Lyman, Francis M. (Francis Marion), 1840-1916

Francis M. Lyman was born on January 12, 1840, in Illinois. He was married to Rhoda A. Taylor on November 18, 1857, and they had nine children. On October 4, 1869, Lyman married Clara C. Callister. They had seven children together. Lyman later married Susan Delilah Callister, on October 9, 1884, and they had six children. Lyman worked as a farmer, miller, and businessman for several companies. He served a mission in England from 1860 to 1862, a "home mission" to Millard County in 1872, and again in England from 1873 to 1875. On October 27, 1880, he was ordained as an Apostle. As an apostle he served on the Sunday School General Board, as temple president of the Salt Lake Temple, on the General Board of Education and on the Church Literature Revision Committee. Francis M. Lyman died on November 18, 1916, in Salt Lake City, Utah.