Side Burying Ground, Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by On A Genealogical Quest (contributor 50466401).