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William Henry Lynn 1803 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1803

Birth Location: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Jul 1898

Death Location: Franklin, Indiana, USA

Father: Henry Lynn,

Mother: Rebecca Cain

Spouse(s): Kesiah McWhorter, Casandra Teatch

Children(s):

The story of William Henry Lynn began in 1803 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA. William Henry Lynn married Kesiah (Kezia) McWhorter, Casandra Teatch. William Henry Lynn passed away in 1898 in Franklin, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Lynn began in 1803 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Henry Lynn married Kesiah (Kezia) McWhorter, Casandra Teatch.
  • William Henry Lynn passed away in 1898 in Franklin, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lynn's Ancestors

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William Lynn
1803 – 1898
Birth Place: Wellsburg, 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

William Lynn's Timeline

2 Records

1803
22 Aug 1803
Birth of William Henry Lynn in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
1898
30 Jul 1898
Age 95
Death of William Henry Lynn in Franklin, Indiana, USA
Franklin, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1803
    Event Place: Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Franklin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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