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Captain Henry C. Lyon

Roby, Fisher County

Marker Text

Served in army of the Republic of Texas * Commanded a company in the army of the Confederate States of America * Born in Tennessee, April 15, 1815 * * Died March 31, 1889 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 [supplemental stone inscription: For Public Record Capt. H. C. Lyon's body is not buried in Roby Cemetery. His body lies in Woods Chapel where he was buried March 31, 1889. Fisher Co. Historical Soc.]

Marker Details

Address CR 203
Location Description Roby Cemetery, northeast section
Marker # 715
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial Grave Marker (gray granite)
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; Civil War; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 32.762898, -100.374377

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