Hiram was the second son & seventh child of Irish emmigrant Peter & Hester (Saffron / Saffer ) Lynch Sr. One of ten children which dwelled within the Commonwealth of Virginia, being born in Harrison county of the western district which became the state of West Virginia many years later in 1863.
He was raised, lived and worked his whole life in this county that was established in the pre-1800's expansion to the west from Shenandoah valley to Ohio river.
Married on Sept. 22, 1811 to Nancy Ann Sommerville also of Irish descent, from this union they established a large family in the Tenmile district where their farm was located. Among his many ventures, Hiram working as a teamster,that became involved with the construction of George Washington's dream road which led to the new lands of Ohio. This called the Northwestern Pike of the 1830's following many of the once Indian trials that became portions of now old Highway #50. Along with the B&O railroad of the 1850's, that carved it's way though the West Virginia landscape. Changing the many homes & the log hewen Methodist church which lain in the path of this westward movement though the upper Tenmile district area of Harrison county.
Some of Hiram's work that was done around the covered bridges of those times is said to still exist and be visible yet today. The following is a list of his children many of which lived out their lives in the beautiful West Virginia countrysides. All eleven children, four daughters and seven sons were Virginia / West Virginia born.
James Lynch b: Jul. 15, 1814
Rebecca Lynch b: Oct. 10, 1816
Isaac Lynch b: June 04, 1818
John Perry Lynch b: Apr. 20, 1820
Mary Jane Lynch b: Jan. 04, 1822
Margaret Ann Lynch b: Oct. 02, 1823
William Burnside Lynch b: July 20, 1826
Wesley C. Lynch b: Apr. 10, 1827
Peter Lynch b: Aug. 05, 1828
Josiah Wilson Lynch b: Feb. 10, 1832
Talitha Lynch b: Aug. 04, 1835
Hiram & wife Nancy, along with other family members have memorial stones at their burial site that is on private property once owned by the Lynch's. The present day owner still cares for the small burial site known as: Lynch cemetery, keeping it in great shape.
He was raised, lived and worked his whole life in this county that was established in the pre-1800's expansion to the west from Shenandoah valley to Ohio river.
Married on Sept. 22, 1811 to Nancy Ann Sommerville also of Irish descent, from this union they established a large family in the Tenmile district where their farm was located. Among his many ventures, Hiram working as a teamster,that became involved with the construction of George Washington's dream road which led to the new lands of Ohio. This called the Northwestern Pike of the 1830's following many of the once Indian trials that became portions of now old Highway #50. Along with the B&O railroad of the 1850's, that carved it's way though the West Virginia landscape. Changing the many homes & the log hewen Methodist church which lain in the path of this westward movement though the upper Tenmile district area of Harrison county.
Some of Hiram's work that was done around the covered bridges of those times is said to still exist and be visible yet today. The following is a list of his children many of which lived out their lives in the beautiful West Virginia countrysides. All eleven children, four daughters and seven sons were Virginia / West Virginia born.
James Lynch b: Jul. 15, 1814
Rebecca Lynch b: Oct. 10, 1816
Isaac Lynch b: June 04, 1818
John Perry Lynch b: Apr. 20, 1820
Mary Jane Lynch b: Jan. 04, 1822
Margaret Ann Lynch b: Oct. 02, 1823
William Burnside Lynch b: July 20, 1826
Wesley C. Lynch b: Apr. 10, 1827
Peter Lynch b: Aug. 05, 1828
Josiah Wilson Lynch b: Feb. 10, 1832
Talitha Lynch b: Aug. 04, 1835
Hiram & wife Nancy, along with other family members have memorial stones at their burial site that is on private property once owned by the Lynch's. The present day owner still cares for the small burial site known as: Lynch cemetery, keeping it in great shape.
Hiram was the second son & seventh child of Irish emmigrant Peter & Hester (Saffron / Saffer ) Lynch Sr. One of ten children which dwelled within the Commonwealth of Virginia, being born in Harrison county of the western district which became the state of West Virginia many years later in 1863.
He was raised, lived and worked his whole life in this county that was established in the pre-1800's expansion to the west from Shenandoah valley to Ohio river.
Married on Sept. 22, 1811 to Nancy Ann Sommerville also of Irish descent, from this union they established a large family in the Tenmile district where their farm was located. Among his many ventures, Hiram working as a teamster,that became involved with the construction of George Washington's dream road which led to the new lands of Ohio. This called the Northwestern Pike of the 1830's following many of the once Indian trials that became portions of now old Highway #50. Along with the B&O railroad of the 1850's, that carved it's way though the West Virginia landscape. Changing the many homes & the log hewen Methodist church which lain in the path of this westward movement though the upper Tenmile district area of Harrison county.
Some of Hiram's work that was done around the covered bridges of those times is said to still exist and be visible yet today. The following is a list of his children many of which lived out their lives in the beautiful West Virginia countrysides. All eleven children, four daughters and seven sons were Virginia / West Virginia born.
James Lynch b: Jul. 15, 1814
Rebecca Lynch b: Oct. 10, 1816
Isaac Lynch b: June 04, 1818
John Perry Lynch b: Apr. 20, 1820
Mary Jane Lynch b: Jan. 04, 1822
Margaret Ann Lynch b: Oct. 02, 1823
William Burnside Lynch b: July 20, 1826
Wesley C. Lynch b: Apr. 10, 1827
Peter Lynch b: Aug. 05, 1828
Josiah Wilson Lynch b: Feb. 10, 1832
Talitha Lynch b: Aug. 04, 1835
Hiram & wife Nancy, along with other family members have memorial stones at their burial site that is on private property once owned by the Lynch's. The present day owner still cares for the small burial site known as: Lynch cemetery, keeping it in great shape.
He was raised, lived and worked his whole life in this county that was established in the pre-1800's expansion to the west from Shenandoah valley to Ohio river.
Married on Sept. 22, 1811 to Nancy Ann Sommerville also of Irish descent, from this union they established a large family in the Tenmile district where their farm was located. Among his many ventures, Hiram working as a teamster,that became involved with the construction of George Washington's dream road which led to the new lands of Ohio. This called the Northwestern Pike of the 1830's following many of the once Indian trials that became portions of now old Highway #50. Along with the B&O railroad of the 1850's, that carved it's way though the West Virginia landscape. Changing the many homes & the log hewen Methodist church which lain in the path of this westward movement though the upper Tenmile district area of Harrison county.
Some of Hiram's work that was done around the covered bridges of those times is said to still exist and be visible yet today. The following is a list of his children many of which lived out their lives in the beautiful West Virginia countrysides. All eleven children, four daughters and seven sons were Virginia / West Virginia born.
James Lynch b: Jul. 15, 1814
Rebecca Lynch b: Oct. 10, 1816
Isaac Lynch b: June 04, 1818
John Perry Lynch b: Apr. 20, 1820
Mary Jane Lynch b: Jan. 04, 1822
Margaret Ann Lynch b: Oct. 02, 1823
William Burnside Lynch b: July 20, 1826
Wesley C. Lynch b: Apr. 10, 1827
Peter Lynch b: Aug. 05, 1828
Josiah Wilson Lynch b: Feb. 10, 1832
Talitha Lynch b: Aug. 04, 1835
Hiram & wife Nancy, along with other family members have memorial stones at their burial site that is on private property once owned by the Lynch's. The present day owner still cares for the small burial site known as: Lynch cemetery, keeping it in great shape.
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