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Hugh Walker Lynn 1845–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1845

Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1923

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Lynn

Mother: Elizabeth Gaines

Spouse(s): Alice Hunt

Children(s): Sarah Lynn, Joseph Lynn, Samuel Lynn

Hugh Walker Lynn was born in 1845 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Lynn And Elizabeth Moore Gaines. In 1880, Hugh Walker Lynn resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1900, Hugh Walker Lynn resided in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Hugh Walker Lynn married Alice Nancy Patton Hunt, Mary Rice, and had children including Joseph Hunt Lynn, Samuel Hunt Lynn, Sarah O Brien Lynn. Hugh Walker Lynn passed away in 1923 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Walker Lynn was born in 1845 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joseph Lynn And Elizabeth Moore Gaines.
  • In 1880, Hugh Walker Lynn resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, Hugh Walker Lynn resided in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Hugh Walker Lynn married Alice Nancy Patton Hunt, Mary Rice, and had children including Joseph Hunt Lynn, Samuel Hunt Lynn, Sarah O Brien Lynn.
  • Hugh Walker Lynn passed away in 1923 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh Lynn's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Lynn
1845–1923
Birth Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Lynn
1813–1895
Elizabeth (Moore) Gaines
1820–1911
Sullivan Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
John (Strother) Gaines
1794–1879
Patrick Co., Virginia
Letitia (Dalton) Moore
1797–1885
Sullivan Co., Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1769–1823
Judith Easley
1774–1823
Samuel Moore
1764–1834
Elizabeth Gaines
1769–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gaines
1738–1811
Susannah Strother
–1811
Warham ll
1721–1790
Anna Woodson
1736–1801
James Gaines
1742–1829
Elizabeth Strother
1738–1845

Hugh Lynn's Descendants

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Hugh (Walker) Lynn (10 Sep 1845–15 Feb 1923) m. Alice (Nancy Patton) Hunt (18 Jun 1851–10 Jan 1930)
  1. 1. Sarah (O'Brien) Lynn 1884–1978
  2. 2. Joseph (Hunt) Lynn 1881–1938 m. Lillie Smith 1891–1968
  3. 3. Samuel (Hunt) Lynn 1878–1954 m. Mary (Grace) Mercer 1886–1972
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Lynn 1908–1989 m. Arthur (Leroy) Fields 1904–1984
      1. 1. Arthur (Leroy Fields) Jr 1932–2020
      2. 2. Francis (Lynn) Fields 1927–1995 m. Douglas (Wilson) Coulter 1925–2017
    2. 2. Alice (Hunt) Lynn 1910–2011 m. Roger (Hoffman) Howell 1897–1962
    3. 3. Dorothy (Mercer) Lynn 1922–1995 m. Cylde (Carr) Hunt 1908–1993

Hugh Lynn's Timeline

6 Records

1845
10 Sep 1845
Birth of Hugh Walker Lynn in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Hugh Walker Lynn resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
Hugh Walker Lynn resided here in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
Hugh Walker Lynn resided here in Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 75
Hugh Walker Lynn resided here in Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1923
15 Feb 1923
Age 78
Death of Hugh Walker Lynn in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1845
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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