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== Clan Linn Book Entry== | == Clan Linn Book Entry== | ||
| − | "Jacob Booher Linn was born March 16, 1839 in | + | "Jacob Booher Linn was born March 16, 1839 in [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Huntingdon%20County,%20Pennsylvania&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Huntingdon,%20Pennsylvania&gl=us&ei=61uhTJ3nBYKdlgefxbG8BA&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA&ll=40.480381,-78.00293&spn=4.545618,9.876709&t=h&z=7 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania] and reared on a farm until 1859, when he entered the Rainsburg Academy, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He remained there until President Lincoln issued his first call for troops, when he enlisted, April 23, 1861, for three years in the Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He served in the Peninsula campaign; in the seven days' fight before Richmond under General McClellan; was taken prison, June 27, 1862, and spent sixty days in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Prison Libby prison] and on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_(Virginia)#Civil_War Belle Island]. Unfit for duty when exchanged, he was sent to a hospital, but, impatient to be in active service, he took "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_leave French leave]," and joined his regiment in time to be at the battle of Antietam. He was also at the battle of Fredericksburg, in 1863. He was honorably discharged at Spottsylvania Court House, and mustered out at Pittsburg, May 23, 1864. |
Returning home in June, he soon after bought a farm, where he remained until 1874, when he moved with his family to near Shelby, Iowa, and bought 120 acres, which he improved. He left his farm in the hands his son, McKendree, in 1881, and moved to Hand County, South Dakota, where, taking up 480 acres, he remained four years. He then placed Dakota lands in the hands of his sons, Ambrose and McKendree, who now own 800 acres and control about 3000 acres more as a ranch. Returning to Shelby, he remained there until his decease, in 1893, which occurred suddenly. He had gone to [[Blair, Nebraska]], to a reunion with two of his old army messmates. Each had read a paper on his army experiences and observations, and when done knelt in prayer before parting. He began to pray, saying 'We thank Thee, O Lord, that we as comrades have been permitted to meet again. We pray Thee to help us to live that we may all meet in heaven.' As he finished the last sentence, he fell back into the arms of his messmates, gasped twice, and his spirit took its flight." p526-25, The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, taken from The Clan Linn. | Returning home in June, he soon after bought a farm, where he remained until 1874, when he moved with his family to near Shelby, Iowa, and bought 120 acres, which he improved. He left his farm in the hands his son, McKendree, in 1881, and moved to Hand County, South Dakota, where, taking up 480 acres, he remained four years. He then placed Dakota lands in the hands of his sons, Ambrose and McKendree, who now own 800 acres and control about 3000 acres more as a ranch. Returning to Shelby, he remained there until his decease, in 1893, which occurred suddenly. He had gone to [[Blair, Nebraska]], to a reunion with two of his old army messmates. Each had read a paper on his army experiences and observations, and when done knelt in prayer before parting. He began to pray, saying 'We thank Thee, O Lord, that we as comrades have been permitted to meet again. We pray Thee to help us to live that we may all meet in heaven.' As he finished the last sentence, he fell back into the arms of his messmates, gasped twice, and his spirit took its flight." p526-25, The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, taken from The Clan Linn. | ||
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| + | Note: Jacob's photo (right / above) shows his Civil War veteran's ladder badge,Company F., 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.<ref>http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1041168042/photo/6d76e5c0-bec6-44ea-bbc1-459eff4d6aa5?src=search</ref> | ||
==1915 Shelby County History Book Entry== | ==1915 Shelby County History Book Entry== | ||
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==Locating Jacob's Farms== | ==Locating Jacob's Farms== | ||
| − | *Shelby, Iowa: | + | *Shelby, Iowa: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41°32'13.86"N,95°28'55.03"W&sll=41.524644,-95.451279&sspn=0.059632,0.11261&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=41.536981,-95.480976&spn=0.059621,0.11261&t=h&z=13 41°32'13.86"N, 95°28'55.03"W] |
| − | *Northeast corner of | + | *Northeast corner of [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=hand county, south dakota&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl Hand County, South Dakota] |
| − | :Land of Jacob Booher Linn: | + | :Land of Jacob Booher Linn: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=44°48'37.65"N,98°55'3.91"W&sll=44.791704,-98.919525&sspn=0.056526,0.11261&gl=us&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15 44°48'37.65"N, 98°55'3.91"W] (SE & SW Quarters of Tract 32, Linn Township) |
| − | :Land of [[Ambrose Burnside Linn]]: | + | :Land of [[Ambrose Burnside Linn]]:[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=44°47'50.80"N,98°54'9.89"W&sll=44.808999,-98.91775&sspn=0.014127,0.028152&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=44.804555,-98.904762&spn=0.014128,0.028152&t=h&z=15 44°47'50.80"N, 98°54'9.89"W] (SW quarter of Tract 4, Carlton Township) |
