| John F. Lynch.
In the years that immediately preceded the Civil war and in the
late '40s of the last century immigrants from the Emerald Isle
came in large numbers to this country, owing largely to the
unsatisfactory economic conditions prevailing at that time in
Ireland. The Lynch family, of whom John F. Lynch is a
descendant, was among the early settlers in Chilesburg,
Kentucky.
John F. Lynch, now engaged
in farming and in the management of a general merchandise store
and in the handling of grain, coal, seeds, etc., at Chilesburg,
lying six miles east of Lexington, was born near Chilesburg, a
son of Patrick and Bridget (Walsh) Lynch, natives of Ireland,
who came to this country when they were children, and later
married in Kentucky. Some time after the Civil war Patrick Lynch
took up farming near Chilesburg, and continued along that line
up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1904. His widow
died in the following year. These worthy people were the parents
of four sons and two daughters : Mrs. Thomas B. Adams, living at
Brighton ; Thomas, a farmer near Chilesburg; William, deputy
county assessor, living at Lexington; John F., subject of this
sketch; James, living with his sister at Brighton; and Anna, who
died in March, 1910.
John F.
Lynch, who is now one of the prominent merchants of Chilesburg,
received his early education in the district schools of his
native place and later assisted his father in the operations of
the home farm. Since 1896 he has been extensively engaged in
farming on his own account. Up to the time of the death of the
late John W. Christian, in 1903, Mr. Lynch and Mr. Christian
carried on a general merchandise company, also being engaged in
the sales of grain, coal, seeds and other commodities, this
business from the very beginning having met with a large measure
of success. The members of the Christian family still have an
interest in the business in which their father was a partner,
and the entire undertaking is now under the personal direction
of Mr. Lynch.
Apart from his commercial
interests in the store Mr. Lynch is the owner of 6oo acres of
prime land, on which he carries on general farming, and in this
line he is regarded as one of the most successful farmers in
this part of the state. He is a director of the Phoenix and
Third National Banks at Lexington, to the affairs of which he
gives close attention. He is an earnest member of the Catholic
Church, to the good works of which he gives practical support.
In fraternal affiliation he holds membership with the Elks. Mr.
Lynch has never been a seeker after political office, but gives
a good citizen's attention to civic affairs and takes a warm
interest in all projects designed to advance the welfare of the
community in which he has spent almost his entire life.
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