Brief Life History of Ray Joseph
When Ray Joseph Lynch was born on 23 January 1895, in Liberty, Gage, Nebraska, United States, his father, William H. Lynch, was 33 and his mother, Laura Adeline Cross, was 32. He married Mary Ann Stewart on 7 October 1949, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Balderson Township, Marshall, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 27 June 1957, in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Gage, Nebraska, United States.
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- Ray Lynch in household of William Lynch, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ray Lynch, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Ray J Lynch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Kieran, Dermot, Donovan, Brigid, Caitlin, Siobhan, Aileen, Colm, Conley, Conor.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.
Irish (Anglo-Norman): from de Línse, a Gaelicized form of the Norman French name de Lench, deriving from one of the manors named Lench in Worcestershire. The placename derives from Old English hlenc ‘hill-side’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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