Henry Lyman was born April 23, 1831, in Stark County, Ohio, and died at his home in Fairview, October 25, 1904, at the age of 73. During early childhood he moved with his parents from Ohio to Illinois. There he grew to manhood and followed the carpenters trade. June 23, 1857, he was married to Miss Alvira Spencer. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom, together with the wife, and two brothers and two sisters, still survive him. In 1871 Mr. Lyman brought his family, then consisting of the wife and six children, to White Cloud, where he lived for two years. He then moved to Brown County, living in the vicinity of Fairview until the spring of 1889, when he took his family to Fairview. In August 1897, he was appointed postmaster at Fairview by President William McKinley. He held the office continously until his death. Mr. Lyman joined the United Brethern Church while living in Illinois, but afterward united with the First Reformed Church of Fairview. He was a man honored and respected by all who knew him. He leaves besides his immediate family, 20 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a large number of nephews and nieces. The funeral services were held at the Reformed Church in Fairview Wednesday, October 26, and the burial was made in the Old Fairview Cemetery.
Henry Lyman was born April 23, 1831, in Stark County, Ohio, and died at his home in Fairview, October 25, 1904, at the age of 73. During early childhood he moved with his parents from Ohio to Illinois. There he grew to manhood and followed the carpenters trade. June 23, 1857, he was married to Miss Alvira Spencer. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom, together with the wife, and two brothers and two sisters, still survive him. In 1871 Mr. Lyman brought his family, then consisting of the wife and six children, to White Cloud, where he lived for two years. He then moved to Brown County, living in the vicinity of Fairview until the spring of 1889, when he took his family to Fairview. In August 1897, he was appointed postmaster at Fairview by President William McKinley. He held the office continously until his death. Mr. Lyman joined the United Brethern Church while living in Illinois, but afterward united with the First Reformed Church of Fairview. He was a man honored and respected by all who knew him. He leaves besides his immediate family, 20 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a large number of nephews and nieces. The funeral services were held at the Reformed Church in Fairview Wednesday, October 26, and the burial was made in the Old Fairview Cemetery.
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