Brief Life History of Richard Roswell
When Richard Roswell Lyman was born on 23 November 1870, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States, his father, Francis Marion Lyman, was 30 and his mother, Clara Caroline Callister, was 20. He married Amy Cassandra Brown on 9 September 1896, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1938 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 31 December 1963, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (35)
- Richard R Lyman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Richard R. Lyman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Richard Roswell Lyman, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1870–1963 Male
1872–1959 Female
Children (2)
1897–1933 Male
1903–1985 Female
Parents and Siblings
1840–1916 Male
1850–1892 Female
Siblings (7)
1870–1963 Male
1873–1906 Male
1876–1971 Female
1878–1968 Female
1880–1951 Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 2
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman ).
Swedish: habitational name, formed with man ‘man’, for someone from any of several places whose name is beginning with Ly- (e.g. Lyhundra, Lydinge, and Lynäs).
Americanized form of German Leimann (see Leiman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Richard Roswell Lyman
Richard Roswell Lyman Born: 23 November 1870, Fillmore, Utah Quorum of the Twelve: 7 April 1918 (age 47) Died: 31 December 1963 (age 93), Salt Lake City, Utah One of the best-kept buggies and teams i …
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