William Nicholas LYNN
- Born: 27 Dec 1888
- Marriage (1): Katherine Claire McCABE 18 June 1913, Avoca, Pennsylvania
- Died: 19 Jan 1955, Detroit, MI at age 66
- Buried: 22 Jan 1955, Southfield, MI
 General Notes:
William married Catherine Claire McCabe, daughter of John Henry McCabe and Catherine Boylan, on 18 Jun 1913. (Catherine Claire McCabe was born 27 January 1889 in Avoca, Pennsylvania, per their marriage license, died in Sep 1954 in Detroit, MI and was buried on 8 Sep 1954 in Southfield, MI.)
William and Catherine were married when he was 24 years old and she was 22 years of age. Catherine died in 1954, from diabetes and after sustaining a fall at home resulting in a broken right hip, William died 4 months later from prostate cancer in 1955, before his son, James J., celebrated his first Mass (on June 3, 1956) after ordination (June 2, 1956) from St. John's Seminary, Plymouth, Michigan.
Audrey's parents: William and Catherine Lynn
From the 1930 Federal Census William and Catherine are listed as 40 years of age and 39 respectively, rented a house at 7458 Twelfth St., Detroit, for $65.00/ month with their first two children, Paul, 14 years, and Audrey, 4 years (James not yet born). They had moved from Pennsylvania, and were married at the ages of 24 and 23 respectively. William was currently a wage earner as an electrician for a Realty Company.
The Selective Service Act was passed May 18, 1917. On June 5, 1917 William completed his obligation resulting in this copy of his 1917 WWI Registration Card shows the following information:
- date of birth as December 27, 1888
- he is 28 years old
- was born in Parsons (close to Wilkes-Barre)
- Residence: in 1911: 362 Atlantic, West Pitston; in 1917: 83 Thomas St., Dorranceton (a borough in Luzerne County, PA, annexed ultimately into Wilkes-Barre); his father William is also listed above him in these directories. See also the 1913 Wilkes-Barre City Directory for Wm N.
- he is a natural born citizen
- current trade is a telephone/telegraph lineman with the Lehigh Valley Rail Road
- requested a draft exemption as he was supporting a wife and child
Wedding Announcement - The Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Thursday, June 19, 1913
Lynn-McCabe Wedding Announcement - The Times Leader Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Thursday, June 19, 1913
Audrey's grandparents: William and Margaret Lynn.
According to the 1900 census of Luzerne County, West Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, they were 33 years and 32 years of age respectively. This would make their year of birth c. 1866/67 and 1868/69 respectively. The census taker erred when he wrote the year of their births as 1877 and 1878 as that would have made their firstborn son, William, Audrey's father, who is stated as 11 year of age, born when his parents were 11 and 10 years old. The date should have been written c. 1867/66 and 1868.
The 1900 Census also details Audrey's grandfather's family: William N., firstborn, 11 years old, followed by Blanch, Margaret, and Edward, listed as 6 years, 2 years, and 8 months of age. William's father and mother were born in Ireland, and Margaret's father and mother were born in Ireland and Scotland respectively. William Lynn was a brakeman for the railroad. My mother, Audrey McCabe Lynn Schneider, gave me his pocketwatch that he used in his occupation, a Sante Fe Special, made by the Illinois Watch Co.
Audrey's great-grandparents:
Nicholas Lynn and wife Mary are found on the 1870 Census,, Plymouth Township, Luzerene County of Pennsylvania, age 35 and 38 respectively (thus born about 1835 and 1832). Children are listed as Anna, 16 years of age, James, 12, Mary 11, Richard, 8, John, 7, William (Audrey's grandfather), 4, and Patrick, 1 year old. Both Nicholas and Mary list Ireland as their place of birth. His occupation is Laborer.
Pocket Watches of William Lynn and William N. Lynn
William Nicholas Lynn owned a Waltham Colonial Series, extra thin pocket watch. The back of the case is engraved with his initials, WNL. I was recently (Nov. 2023) given this watch by my older sister Lynn Schneider Stevens, who obtained it from my youngest brother Mark, who had no use for it. See this page for details of these two watches.
Obituary of William N LYNN Detroit Free Press - 20 Jan 1955 - Page 29.
It reads: LYNN--William N.; beloved husband of the late Catherine; dear father of Mrs. Audrey Schneider and James J. Lynn; dear brother of Mrs. Marguerite Callagher, Mrs. Blanche Bassford and Edward Lynn. Funeral from Thos. P. Lahey, Funeral Home, 8316 Dexter, Saturday morning at 8:30 and Visitation Church at 9 o'clock. Interment Holy Sepulchre
Death Notes:
Died within 6 months of his wife's death.
William married Katherine Claire McCABE, daughter of Nicholas McCABE and Catherine BOYLON, in 1912. (Katherine Claire McCABE was born in 1890 in Ireland, died in Sep 1954 in Detroit, MI and was buried on 8 Sep 1954 in Southfield, MI.)
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