Emma May (Lynds) Partridge

Family

Sources

1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Nov 1950 (vol. 103 iss. 47), obituary "ARTHUR S. PARTRIDGE DIES; CHURCH AND CIVIC WORKER": "Arthur S. Partridge, who had electrical machinery business here for 60 years, died yesterday ... He was 82 years old ... Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Lynds; a son, Arthur Partridge of Washington, and two daughters, Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield, Mass., and Mrs. Lynn H. Gamble of San Francisco ... Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery". Matches: daughter Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield MA = vivian-partridge-swan (wife of hobart-bemis-swan, of Springfield); son Arthur = brother Arthur L. Partridge named in the 1923 Springfield Republican marriage notice; d. 1950-11-01 aged 82 = Bellefontaine index b. 1869-01-22 d. 1950-11-01. Maternal surname Lynds recurs as middle name of Vivian's brother (Arthur Lynds Partridge Jr. NUMIDENT line, father Arthur L.) and of Vivian's son Hobart Lynds Swan. Corroboration (index summary of Springfield Republican Nov 1962 obit of Vivian Partridge Swan, newspapers.com clipping 194784073, page Cloudflare-blocked/not fetched): 'daughter of Arthur S. and Emma (Lynds) Partridge'.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Nov 1950 (vol. 103 iss. 47), obituary "ARTHUR S. PARTRIDGE DIES; CHURCH AND CIVIC WORKER": "Arthur S. Partridge, who had electrical machinery business here for 60 years, died yesterday ... He was 82 years old ... Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Lynds; a son, Arthur Partridge of Washington, and two daughters, Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield, Mass., and Mrs. Lynn H. Gamble of San Francisco ... Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery". Matches: daughter Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield MA = vivian-partridge-swan (wife of hobart-bemis-swan, of Springfield); son Arthur = brother Arthur L. Partridge named in the 1923 Springfield Republican marriage notice; d. 1950-11-01 aged 82 = Bellefontaine index b. 1869-01-22 d. 1950-11-01. Maternal surname Lynds recurs as middle name of Vivian's brother (Arthur Lynds Partridge Jr. NUMIDENT line, father Arthur L.) and of Vivian's son Hobart Lynds Swan. Corroboration (index summary of Springfield Republican Nov 1962 obit of Vivian Partridge Swan, newspapers.com clipping 194784073, page Cloudflare-blocked/not fetched): 'daughter of Arthur S. and Emma (Lynds) Partridge'.

2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 Oct 1893 (vol. 45 iss. 68), society/wedding column: "Another pretty wedding which will take place this evening is that of Miss Emma May Lynds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lynds of [Finney avenue], to Mr. Arthur S. Partridge of this city. The ceremony will take place at 6 o'clock this evening at the Second Baptist Church ..." Explicit daughter-of. Matches emma-lynds-partridge: (1) husband Arthur S. Partridge (arthur-s-partridge, St. Louis); (2) maiden name Lynds ("the former Emma Lynds", 1950 obit of Arthur S. Partridge); (3) St. Louis.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 Oct 1893 (vol. 45 iss. 68), society/wedding column: "Another pretty wedding which will take place this evening is that of Miss Emma May Lynds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lynds of [Finney avenue], to Mr. Arthur S. Partridge of this city. The ceremony will take place at 6 o'clock this evening at the Second Baptist Church ..." Explicit daughter-of. Matches emma-lynds-partridge: (1) husband Arthur S. Partridge (arthur-s-partridge, St. Louis); (2) maiden name Lynds ("the former Emma Lynds", 1950 obit of Arthur S. Partridge); (3) St. Louis.

3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153), re-read 2026-10-12: news item "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star ... Besides her husband, she left a son, [Ed]win M. Lynds, and a daughter, [Mrs.] Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS-Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Match: (1) mother Mary E. Lynds and (2) father Benjamin Lynds (both locked), (3) sister Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge = emma-lynds-partridge (locked), St. Louis. News item OCR reads 'Edwin', death notice reads 'Edward'.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153): "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, will take place Tuesday afternoon from her home ... Services will be held in the Third Baptist Church, and the interment will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery ... Mrs. Lynds was 73 years old. She and her husband had been residents of St. Louis for 43 years. Besides her husband, she left a son, Edwin [Edward] M. Lynds, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS—Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Explicit mother-of Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge (= Emma, wife of arthur-s-partridge); Bellefontaine burial matches Emma's and Arthur's Bellefontaine burials.

