John S. Linn (1838)
| John S. Linn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 |
| Residence | Champion, Tehama County, California (1880) |
| Parents |
Hugh Linn (1808) Mary Ann Saylor |
John appears to have left his family in Pennsylvania as a young man and traveled to California without any other Linns. As of 1880, when John was 42, he wasn't living with a wife.
His father's will left John a dollar, noting that John was living in California. So John must have remained in communication with his family in Pennsylvania even after leaving them.
Historical Records[edit]
The 1860 Federal Census of Santa Cruz, California records a John Linn (21) of Pennsylvania, a machinist, as living with Peter Swan (20) of Sweden, a blacksmith, and John Hayes (27) of Ireland, a day farmer.[1]
The 1880 Federal Census of Sierra, Tehama County, California records John S. Linn of Pennsylvania, age 42, a farmer, living with his business partner John L Boles (55) from Kentucky. With them lived a "servant," Gennett Nichols (female, 37), and two "boarders," Rose E. Nichols (12), and Albert Thompson (26) (all from New York).[2]
1881 California Voter Registration:[3]
John S. Linn
Age: 41
Place of Nativity: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Local Residence: Champion
Date of Registration: June 15, 1880