Lyman Jonathan Fay (1866 - 1944)

Born 15 Nov 1866 in California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dora May (Van Leuven) Fay — married 16 May 1888 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1944 at age 77 in Riverside County, California, United States

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Biography

Birth

Lyman Jonathan Fay was born on 15 Nov 1866, the son of Norman Hatch Fay and Sarah Ann (Vestal) Fay.^[1] In 1870, he was living with his parents and siblings at Vernon, California, at the age of four, with his birthplace shown as California.^[2] In 1880 he was living with his widowed father and siblings at El Monte, California, at the age of 13.^[3]

Marriages

1. Lyman J. Fay, 21, of Yucapia, California, married Dora M. Van Leuven, 18, of San Jacinto, California, at San Bernadino, California, on 16 May 1888.^[4] She was the sister-in-law of his sister Lee Etta Ann (Fay) Van Leuven. In 1900, Lyman J. Fay and Dora M. Fay were faming at Moreno, California, with an 11-year-old daughter, Alice M. Fay, born in May 1889.^[5] Dora Fay died in 1916.^[6]
2. Lyman J. Fay married Rosie Shrimp in Riverside County, California, on 1 Feb 1918.^[7] In 1920, Lyman J. Fay, 63, and Rosie S. Fay, 53, were living at Riverside, California, and Lyman was working as a mechanic for an automobile company.^[8] In 1940, Lyman J. Fay and Rosie S. Fay, both 74, were living at Riverside, and Lyman was employed as a truck driver for a creamer manufacturer.^[9]

Death

Lyman J. Fay died in Riverside County, California, on 28 Jun 1944.^[10] His gravestone at the Evergreen Memorial Park in Riverside, California, is inscribed with the dates 1866-1944.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ C. H. Vilas, Genealogy of the descendants of Peter Vilas (Madison, Wis., 1875), page 108
2. ↑ Lyman J. Fay in the Monnan (sic) Fay family, in United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Sutter > Vernon > household 21 > family 21 > image 3 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Lyman J, Fay in the Norman H. Fay family, in United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Los Angeles > El Monte > ED 34 > household 278 > family 278 > image 9 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
4. ↑ Marriage license and certificate of Lyman J. Fay and Dora M. Van Leuven, in California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, database with images, FamilySearch > San Bernadino County > Volume E > Page 242 > FHL Film #004640188 > image 313 of 700; multiple county courthouses, California.
5. ↑ Lyman J. Fay family, in United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Riverside > ED 216 Moreno Township > household 20 > family 20 > image 2 of 13; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #69747006 for Lyman J. Fay, with photo of gravestone of Dora May Fay and Lyman J. Fay
7. ↑ Marriage record of Lyman J. Fay and Rosie Shrimp, in California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 61460 #900274163, subscription required) [database on-line] > Riverside > Marriage > 1913 - 1920 > image 58 of 71. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public HealthAncestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ Lyman J. Fay family, in United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Riverside > Riverside Ward 1 > ED 115 > household 150 > fgamily 178 > image 25 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Lyman J. Faye (sic) family, in United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch > California > Riverside > Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, Ward 4 > 33-45 > household 12 > image 1 of 26; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
10. ↑ FamilySearch abstract of the death index entry for Lyman J. Fay, in California Death Index, 1940-1997, database, FamilySearch > Lyman J Fay, 28 Jun 1944; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.