1860 - Deep Water, Henry County, Missouri with parents

1870 census - Elk Fork, Ionia City, Pettis County, Missouri353
Dorrance, Isaac 34 farmer IL
Dorrance, J. Mary 24 wife keeping house MO
Dorrance, George 2 MO
Dorrance, Viola 6.12 MO Dec
Rucker, Mary 15 keeping house MO

1880 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri354
Wright, T. A. head 38 ? merchant Canada Ireland Ireland
Clara A. wife 26 keeping house MI MD NY
Elizabeth mother 69 at home Ireland Ireland Ireland
Rucker, Mary servant 24 servant KY KY KY

Notes - Mary and her husband shared the exact same birthdays -same day, month and year. This fact was identified in the notes of Dan Saults and in her sister’s files at the Catholic Church.40

After the death of her parents - It was said that the family she stayed with lived somewhere between La Monte and Dresden, MO., but south over in Pettis County.40

When Mary was older she moved to Kansas City, MO to work at the laundries run by the Catholic Church. At some point she converted to Catholicism, met her husband and married.40 Once she was married her sister Nettie came to live with them.

In the papers of her sister, Henrietta "Nettie", two children named Alice were identified. In the information gathered from all the censuses. In relation to her children, Mary gave the following information:
1900 - 9 children 7 living (identified as Alice Francis d. 1884, and Mathew d. 1894)
1910 - 9 children 6 living (identified as Alice Marie "Allie" d. 1904)

1883 (about) - Mary Frances married her husband, Mathew Lynch. The exact date and location has never been found.

1920 - Morning Obituary - Lynch - Mary Frances Lynch, 62 years old, died yesterday from pneumonia at her home, 201 East Thirty-fourth Street. She is survived by her husband, Mathew Lynch, home address; two daughters, Sister Mary Henrietta, St. Louis; Miss Etta Lynch, home address; three sons, John J. Lynch, 2728 Olive Street; Charles E. and Joseph V. Lynch of the home address and one sister, Sister Mary Vincent, St. Agnes Academy. Services at 9:45 o'clock Saturday morning at the Redemptorist Father's Church; burial in Mount St. Mary's Cemetery.355

Evening Obituary - Lynch, Mrs. Mary Frances, age 62 yeas, died at her home 291 E. 34th Wednesday morning. She is survived by her husband Matthew Lynch and 5 children: Sister Mary Henrietta of St. Louis, MO., Miss Etta Lynch, Mr. Charles E. and Mrs. Joseph V. Lynch, all of the home address, and John J. Lynch of 2728 Olive. A sister, Sister Mary Vincent of St. Agnes' Academy, this city, funeral from the residence at 9:30 Saturday morning, sol..... requiem high mass at Redemptorist Father's Church, 9:45, Rev Father Ra..... officiating, internment ....... Mt St Mary's Cemetery.356

1857, October 10 - Born in Ireland. First language was Irish. Due to the time period and that his surname is Lynch, it is very possible that he was born in the West counties of Ireland like Galway or Mayo. But to date, I have found no document that identifies where his family was located.

1874 -1878 - Immigration and Naturalization notes -
It’s a bit confusing when looking at the dates given on the 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses, which have been given below.
Facts gathered:
1900 census says he “immigrated” from Ireland in of 1878 and that he had been a naturalized citizen in the US for 22 years
1910 census says he “immigrated” from Ireland in 1868
1920 census says he “immigrated” from Ireland in 1874 and was “naturalized” in 1878

Dates associated with Immigration
1856 - born in Ireland
1874 - 18 years old
1878 - 21 years old
1880 - 23 years old
1881 - Intention To Be Naturalized form completed

Looking at the dates, the overall thought is that he “may” have immigrated in to the US in the year of 1874 at age 16 and was naturalized in the year of 1878 at age 20. Records haven’t been found for him yet. I’m also convinced that the year of 1868 given in 1910 is probably an error and that it should be 1878.

1880 - On the 1880 census for the 2nd Ward, Walnut Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Matthew Lynch is living in a household with the family of B. McConnell. McConnell is listed as a policeman. Matthew is listed as being born in Ireland in 1857 and a border and a laborer (Family History Library film 1254692, NA film # T9-0692, page # 201D).

1881, November 12 - Matthew Lynch completed an "Intention To Be Naturalized" form in Jackson County, Missouri on November 12, 1881. He was 22 years old at the time.357

1900 - Ward 6, Jackson County, Missouri347
Matthew born Oct 1885, age 44, married for 17 years, Ire Ire Ire, Laborer, Immigration date 1878, he had been in the US for 22 years and that he was a Naturalized Citizen
Mary born Oct 1855, age 44, married for 17 years, KY KY KY
Maggie born Feb 1885 age 15, MO Ire Ky
John born Sept 1886, age 13, MO Ire KY
Alice born Oct 1888, age 11, MO Ire KY
Henrietta born Oct 1891, age 8, MO Ire KY
Rose born Oct 1895, age 4, MO Ire KY
Charlie born Oct 1897, age 3, MO Ire KY
Joseph born Oct 1898, age 1, MO Ire KY

1910 - Ward 4, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri348 His occupation was listed as a “Propriotor in Real Estate”
LYNCH, Matthew head 52 Ire Ire Ire
LYNCH, Mary F. wife 52 9 children / 6 alive KY KY KY
LYNCH, Henrietta dau 18 MO Ire KY
LYNCH, Rose dau 14 MO Ire KY
LYNCH, Charles E. son 13 MO Ire KY
LYNCH, Joseph V. son 11 MO Ire KY

1917 - Matthew and his wife were living at 201 E. 34th Street when their daughter Sister Mary Inez died.

