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Surname: Hape, Lynch, Hicks, Watkins
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Looking for descendants of Lillian Hape b.1899 who married LeRoy Hicks
b. 1899. Both died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN. According to
the Browning death records of Lillian in 1978, there are 2 granddaughters
and 3 great grandchildren. LeRoy's Browning death record in 1974 indicates
that he had three living brothers: Chester of Evansville, IN, and Russell
& Edward of Henderson, KY.
Lillian Hape had a brother, Roy H. Hape, who died in 1969 & is buried at
Oak Hill in Evansville, IN. Lillian and Roy were born in Henderson County,
KY to William and Mayme (Lynch) Hape. I have reason to believe that Mayme
(Lynch) Hape either died or divorced prior to 1905 with William Hape re-marrying
a Watkins. Lillian & Roy had a half-brother named Arthur H. Watkins b.
about 1905 or 1906 & d.1977.
If I am on the right track (& I believe that I am), then Mayme (Lynch)
Hape (the mother of Roy & Lillian Hape) had two brothers: George W. Lynch
b.1882 & d.1929 in Owensboro, KY and Jesse T. Lynch (my grandfather)d.1958
in San Diego, CA.
I know that this all sounds confusing and is definitely the "back door"
approach, but it may be my only path back to my Lynch line. And the grandchildren
of LeRoy and Lillian (Hape) Hicks would be cousins to me.