ib ald ▁Lyn n ▁near ▁Arch ib ald , ▁Louisiana , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁His ▁early ▁child hood ▁was ▁spent ▁helping ▁the ▁family ▁pick ▁cot ton , ▁milk ▁c ows , ▁ch urn ▁but ter , ▁and ▁doing ▁other ▁family ▁ch ores . ▁His ▁simple ▁education ▁began ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁log ▁school house . ▁ ▁Le aving ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Pacific ▁Rail road , ▁swe eping ▁flo ors ▁for ▁$ 2 ▁a ▁month . ▁He ▁continued ▁with ▁various ▁rail road ▁jobs ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁quickly ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁chief ▁cl erk ▁to ▁the ▁division ▁manager ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri . ▁In ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁he ▁took ▁night ▁classes ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁education , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁law ▁and ▁account ing ▁classes . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 1 ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Bell ▁Tele phone ▁account ing ▁division ▁and , ▁before ▁even ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁bar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Fred a ▁Joseph ine ▁Pr ill ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 4 , ▁Lyn n ▁took ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁Missouri ▁cert ified ▁public ▁account ant ▁exam , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁on ▁that ▁exam ▁ever ▁made . ▁So on ▁after , ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁under writing ▁ins urance ▁company ▁in