Glynn, Michael (Glenn)

Died: 1848-XX-XX Sangamon County, Illinois

Alternate name: Glenn

Glynn married Catherine McGare in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1825. Around 1830, he abandoned Catherine, moved to Sangamon County, Illinois, and started a new family with Margaret Murray. In 1840, he had twelve people in his household.

Certificate of Marriage, Michael Glynn and Catherine McGare, 1 August 1825, Glynn v. Hailey et al., Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=139186; U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Sangamon County, IL, 12.