| − | :Land of [[McKendree Linn]]: | + | :Land of [[McKendree Linn]]: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=44°48'17.12"N,98°56'1.97"W&sll=44.804555,-98.904762&sspn=0.014128,0.028152&gl=us&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13 44°48'17.12"N, 98°56'1.97"W] (NW Quarter of Tract 6, Carlton Township) |
==Photos== | ==Photos== | ||
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==Historical Records== | ==Historical Records== | ||
| − | * Jacob and | + | * Jacob (age 31) and Hester (age 35) are living in Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, PA, along with Ambrose (age 4), McKendry (age 3) and Monroe (age 1) in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=jacob+booher&gsln=linn&msbdy=1839&msbpn__ftp=Huntingdon+County,+Pennsylvania,+USA&msbpn=1423&msbpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3244|41|1423|&msddy=1893&msdpn__ftp=nebraska&uidh=uv6&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=41233806&recoff=1+2&db=1870usfedcen&indiv=1 1870 Federal Census] |
* Jacob is listed in the [[:File:Jacob booher linn 1880 shelby iowa census.png|1880 Census for Shelby, Iowa]]. (Also listed are Samuel B Linn and James W Linn.) | * Jacob is listed in the [[:File:Jacob booher linn 1880 shelby iowa census.png|1880 Census for Shelby, Iowa]]. (Also listed are Samuel B Linn and James W Linn.) | ||
| + | * Jacob (age 45) and Hester (age 49) are living in Shelby, Iowa along with Ambrose (19), McKendree (age 17), Monroe (age 15), Annie (age 14), Walter (age 13), Frank (age 11), and Hugh (age 6) in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=jacob+booher&gsln=linn&msbdy=1839&msbpn__ftp=Huntingdon+County,+Pennsylvania,+USA&msbpn=1423&msbpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3244|41|1423|&msddy=1893&msdpn__ftp=nebraska&uidh=uv6&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=6784649&recoff=1+2+3&db=IAstatecen&indiv=1 1885 Iowa State Census] | ||
* Jacob is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6247&iid=95270241&fn=Jacob&ln=Linn&st=r&ssrc=&pid=44855 1885 Census for South Dakota Territory] in Hand County. | * Jacob is listed in the [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6247&iid=95270241&fn=Jacob&ln=Linn&st=r&ssrc=&pid=44855 1885 Census for South Dakota Territory] in Hand County. | ||
| + | * Jacob and brother [[Samuel Brierly Linn]] are listed in the Shelby County Iowa 1892 Farmers Directory (p. 4)<ref>http://iagenweb.org/shelby/history/1892%20Farmers/1892%20Shelby.htm</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 12 December 2010
| Jacob Booher Linn | |
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| Born |
March 10, 1839[1] Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died |
December 28, 1893 (aged 54) (The death date of Jacob's tombstone is difficult to decipher; he died sometime in late Dec. 1893) Blair, Nebraska, USA |
| Resting place | Shelby Township Cemetery[2], Shelby, Iowa, USA |
| Spouse | Hester Ann Chilcoat (m. 1864)[3][4] |
| Children |
Ambrose Burnside Linn McKendree Linn Monroe Linn Anna Laura Linn Walter McKnight Linn Franklin Bryce Linn Willie Linn Hugh Harrison Linn |
| Parents |
James Linn Nancy Booher |
| Relatives |
Caspar Booher Linn (brother) John Linn (brother) James W. Linn (brother) Jane Linn (Sister) Hugh Linn (Brother) Samuel Brierly Linn (Brother)[5] |
Clan Linn Book Entry
"Jacob Booher Linn was born March 16, 1839 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and reared on a farm until 1859, when he entered the Rainsburg Academy, Blair County, Pennsylvania. He remained there until President Lincoln issued his first call for troops, when he enlisted, April 23, 1861, for three years in the Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He served in the Peninsula campaign; in the seven days' fight before Richmond under General McClellan; was taken prison, June 27, 1862, and spent sixty days in Libby prison and on Belle Island. Unfit for duty when exchanged, he was sent to a hospital, but, impatient to be in active service, he took "French leave," and joined his regiment in time to be at the battle of Antietam. He was also at the battle of Fredericksburg, in 1863. He was honorably discharged at Spottsylvania Court House, and mustered out at Pittsburg, May 23, 1864.
Returning home in June, he soon after bought a farm, where he remained until 1874, when he moved with his family to near Shelby, Iowa, and bought 120 acres, which he improved. He left his farm in the hands his son, McKendree, in 1881, and moved to Hand County, South Dakota, where, taking up 480 acres, he remained four years. He then placed Dakota lands in the hands of his sons, Ambrose and McKendree, who now own 800 acres and control about 3000 acres more as a ranch. Returning to Shelby, he remained there until his decease, in 1893, which occurred suddenly. He had gone to Blair, Nebraska, to a reunion with two of his old army messmates. Each had read a paper on his army experiences and observations, and when done knelt in prayer before parting. He began to pray, saying 'We thank Thee, O Lord, that we as comrades have been permitted to meet again. We pray Thee to help us to live that we may all meet in heaven.' As he finished the last sentence, he fell back into the arms of his messmates, gasped twice, and his spirit took its flight." p526-25, The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, taken from The Clan Linn.
