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Timeline of Events Related to George W. Lynch & Family.

  • 1838 - Geo. W. Lynch born near Navasota, Grimes county.
  • 1839-12-05 - a Geo. Lynch, single, awarded 320 acres in Grimes county. 1
  • 1860-07-04 - married Cyllanae Hargrave. 2
  • 1860-08-14 - signed resolution of vigilance. 3
  • 1860-11-06 - Abraham Lincoln won presidency.
  • 1861-04-04 - Abraham Lincoln took office.
  • 1861-10-26 - 160 acres in Titus county, Bowie Scrip. 4
  • 1862-04-12 - Confederates fire first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumpter.
  • 1869-05-08 - Geo W Lynch purchased part of Thomas Ellington & J. Mills survey in southern part of Grimes county for $350. 5
  • 1871-03-20 - Cyllanae Lynch bought 116 acres in southern Grimes county. 6
  • 1878-08 - Cyllanae died.
  • 1878-09-13 - George W. Lynch shot and his children murdered.
  • 1878-09-27 - Robt W. Finklea "a valuable state witness" murdered.
  • 1878-10-26 - George Lynch & John Binford shoot at each other in Hockley.
  • 1879-10-13 - Frank Hargrave, brother-in-law of George Lynch, shot and killed Musco Boulware Jr. 7 8
  • 1880 - George Lynch is on the census in Leadville, Lake cty, Colorado as a miner. 9
  • 1881-06-18 - George Lynch convicted of murder and incarcerated in Colorado State Penitentiary. 10
  • 1881-07-03 - George Lynch is convicted of murder. 11
  • 1881-07-18 - George Lynch given life sentence. 12
  • 1893-04-25 - George Lynch pardoned and released from Colorado penitentiary. 13
  • 1901-10-21 - G. W. Lynch; 80.4 acres; Hunt School Land, Weiland, Hunt county, Texas. 14

Footnotes

  1. Lynch, George Harrisburg, 320 acres; Dec. 5, 1839 Texas Land Grant Records, The Texas General Land Office,
  2. Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 marriage of G. W. Lynch & C. Hargrave, July 4, 1869, Houston, Texas; FamilySearch; image 387 of 698; multiple county clerks, Texas.
  3. Citizens' Meeting At Hockley. The Weekly Telegraph, (Houston, Tex.), Tuesday, August 21, 1860, p. 3, col. 1. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  4. Lynch, G. W. Bowie Scrip, Titus Co, 160 acres, Oct. 26 1861 Texas Land Grant Records, The Texas General Land Office,
  5. Waller county, Texas courthouse (Hempstead, TX) Deed Book F: 355-356; H. W. & wife Amanda Carter of Grimes cty deed to George W. Lynch; part of Thomas Ellington & J. Mills survey in southern part of Grimes county; May 8, 1869.
  6. Waller county, Texas courthouse (Hempstead, TX) Deed Book G: 73-74; J. M, J. W. & M. D. Lawless of Grimes county deed to Cyllanae Lynch; 116 acres, part of J. Mills survey in Grimes county; March 20, 1871.
  7. Boulware Shot By Hargrave. The Daily Banner, (Brenham, TX), Wednesday, October 15, 1879, p. 1, col. 1. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  8. Frank Hargraves Taken To Hempstead. Brenham Weekly Banner, (Brenham, TX), Wednesday, October 17, 1879, p. 2 , col. 8. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  9. 1880 census Geo. W. Lynch; Lake, Colorado United States Census, 1880 FamilySearch
  10. Colorado State Penitentiary Prisoner Records George W. Lynch; inmate Number 605; Archive No: 1012.05/001-060145b. Colorado Genealogy
  11. Questions About George Lynch. The Galveston Daily News, Sunday, July 3, 1881, p. 2, col. 4. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  12. George W. Lynch Receives Life Sentence. The Galveston Daily News, Sunday, July 10, 1881, p. 2, col. 5. University Of North Texas Libraries, The Portal To Texas History transcription
  13. George Lynch Pardon; Inmate Number - 605; Archive No: 1012.05/001-060145b. Colorado State Archives, Monday, April 24, 1893. Colorado State Archives transcription
  14. Lynch, G. W. Hunt Scrip, 80.4 acres, Nov. 21, 1901 Texas Land Grant Records, The Texas General Land Office,

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