Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Lynd, George M 1836 - 
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Author: Portrait & Biographical Album, 1890

GEORGE M. LYND. 

It affords the biographical writer pleasure to be able to record in this 
volume the main incidents in the life of an honest and upright citizen, a good 
business man and a patriotic soldier, who has been well known in Lockport for 
a number of years. Mr. Lynd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1836, and as the 
fortunate son of educated parents and the inheritor of the zeal and mental 
ability which hare characterized his progenitors, he became proficient in book 
lore and capable of performing well his part in life. The father of him of 
whom we write was Samuel Lynd, a native of Germantown, Pa., who devoted 
himself to the ministry in the Baptist Church. Such was his devotion to the 
cause of the Master that he left a lucrative position in the East and came to 
Cincinnati, Ohio, when it was but a straggling village. There he remained 
eighteen years, building up a large congregation, afterward going to St. 
Louis, Mo., as pastor of the First Baptist Church. He was chosen as President 
of the Western Baptist Theological Institute, located at Covington, Ky., and 
moved to Georgetown, Ky. Subsequently he came to Chicago, Ill., as pastor of 
the North Street Church, but was recalled to Cincinnati, where he closed an 
active ministry of forty-five years, to spend his last days with his son in 
Lockport. The wife of this able minister and the mother of our subject was 
born in New Jersey, and was a daughter of the Rev. James Staughton, at onetime 
Chaplain of the House of Representatives at Washington, D.C. The Rev. Mr. 
Staughton was the divine whose eloquence made Chatham Street Church, of 
Philadelphia, famous, drawing thither such crowds that the capacity of the 
building was never sufficient to accommodate them, although the edifice was so 
spacious that no successor was able to fill it, and it was eventually torn 
down. The subject of this sketch was educated in the school presided over by 
his father, and began his personal career as a teacher, his particular field 
being that of a private tutor. "The shot heard round the world" aroused him 
from his peaceful calling, and answering the first call for troops to suppress 
the Rebellion, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. His 
commanding officers were Capt. Bacon and Col. Bartleson, under whose 
leadership he saw service in Ihe West, participated in the battle of 
Chickamauga and in Sherman's march to the sea. He was subsequently sent back 
to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat and destroy Hood's army. 
He was never touched by a bullet, but passed through the many dangerous scenes 
of war unscathed, exhibiting the qualities which led to his successive 
promotions from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which he held when 
mustered out. Upon returning to the North at the close of the war Mr. Lynd 
entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, 
Ill., and together they carried on a growing trade for a number of years. 
About a decade ago Mr. Lull retired, his former partner continuing the 
business at the old stand, where he has an excellent trade and endeavors to 
meet every want of his patrons. Mr. Lynd is fortunate in his home life, having 
won as his companion Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest 
and most prominent in the county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first 
Supervisor of Homer Township. Mr. and Mrs. Lynd are the parents of two 
daughters—Carrie and Louise. Mr. Lynd is a member of Gooding Post, G. A. R., 
at Lockport. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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