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Walter Clay Lynn 1806 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1806

Birth Location: Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Yoho, California, USA

Father: Henry Lynn,

Mother: Rebecca Cain

Spouse(s): Minerva Murray

Children(s): Mary Lynn

Walter Clay Lynn was born in 1806 in Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Lynn, and Rebecca Cain. Walter Clay Lynn married Minerva Murray, and had children including Mary L. Lynn. Walter Clay Lynn passed away in 1880 in Yoho, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Clay Lynn was born in 1806 in Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Lynn, and Rebecca Cain.
  • Walter Clay Lynn married Minerva Murray, and had children including Mary L. Lynn.
  • Walter Clay Lynn passed away in 1880 in Yoho, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Lynn's Ancestors

Self
Walter Lynn
1806 – 1880
Birth Place: Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Lynn,
1775 – 1823
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States
Rebecca Cain
1779 – 1874
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Moses Lynn
1740 – 1793
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Sarah Anderson
1752 – 1852
Christina Hund, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Lynn
1700 – 1795
Margaret Sang
1711 – 1751
W. Anderson
M. (Unknown)
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Linn,
1640 – 1727
Margaret Patton
1676 – 1727
Alexander Sang
1670 – 1725
Agnes Molyson
1669 – 1725

Walter Lynn's Descendants

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Walter (Clay) Lynn (16 Jul 1806 – 1880) m. Minerva Murray (1808 – 1842)
  1. 1. Mary (L.) Lynn (10 May 1832 – 14 Mar 1914)

Walter Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1806
16 Jul 1806
Birth of Walter Clay Lynn in Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 74
Death of Walter Clay Lynn in Yoho, California, USA
Yoho, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1806
    Event Place: Ewellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Yoho, California, USA

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