JOHN R. LYNCH, SR.
John R. Lynch Sr. (b 1798
in PA) came to the Republic of Texas in 1838 finally
making his home on the Angelina
River where he operated a ferryboat. His first wife's
last name is not certain
at this point, but we believe her name was Sarah
Windlock/Whitlock. His second
wife, Sina Choate Lynch, was born in 1816 in TN. His
children are as follows:
Edward Green (b. 1829 MS), Sarah (b. 1831 MS), William
(b. 1833 MS), Margrette
(b. 1835 MS)(, David C (2), (b. 1838 TX), Jesse, (b.1841 TX),
Jon R., (b. 1844 TX), Elizabeth,
(b. 1846 TX), George W. (b. 1848 TX), Nancy,
(b. 1849 TX), Sina (b. 1852
TX), Eliza (b. 1856 tX), and Mary (b. 1859 TX). David C.
Lynch (2) married Mary E
Thurman about 1860 in Jasper Co. They had four sons,
William D. (Will) in 1861,
Mark Jackson (Jack)(3) in 1866, John R. (Bob) in 1869,
and Jesse B. (Bink) in 1871.
Jack Lynch married Mollie Arching/Archey 12 Dec
1889 in Coryell Co., as
recorded in marriage book number 4. Their first born
son was Jess, born in 1892,
and he married Myrtle Ketchum. They had no
children. Ernest (Pete)(4)
was born 17 March 1894 and he died in June 1956
and is buried in Lubbock,
TX. Albert Jefferson Bruton, born in Bell Co., TX 29 Oct
1862 married Mary Susie
Burns, born 12 Jul 1867, on May 4, 1884 in Bell Co.
In 1897 they purchased farmland
in Coryell Co. near Gatesville and moved their
family there. They had nine
children that grew in to adulthood. Lou Ella Bruton,
born 16 Jan 1897, was married
to Ernest Lee Lynch in Coryell Co. on Oct 13,
1913 by her grandfather
Preacher Burns. Grandma Lynch stayed in the
Gatesville area much of
her life and wrote an autobiography. She and Pete
had seven children. Two
of the seven children died in childhood. Wilford,
born in Hubbard in 1914,
died in 1915; Pauline Lynch, born in Hubbard in
1916, married George Marshall;
Daisy Dot, born in Hubbard in 1920,
died in 1922; Thurmond Douglas
Lynch, born in Oglesby in 1924, married
Golda Nanette Graham; Claudia
Lynch born in 1929 on Royalty Farm married
Milton Foerster; Violet
Olean Lynch born in 1936 in Mound married Gary
Close, and Jack Lynch born
1938 in Mound married Jayne Young. Grandma
Lynch lived to be ninety-nine
years old and passed away Jan 18, 1996 in Gatesville.
She is buried in the Restland
cemetery. Her brother Troy Bruton passed away
Feb 16, 1996 in Gatesville
and is buried in the Mound cemetery. Roy Bruton
passed away in January 2000
and is buried in Flint Creek cemetery along with
his wife, Mamie Clawson
Bruton. I never knew Pete, but I have wonderful
memories of the Christmas
we spent with Grandma Lynch in 1994. She was a
little spitfire with a memory
as sharp as a tack still living by herself and doing
everything herself, including
the yard work. She had a heart of gold and
raised a wonderful family
that carries on her heritage of kindness, wholesomeness, faith, and love.
Submitted by Cindy Foerster