Joseph Morgan Cyrus b 25 Aug 1871 Whites Creek WV d 30 Sept 1939 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; s/o Andrew Jackson Cyrus and Arrena Newman. Joseph Morgan Cyrus m. 1 Jan 1891 to Sarah Elvessa Hayes b 10 Oct 1872 Charley, Lawrence Co KY d 22 Sept 1934 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; d/o Allen Hayes and Julia Frances Carter. Children of Joseph Morgan Cyrus and Sarah Elvessa Hayes;

1. Georgia Cyrus b Oct 1891 d Oct 1891 Mattie, KY

2. Mary Matilda Cyrus b 6 Oct 1892 d 3 Nov 1975; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 24 Jun 1911 to Frederick Harrison Wellman b 6 Feb 1888 d 24 Jan 1948 Londonderry, OH; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; s/o William Sanders Wellman and Narcissus Bradley.

3. Eldon Lindsey Cyrus b 6 Mar 1895 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY d 25 Nov 1975; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 8 Mar 1916 to Verlina Adeline Hay b 10 Nov 1894 Lawrence Co KY d 1 Sept 1980; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; d/o Martin Alexander Hay and Mary Jane Hayes.

4. Ethel Lee Cyrus b 6 Sep 1896 d 16 Apr 1964 of lung cancer; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 4 Jul 1917 to Leo Branham b 15 Oct 1897 d 1976; occupation, coal miner; s/o Frank Branham and Rebecca Unknown.

5. Dorothy Dean Cyrus b 3 Sep 1898 Mattie, KY d 3 Mar 1985 Huntington WV; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 22 Sept 1920 to Louisa, Lawrence Co KY to John Martin b 14 Aug 1894 Mattie KY d 6 May 1979 Huntington WV; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; military U.S. Army, WWI; s/o Will Martin and Elizabeth Justice.

6. Jefferson Davis Cyrus b 2 Aug 1900 d 22 Jan 1984; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 20 aug 1927 to Pearl Boggs b 18 Jul 1909 d 12 May 1967; d/o U. Simpson Boggs and Noal Unknown.

7. Roy Cyrus b 9 Aug 1902 d 28 Feb 1909 Mossy WV; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY.

8. Mattie Irene Cyrus b 1904 d 1904; buried Deep Hole Branch, Lawrence Co KY; lived 11 days; graves were moved to Busseyville, Lawrence Co KY to make room for Yatesville Dam (1988?).

9. Ruby Cyrus b 1905 d 1905; buried Deep Hole Branch, Lawrence Co KY; lived 11 days; graves were moved to Busseyville, Lawrence Co KY to make room for Yatesville Dam (1988?).

10. John M. Cyrus b 14 Aug 1905 Lawrence Co KY d 1905; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY

11. Joseph Sheridan Cyrus b 9 Sep 1907 d 2 Jun 1984; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. (1) to Mary Jane Wilson.

12. Willie Raymond Cyrus b 27 Jun 1910 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY d 16 Oct 1989 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 24 Dec 1931 to Isabelle Evelyn Johnson b 8 Mar 1910 Queens Creek, WV; occupation, school teacher; d/o Okey Johnson and Susie Blankenship. Willie Raymond Cyrus m. (2) to Dorothy Ruth Salyers b 18 Feb 1927 Thealka, Johnson Co KY d May 2000; d/o Wayne Damron Salyers and Cynthia May Castle.

13. Frank Morgan Cyrus b 20 Jan 1913 d 12 Apr 1989; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. Priscilla Hardin b 5 Apr 1912 d 28 Feb 2000; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; d/o William Harrison Hardin and Rebecca Lucretia Preece.

14. Gertrude Irene Cyrus b 20 Jan 1913; m. 25 Sept 1934 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY to Ernest Havard Muncy b 7 Dec 1911 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY d 30 Apr 1962 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY; s/o Elbert Muncy and Edna Meeks.

15. Lucy Marie Cyrus b 19 Nov 1915 Lawrence Co KY d 10 Mar 1987 Columbus, Franklin Co OH; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 27 Apr 1940 Greenup Co KY to Elman Clay Pigg b 15 Nov 1918 Busseyville, Lawrence Co KY d 9 Sept 1995 Columbus, Franklin Co OH; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; s/o James Milton Pigg and Lena Arrowood Clay.

16. Edra Roberta Cyrus b 7 Oct 1917 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY d 8 Sept 2001 Columbus, Franklin Co OH; buried Cyrus Cemetery, Lawrence Co KY; m. 10 Oct 1936 Kenova WV; (divorced 1958) to Herman Leander Dixon b 15 Jul 1906/07 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY d 27 Mar 1981 Louisa, Lawrence Co KY; s/o Robert Porter dixon and Marcella Borders. Herman Leander Dixon m. (2) to Wilma Hayes b 25 Jun 1910 Lackey, KY d 23 Apr 2000 Ashland, Boyd Co KY; buried Pinehill Cemetery, Louisa, KY; d/o Robert Sidney Hayes and Nora Wicker. Wilma Hayes m. (2) to Roland Burns Wilson