Born in Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Sister of
Samuel Barr Mikesell
Wife of
John Lynn
— married
21 Dec 1854 in Indiana county, PA
Descendants 
Mother of
Ulysses Simeon Lynn
Died
at age 85
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2016
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Biography
Catherine (Mikesell) Lynn lived in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania.
Catherine (Mikesell) Lynn was born on March 25, 1832 in Burrell, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, daughter of Daniel Mikesell and Elizabeth Patterson (Barr) Mikesell.
In 1850, Catherine (18) was in the household of Daniel Mikesell in Blacklick, Indiana, Pennsylvania. [1]
Catherine married John Lynn (born in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana) on December 21, 1854 in Indiana county, PA. Their son was Ulysses Simeon Lynn (1868–1949).
Catherine died on August 8, 1917. She was buried in Germany Lutheran Cemetery.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HK-MR3 : 9 November 2014), Catherine Mikesell in household of Daniel Mikesell, Blacklick, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 2126, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPM-ZJLK : 11 July 2016), Catherine Mikesell Lynn, 1917; Burial, Clyde, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Germany Lutheran Cemetery; citing record ID 133673209, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
See also:
- Stewart, J. T. "Indiana County, Pennsylvania." 1913. Pg 1559. https://books.google.com/books?id=r8swAQAAMAAJ&pg=1559
- Maternal link confirmed with 3rd-cousin match from GEDmatch A488099 to Florence Lynn GEDmatch H304044 (who are 3rd cousins twice removed rooted at Samuel Barr)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Florence (Lynn) Harris 
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H304044 [compare]
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Eric Eisner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M014005 [compare]
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