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'''[[John Chilcote II]]''' (1665 - c. 1740) was born in Somersetshire, England.  He participated in  the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion Monmouth Rebellion]] in England of 1685 against King James II.  On July 6, 1685 Monmouth's Army (including John) was completely defeated.  The rebels were captured, properties confiscated, and John was one of nearly eight hundred men deported to the West Indies to be sold as servants for a period of 10 years (mostly to work in the sugar plantations). 
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John arrived at Barbados on Jan. 28, 1685.  Of the one hundred prisoners on his ship, only seventy-five survived the voyage.  John Chilcote II was committed to the services of a Planter named Ann Gallop. 
 
 
 
After 8-10 years as a servant, John's brother James helped secure his release from Barbados.  Both men then went to Maryland, arriving about 1704.  ('''[[John Chilcote II|more]]'''...)
 

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Frank Linn in WWII

Franklin John Linn (1911 - 2002) grew up in Shelby, Iowa. After high school, Frank enrolled in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State College in Ames. In his senior year Frank was captain of the Iowa State wrestling team, conference champion, and Midwestern A.A.U champion. He achieved All-American status in 1937 and 1938 in the National Collegiate Championships.

In 1936, Frank was hired to pose for a mural which was being prepared fro the Ames Post Office. Frank posed in the artist, Lowell Houser's home. The theme of the mural was: "The Development of Corn". Frank received fifty cents an hour for his work. The mural still graces the lobby of the Ames Post Office.

Frank was called up to serve in WWII in 1942. He was based in India and Burma and helped care for pack animals in the Army. His war stories tell of fishing with dynamite, secret overnight hunting missions, and encounters with elephants. (more...)