Marker Inscription
James Lyons (b. 1778) brought his family to Texas from New York in 1820. While working outside his cabin near this site on Oct. 15, 1837, Lyons was killed by Comanches. His was the first grave in this family cemetery. His 12-year-old son Warren (b. 1825) was captured in the attack and held by the Indians for about 10 years before he was able to return home. In 1848 he married Lucy Boatright. They later settled in Johnson County, where he died in 1870. A stone erected here in 1931 states incorrectly that Warren Lyons, rather than his father James, was a victim of the 1837 raid.
About this site
Lyons Family Cemetery is a historical marker in Schulenburg, Fayette County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6844, -96.9186 near Schulenburg. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carl T. Morene: A Shorthorn Forever (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schulenburg City Cemetery, Upton, Col. William F., and Schulenburg Cotton Compress.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149003154. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
