Huntersville, Dec. 30 (AP)—Although he was the father of 44 children,most of them living, when “Uncle” George Lynch,80-year-old negro, died here a few days ago, all the children together were unable to raise enough funds among them to bury the old man, and it was necessary to call upon some of his “white folks” to finally raise the required sum.
After one of the sons had canvassed the two score offspring for funds with which to buy the old man a coffin, $5 was still lacking of the amounted needed, and white citizens subscribed this remaining amount.
The old man is believed to have had at least 150 grandchildren and his fifth wife, who survives him, was younger than some of the grandchildren. He married the fifth time when he was 80. His surviving wife is now 35. All the children were born of the first four unions.
“We have a list of 104 grandchildren,” John Lynch, a son of the fourth wife and himself a father of 12, explained, ”but that list was made a good many years ago, and since then I has had three more myself. I reckon don’t nobody ‘zackly know how many grandchildren the old man had, but—it is sho a big bunch of ’em.”
He further explained that he knew there were at least 44 children, although he “couldn’t call all their names” and wouldn’t “be sure” he would “know all of ‘em.”
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1925
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