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Five Generations of Our
Lyon(s) & Scalf Family
 
 
LYON(S)
 
James Andrew “Jim” Lyons  - b. 1889 TN
 - parents William Henry “Bill” Lyons - b. 1846 TN & Florance Woods   
 - grandparents Landon C. Lyon – b. 1839 TN  & Louisa Glover
 - great-grandparents Andrew Jackson "Andy" Lyon – b. 1820 TN &
     Mary “Mollie” Smith
 - great-great grandparents John Lyon – b. 1777 WVA & Elizabeth
     Margaret Mason
 
SCALF
 
Mary Lydia Scalf – b. 1884 TN
- parents Isaac “Ike” Scalf - b. 1846 TN & Nannie Mae “Nan” Glover
- grandparents Benjamin Scalf - b. 1829 TN & Lydia Mayfield
- great-grandparents David S. Scalf – b. abt. 1772 NC & Nancy
- great-great grandparents Lewis S. (Scarfe) Scalf b. 1745 NC &
    Mildred
 
 

 

 
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP INDEX

 

     If someone walked up to you and said "Hello, I'm your third cousin, twice removed," would you have any idea what they meant? Most people have a good understanding of basic relationship words such as "mother," "father," "aunt," "uncle," "brother," and "sister." But what about the relationship terms that we don't use in everyday speech? Terms like "second cousin" and "first cousin, once removed"? We don't tend to speak about our relationships in such exact terms ("cousin" seems good enough when you are introducing one person to another), so most of us aren't familiar with what these words mean.

     Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it's handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. The definitions below should help you get your bearings!

 

Cousin (a.k.a "first cousin")

Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles.

Second Cousin

Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you., but not the same grandparents.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins

Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

Removed

When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.

The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."

Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed. 



 

 

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