Carroll County, Missouri Obituary - Lynn, John Ezekiel d. December 25, 1926 Source: obituary, Carroll County, MO, 27 Dec 1926, newspaper unknown Lynn, John Ezekiel - Obit Bios: John Ezekiel Lynn, son of Michael Lynn, Loudoun County, VA and Hannah McLuin, (last name previously unknown) JOHN E. LYNN DIED AT HALE Remains of Well Known Carroll Countian Was Brought Here for Burial, Sunday Afternoon John E. Lynn, a well known and prominent Carroll countian, died at his home in Hale, Saturday morning at 5 o'clock. He had been critically ill for the past three weeks and the death was not unexpected altho the greatest medical care had been administered. Funeral services in his memory were held from the Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Phillips. The remains were then brought to Carrollton where short funeral services wee held from the Willis Bros. funeral home at 1:30 o'clock, with Rev. G. L. Bush in charge. Interment followed at Oak Hill cemetery. The subject of this sketch came of good old Revolutionary stock and, being himself a veteran of one of the greatest wars known to history, was worthy of honorable notice among the leading citizens of his county and state. John E. Lynn was a Virginia by birth and a descendant of one of the old and well known families of that commonwealth. His grandfather, Moses Lynn, a native of Ireland, came to America in the time of the Colonies and settled originally near Charlottesville, Va., removing later to the vicinity of Winchester, and then to Alexandria, where he was living when the struggle for independence began. He served with distinction thru out the entire Revolutionary war and at its close returned to his plantation, where he spent the remainder of his days. His wife, who survived, went to Pittsburg, Pa., in which city she died in 1873, at the remarkable age of 117 years and four months, one of the oldest persons of whom there is any record in the latter state. Michael Lynn, the subject's father, was born in Virginia in the year 1800 and by occupation was a planter. He was a man of high social standing in the country where he resided. He married in his native state Hannah McLuin, daughter of James McLuin, an Englishman by birth, and reared a family of eight children, the subject of this sketch being the fifth in the order of birth. In 1860 Michael Lynn moved his family to Ohio, where he lived a retired life, dying in the year 1873. John E. Lynn was born in Loudon county, Va. July 12, 1843, and remained with his parents until after the removal of the family to Ohio, the meanwhile attending at intervals such schools a his native county afforded. In 1863 he enlisted in the 168th Ohio Infantry, with which, and the 191st, he served until 1865, entering the army first as sergeant, and by successive promotions rising to the rank of brevet first lieutenant, which office he held when mustered out at the close of the war. After being discharged, he returned to Ohio, where he followed agricultural pursuits until 1869, when he disposed of his interested in that state and moved to Pike county, Illinois, where he made his home during the seven years ensuing. In 1876 he came to Carroll County, Mo. and bought a farm 6 miles northeast of Carrollton, where he devoted his attention agriculture and stock raising. His success in the meantime was very gratifying, and at the expiration of the period indicated he rented his farm and moved to Carrollton where for two years he was engaged in the live stock business. Later he became interested in a lumber company, but after a few months, disposed of his interested in the enterprise, and a little later sold his farm, since which time he had been living in honorable retirement in Carrolton and at Hale. In 1900 he was elected as director of the First National Bank of Carrollton, with which institution he kept in close touch. While residing here he manifested an active interest in the material growth of the city and the social and moral advancement of the populace, lent his influence to all worth enterprises and kept abreast of the times on all matters of public import. In politics he was a Republican and for most of his life had been a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Lynn was happily married on September 7, 1876 to Cynthia Ann Morris, daughter of Pearson and Eliza Morris, of Ohio, in which state the ceremony took place. Mrs. Lynn bore her husband two children, and after a mutually happy married life of 48 years, was summoned to her final reward in January 1910. Mr. Lynn was again married a few years following to Nancy Curl. To this union one son, Randolph Hardy, was born who is now about 14 years of age. William P. Lynn, the subject's older son was graduated from the Carrollton High School in 1888. He furthered his education in the state university and later entered the business world. After an active life which held many promises, he contracted typhoid fever while serving the Spanish War and died January 30th, 1899. John V. Lynn second son of the subject, was graduated from the high school in Carrollton with honorable record, the training thus received being supplemented by a course in the state university, after which he fitted himself for a business course. He took a medical education in Chicago university and has risen to a high place in his profession and is now practicing in New York City. No man in the county possibly had a wider acquaintance than John Lynn and few men had more friends than he. After spending many years of his life here he moved to Hale where he had since lived a life of retirement in a community where his friendship circle was unlimited. Death has taken this splendid citizen away but a name has been left that will long remain in the minds of those who knew this honorable citizen. Many of his friends in Carrollton assembled at Oak Hill cemetery Sunday afternoon to say their departing respects to the one whom they knew so well and whom they so highly respected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Patt Woods USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. 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