San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 4/3/2010
FLOYD A. LYON
A foremost business man of Lodi, as well as a popular and enterprising citizen may be found in Floyd A. Lyon, a member of the firm of Lyon & Irey, dealers in sporting goods and auto accessories. A young man of much energy and native ability not only in private affairs but in matters of citizenship, and of recognized integrity of character, he enjoys a place of influence in his community and is one of the substantial and worthy citizens. He was born in Trumbull, Neb., February 12, 1895, a son of Alfred S. and Mabel (Wright) Lyon, natives of Missouri and Nebraska, respectively. There were six children in the family; Roy died at the age of twenty-five years; Floyd A., is the subject of this sketch; Claude, lives at Kennett, Cal.; Arlon E., lives in Stockton; Thelma; and Richard. In 1911 the family removed from Nebraska to Utah where the father engaged in contracting and building in Greenriver until 1915 when they came to Lodi, where he has since been engaged in contracting and building. Both parents reside in Lodi at the present time.
Floyd A. went to school in Nebraska and also in Greenriver, Emery County, Utah. When he began to make his own way in the world he traveled for one year as a professional musician through the Middle West and South; then came to Lodi and conducted the Spencer studio for a year. He then entered the employ of Fenton Wright, proprietor of the Wright Company. At the end of one year, in partnership with W.J. Robinson Jr., he purchased the business and the firm became known as Robinson & Lyon, dealers in sporting goods, automobile accessories and Kelly-Springfield tires. On January 1, 1922, the third partner, G.C. Irey, was taken into the business. The firm is now composed of two members, Messrs. Lyon and Irey.
On March 14, 1920, in Lodi, Cal., Mr. Lyon was united in marriage with Miss Ruby Holloway, a native of Kansas, and a daughter of E.A. and Nevada Holloway, who arrived, on April 16, 1909, in Ceres, Cal., where the father was engaged in viticulture, and while residing there Mrs. Lyon attended the high school; later the family removed to Lodi where they are living today. Mr. Lyon is a Democrat in politics and he and his wife are members of the Bethel Tabernacle Church in Lodi and he is the present choir director. Industry has been the basis of his advancement, and by his honorable business methods he has gained the respect and good will of his fellowmen.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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