Samuel Brierly Linn

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Samuel Brierly Linn
Born 1836 [1]
Pennsylvania [2]
Died 1920 [3]
Resting place Shelby Township Cemetery [4]
Parents James Linn
Nancy Booher

Samuel was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted on Aug 4, 1864 at Nashville, TN; served as a private in CO A 9th Cavalry (Pennsylvania) UNION; and was discharged May 29, 1865 [5],[6].

Historical Records

  • Samuel is among Nancy's and James's family, listed in the 1840 Pennsylvania census, in Springfield, Huntingdon County.
  • Samuel is living with brother John and his family, mother Nancy, and others in Springfield (post office: Maddensville), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the 1870 Federal Census
  • Samuel and brother Jacob are listed in the Shelby County Iowa 1892 Farmers Directory (p. 4)[7]
  • A 1911 Atlas of Shelby Township shows Samuel's plot of land
  • Samuel's gravestone can be seen on IowaGraveStones.org

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