William Remsen Falken Lyman
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1838 - Virginia
Christening:
Death: 26 Oct 1927 - Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, United States
Burial: in Metairie Cemetery, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Adelia Campbell
Marriage:
Children:
1. Lillian Townsend Lyman
2. Charles Wood Lyman
3. William Campbell Lyman
4. Guy Samuel Vanwickle Lyman
5. Mabel Lyman
2. Alice Ingraham
Marriage: 20 Sep 1894
Notes
General:
Per 1880 US Census: 1 Jun 1880, 14 Derbigny Street, Ward 4 New Orleans, LAResearch:
William R. Lyman is a 41 year old white male, President of Insurance Co., born in New York, his father in New Hampshire, his mother in New Jersey. His wife is 36 year old Mary A. Lyman, keeps house, born in Pennsylvania, her father in New York, her mother in Pennsylvania. The children, all born in Louisiana, are: 13 year old daughter, Lillian T. Lyman, at school; 11 year old son, Charles W. Lyman, attends school; 9 year old son, William C. Lyman, attends school; 6 year old son, Guy S. Lyman; and 4 year old daughter, Mable Lyman.
There are 3 family servants: 21 year old female Margaret Reich of Louisiana; 16 year old female, Bella Dessauer of Louisiana; and 59 year old black male, Joseph Andry of Virginia, who can't read or write.
Per 1891 New Orleans City Directory:
William R. Lyman, Pres. Crescent Ins. Co. of N. O., 67 Camp; r. 121 Carrolton av., 7th district. Telephone 723.
Per 1897 New Orleans City Directory:
William R. Lyman, Pres. Crescent Inc. Co. of N. O., 401 Camp. r. 1015 S. Carrolton av., ne. cor. Elm, 7th Dist.
Per 1920 US Census:
Head of Household at 1233 Freret St, New Orleans, LA is 46 year old Guy Lyman is employed as an accountant. His wife, Claude, is 45 years old. She was born in Louisana, her father in Connecticut, her mother in Canada. Living with them are daughter, 28 year old Isabelle, 18 year old son Guy, 9 year old son Harris, 83 year old retired father William, born in Virginia, father in New Hampshire, mother in New Jersey, and mother Alice, 73 years old, born in Virginia, parents in Pennsylvania.
Per Lyman Family Tomb Metairie Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted: Debbie-Lee Hadsall DeLerno
Photos at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/orleans/cemmetare.htm Tomb 747
William R. Lyman
Born July 2, 1838 Died Oct. 21, 1927
Per findagrave.com William Remsen Lyman
Birth:Jul. 2, 1838
Death:Oct. 26, 1927 Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Aged 89 years; died in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Husband by first marriage of the late Mary Adelia Campbell and by second marriage of Alice Ingrahm.
First President of the New Orleans Stock Exchange
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Lyman was the Virginia Military Institute, where Stonewall Jackson was instructor. Mr. Lyman joined the Army of Virginia under Jackson and was made Captain of the Thirty-first Virginia Infantry Regiment.
At the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville, Mr. Lyman was promoted to a colonelcy in Stuart's Artillery. He saw action in 48 battles of the war.
After the war, he was made president of the firm of Townsend and Lyman, bankers and brokers, and remained with that company until it was succeeded by the Crescent Insurance Company, of which Mr. Lyman was president. In 1902 he became president of the Bank of Ruston. After retiring from business several years ago, he retired to Bay St. Louis.
He was one of the founders of the New Orleans board of prisons and asylums, and was a member of the New Orleans Levee Board, New Orleans School Board, and other organizations. He sponsored the building of the Canal Street Presbyterian Church, the Napoleon Avenue Presbyterian Church, and the Carrollton Avenue Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his second wife, Alice Ingrahm, a niece of Admiral Ingrahm, US Navy, whom he married in 1893. He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. George H. Campbell of Baltimore and Mrs. Frank P. Knight also of Baltimore, and two sons, Charles W. Lyman, Crowley, La., and G.V.W. Lyman of New Orleans.
Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Adelia Campbell Lyman (1844 - 1893)*
Children:
Guy Van Winkle Lyman (1873 - 1949)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Metairie Cemetery New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA, Plot: Lyman tomb - Section 10, Lot 34
Created by: Barbara Munson Record added: Jun 03, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 70785808
Greetings,Marriage Notes (Alice Ingraham)
My name is Joshua McCown and I came across your website when searching for more information about my ancestor Hugh Dunbar McCown. I believe I have some information that I can contribute to your site…
When I first came across the Lymans' that had the middle-name of McCown, I wanted to know what the connection was.
On your site, it is indicated that Guy Samuel Vanwickle Lyman works at HD McCown's store as an assistant cashier. Additionally, it is stated that his first-born child's name is Isabella McCown Lyman. I believe I can add some information here as to why that name was chosen…
HD McCown is Guy's uncle. HD (or Hugh) married Isabella C. Moody (1860-1946). Isabella is the daughter of Samuel Nadin Moody (c.1825-?) and Isabella Clark Raynes (c.1825-?).
Isabella Clark Rayne's first husband was a William Campbell. They had a child, Mary Adelia Campbell, who married William Remsen Falken Lyman… the parents of Guy Lyman. So Mary Adelia Campbell Lyman and Isabella Moody McCown were half sisters.
Regards,
Joshua McCown 2/7/2015
Per New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Record
Groom: Lyman, William Remsen age 56
Bride: Ingraham, Alice age 42
Date f Marriage 09/20/1894
Volume 17 Page 816
Per Philadelpha Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) 9/28/1894 Page 7
MARRIED
LYMANA--INGRAHAM.--In New Orleans, La., on September 29, 1894, by Rev. Alexander Gordon Bokewell, Alice, youngest daughter of the late Alfred Ingraham, Esq., to William Remsen Lyman, of New Orleans.