Can anyone give me more information on Edwin James Lynch Sr., or James Edward "Edwin" Lynch Sr - b. 31 Aug 1898 Missouri d. Mar. 13, 1958 - Buried in Olney Cemetery - Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA - Spouse: Glemma - Is Spouse Glemma his second Marriage? Did he Divorce Zoe (Dorris) Lynch in Fruitland, Payette County, Idaho or Vale, Malheur County, Oregon? Are Edwin James Lynch jr., Burley, Idaho - Nona F (Lynch) Barnes of Nampa, Idaho and Hazel Jean (Lynch) Adams of Vale and Medford, Oregon his children?

Hi Don,
An Edwin J. Lynch
Died: 13 March 1958, Umatilla Co., Oregon per death cert #3564.
Spouse: Glemma.
Source: Oregon Death Index 1903-98.

I searched for a Glemma Lynch but didn't find her but she could have married again.

Do you have a copy of Edwin's obituary? There is an obituary volunteer for Umatilla Co. at Random Acts Genealogical Kindness. Go to raogk.org
Choose Oregon
Click on N thru Z
Scroll down to Umatilla Co. and choose Jessica.

If that doesn't work out, contact the Pendleton Public Library, pendleton.plinkit.org/ .

I think it's interesting that the death info for Zoe Dor [field often shortened] Lynch shows her spouse's name as Jerome.

Do you have a copy of Zoe's obituary? There is an obituary volunteer at RAOGK for Malheur Co. too.

If that doesn't work out, contact PublicLibraries.com/oregon/malheur.htm .

I don't know where to tell you to look for his marriage to Glemma. They could have been married in South Fruitland, ID or Umatilla Co., OR and anywhere in between. It's the same answer for finding his and Zoe's divorce info too. Why don't you wait until you get copies of the obituaries which might provide clues on where to look.

The children you listed might not be all the children he had but his obituary should help with that question.

The 1940 Census will be issued in 2012 but who knows how long it will take to have it indexed. That will certainly provide you with more info. Successful Searching!

You won't have to look for a bunch of records "trying" to locate divorces or marriages. The below identifies his son, Edwin, Jr. His obit identifies his wife, sons, daughters, etc. Look for them on www.zabasearch.com

Gravesite of Edwin James Lynch, Jr.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ly...;
born Jan 13, 1923, died Jan 24, 2005,

His obituary: 1/28/205, the South Idaho Press
EDWIN J. LYNCH
-Edwin James Lynch, 82 year old Burley resident died Monday, January 24, 2005, at his home in Burley.
-He was born Jan. 13, 1923, in Bentonville, Ark., the son of Edwin James and Zoe Dorris Lynch. He graduated in 1941, from Vale High School in Vale, Ore.
-He joined the U.S. Army and during World War II he served for 19 months overseas in the European Theatre, where he worked in a military post office.
-Following the war he met and married his first wife, Mary in New York City. They were later divorced. Edwin worked for the U.S. Post Office in Vale, Ore., and later in Kimberly until his retirement. He also worked for many years at Safeway in Twin Falls while at the same time he worked as a rural postal carrier. In November of 1977, he married Geneieve Pemberton Yarbrough in Rupert.
-Survivors include his wife, Geneieve of Burley; two sons, Tom (Marilyn) Lynch of San Rafael, Calif., and Tim Lynch of Tacoma, Wash.; two daughters, Annamarie Dean of Spokane, Wash., and Cathy Ailport of Seattle, Wash.; three step sons, James (Janet) Yarbrough of Redding, Calif., Gary Yarbrough of Norman, Okla.; and Quinn (Sharon) Yarbrough of Burley; a step daughter, Mona (Don) Jones of Norman, Okla.; and a sister, Nona Barnes of Nampa; and his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a step daughter, Sharon Adams and a daughter-in-law, Paulette Yarbrough.
-Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at Truth Tabernacle, 2459 Hiland Ave. in Burley, with Pastor Quinn Yarbrough officiating. Burial will be in the Declo Cemetery.
-Friends may call at the Payne Mortuary, 221 West Main Street in Burley on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church from noon to 12:45 p.m. prior to the funeral on Saturday.

Ron Bestrom
Tacoma, WA