Brown-Doniphan County KS Archives Obituaries.....Lyman, Henry October 25, 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lyle Hinz historysleuth@hotmail.com April 28, 2010, 10:08 pm The Fairview Enterprise, Fairview, KS, October 29, 1904 Henry Lyman was born on the 23rd of April 1831 in Stark county, Ohio, and died at Fairview, Kansas, Oct. 25th, 1904. During early childhood he removed with his parents from Ohio to Illinois. There he grew to manhood and followed the carpenter's trade. On the 23rd of June, 1857, he was married to Miss Alvira Spencer, and to this union nine children were born, eight of whom, together with the wife, and two brothers and two sisters still survive him. In 1871 he brought his family, then consisting of the wife and six children to White Cloud, Kansas, where he lived for two years. He then removed to Brown county, living in the vicinity of Fairview until the spring of 1889 when he came to town to make his home. In August 1897, he was appointed postmaster at Fairview which office he still held at the time of his death. He joined the United Brethern church while living in Illinois but afterward united with the Reformed church of Fairview. He was a man honored and respected by all who knew him. He leaves his immediate family, twenty grandchildren, two great grandchildren, his brothers and sisters, with a large number of nephews and nieces, besides a host of friends who deeply mourn his death. The funeral services were held at the Reformed church at Fairview Wednesday, Oct. 26, conducted by Rev. J. A. Hunsucker, and the body was laid away in the Old Fairview cemetery. Henry Lyman the subject of the above sketch, lived in Fairview and vicinity for many years. He was industrious in his habits, absolutely honorable in his business relations with his fellow man, and greatly respected by all who knew him. He was a citizen of whom no word of reproach could be truthfully uttered. He died at a ripe old age leaving behind an unsullied reputation. His funeral was largely attended by his many friends who feel sadly over his departure for the journey over the river. Our community has lost our estimable citizen. Peace be to his ashes. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/brown/obits/l/lyman2401gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb