John S. Linn (1825)

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John S. Linn
Born September 16, 1825(1825-09-16)[1]
Died May 3, 1856 (aged 30)[2]
Spouse Harriet Lodge (m. 1848) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Harriet Lodge to John S. Linn (1825)" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/John_S._Linn_(1825))[3]
Children Aquila M. Linn
Mary Catherine Linn
[4]
Parents Charles 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.[5]


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