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Milton Lynch

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Milton Lynch

Birth
Edwards County, Illinois, USA
Death
12 Apr 1898 (aged 69)
Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Sec 1 Lot 56 Plot 11
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Aged 69 years old.

Son of Daniel Lynch and Martha Kelley.
Born 28 Oct 1828 Edwards County, Illinois. Married Elizabeth McCord 12 Sep 1852 Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Served in the Union Army, Private, Iowa Infantry, Company D, 13th Regiment.

Milton and Elizabeth Lynch, He was born of Latter Day Saint parents October 28, 1828, and as a boy lived with them in Far West , Missouri . Driven from Missouri , they followed the familiar path via Nauvoo to Council Bluffs . Here they, with other doubters, continued no farther. In 1852, at Council Bluffs , Milton married Elizabeth McCord, eldest daughter of Alexander McCord, and in the same year they came to Galland's Grove which became their permanent residence except for the time Milton served in the Civil War. Milton and Elizabeth united with the Reorganization, and he was ordained to the priesthood. He died in Galland's Grove April 12, 1898; his wife had preceded him in death about a year earlier. Both loved the church to such an extent that, on his death, their property of 200 acres, with good improvements, was given to the church.

Source: Roots of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints in Southern Iowa. By Pearl Wilcox.
Aged 69 years old.

Son of Daniel Lynch and Martha Kelley.
Born 28 Oct 1828 Edwards County, Illinois. Married Elizabeth McCord 12 Sep 1852 Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Served in the Union Army, Private, Iowa Infantry, Company D, 13th Regiment.

Milton and Elizabeth Lynch, He was born of Latter Day Saint parents October 28, 1828, and as a boy lived with them in Far West , Missouri . Driven from Missouri , they followed the familiar path via Nauvoo to Council Bluffs . Here they, with other doubters, continued no farther. In 1852, at Council Bluffs , Milton married Elizabeth McCord, eldest daughter of Alexander McCord, and in the same year they came to Galland's Grove which became their permanent residence except for the time Milton served in the Civil War. Milton and Elizabeth united with the Reorganization, and he was ordained to the priesthood. He died in Galland's Grove April 12, 1898; his wife had preceded him in death about a year earlier. Both loved the church to such an extent that, on his death, their property of 200 acres, with good improvements, was given to the church.

Source: Roots of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints in Southern Iowa. By Pearl Wilcox.

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