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Below is a family biography included in The History of Texas County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Rev. Dabney B. Lynch, one of the pioneers of Texas County, and one of that county’s most prominent citizens, was born in Madison County, Ky., February 14, 1810, and is the son of David Lynch, a native of Virginia and a Revolutionary soldier, who moved to Kentucky at an early date, and in 1819 came to Missouri, settling in St. Charles County. Rev. Dabney B. Lynch came to Texas County, Mo., in 1826, where he has lived since with the exception of three years, and has probably resided in Texas County longer than any other white man. He has been a farmer all his life and a Missionary Baptist minister since 1856. September 23, 1847, he married Miss Serena McKinney, who died June 16, 1883. There was born to this union a large family of children, five of whom are now living, viz.: John H., Susan O., James S., Ervin T. and Martin W. The Lynch family are of German descent and first located in Virginia, the city of Lynchburg taking its name from this family.
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