Lyon, Matthew D.

ID
1770
Nationality
American
Occupation
Harness maker
Leatherworker
Summary
Born at Madisonville, KY; deaf from brain fever at age 10 months. Went to the Kentucky School for the deaf at age 12, graduating there and attending Gallaudet College. Became a harness maker in Evansville, IN.
References
Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.64-65.
Dates
fl. 1898