SECOND GENERATION

7. Ira Monroe LYONS was born in Feb 1880 in Fillmore Twp, Iowa Co., Iowa. He died on 15 Jan 1958 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

He was married to Bessie Leona GRADY (daughter of James V. GRADY) on 21 Dec 1898 in Kalona, Washington Co., Iowa. Bessie Leona GRADY was born on 16 Dec 1883 in Kalona, Washington Co., Iowa. She died on 16 Feb 1913 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa.⁽²³⁾ She was buried in Richmond Catholic Cemetery, Richmond, Washington Co., Iowa. ⁽²⁴⁾ The cemetery is located at the churchyard of Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. Bessie was buried along side her infant son Kenneth. Ira Monroe LYONS and Bessie Leona GRADY had the following children:

+21 i. Nennen Marree LYONS.
22 ii. Kenneth LYONS was born on 6 May 1902.
+23 iii. Kenneth Wain LYONS.
+24 iv. Keith Monroe LYONS.
+25 v. Marvin James LYONS.
26 vi. Ethel M. LYONS was born in 1908. She died in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.
27 vii. Edna M. LYONS was born in 1910. She died on 29 Mar 1995 in Joplin, Missouri.
28 viii. Minnie Leona LYONS was born on 13 Jan 1913 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa. She died on 31 Jan 1913 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa.

He was married to Martha Lorena GIBBS in 1915. Widow of Ray BRIGHT Martha Lorena GIBBS was born on 14 Feb 1892 in Linn Co., Iowa. She died on 6 Mar 1964 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho. Ira Monroe LYONS and Martha Lorena GIBBS had the following children:

+29 i. Ira Neal LYONS.
+30 ii. Don Monroe LYONS.
+31 iii. Garrett D. LYONS.
+32 iv. Lila Maxine LYONS.