This is for Gary, Sorry, but I deleted your email and lost your return address so I'm posting to our Jo Daviess Rootsweb group. Here are the Lynch references in Michael Hart diary, 1863-1878). May 1, 1871 "paid M. Lynch Bros. $40.00" April 1, 1871 "Lynch's Ball 41 on list" M Hart played the fiddle at dances to supplement his income. May 29, 1870 "Dan P. Lynch & Maria Doran Married" Feb 7, 1871 "had a dance at Dan P. Lynchs" April 19, 1869 "Lent M. Lynch & Bros. $25.00" May 3, 1869 "Lent M. Lynch & Bros. $25.00" Feb 23, 1875 "Maria Lynch died in Col." June 27, 1864 "Mrs. Matt Lynch died --small pox." July 11, 1870 "Michael and Frank Hart & P. Lynch and Mike Kelly commenced to dig on Oliver's Ridge" Michael Hart was a miner, fiddler, diarist, husband and father--and my great grandfather. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Susan Hart San Francisco State University Internet: [email protected] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-