Monroe, Lyman S.

1851 - 1910  (58 years)

• Name	Monroe, Lyman S.
  Born	28 Mar 1851	Lawrence, VanBuren Co., Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1910	South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I64	theHornes Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2004

  
  

  Father	Monroe, Judge Jay R.,   b. 11 Apr 1806, Surry, New Hampshire ,   d. 30 Oct 1876, South Haven, Michigan  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	RAWSON, Fanny,   b. 28 May 1815, Erving, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Oct 1907, South Haven, Michigan  (Age 92 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1836	Schoolcraft, Michigan
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Curtiss, Carrie Jane,   b. 31 Oct 1855, Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan ,   d. Mar 1919, De Land, Volusia Co., Florida  (Age 63 years)
  Married	10 May 1876	Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan
  Children	1. Monroe, Mabel Cornelia,   b. 15 Mar 1878,   d. 19 Sep 1894  (Age 16 years)   2. Monroe, Mary Louise,   b. 6 Aug 1881,   d. 4 Jul 1967  (Age 85 years)   3. Monroe, Jay Randolph,   b. 6 Jan 1883, South Haven, Michigan ,   d. 29 Apr 1937, Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1878, Carrie and Lyman moved into a beautiful large house (I have picture) which they built on the north side of South Haven. This house in the Victorian Style of its time was described as one of the finest and most beautiful houses in South Haven. He was very wealthy, owning a great deal of real estate. He built up Monroe Park with all of its cottages and hotels. He owned the Avery Beach and Marsland otels on the North Shore Drive in South Haven. He was a banker. He lent the money for Grandma & Grandpa Curtiss to build their home. He let Grandpa Curtiss manage the farm for him while Grandpa was recuperating from Typhoid Pneumonia. (source: Aunt Dorothy)