Napolean Bonaparte, son of John F. Lynn & Lusetta M. Sommersett, was born Dec 8, 1878 Mississippi Co MO, died Mar 10, 1985 Rosedale MS & buried at New Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland MS.
Occupation: Farmer & Trapper.
Cause of Death: Death certificate listed accidental drowning but may have been murdered.
Married: Josephine Alene Georger May 7, 1900 Mississippi Co MO. She is the daughter of Johannas Georger & Mary Schitter & was born Sep 18, 1883 MO, died Dec 14, 1923 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR.

Children of Napolean & Josephine:
1. Mary Magdaline born Aug 23, 1901 East Prairie MO, died Oct 18, 1994 Camden, Quachita Co AR & buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
Married: Robert Walter Sanders Apr 16, 1918 Kennet, Dunklin Co MO. He is the son of ? Sanders & Mary Williams & was born Feb 12, 1892 Arkansas City AR, died Dec 14, 1936 & buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
2. John Franklin "Buck" born June 6, 1905 East Prairie MO, died May 21, 1926 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR.
Married: Never.
3. Bertha Mae born May 4, 1907 East Prairie MO, died July 28, 1982 Camden, Quachita Co AR.
4. William Bryan born Jan 1, 1910.
Married: Lena Ruth Thedford Oct 18, 1936 Finley TN. They divorced.
5. Opal Marie born July 15, 1912 East Prairie MO, died May 12, 1985 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish LA.
Married: Carlos Stovall Nov 14, 1939 Monroe LA. He was born Feb 4, 1917.
6. Georgia Helen born Nov 2, 1914 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR, died May 10, 1916 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR due to gastroenteritis & malnutrition.
7. Napolean Bonaparte Jr. born Sep 8, 1917 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR, died May 14, 1959.
8. Lucille born Nov 18, 1919 Leachville, Mississippi Co AR.

Notes:
1. June 13, 1900 Mississippi Co MO census record shows Napolean B. Lynn Sr. age 21, Josephine Georger-Lynn age 16 living with her parents in St James township. Napolean is working as a farm laborer. (pg 236b, #263)
2. May 17, 1910 Mississippi Co MO census shows Napolean age 31, Josephine age 28, Magdaline age 8, John age 5, Bertha age 3, William age 3 months on their farm in St. James township. It is noted that they had been married 9 years. Also, living with them is Grover Lynn age 19 listed as a half brother & John Champion age 36 listed as a servant. (pg 140a, #1)
3. May 10, 1916 Georgia Helen Lynn died in Leachville AR due to gastroenteritis & malnutrition. (Info from Virginia Hood)
4. 1917/1918 WWI Draft Registration card shows N.B. Lynn Sr to be 5'10", slender, blue eyes, brown hair.
5. Feb 10, 1920 Mississippi Co AR census record shows Napolean Lynn age 41, Josephine age 38, Maggie age 18, John age 16, Bertha age 12, William Bryan age 10, Opal age 7, Napolean Jr. age 3 & Lucille age 3 months living in Neal township. (pg 24a, #8)
6. May 21, 1926 John Franklin Lynn was killed in a hunting accident.
7. May 14, 1959 Napolean B. Lynn Jr. was working on a barge on the Mississippi River & fell overboard. His body was never recovered.
8. May 12, 1985 Opal M. Lynn-Stovall died due to colon cancer. She also had lupus for many years. (Info from Virginia Hood)
9. "Napolean was a farmer and hunted and trapped for a living. His grand-daughters in Mississippi (Napolean Jr. children) who knew him until his death said he was also a bootlegger, making his own whiskey. When caught and taken to court he said he would continue to do so rather than go on welfare. He died under questionable circumstances. It was possible he was murdered as he was found in a water-filled ditch and his death certificate stated accidental drowning. When the family went to his home they found what few things he had of value had been stolen and his dog had been killed." (Family story from Virginia Hood)
10. "Very little is known about Josephine other than she had red hair and was left handed and took her daughter Mary Magdaline to Fornfelt (now Scott City) MO to her parents house so that her grandmother, Mary Georger, could teach her to sew and to spend time with them. She said they spoke German and taught her little songs and poems. They were of the Catholic faith." (Family story from Virginia Hood)
11. Napolean Bonaparte Lynn Sr. was my 3C2R.

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