John S. Linn (1825)
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| Born | September 16, 1825 |
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| Died | May 3, 1856 (aged 30) |
| Spouse | Harriet Lodge (m. 1848–Error: Invalid time.) |
| Children |
Aquila M. Linn Mary Catherine Linn |
| Parents |
John Linn Martha Snyder |
Entry in Clan Linn
...John departed for the California goldfields in 1854. In a letter to a friend in Pennsylvania dated 14 November 1854, John stated that, "California is a very lonesome place since the loss of my child." His eldest, Aquila, had died during 1854. Family legend had is that John wrote home the gold fields in early 1856, stating that he had enough (gold ?) and was heading home. He was never seen again.
John reportedly died on or about 3 May 1856. After John's death, Harriet married D. G. Duvall of Bellwood, Pennsylvania.