Born in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Archable Davis Lynch
and Epsey A (Richardson) Lynch
Sister of
Gertrude C (Lynch) Richardson, Mary Beauford (Lynch) Harper, Idell Virginia (Lynch) Hawkins, Thelma Lynch, Myrtle Epsie Lynch, Beatrice Myrta (Lynch) Hines [half], Ineta (Lynch) Hines [half], William Willard Lynch [half], Roxy Lynch [half], Howard Lynch [half], Otis Forest Lynch [half], Charlie Dores Lynch [half], Ervin Ray Lynch [half], Archibald Davis Lynch Jr [half], Norman Augustus Lynch [half], Dorothy Unell (Lynch) Luis [half], Lillie Pearl (Lynch) Rudd [half], Louis Donzell Lynch [half] and C Samuel Lynch [half]
Wife of
John Richard Hedgepeth Jr
— married
before 1923 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Died
at age 45
in Brinkleyville Township, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2021
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Biography
Viola has Native American ancestors.
Viola (Lynch) Hedgepeth is a part of US Black heritage.
This profile is part of the Lynch Name Study.
Viola Lynch was born on June 22, 1903 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, daughter of Archable Davis Lynch (1875–1955) and Epsey A Richardson (<1879–1910).
In 1910, Viola (7) was in the household of Balda D Lynch in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina. [1]
Viola (19) married John Richard Hedgepeth (35) (born on January 24, 1887 in Halifax) in 1923 in Halifax. Their children were:
- Izetta Hedgepeth (1926–2008)
- Collesta Annette Hedgepeth (1937–2020)
In 1930, Viola (27) was in the household of John Hedgepeth in Brinkleyville, Halifax. [2]
Viola died on August 6, 1948 in Brinkleyville Township, Halifax, aged 45.[3] [4] She was buried in Lynch Family Cemetery, Hollister, North Carolina.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML36-51P : accessed 8 March 2021), Viola Lynch in household of Balda D Lynch, Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 5A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1115; FHL microfilm 1,375,128.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X33D-21Q : accessed 8 March 2021), Viola Hedgepeth in household of John Hedgepeth, Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 17B, line 97, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1696; FHL microfilm 2,341,430.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPXK-ML1 : 10 February 2018), Viola Hedgepeth, 06 Aug 1948; citing Halifax, N.C., v 19B cn 19973, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,692.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142565374/viola-hedgepeth: accessed), memorial page for Viola Hedgepeth (22 Jun 1903–6 Aug 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142565374, citing Lynch Cemetery, Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lynn Stoops Chapel (contributor 47411618).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viola 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 Viola:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Viola 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 Viola:
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~12.50%
Ginger Silver
:
23andMe
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~2.73%
~6.25%
Mack Lynch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BV365734C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Delois (Lynch) Woodson :
23andMe, GEDmatch HM4496024 [compare]
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~0.78%
Almorris Lynch :
23andMe
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