George M. Lynd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Lynd, and Leonora Maria Staughton Lynd. His maternal grandfather was the Rev. Dr. William Staughton, two term Chaplain of the US Senate, and the first President of what is now George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
George was educated in a school run by his parents and began his personal career as a teacher, his particular field being that of a private tutor. At the beginning of the Civil War, George M. Lynd enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was subsequently sent back to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat Gen. Hood's army. He went through the war unscathed. He was promoted from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which rank he held when mustered out.
Captain Lynd entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, IL after the war, and together they carried on a growing trade for a number of years. In 1874, Captain Lynd married Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Will county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first Supervisor of Homer Township.
Captain George M. Lynd was the father of two daughters, Carrie Lynd Phelps and Louise Lynd who, along with his wife, survive him. He was a member of Gooding Post, G.A.R. at Lockport.
George is in our family tree as my husband's maternal Great(2)-Grand-Uncle.
George was educated in a school run by his parents and began his personal career as a teacher, his particular field being that of a private tutor. At the beginning of the Civil War, George M. Lynd enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was subsequently sent back to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat Gen. Hood's army. He went through the war unscathed. He was promoted from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which rank he held when mustered out.
Captain Lynd entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, IL after the war, and together they carried on a growing trade for a number of years. In 1874, Captain Lynd married Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Will county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first Supervisor of Homer Township.
Captain George M. Lynd was the father of two daughters, Carrie Lynd Phelps and Louise Lynd who, along with his wife, survive him. He was a member of Gooding Post, G.A.R. at Lockport.
George is in our family tree as my husband's maternal Great(2)-Grand-Uncle.
George M. Lynd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Rev. Dr. Samuel W. Lynd, and Leonora Maria Staughton Lynd. His maternal grandfather was the Rev. Dr. William Staughton, two term Chaplain of the US Senate, and the first President of what is now George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
George was educated in a school run by his parents and began his personal career as a teacher, his particular field being that of a private tutor. At the beginning of the Civil War, George M. Lynd enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was subsequently sent back to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat Gen. Hood's army. He went through the war unscathed. He was promoted from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which rank he held when mustered out.
Captain Lynd entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, IL after the war, and together they carried on a growing trade for a number of years. In 1874, Captain Lynd married Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Will county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first Supervisor of Homer Township.
Captain George M. Lynd was the father of two daughters, Carrie Lynd Phelps and Louise Lynd who, along with his wife, survive him. He was a member of Gooding Post, G.A.R. at Lockport.
George is in our family tree as my husband's maternal Great(2)-Grand-Uncle.
George was educated in a school run by his parents and began his personal career as a teacher, his particular field being that of a private tutor. At the beginning of the Civil War, George M. Lynd enlisted in Company C, One Hundredth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the Battle of Chickamauga and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was subsequently sent back to Nashville, where he assisted Gen. Thomas to defeat Gen. Hood's army. He went through the war unscathed. He was promoted from the rank of Sergeant to that of Captain, which rank he held when mustered out.
Captain Lynd entered the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Mr. Lull, in Lockport, IL after the war, and together they carried on a growing trade for a number of years. In 1874, Captain Lynd married Miss Mary M. Blount, whose family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Will county. Her father, Samuel Blount, was the first Supervisor of Homer Township.
Captain George M. Lynd was the father of two daughters, Carrie Lynd Phelps and Louise Lynd who, along with his wife, survive him. He was a member of Gooding Post, G.A.R. at Lockport.
George is in our family tree as my husband's maternal Great(2)-Grand-Uncle.
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