Myrtle (Silver) Lynch (1929 - 2001)

Born 12 Oct 1929 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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Died 28 May 2001 at age 71 in Nash, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Myrtle (Silver) Lynch is a part of US Black heritage.

Myrtle has Native American ancestors.

Descendant of Hardy Richardson (1788-1854) and Darcas Boone (1794-1871) of Halifax, NC.

Myrtle Silver was born on 12 Oct 1929 in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, daughter of Clarence Richardson and Martha Johanna Silver.^[1]

In the 1930 census Myrtle (age 0) was the granddaughter of Archer Silmer in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1940 census Mertie (age 10) was the daughter of Molly Silver in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina.^[3]

Myrtle (age 17) married Robert Lynch on 8 Jan 1946 in Nash, North Carolina.^[4]

In the 1950 census Myrtle (age 20) was the wife of Robert Lynch in Cedar Rock, Franklin, North Carolina.^[5]

Myrtle was in an obituary on 29 May 2001 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Myrtle died (age 71) on 28 May 2001.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Mack Lynch as remembered 19 Jul 2020.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341430
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   Myrtle Silmer (0), single granddaughter, in household of Archer Silmer (45) in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
   • Archer Silmer M 45 Married Head Laborer North Carolina
   • Mollie Silmer F 38 Married Wife North Carolina
   • Louis Silmer M Son
   • Berse Silmer M 14 Single Son Laborer North Carolina
   • Flossy Silmer F 12 Single Daughter North Carolina
   • Lee Silmer M 10 Single Son North Carolina
   • Gensey M Silmer F 8 Single Daughter North Carolina
   • Myrtle Silmer F 0 Single Granddaughter North Carolina
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02923; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 42-3
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   Mertie Silver (10) daughter in household of Molly Silver (50) in Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
   • Molly Silver F 50 Married Head North Carolina
   • Arch Silver M 57 Married Husband Laborer North Carolina
   • Mae Jessie Silver F 17 Single Daughter North Carolina
   • Mertie Silver 10 Daughter North Carolina
   • Nathan Milla M 11 Single Lodger North Carolina
4. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
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   Myrtle Silver (17) marriage to Robert Lynch on 8 Jan 1946 in Nash, North Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cedar Rock, Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: 3426; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 35-27
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   Myrtle Lynch (20), wife, in household of Robert Lynch (25) in Cedar Rock, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
   • Robert Lynch M 25 Married Head Farmer North Carolina
   • Myrtle Lynch F 20 Married Wife North Carolina
   • xx Lynch M 2 Never married Son North Carolina
6. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Rocky Mount Telegram; Publication Date: 29 May 2001; Publication Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/339194835/?article=298ebaa1-fa26-431b-b4fa-f09b09762194&focus=0.66119474,0.31582373,0.8138319,0.35496205&xid=3355
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   Name: Myrtle Silver Lynch; Death Age: 71; Birth Date: abt 1930; Residence Place: Nashville; Death Date: 28 May 2001; Obituary Date: 29 May 2001; Obituary Place: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA; Newspaper Title: Rocky Mount Telegram.

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