Born in Springfontein, Orange Free State
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Joseph Yelling
and Ellen Susanna (Prior) Lindsay
Sister of
William Ernest Yelling, Arthur Joseph Joshua Yelling, Edith May (Yelling) Bain and Florence Ada Yelling
Wife of
John Patrick Lynch
— married
28 Feb 1905 in Bethulie, Orange River Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Patrick Joseph Lynch, William Joseph Lynch, O'Dillon Victor Lynch, John Edmund Lynch, John Day Lynch and Ernest Thomas Lynch
Died
at age 79
in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
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| Created 27 Dec 2018
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Biography
Minnie Louise Brummund was born in Jantjiesfontein, Springfontein on 16 November 1879; she was the daughter of William Joseph Yelling and Ellen Susanna (Prior) Yelling. She was baptised on 27 November 1879 in Bethulie, Orange Free State. On 29 July 1905 she was baptised as a Roman Catholic in the Sacred Heart Church in Bloemfontein.[1]
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| Catholic Baptism of Minnie Louise Brummund (Yelling) Lynch |
She was 25 years old when she married John (Jack) Patrick Lynch, aged 31, at a private residence in Stockpoort, on 28 February 1905. Six sons were born of this marriage:
- Patrick Joseph Lynch
- William Joseph (Bill) Lynch
- O'Dillon Victor Lynch
- John Edmund John Lynch
- John Day (Jack) Lynch
- Ernest Thomas Lynch
Minnie earned much respect in the district for her efforts in WWII. At one stage she was writing to five sons and sending them regular parcels of food and knitted goods. She also served on the local branch of the Victoria League, an international ladies support group, and was subsequently awarded two medals for her meritorious service. Marshall Jan Smuts, then Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Union, signed her citation for “The South African Medal for War Services”. This medal and its citation are in the possession of Joan Lynch. An interesting article and a follow-up about Minnie’s five sons appeared in The Friend.[2]
Minnie was in her 80th year when she died on 5 July 1959 in the National Hospital in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.[3][4]
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| Death Notice of Minnie Louise Brummund (Yelling) Lynch |
Sources
- ↑ OFS Catholic Church Records, Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bloemfontein, Baptism Records.
- ↑ The Bloemfontein Friend and Advertiser, Article on Minnie's Sons at War, exact date uncertain
- ↑ South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YZ-XCB4 : 27 August 2019), Minnie Louise Brumund Lynch, 05 Jul 1959, Death; citing Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 004214737
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 24 October 2020
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