Butte County
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FRANK EDWARD LYNCH
A native son of Butte County,
Frank Edward Lynch was born at Pentz, November 28, 1868, the eldest of six
children born to Christopher and Mary ( Meline) Glick Lynch, natives of Ireland
and Illinois, respectively. The
father, when a mere boy, went to sea, and arriving in San Francisco in the
early days of the gold rush, left the ship and made his way to the mines.
However, he soon saw a greater future for farming and stock- raising then for
mining the elusive gold: and so he engaged in stock-raising at Pentz and later
on he bought a ranch at Cherokee, Where he resided until his death. The mother
of our subject crossed the plains with her Parents in 1854, coming through safely
in an ox-team train. She died in Cherokee. Frank Edward Lynch was reared on the
old Lynch ranch at Cherokee, receiving a good education in the public schools.
He followed farming and stock- raising with his father until the latter’s death,
and then began mining, working for the Cherokee Mining Company, and afterwards
for their Successors, the Vinton’s. In 1912, however, he quit mining and
entered the employ of the Oroville Electric Corporation, now the Pacific Gas
and Electric Company, as ditch tender and has continued in the same capacity
ever since. He now has charge of seven miles of ditch for the Company, making
his residence and headquarters on the Parrish place. Frank Edward Lynch and Lydia
Esman were married in Chico. Mrs.
Lynch was born at Pentz and is the daughter of Thomas and Mary A. (Delong)
Esmen , Pioneers of Butte County. Mr. and Mrs. Lynch have two children, Lester
and Alvin, both in the employ of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Fraternally Mr. Lynch is a member of Cherokee Lodge, No. 92, I.O.O.F., of which
he is Past Grand, and with his Wife, is a member of Rebekah Degree Lodge, No.
18, at Cherokee, of which Mrs. Lynch is Past Noble Grand.
Transcribed by Kim
Buck.
Source: "History of
Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Page 1086, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918.
© 2009 Kim
Buck.
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