Genealogy Record For
Lynch King
Lynch Rudolph King (09/11/1824-11/08/1868)
  • Spouse: Rebecca Shephard (King) (abt. 1830 - ?) B:Ohio. - Following the death of Lynch KING, she married Hiram Line)
  • Children:
    1. Son: Charles Henry King (03/12/1853-02/27/1930)
    2. Son: Josiah Bascomb King (1855 - ?) B:Minnesota)
    3. Son: Edgar King (? - ?)
    4. Son: Jennie King (?)
  • Parents
    1. Father: Josiah King (12/18/1801-07/13/1891)
    2. Mother: Nancy Lynch (King) (May 27, 1804 - Jul. 3, 1884) Fayette County, Pennsylvania, D:Perryopolis, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania)
  • Siblings
    1. Brother: Eva Dial King (? - ?) Married William Rodman Strawn )
    2. Sister: Elizabeth King (5 Mar 1826 - ?)
    3. Sister: Catherine King (28 Jan 1828 - ?)
    4. Brother: Ephraim King (17 Feb 1830 - ?)
    5. Brother: Enos H King (12 Jun 1834 - ?)
    6. Sister: Mary Jane King (19 Mar 1836 - ?)
    7. Sister: Mercilla Ann King (17 Aug 1838 - ?)
    8. Brother: George King (11 Feb 1841 - ?)
Lynch's Personal Information
Born in Franklin Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania (PA), USA on September 11, 1824
Occupation: Manufacturer, Auditor, Sheriff and County Board of Supervisors
Died in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota (MN), USA on November 8, 1868 (Age 44)
Marriage to
    Rebecca Shephard (King) (abt. 1830 - ?) B:Ohio. - Following the death of Lynch KING, she married Hiram Line)
Comments: from notes of Robert Gannon:
Lynch R. King is listed on the 1850 Census in Perry Township, Fayette County, PA. He is shown living with his grandfather who was 72 years old. Lynch is listed as 25 years old and his occupation was a manufacturer. Also listed were Phebe King, 41, and Nancy King, 16. Phebe (Phoebe) was a widowed daughter of Robert Lynch and Nancy was her daughter. Lynch married in 1851 to Rebecca Shepherd. In 1853, their son, Charles Henry King was born. In 1854, Lynch was an auditor for Perry Township. In 1856 Lynch moved to Minnesota and settled on a farm near Stockton (in Winona County). He was elected Sheriff and served 3 terms on the County Board of Supervisors. In January 1868, he moved to Rochester, Minnesota where he owned an Agricultural Implement Business with a partner, R. R. Reid. He died at age 44. In his obituary, it states that he had insurance policies worth $5,000. He is buried at Rochester, Minnesota.
(This came from Betty Louise McIntire Goodwin's research and the scrapbook of Mary Jane King.)

1860 Census, Winona, Winona County, Minnesota: he was Sheriff
Lynch R. King with wife R.J., children Charles H., Josiah Bascom, and Edgar.
A deputy sheriff and a servant were also living in the household.
Other Website Links:
Source: Ancestry of Gerald Ford #8 (4th Gen) and
SHULERS Rootsweb site
Family Lines: Lynch is listed in the following family line report: Peter Stickle/Stueckel (Germany-PA)
Submitted by Charles Eric Stickel on September 28, 2006
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