James W. Lyda was my great grandfather, he married Mary Shain Lyda (unsure of maiden name). They had two children, a great uncle who's name I can never remember and my grandmother Regina Lyda, born around 1909 in MO, who is still living today. My grandmother married Richard Clarke Ashby. If anyone has any info on the Lyda's of Macon, MO., pls let me know.
-Brian