Historical marker located south of Schulenburg on Highway 77 reads: “Site of former town of Lyons – Early town on land grant of Keziah Cryer. Named for settler James Lyons, killed by 1837 Indian raiders, who kidnapped his son Warren. In 1860s, town had stores, Masonic Lodge, school, post office and was on ‘Cotton Road’ to Mexico, but it died in 1870s when the Southern Pacific Railroad was built.”
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
James Lyons, his wife Martha and their children immigrated to Texas before 1830 and settled along the Navidad River in the area of present-day Schulenburg.
The family lived on a 500-acre tract in the E. Anderson league and their closest neighbor was Keziah Cryer who owned the adjacent league of land. James Lyons and his oldest sons bu…
