Monnie B. Gainer ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in DeKalb Township, Gilmer, WV on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 31, Dwelling 99, Family 99
DeKalb Township, Gilmer County, West Virginia
House rented
Monnie B. Gainer..Daughter..Apr 1898..2..WV
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 30 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 22, Dwelling 113, Family 113, Roll 1677
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Monnie Gainer..Daughter..12..WV..(Sheet 1B, Line 62)
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - For some reason, the enumerator probably missed entering her name and added her listing to a different page than her family.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Center District, Gilmer County, WV on 4 February 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 44, Family 81, Roll 1952
Center District, Gilmer County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Monie Gainer..Daughter..22..WV
(Living with son at the home of her parents.)

NOTE - Where was her husband, Joseph Franklin Lynch? His wife, Monnie and their apparent son, Vere, were living back with her parents. Did Joseph Franklin Lynch die before 1920 or were they separated?

If her birth date was in Apr 1898, then her age should have been 21 instead of 22.
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Monnie married Franklin Lynch, son of Pembroke Brookford Lynch and Lora Barr, on 5 April 1916 in Calhoun County, WV.¹ (Franklin Lynch was born on 30 November 1893 in Arnoldsburg, WV ^{1 5} and died after 1919.)

  Marriage Notes:

Calhoun WV Marriages
Groom: LYNCH, Frank
Age: 22
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parent: Brook (deceased)
Bride: GAINER, Monnie
Age: 17
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parents: N/G
Marriage date: 05 Apr 1916
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The 1920 US Census shows Monnie living at the home of her parents along with her one son Vere Lynch who was born in 1919. The census indicates that she was married but there was no mention of the father, Joseph Franklin Lynch. At least one researcher shows that Joseph Franklin Lynch had died on 5 Apr 1916 which would mean that the son, Vere Lynch, could not be his. Did Monnie remarry between 1916 and 1920? There are no records to indicate any such second marriage.
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