4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Nov 1950 (vol. 103 iss. 47), obituary "ARTHUR S. PARTRIDGE DIES; CHURCH AND CIVIC WORKER": "Arthur S. Partridge, who had electrical machinery business here for 60 years, died yesterday ... He was 82 years old ... Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Lynds; a son, Arthur Partridge of Washington, and two daughters, Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield, Mass., and Mrs. Lynn H. Gamble of San Francisco ... Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery". Matches: daughter Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield MA = vivian-partridge-swan (wife of hobart-bemis-swan, of Springfield); son Arthur = brother Arthur L. Partridge named in the 1923 Springfield Republican marriage notice; d. 1950-11-01 aged 82 = Bellefontaine index b. 1869-01-22 d. 1950-11-01. Maternal surname Lynds recurs as middle name of Vivian's brother (Arthur Lynds Partridge Jr. NUMIDENT line, father Arthur L.) and of Vivian's son Hobart Lynds Swan. Corroboration (index summary of Springfield Republican Nov 1962 obit of Vivian Partridge Swan, newspapers.com clipping 194784073, page Cloudflare-blocked/not fetched): 'daughter of Arthur S. and Emma (Lynds) Partridge'.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 Nov 1950 (vol. 103 iss. 47), obituary "ARTHUR S. PARTRIDGE DIES; CHURCH AND CIVIC WORKER": "Arthur S. Partridge, who had electrical machinery business here for 60 years, died yesterday ... He was 82 years old ... Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Lynds; a son, Arthur Partridge of Washington, and two daughters, Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield, Mass., and Mrs. Lynn H. Gamble of San Francisco ... Interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery". Matches: daughter Mrs. Hobart B. Swan of Springfield MA = vivian-partridge-swan (wife of hobart-bemis-swan, of Springfield); son Arthur = brother Arthur L. Partridge named in the 1923 Springfield Republican marriage notice; d. 1950-11-01 aged 82 = Bellefontaine index b. 1869-01-22 d. 1950-11-01. Maternal surname Lynds recurs as middle name of Vivian's brother (Arthur Lynds Partridge Jr. NUMIDENT line, father Arthur L.) and of Vivian's son Hobart Lynds Swan. Corroboration (index summary of Springfield Republican Nov 1962 obit of Vivian Partridge Swan, newspapers.com clipping 194784073, page Cloudflare-blocked/not fetched): 'daughter of Arthur S. and Emma (Lynds) Partridge'.

5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 Oct 1893 (vol. 45 iss. 68), society/wedding column: "Another pretty wedding which will take place this evening is that of Miss Emma May Lynds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lynds of [Finney avenue], to Mr. Arthur S. Partridge of this city. The ceremony will take place at 6 o'clock this evening at the Second Baptist Church ..." Explicit daughter-of. Matches emma-lynds-partridge: (1) husband Arthur S. Partridge (arthur-s-partridge, St. Louis); (2) maiden name Lynds ("the former Emma Lynds", 1950 obit of Arthur S. Partridge); (3) St. Louis.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 Oct 1893 (vol. 45 iss. 68), society/wedding column: "Another pretty wedding which will take place this evening is that of Miss Emma May Lynds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lynds of [Finney avenue], to Mr. Arthur S. Partridge of this city. The ceremony will take place at 6 o'clock this evening at the Second Baptist Church ..." Explicit daughter-of. Matches emma-lynds-partridge: (1) husband Arthur S. Partridge (arthur-s-partridge, St. Louis); (2) maiden name Lynds ("the former Emma Lynds", 1950 obit of Arthur S. Partridge); (3) St. Louis.

6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153), re-read 2026-10-12: news item "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star ... Besides her husband, she left a son, [Ed]win M. Lynds, and a daughter, [Mrs.] Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS-Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Match: (1) mother Mary E. Lynds and (2) father Benjamin Lynds (both locked), (3) sister Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge = emma-lynds-partridge (locked), St. Louis. News item OCR reads 'Edwin', death notice reads 'Edward'.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153): "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, will take place Tuesday afternoon from her home ... Services will be held in the Third Baptist Church, and the interment will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery ... Mrs. Lynds was 73 years old. She and her husband had been residents of St. Louis for 43 years. Besides her husband, she left a son, Edwin [Edward] M. Lynds, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS—Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Explicit mother-of Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge (= Emma, wife of arthur-s-partridge); Bellefontaine burial matches Emma's and Arthur's Bellefontaine burials.

7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153), re-read 2026-10-12: news item "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star ... Besides her husband, she left a son, [Ed]win M. Lynds, and a daughter, [Mrs.] Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS-Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Match: (1) mother Mary E. Lynds and (2) father Benjamin Lynds (both locked), (3) sister Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge = emma-lynds-partridge (locked), St. Louis. News item OCR reads 'Edwin', death notice reads 'Edward'.

   St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 Jan 1907 (vol. 59 iss. 153), re-read 2026-10-12: news item "Woman Lodge Officer Dies. The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Lynds, wife of Benjamin Lynds, and most worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star ... Besides her husband, she left a son, [Ed]win M. Lynds, and a daughter, [Mrs.] Arthur S. Partridge." Death notice same issue: "LYNDS-Entered into rest eternal, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1907, at 2:20 a.m., Mary E. Lynds, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Benjamin Lynds, and mother of Edward M. Lynds and Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge." Match: (1) mother Mary E. Lynds and (2) father Benjamin Lynds (both locked), (3) sister Mrs. Arthur S. Partridge = emma-lynds-partridge (locked), St. Louis. News item OCR reads 'Edwin', death notice reads 'Edward'.