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== Historical Records == | == Historical Records == | ||
| − | * Harry registered for [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6482&iid=IA-1643351-4823&fn=Harry+De+Forest&ln=Linn&st=r&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid&pid=30983503 the WWI draft] in 1918. It lists him as a farmer. | + | * Harry (age 8 months) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa with his parents Frank (age 26) and Anna (age 24) in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=16114838&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid 1900 Federal Census] |
| + | * Harry (age 10) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa with his parents Frank (age 36) and Elizabeth (age 34) and siblings in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=132306370&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid 1910 Federal Census] | ||
| + | * Harry (age 16) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=iastatecen&h=2913573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid 1915 Iowa Census] | ||
| + | * Harry (age 18) registered for [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6482&iid=IA-1643351-4823&fn=Harry+De+Forest&ln=Linn&st=r&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid&pid=30983503 the WWI draft] in 1918. It lists him as a farmer. | ||
| + | * On May 11, 1944, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8290&iid=NEWS-IA-CO_BL_IO_NO.1944_05_11_0016&rc=2142,221,2221,250;2237,221,2316,250;2529,671,2593,700&pid=495102992&ssrc=&fn=harry+deforest&ln=linn&st=g wrote] about a letter Harry wrote to other Iowa leaders titled "Iowa Department Blasts Agencies" | ||
| + | * On April 21, 1944, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8290&iid=NEWS-IA-CO_BL_IO_NO.1944_04_21_0008&rc=379,2004,463,2033;480,2004,547,2033;33,2629,98,2658&pid=495080456&ssrc=&fn=harry+deforest&ln=linn&st=g reported on], "State Secretary of Agriculture Harry Linn" implementing a regulation about catsup manufacturing and processing. | ||
| + | * On March 25, 1952, the Harlan News Advertiser [http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=6755&iid=NEWS-IA-TH_HA_NE_AD.1952_03_25_0001&rc=2672,6042,2798,6084;2823,6042,2949,6084;2752,6238,2844,6280;3146,7000,3231,7042&pid=499246081&ssrc=&fn=harry+deforest&ln=linn&st=g wrote], "Harry Linn, former secretary of agriculture for Iowa, and former Shelby high school student, will be speaker on April 4 for the annual FFA Parent and Son banquet. Linn is now executive secretary of the Iowa Manufacturers association." | ||
| + | * Harry died in July 1978, according to the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=36921087&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t21169794_p1040980102_kpidz0q3d1040980102z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid Social Security Death Index] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 31 December 2010
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| Born |
September 23, 1899[1] Shelby, Iowa, USA |
| Died | June 26, 1978 (aged 78)[2] |
| Resting place | Shelby Township Cemetery[3] |
| Spouse | Mae Boyd Martin (m. 1932) in Des Moines, Iowa |
| Children | none |
| Parents |
Franklin Bryce Linn Hannah Elizabeth Walker |
| Relatives |
Dwight Russel Linn (Brother) Lily Gladys Linn (Sister) Laura Lavina Linn (Sister) Hugh Alva Linn (Brother) Jacob Bryce Linn (Brother) Mary Fern Linn (Sister) Franklin John Linn (Brother) Leslie Leonard Linn (brother) Samuel Dale Linn (Brother) Everette Edward Linn (Brother) |
Roy and Linda Linn's Research
- Graduated from Iowa State College
Linn Clan Entry
- July 1939: appointed Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa (Republican) (corroborated[4])
- elected Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa (1940 - July 1, 1950)
- President of the National Rifleman's Association
- Mason
Publications
- "My Impressions on English Horse Breeding," Journal of Animal Science, 1936b: p123-26, available as [pdf].
- Horse Breaking (Horse Training) (Iowa Horse & Mule Breeders Ass'n, The Horse Association of America, 1910) [pamphlet].
- Horse-Breaking (Iowa Horse & Mule Breeders Ass'n, The Horse Association of America, 1915) [paperback].
- 4-H Colt Club Manual (1937).
Historical Records
- Harry (age 8 months) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa with his parents Frank (age 26) and Anna (age 24) in the 1900 Federal Census
- Harry (age 10) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa with his parents Frank (age 36) and Elizabeth (age 34) and siblings in the 1910 Federal Census
- Harry (age 16) lives in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa in the 1915 Iowa Census
- Harry (age 18) registered for the WWI draft in 1918. It lists him as a farmer.
- On May 11, 1944, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil wrote about a letter Harry wrote to other Iowa leaders titled "Iowa Department Blasts Agencies"
- On April 21, 1944, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil reported on, "State Secretary of Agriculture Harry Linn" implementing a regulation about catsup manufacturing and processing.
- On March 25, 1952, the Harlan News Advertiser wrote, "Harry Linn, former secretary of agriculture for Iowa, and former Shelby high school student, will be speaker on April 4 for the annual FFA Parent and Son banquet. Linn is now executive secretary of the Iowa Manufacturers association."
- Harry died in July 1978, according to the Social Security Death Index