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Lynch, Harris Virgil

Male 1904 - 1972  (67 years)


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  • Name Lynch, Harris Virgil 
    Born 27 Nov 1904  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Sep 1972  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 

    • The following obituary was published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an in an unidentified newspaper.

                Harris Lynch Dies

           Harris V. (Monk) Lynch, 67, of 302 Jefferson Rd., died at his home at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. He had been ill for six months.
           A deputy at the Madison County Jail the past five years, he was a former foreman of Alton Brick Co., where he had worked 39 years before retiring.
           Born Nov. 27, 1904, in Edwardsville, he was a son of Clay and Martha Fiegenbaum Lynch. He was married to Jane Blyth on Nov. 9, 1928, at Jerseyville.
           His wife, four nephews and two nieces survive.
           Besides his parents, three sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
           He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Edwardsville Moose Lodge 1561 and the Edwardsville Volunteer Fire Department and was secretary of the Madison County Firemen for 22 years.
           Friends may call at the Weber Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday.
           Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. The Rev. J. D. White, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Collinsville, will officiate.
           County firemen will conduct a service at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
           The body will be cremated. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Buried 16 Sep 1972  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • His ashes were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Person ID I2805  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2012 

    Father Lynch, Clay Hardin,   b. 13 Jul 1846, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1925, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Martha Lizette,   b. 3 Sep 1861, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1923, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 20 May 1884  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Residence (family) Sep 1904  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • According to a funeral announcement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum" which appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, one of her six surviving children was "...Mrs. Martha Lynch of Edwardsville...."
    Residence (family) Nov 1906  Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • According to her father's obituary published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the daughter "Martha wife of C. H. Lynch" was then living at Edwardsville, Illinois.
    Family ID F900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blyth, Jane,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Nov 1928  Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Harris Virgil Lynch; born 27 November 1904 in Edwardsville, Illinois.

    2. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Harris Lynch; born 1904. Son of Clay Lynch and Martha Fiegenbaum.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
      Harris Lynch, child of Clay H. Lynch and Martha Fiegenbaum, was born in 1904. No place given.

    4. [S22] Obituary, Harris V. (Monk) Lynch.
      A digital image of the obituary published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an unidentified newspaper was provided in August 2003 by Kelly Collins.
           "Born Nov. 27, 1904, in Edwardsville, he was a son of Clay and Martha Fiegenbaum Lynch."

    5. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Harris Virgil Lynch died on 13 September 1972 at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    6. [S22] Obituary, Harris V. (Monk) Lynch.
      A digital image of the obituary published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an unidentified newspaper was provided in August 2003 by Kelly Collins.

    7. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Harris Virgil Lynch was buried on 16 September 1972 in Woodlawn Cemetery at Edwardsville, Illinois.

    8. [S22] Obituary, Harris V. (Monk) Lynch.
      A digital image of the obituary published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an unidentified newspaper was provided in August 2003 by Kelly Collins.
           "Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday [16 September 1972] in the funeral home. The Rev. J. D. White, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Collinsville, will officiate." "County firemen will conduct a service at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home." "The body will be cremated. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery."

    9. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Clay Hardin Lynch and Martha Lizette Fiegenbaum; married 20 May 1884 in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois.

    10. [S25] Marriage license, #01151. Madison County, Illinois. Clay H. Lynch and Martha L. Fiegenbaum; 20 May 1884.
      A digital image of the license has been provided by Kelly Miller-Collins.
           Clay was 36, and Martha was 22 years of age. William Wilkening, minister of the gospel, signed the license. E. W. Fiegenbaum and J. H. Fiegenbaum signed as witnesses; these were Martha's brothers.

    11. [S22] Obituary.
      For Clay H. Lynch. Edwardsville Intelligencer; Edwardsville, Illinois; Friday, 2 January 1925. "On March 20, 1884, he was married to Miss Martha L. Fiegenbaum and the ceremony being performed at the residence of Dr. Fiegenbaum." Transcription of the obituary provided by Kelly Miller-Collins.

    12. [S22] Obituary.
      For Mrs. Martha Lynch. Edwardsville Intelligencer; Edwardsville, Illinois; Monday, 2 December 1923. "... her marriage to Mr. Lynch on May 20, 1884." Transcription of obituary provided by Kelly Miller-Collins.

    13. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Clay Lynch and Martha Fiegenbaum; married.

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
      Clay H. Lynch and Martha Fiegenbaum were married about 1883.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 23-24.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a funeral annoucement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "She was married to Rev. William Fiegenbaum 27 September 1849 in St. Louis. Their union was blessed with eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The six living children, all of whom were with her when death came, are: Fred A., Dr. E. W., and Mrs. Martha Lynch of Edwardsville; Dr. J. H. of Alton; Mrs. H. C. Jacoby of Granite City and Mrs. C. F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota."

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 22-23.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "There are six children: Fred A., Dr. Edward W., and Martha wife of C. H. Lynch all of Edwardsville; Dr. Julius H. of Alton; Bertha, wife of Rev. Charles F. Blume, of Winona, Minnesota; and Lydia, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby of Quincy."

    17. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Harris Virgil Lynch and Jane Blyth; married 9 November 1928 in Jerseyville, Illinois.

    18. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Harris Lynch and Jane Blyth; married.

    19. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
      Harris Lynch and Jane Blyth were married. No date or place given.

    20. [S22] Obituary, Harris V. (Monk) Lynch.
      A digital image of the obituary published on Thursday, 14 September 1972 in an unidentified newspaper was provided in August 2003 by Kelly Collins.
           "He was married to Jane Blyth on Nov. 9, 1928, at Jerseyville." His wife survived him.


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