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Henry Harman Lynn

Male 1890 - 1944  (53 years)


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  • Name Henry Harman Lynn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 15 Jul 1890  Sandy Ridge, Centre, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Enumeration District 10-64 
    Residence 1900  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    602 Second St 
    Occupation 24 Aug 1909  Bolivar, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Brick enameler 
    Residence 24 Aug 1909  Bolivar, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1910  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Enumeration District 63 
    Occupation 1910  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Laborer, Brickyard 
    Residence 1910  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    602 2nd St

    With parents Robert H and Emma Lynn, six siblings and wife Edna S (McDowell) 
    Occupation 1915  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Foreman 
    Residence 1915  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    213 Spruce St 
    Occupation 5 Jun 1917  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Foreman, Clearfield Brick Manufacturing Co. 
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    216 Witmer St 
    Lynn, Henry H - World War I Draft Card - Clearfield, Pennsylvania, 1917
    Lynn, Henry H - World War I Draft Card - Clearfield, Pennsylvania, 1917
    Occupation 1918  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Foreman, Clearfield Brick Manufacturing Co. 
    Residence 1918  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    216 Witmer St 
    Census 1920  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Enumeration District 15-63 
    Occupation 1920  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Foreman, Brick plant 
    Residence 1920  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    216 Witmer St

    With wife Edna S (McDowell) and six children 
    Census 1930  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Enumeration District 17-16 
    Occupation 1930  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Superintendant, Brick works 
    Residence 1930  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    216 Witmer St

    With wife Sara E (McDowell) and seven children 
    Occupation 1936  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Laborer 
    Residence 1936  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    216 Witmer St 
    Occupation 1938  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Station fireman 
    Residence 1938  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    216 Witmer St 
    Census 1940  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Enumeration District 17-21 
    Occupation 1940  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    In 1939, he worked 56 hours per week over 50 weeks, earning $1762 as a "Kiln fireman" at Clearfield Clay Products 
    Residence 1940  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    216 Witmer St

    With wife Edna S (McDowell) and two daughters 
    Occupation 27 Apr 1942  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Unemployed 
    Residence 27 Apr 1942  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    216 Witmer St 
    Lynn, Henry H - World War II Draft Card, 1942
    Lynn, Henry H - World War II Draft Card, 1942
    Occupation Bef 15 Mar 1944  Riverview, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Plant Superintendent, Clearfield Clay Products Co. 
    Residence Bef 15 Mar 1944  Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    216 Witmer St 
    Died 14 Mar 1944  Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Lynn, Henry H - Obituary - Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, PA), 1944
    Lynn, Henry H - Obituary - Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, PA), 1944
    Buried 17 Mar 1944  Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    • Crown Crest Memorial Park
    Notes 
    • He was a high school graduate [17]
    • Available online probate records of Clearfield Co., Pennsylvania do not cover his date of death (30 Sep 2014)
    Person ID I2794  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2014 

    Family Edna Sara McDowell,   b. 28 Mar 1889, Garfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1976  (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage License 24 Aug 1909  Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Married 31 Aug 1909  Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 19
    • Officiated by Arthur Staples, Minister [2]
    McDowell, Edna S and Lynn, Henry H - Marriage License and Return - Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, 1909
    McDowell, Edna S and Lynn, Henry H - Marriage License and Return - Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, 1909
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F1269  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S40172] Lynn, Henry H - Draft Card 1942, United States Department of Selective Service, LDS film 4128547, image 2937. (Reliability: 3), 27 Dec 2009.

    2. [S40209] Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, (index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org)), Westmoreland Co., p. 457 num. 27606, LDS film 1316394, LDS digital folder 4460767, image 640 (Reliability: 3), 28 Dec 2011.

    3. [S40171] Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1944, p. 2 (Reliability: 2), 27 Dec 2009.

    4. [S34624] Canton, Ohio, Repository, 19 April 1942, p. 16.

    5. [S40171] Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania), (many) (Reliability: 3), 27 Dec 2009.
      Henry H Lynn is mentioned numerous times between the 1910s and 1940s; he stood for elections, he was noted in the visitations column, he was a founding member of the local fire company.

    6. [S40186] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), num. 102, reg. 37-2-10A, 2nd Ward, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Jun 1917) (Reliability: 3), 03 Oct 2010.

    7. [S40171] Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania), 15 Mar 1944, p. 2 (Reliability: 2), 27 Dec 2009.

    8. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 196, p. 37B, ED 10-64, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 24 Mar 2010.

    9. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 649, p. 30B, ED 63, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 23 Sep 2013.

    10. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1915, p. 113 (Reliability: 2), 23 Sep 2013.

    11. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1918, p. 120 (Reliability: 2), 23 Sep 2013.

    12. [S40175] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives, Washington, D.C.), fam. 136, p. 7A, ED 15-63, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 27 Feb 2010.

    13. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1920, p. 120 (Reliability: 2), 23 Sep 2013.

    14. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 599, p. 26A, ED 17-16, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 23 Sep 2013.

    15. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1936, p. 102 (Reliability: 2), 24 Sep 2013.

    16. [S40249] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1938, p. 104 (Reliability: 2), 24 Sep 2013.

    17. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), fam. 175, p. 9B, ED 17-21, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 11 Apr 2012.

    18. [S26915] United States, WW II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah, (Database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). From the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.) (Reliability: 3), 27 Dec 2009.

    19. [S40171] Clearfield Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1944, p. 2 (Reliability: 2), 27 Dec 2009.
      "In 1909 he married Edna McDowell of Bolivar...."