Mary Lyons was born in County Mead, Ireland.

The evidence

• “Raises a variety of crops, high grade of Durham cattle, thoroughbred Durham bull, Poland-China and Berkshire hogs, Cotswold sheep, Norman breed of horses, etc. William L. marrifd, Jan. 13, 1866, Miss Mary Lyons, who was born in the county of Mead, Ireland, in 1841. They had five children, four are living — Joseph A., Mary Catherine, John, Margaret E.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/36-bios-harmony.md, PDF p. 888 / book p. 892

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources