Background
Abbott-Lyon, Frances Dowdle was born on March 21, 1924 in Rome. Daughter of John Wesley and Lucille Elizabeth (Field) Dowdle.
Abbott-Lyon, Frances Dowdle was born on March 21, 1924 in Rome. Daughter of John Wesley and Lucille Elizabeth (Field) Dowdle.
Student, Draughon's Business College, Columbia, South Carolina.
Feature writer, Mount Vernon correspondent Alexandria Gazette, Virginia, 1967-1975. Library, research associate Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Alexandria, 1977-1999.
Chairman annual George Washington Birthnight Ball, Mount Vernon, 1974-1982. Secretary George Washington 250th Birthday Celebration Commission, 1979-1982. Steering committee Neighborhood Friends History Mount Vernon, 1988-1992.
Chairman publicity Waynewood Woman's Club, Waynewood Citizens Association. Treasurer Mount Vernon Citizens Association, 1967-1982. District chairman Mount Vernon March of Dimes, 1960-1962.
Secretary Waynewood School Parent-Teachers Association, 1962-1964. Teacher 1st aid Girl Scouts United States, 1964-1965. Den mother Cub Scouts, 1966.
Chairman publicity Mount Vernon Women's Republican Club, 1955. Member Daughters of the American Revolution (registrar 1968-1977, conservation chair 1992-1998), The Nature Conservancy, South Carolina History Society, Hat Ladies of Charleston, Charleston West Point Society.
Married Jackson Miles Abbott, May 15, 1948. Children: Medora Frances, David Field, Elizabeth Stockton, Robert Jackson. Married Archibald W. Lyon, October 15, 1993.