CASSIUS M. LATIMER, one of New Lyme's most successful farmers, was born on the farm he now occupies, Jan. 25, 1847.  His father, Elbert R. Latimer, born at Montville, Connecticut, July 29, 1808, came to Ohio in 1836.  Here he purchased the 200 acres of land he now occupies and at once began the work of improvement.  His work, supplemented by that of his son Cassius M., has made the Latimer farm one of the best in New Lyme.  The educational advantages of the senior Mr. Latimer were restricted to the district school, ,but so zealously did he avail himself of its privileges that he was enabled to secure a license to teach, and was engaged in that occupation for fifteen terms.  In 1837 he was united in marriage to a daughter of Jasper Latham, a prominent pioneer of Lenox.  They had four children, of whom the two youngest survive.  The first died in infancy, and the second, Albert Ransom, died at the age of twenty-three.  Cassius M. was the third born.  The youngest, Eliza, married Charles Norris of Windsor.  She is now a widow and resides at the home of her brother and father.  Mrs. Norris has a local reputation as a musician.  She was at one time an instructor in the musical department of the New Lyme Institute.  Her education was received in the Boston Conservatory of Music, of which institution she was a graduate.
     The older Mr. Latimer resides at home with his son, upon whose shoulders he has shifted the care of the farm.  Now eighty-five years of age, he is remarkably well preserved both physically and mentally.  He is a Republican and a member of the Disciple Church.
     Cassius M. completed his education in the graded school, which afterward merged into the New Lyme Institute.  He has since devoted himself to the management of the large farm on which he resides, giving considerable attention to stock-raising.  He has been the owner of some very fine horses and still keeps some good ones on the farm.
     Politically, he is a Republican, and, fraternally, a Mason.  He is unmarried.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 832

ROBERT LYON, deceased, was at one time the leading merchant of Conneaut, Ohio, and was identified with the early history of this town.
     Mr. Lyon was born in New Jersey, Sept. 27, 1796, son of Moses and Elizabeth (Arnett) Lyon, both natives of New Jersey.  Moses Lyon was born at Lyon's Farms, Dec. 21, 1763, and died May 2, 1823; and his wife, born at Elizabethtown, Apr. 24, 1769, died Sept. 7, 1822.  Of this worthy couple we have but little knowledge, more than that they had a large family, none of whom are now living.  Robert was the only one who ever settled in Ohio.  Two daughters married and went with their husbands to Michigan, and the others settled in New York.
     Robert Lyon came to Ohio some time before 1832, and engaged in the merchandise business in Conneaut, which he followed until shortly before his death, when he sold out to Thompson & Rice.  He was an enterprising and public-spirited man and during his life was one of the leading citizens of the town.  He was a man of intense energy, of quick wit, of positive opinions and decisive action.  He died Oct. 5, 1854, at the age of fifty-eight years, his death resulting from accident.  While he was standing in an express wagon the horse made a quick start, from fright, caused by the whistle of a locomotive, and he was thrown out.  In the fall which he received, his back was injured, causing partial paralysis, and he died in less than a week.
     His whole time being devoted to his business affairs, he gave little attention to political matters, never seeking or holding office.  He was a man much devoted to his family; was an affectionate husband and father, a kind neighbor and a most worthy citizen.  He attended the Congregational Church and was a supporter of the same, responding liberally to its calls for benevolence and the support of the ministry.
     Mr. Lyon was twice married.  He first wedded Catherine Bacon in Ogdensburgh, New York.  She died Oct. 11, 1840, leaving issue as follows:  William B., deceased; Lydia Jane Cleveland, widow of George Cleveland, resides in Minneapolis; John B., married and living in Chicago, is a commission merchant and member of the Board of Trade; Helen, wife of C. F. Blakeslee, resides in Chicago; and Robert, a soldier in the late war, died in Texas, Sept. 16, 1861.  June 16, 1841, Mr. Lyon married Clarissa Kellogg, daughter of Amos and Paulina A. (Dean) Kellogg, natives of Massachusetts.  Mrs. Lyon was born in Monroe township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1819.  They had four children, Catherine, Clara, Paulina and Thomas R.  Catherine, the oldest, has been twice married.  By her first husband, Eber B. Ward, she was two children, Eber B. and Clara L., both married and living in Paris, France.  She is now the wife of Alexander Cameron and resides in Toronto, Canada.  Clara, the second of Mrs. Lyon's children, is the wife of Colonel J. F. Wade, son of Hon. B. F. Wade, her husband being Colonel of the Fifth United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Reno, Oklahoma.  Colonel Wade and his wife have three children: Benjamin F.; John Parsons, a student at West Point Military Academy; and Clara L., wife of Lieutenant J. M. Jenkins, of the Fifth United States Cavalry.  Paulina, wife of J. S. Stearns, has one son, Robert L., who is engaged with his father in the lumber business in Michigan.  Thomas R., the youngest of the Lyon family, is a banker in Chicago.  He married Harriet Rice, of Ludington, Michigan, and has four children, Emily C., John B., Paulina and Harriet.
     Mrs. Lyon is still an honored resident of Conneaut.  She is a lady of the highest culture and refinement and is a devoted member of the Congregational Church.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page  481