Mr. T. L. Lyon, with his family, came to Jefferson during the summer of
1867. For many years Captain Lyon was a member of the firm, Mooring and
Lyon, buying cotton and doing general mercantile business on Dallas
Street. They commanded a wide scope of business in the palmy days of the
city.
Later in life business reverses came and he accepted a clerkship in the
“Lessie 13” a small freight packet, which burned. After which Captain
Lyon was clerk on the Alpha. Both boats were commanded by the late
Captain Ben Bonham.
Capt. Lyon continued his service on the Alpha, for a number of years. He
was a good citizen, a devout Christian and an active member of the
Methodist Church until his death Nov. 28th, 1908, leaving many friends
to mourn his loss.
A daughter, Mrs. G. M. Jones, occupied the old home which was bought at
the time of her father’s coming to Jefferson sixty-nine years ago, until
her death recently.