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Letter, 30 November 1878
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-131-0026
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30 November 1878 (Creation)
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- Lyon, Victor W. (Victor Wathen), 1853-1919
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- Jeffersonville (Ind.)
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(1853-1919)
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Victor Wathen Lyon was born on June 29, 1853, in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana.
He was a geologist and civil engineer. He attended Union College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1880, he was elected County Surveyor and served fourteen years. He also served several terms as a city civil engineer.
In 1886, he married Gertrude Pettit (1861–1940). He died on August 17, 1919, in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana.
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Letter from Victor W. Lyon to John William Dawson, written from Jeffersonville, Ind.
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)