Note: Jacob's photo (right / above) shows his Civil War veteran's ladder badge,Company F., 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.[6]
1915 Shelby County History Book Entry
"Jacob Linn, was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1839. He is a son of James, a soldier of the war of 1812, and Nancy Hooker Lynn. He received his education in the public schools of Pennsylvania, and was attending college in order to gain an education that would be sufficient for a profession, when the war broke out. In answer to Lincoln's call, he enlisted, April 23, 1861, in the Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves, Company F, he served three years in the same regiment. He was under fire at Gainesville and took an active part in the second battle fought on the Potomac, and in the seven days' fight on the Peninsula; he was taken prisoner June 27, 1861, and sent to Libby Prison; he spent sixty days here and at Belle Isle, experiencing all the horrors of these terrible prisons. After his discharge he was unfit for duty and was sent to the United States hospital in New Jersey, but he took French leave and joined his regiment at Sharpsburg, Maryland. He took an active part at Sharpsburg, Antietam, battle of Fredericksburg under General Burnside, the battle of the Wilderness and in the seven days' battle before Richmond. He was honorably discharged at Spotsylvania Court-House, and mustered out of the service at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1864, as Sergeant.
He was married October 7, 1864, to Hester Ann Chilcote, of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Alva and Catharine (Booker) Chilcote. Mr. and Mrs. Linn have seven children, six sons and one daughter -- Ambrose B., McKindre, Anna Laura (a successful teacher), Monroe, Walter M. C., Franklin, and Hugh L."[7]
Ninth Child
The north side of Jacob's tombstone indicates Jacob and Hester had a ninth child: born May 12, 1878; died May 16, 1878. This seems impossible, however, given, Hugh Harrison's birth only six months later.
Locating Jacob's Farms
- Shelby, Iowa: "N,95°28'55.03"W&sll=41.524644,-95.451279&sspn=0.059632,0.11261&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=41.536981,-95.480976&spn=0.059621,0.11261&t=h&z=13 41°32'13.86"N, 95°28'55.03"W
- Northeast corner of county, south dakota&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl Hand County, South Dakota
- Land of Jacob Booher Linn: "N,98°55'3.91"W&sll=44.791704,-98.919525&sspn=0.056526,0.11261&gl=us&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15 44°48'37.65"N, 98°55'3.91"W (SE & SW Quarters of Tract 32, Linn Township)
- Land of Ambrose Burnside Linn:"N,98°54'9.89"W&sll=44.808999,-98.91775&sspn=0.014127,0.028152&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=44.804555,-98.904762&spn=0.014128,0.028152&t=h&z=15 44°47'50.80"N, 98°54'9.89"W (SW quarter of Tract 4, Carlton Township)
- Land of McKendree Linn: "N,98°56'1.97"W&sll=44.804555,-98.904762&sspn=0.014128,0.028152&gl=us&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13 44°48'17.12"N, 98°56'1.97"W (NW Quarter of Tract 6, Carlton Township)
Photos
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| Jacob B. Linn and family | Corporal Linn (later First Sergeant) of Company F, 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Jacob B. Linn (Company F, 8th PA Inf)at left border pasted in, brother Samuel B. Linn (Company A, 9th PA Cav) fourth row from front, fourth from right. |
Historical Records
- Jacob (age 31) and Hester (age 35) are living in Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, PA, along with Ambrose (age 4), McKendry (age 3) and Monroe (age 1) in the 1870 Federal Census
- Jacob is listed in the 1880 Census for Shelby, Iowa. (Also listed are Samuel B Linn and James W Linn.)
- Jacob (age 45) and Hester (age 49) are living in Shelby, Iowa along with Ambrose (19), McKendree (age 17), Monroe (age 15), Annie (age 14), Walter (age 13), Frank (age 11), and Hugh (age 6) in the 1885 Iowa State Census
- Jacob is listed in the 1885 Census for South Dakota Territory in Hand County.
- Jacob and brother Samuel Brierly Linn are listed in the Shelby County Iowa 1892 Farmers Directory (p. 4)[8]
See Also
Notes
- ↑ http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=186735
- ↑ http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=186735
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p464 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=linn&GSiman=1&GScid=431918&GRid=21820056&
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century, p464 (Roger Linn, 1993)
- ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21169794/person/1041168042/photo/6d76e5c0-bec6-44ea-bbc1-459eff4d6aa5?src=search
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=linn&GSiman=1&GScid=431918&GRid=21820056&
- ↑ http://iagenweb.org/shelby/history/1892%20Farmers/1892%20Shelby.htm