LYON, PERCY
Publisher; b Sumner, Iowa Mar 1, 1875; s of Capt William T Lyon Louise Farmer; ed Sumner; m Cora E Tobias Jan 11, 1909 Waterloo; s Robert 8; d Lila Louise; 1896-1900 with Sibley Gazette, Sibley; 1902-04 with Crowther Printery, Waterloo, 1904-06 with Knickerbocker Press, New York City; 1907-12 job printer, R R Donneley & Sons Co, Chicago; 1912-19 owner & publisher New Era, Dike; 1920-22 job printer for Gress-Albee, Waterloo; 1922- owner & publisher Schleswig Leader; IPA; Presby Ch; res Schleswig.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 330.