BIO: Gideon C. Lyman, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB & JO Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 362. ________________________________________________ Lyman, Gideon C., was born on July 16, 1842, at Springville, Susquehanna County, Pa., and is the son of Rev. Samuel Lyman. His great-grandfather was Lieutenant Gideon Lyman, who was an officer on General Washington's staff. He attended common school a number of terms, was at the Montrose High School parts of two years, and also attended Wyoming Seminary parts of two years. He taught school sixteen terms. He was converted at nine years of age, but did not join the Church until he was sixteen years old. In 1864 he enlisted in the army and served under Generals Kilpatrick and Sherman in the historic march to the sea. He was discharged July 22, 1865. On June 9, 1866, he married Miss L. A. Bunnell, of Meshoppen, Pa. In 1861 he was given exhorter's license by Rev. E. W. Breckinridge. In 1870 he was asked to become junior preacher on Union Circuit, Upper Iowa Conference, under Rev. William Brush, presiding elder, who gave him his first local preacher's license. In 1871 he served Rockwell charge in the same Conference. Here he organized five classes which now constitute five charges. In 1872 he was sent to Jenningsville, this Conference, as supply, and in 1873 joined us. During his ministry he has seen over two thousand persons seeking salvation at our altars. His pastoral record is as follows: 1873-74, Jenningsville; 1875-77, Mehoopany; 1878-80, Clark's Green; 1881-82, Carverton; 1883-84, Dallas and Trucksville; 1885-86, Nanticoke; 1887-89, Tunkhannock; 1890-94, Wyoming; 1895, Pittston; 1896-97, sd.; 1898-1903, Court Street, Scranton.