| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert L. Lynn |
| Born | February 8, 1908, in Roanoke, Virginia |
| Parents | Robert Lee Lynn and Bertie (Miller) Lynn |
| Spouse | Virginia Dawson |
| Children | Robert L., Elizabeth L., and Richard M. Lynn |
| Primary residence | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Principal role | Department-store president |
| Religious affiliation | Second Presbyterian Church |
Genealogy of Robert L. Lynn
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Robert L. Lynn was born February 8, 1908, in Roanoke, Virginia. He was a son of Robert Lee Lynn, a native of Catharpin, and Bertie Miller Lynn, a native of Free Union.
On March 23, 1935, in Richmond, Virginia, Robert L. Lynn married Virginia Dawson. She was born in Salem, Virginia, a daughter of Lewis Dawson and Hattie Stratton Dawson. Robert and Virginia Lynn had three children, all born in Roanoke: Robert L. Lynn, born January 1, 1938, and twins Elizabeth L. and Richard M. Lynn, born July 2, 1941.
Family outline
- Robert L. Lynn
- Father: Robert Lee Lynn
- Mother: Bertie (Miller) Lynn
- Wife: Virginia Dawson
- Father: Lewis Dawson
- Mother: Hattie (Stratton) Dawson
- Children:
- Robert L. Lynn
- Elizabeth L. Lynn, twin
- Richard M. Lynn, twin
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), page 18.
Verbatim biography
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ROBERT L. LYNN—For many years active in business affairs in Roanoke, Robert L. Lynn is president of S. H. Heironimus Company, Inc., operators of one of the Shenandoah Valley’s leading department stores.
Mr. Lynn was born February 8, 1908, in Roanoke, Virginia, son of Robert Lee and Bertie (Miller) Lynn, both native Virginians. His father was born in Catharpin, and the mother in Free Union.
Roanoke public schools furnished Robert L. Lynn’s early formal education, and he was graduated from high school in 1926. He then entered Virginia Military Institute, where he completed his course in 1931, and he also had a year of study at Columbia University. Upon finishing his college studies, Mr. Lynn became associated with the Heironimus Company, in Roanoke, serving in different departments of the company and holding many different offices prior to his election to the presidency in 1936.
To this company, which was founded in 1890 and which has a creditable history of service behind it, Mr. Lynn has brought the full measure of his experience and ability. He is active in general business affairs in Roanoke, where he belongs to the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce, the Roanoke Country Club, the Second Presbyterian Church and other groups. While a student, he became a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Robert L. Lynn married, March 23, 1935, in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Dawson, born in Salem, Virginia, daughter of Lewis and Hattie (Stratton) Dawson. They became the parents of three children: 1. Robert L., born January 1, 1938. 2. Elizabeth L. and 3. Richard M., twins, born July 2, 1941. All the children were born in Roanoke.