Thursday, September 21, 1978—The Newman Times Herald.
ABOUT TO BE A MEMORY — This house on Corinth Brooks, still plans to raze the house. Road was recently discovered to be a log cabin. The standing for well over a century. house is in very poor condition and the owner, J. C
The Newman Times Herald
Newman, Georgia
Sept. 21, 197
Page 6 of Memories
PERSONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and
SOURCES of INFORMATION
Many long hours were spent compiling and researching this material. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have made this compilation possible.
This book is far from complete and I am sorry that we have been unable to research the Lynch-Linch Family any further back, but with the present information and knowledge in this book anyone can pick leads to other information.
A host of people have made contributions to the book which includes most heads of families, to which I am greatly indebted and appreciative. Some have given me more information such as Miss Eloise Woods, Thelma Lynch, Marcus H. Lynch, Rev. Robert Lynch & Jack Collins, (for the Coleman Lynch Families in Alabama.) Naomi Brazier is to be commended for getting information on the Brents Family. Rachel Lynch Rodgers sent the news articles on Pinkney A. Lynch. Floy Hillis Olive, Louise Dickson, Jewell French Schueller and Ann Harrod Bridges were most helpful on their families. Oleta Lynch Pilakowski contributed the picture of William J. Lynch and some letters from the late Paul Teas.
I wish to thank the typists that were a big help to me in getting the information typed – Mattie Lynch, Cathy Lynch Barnes, Kathy Davison Johnson and Lisa Bezera who finished by typing the master copy.
I used World Book Encyclopedia to research migration Trails and history settlements. The Foxfire Books were helpful in terms and articles in Mary C. Lynch’s Story. The use of road maps helped in locating places. The History of Fayette County (1821 – 1971) of Georgia, and Brents Family History were helpful in checking families in those locations. The 6th Edition of Handy Book for Genealogists by George B. Everton, Sr. was most useful.
The credit for the Title – Memories – goes to Mary M. Lynch, wife of (late) James J. Lynch who insisted that the Book have a title instead of – Genealogy. Last, I wish to thank Hubert Audie Lynch for the use of his typewriter. This was a lot of work but as a hobby I enjoyed it very much and hope the younger generations will read and treasure it as their heritage.
Edna M. Lynch
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This Book is the result of a conversation between James E. Lynch, his son Zoel and I after I had compiled a History of the John Jacob Burtsching Family. They said I should make a book on the Lynch Family.
Dad,(James Lynch) said that he had a story that his Mother, Mary Cordelia Teas Lynch had written about her life during the Civil War. This story was in a trunk that contained some of her personal things after her death.
On November 4, 1969, Aunt Ottie Huff, Ruby French, Uncle Elvin and Aunt Maye Lynch with Dad and Mom Lynch came to our home for dinner. After the meal, we all sat around the dining table and deciphered the original story, having been written in pencil probably sometime late in 1935. We had a most en joyable time and the result was a most delightful and interesting heritage of the Lynch Family. It was the possession of this information that induced me to proceed to collect and compile all of the following information.
I am greatly indebted to Alton Lynch for all of the information on the Census records which he obtained in Arkansas and on the trips that he and his wife Paula made to Georgia. He also obtained the names of persons for me to write and get more information.
John W. Lynch supplied all of the articles on Starr’s Mill and information on the George Washington Jefferson Linch Family as well as the History of the County Line Christian Church and Osborn Linch House.
I spent many hours talking to Aunt Ottie Huff, her brother James Lynch and his wife, Mae Lynch and their niece, Ruby French learning of the family activities. Aunt Ott gave me a number of letters which provided information on naming of Mary C. Lynch’s children and establishing her ancestry to the Baggarly Family. These letters were written to Mary C. Lynch. Without their help I could not have written this book.
The following pages give a summary of the information obtained. May the following record serve.as a memorial for all of those whose names are recorded here, and become a highly treasured possession to the homes receiving it.
Edna M. Lynch
(Page 3 of Memories of the Lynch Family)
MEMORIES A GENEALOGY of the GEORGE W. and JAMES LYNCH — LINCH FAMILIES
Compiled by:
Edna M. Lynch
Alton R. Lynch
John W. Lynch
and others
typed by Lisa Bezera
first printing 1983
(Page 1 of Memories of the Lynch Family)
Along with the Irish diaspora to North America and the opportunities it offered, the Lynch Family probably immigrated sometime in the late 17th to early 18th centuries, if not before. Out of the 56 delegate signatures of the United States Declaration of Independence, eight were of Irish descent and one of them is of Thomas Lynch Jr, firmly establishing the Lynch surname as Irish-American for the first time.
During America’s early history many people immigrated to the United State from Ireland, but many modern day American Lynches are decedents of Jonack Lynch. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to South Carolina in 1670 and his grandson, Thomas Lynch was a member of both Continental Congresses. Jonack Lynch’s great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, was the Thomas Lynch that signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
Irish Americans, defined as citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry back to Ireland in some way, now account for an estimated total of 32 million people, or nearly 12% of the total US population.
Immigration records compiled from official New York Passenger Lists indicate that approximately 70 percent of immigrants with the surname Lynch originated from Ireland. The other 30 percent came from England, Scotland and a very small percentage came from Germany. Passenger lists also show that the majority of Lynches immigrated between 1850 and 1891 with a severe spike in 1851. This spike corresponds with the Irish Potato Famine, a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland. The Great Famine, as it was called by the Irish, resulted in the death of approximately one million people and the emigration of another million.
The immigration status of many Lynches determined their residence and occupations. According to 1920 Census Records, 20 percent of Lynches listed their occupation as farmers compared to 35 percent of the general public. In contrast, 16 percent of Lynches were listed as laborers, compared to nine percent of the general public. These statistics and the location of most Lynches in the 1920es (New York, New Jersey and Illinois) suggest that they were employed at large factories, often with low pay and deplorable working conditions.
Let’s start with some basic facts about the Lynch name.