1920 - Ward 12, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri358
He is listed under “Mott Lynch”
Mott Lynch head 63 Ire Ire Ire profession is cement
Mary wife 63 KY Ire Ire (parent’s birth places were incorrect -should be KY KY)
Etta dau 28 MO Ire KY Railroad office worker
Charles son 23 MO Ire KY Engineer in the City
Joseph son 21 MO Ire KY Engineer in the City

1922, Nov 11 - Obituary, Death Notice - LYNCH-Matthew, aged 65 years, died at St. Mary's Hospital early Sunday morning. He is survived by 3 sons and 2 daughters, Sister May Henrietta, Sister of St. Mary, St. Francis Hospital of Blue Island, Illinois; Miss Etta and Charles Lynch, of the home, 301 East 34th St.; John of 2728 Olive, and Joseph Lynch of 3929 Paseo; also 3 sisters and one brother, Mrs. P.C. Cook, 3429 Lexington; Mrs. Alice Butler, of Australia; Mrs. Mary McCabe and Patrick Lynch of Ireland. Funeral from the residence at 8:30 Tuesday morning. Services at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church, Hunter Ave. and Broadway, at 9 o'clock. Interment family lot Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. Quirk & Tobin, funeral directors.359

1922, Nov 11 - Funeral Notice - LYNCH - Matthew Lynch, 201 East Thirty-fourth Street, died yesterday at St. Mary’s Hospital, after an illness of three months. He was born in 1857 in Ireland and had lived in Kansas City forty-five years. Mr. Lynch was a salesman for the C.A. ....?....ckett Cement Company. Besides two daughters, Sister Mary Henrietta, Blue Island, Ill., and a Miss Etta Lynch, 201 East 34th Street, he is survived by three sons, Charles Lynch, 201 East 34th Street; Joseph Lynch, 3929 the Paseo; three sisters, Mrs. P.C. Cook, 3429 Lexington Avenue: Mrs. Alice Butler, Australia; and Mrs. Mary McCabe, and a brother, Patrick Lynch, Ireland. Funeral will be at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church. Burial will be at Mount St. Mary’s cemetery.360

Evening Obituary - 13 November 1922 - Lynch, Matthew, aged 65 years, died at St Mary's hospital early Sunday morning. He is survived by 3 sons and 2 daughters. Sister Mary Henrietta, Sister of St. Mary St. Francis Hospital of Blue Island, Illinois; Miss Etta and Charles Lynch, of the home, 301 East 34th St; John of 2728 Olive, and Joseph Lynch, of 2929 Paseo; also 3 sisters and one brother, Mrs. P. C. Cook. 3429 Lexigton; Mrs. Alice Butler, of Australia; Mrs. Mary McCabe and Patrick Lynch of Ireland. Funeral from the residence at 8:30 Tuesday morning. Services at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church. Hunter Ave. and Broadway, at 9 o'clock. Internment family lot Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. Quirk & Tomlin, funeral directors.359

Special Note - When I obtained the information from Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery for the Lynch family burials I found out that Matthew was never buried there. He was registered in their files as being buried there on the 14 of November 1922, but on the same day, his body was taken to the Calvary Cemetery, which is now part of the Forest Hill / Calvary Cemetery at 6901 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO. Also, after the names of his wife and daughter (Alice Marie) on the same print-out, it says that they were removed from Mt. St. Mary's on the 7th of July in 1939 and relocated to Calvary Cemetery. It didn't say anything about their children Alice Frances or Matthew. Their daughter, Sister Mary Inez (Margaret Ann) seems to be the only one of the children buried at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. There were no indications that her body was removed and placed with the rest of the family.350 On another source I found that Matthew and Alice Frances (their two children who died as infants) had also been moved to Calvary, but no dates were given as to when. So, it looks like someone came in and made the decision to relocate the entire family, which was conducted out on the 7th of July in 1939. Daughter Sister Mary Inez is the only one who is buried in the Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery.

Death Certificate - On his death certificate it says that his parents were Patrick Lynch and Alice Donnelly of Ireland.

Certificate Number:
1883K0030150
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Johnson County Marriage Records - On-line data base
Date of Application: 04/25/1883
Groom: LYNCH, MATTHEW
Bride: RUCKER, MARY F
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Date of Marriage: 04/26/1883
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