Born in Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Levi Bly
and Franey (Rosenberger) Bly
Sister of
John Rudolph Bly, Barbara (Bly) McFarland, William Bly, James Madison Bly, Ann Rebecca (Bly) Stover, Mason Bly, Richard Bly, Frances Ellen (Bly) Miller, Levi Bly Jr. and Charles Henry Bly
Wife of
George B. Lynn
— married
15 Mar 1866 in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Edward Lynn and Robert Lee Lynn
Died
at age 61
in Frederick County, Virginia
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Biography
Catherine Bly, daughter of Levi Bly and Franey Rosenberger was born soon after the family moved to the Strasburg area and was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Strasburg. After the Civil War she met and married George B. Lynn, who had served in the same unit of the Confederate Army during the war with her brothers, Mason and Richard. She died at Green Spring, Frederick County, Virginia, "after long suffering."[1]
Sources
- Birth and Baptism: Strasburg Lutheran Church Register. in Church office, Strasburg, Virginia.
- 1865 List of Heirs of Levi Bly, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Chancery Causes: James M. Bly ETC vs Joseph Stover and WIFE ETC, 1890-033, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
- Tombstone inscription , Old Stone Church cemetery, Green Spring, Frederick County, Virginia. Find A Grave: Memorial #18843239.
- United States Census, 1870, Virginia, Frederick County, Stonewall Dist. p. 123B. family #129.
- United States Census, 1880, Virginia, Frederick County, Stonewall Dist. p.326B, family #44.
- United States Census, 1900,Virginia, Frederick County, Stonewall Dist.p. 6, family #127.
Footnotes
- ↑ Obituary: Winchester Star, May 1, 1901.
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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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~0.78%
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