James Acy Lyman Sr.Age: 90 years1851–1942
- Name
- James Acy Lyman Sr.
- Given names
- James Acy
- Surname
- Lyman
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | December 23, 1851 25 20 |
 Death of a sister | Angeline Lyman about 1852 (Age 9 days) |
| Death of a father | James David Lyman about 1852 (Age 9 days) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph McMurray Sr. — Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild — View this family August 16, 1855 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Elizabeth “Lizzie” McMurray July 26, 1856 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph McMurray Jr. January 5, 1858 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Matthew Chastain September 30, 1866 (Age 14 years) Note: Biologically the son of Elizabeth Fairchild and possibly James Matthew. He took the name of Elizabeth's last husband, William L. Chastain. |
| Marriage of a parent | William Lowery Chastain — Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild — View this family about 1867 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Junious Franklin “June” Chastain September 24, 1869 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph McMurray Jr. August 7, 1907 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild June 26, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 66 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-sister | Elizabeth “Lizzie” McMurray December 1922 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Elizabeth “Lizzie” McMurray December 23, 1922 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery |
| Death of a half-brother | Junious Franklin “June” Chastain November 27, 1927 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 77 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a half-brother | William Matthew Chastain May 11, 1942 (Age 90 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | William Matthew Chastain May 16, 1942 (Age 90 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ibapah Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 89 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death | December 6, 1942 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | December 9, 1942 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James David Lyman Birth: May 29, 1826 — St. Lawrence, New York, United States Death: about 1852 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild Birth: March 28, 1831 — Marion, Ohio, United States Death: June 26, 1910 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: January 30, 1846 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Angeline Lyman Birth: about 1848 21 16 — Lake, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Death: about 1852 |
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4 years himself |
James Acy Lyman Sr. Birth: December 23, 1851 25 20 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Death: December 6, 1942 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. |
| step-father |
Brigham Young Sr. Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36 — Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Death: August 29, 1877 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild Birth: March 28, 1831 — Marion, Ohio, United States Death: June 26, 1910 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Joseph McMurray Sr. |
| step-father |
Joseph McMurray Sr. Birth: April 13, 1832 — Middleton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States Death: October 20, 1859 — Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild Birth: March 28, 1831 — Marion, Ohio, United States Death: June 26, 1910 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: August 16, 1855 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” McMurray Birth: July 26, 1856 24 25 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States Death: December 1922 — Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
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17 months half-brother |
Joseph McMurray Jr. Birth: January 5, 1858 25 26 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States Death: August 7, 1907 — Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Lowery Chastain |
| step-father |
William Lowery Chastain Birth: October 1, 1836 — Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States Death: November 26, 1911 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild Birth: March 28, 1831 — Marion, Ohio, United States Death: June 26, 1910 — Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: about 1867 — Utah, United States |
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-3 months half-brother |
William Matthew Chastain Birth: September 30, 1866 29 35 — Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States Death: May 11, 1942 — Kent, Culberson, Texas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Junious Franklin “June” Chastain Birth: September 24, 1869 32 38 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Death: November 27, 1927 |