Moses Linn

Moses Linn
(1819-1892)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hannah Darner

Moses Linn ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 22 December 1819, , Washington County, PA ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Marriage (1): Hannah Darner on 17 March 1842 in , Muskingum County, OH ¹ ² ³
Died: 9 February 1892, Springdale, IA at age 72 ¹⁰
Buried: 12 February 1892, Pedee Cemetery, Springdale Township, Cedar, IA ⁹

bullet General Notes:

Moses was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania and the following might be a possible Census Record:

1830 US Census
Page 177, Roll 163
Strabane, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Name: Moses Linn
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Possible Census Record:

1840 US Census
Page 56, Roll 499
North Strabane, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Moses Linn

NOTE - Because "The History of Cedar County (Iowa)" states that Moses went to Muskingum County, Ohio at age 18 which would be about 1837 thus making this census record back in Pennsylvania in 1840 probably for the wrong person.
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"The History of Cedar County - 1878" (http://www.kinyon.com/iowa/cedar1878/iowa1.htm

Linn, Moses, farmer; Post Office Pee Dee; owns a farm of 117 acres, valued at $40 per acre; born 22 Dec 1819, in Washington County, Pennsylvania; when about 18 years of age, went to Muskingum County; remained there till the Fall of 1855, then came to this county; settled on his present farm in 1864. Married Hannah Garner 17 Mar 1842, of Ohio; she was born 19 Aug 1824; have five children living--James, Randall, William, Jane and Lorette; lost four--John, Joseph, Jennet and George. Democrat.

NOTE - His wife's name in the above report is misspelled as "Hannah Garner" instead of "Hannah Darner".
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From the Joseph Crees Genealogy: Moses' brothers and sisters: Mary Unmarried, Elizabeth, James, Charles, and Robert. Robert was drowned and the household goods lost en route from PA to OH.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Union Township, Muskingum County, OH on 1 October 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 434B, Dwelling 1107, Family 1117
Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Moses Linn..29..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Dec 1819, then his age should have been 30 instead of 29.
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• He appeared on the 1856 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on March 1856. ⁵

1856 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..36..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 150, Family 1041
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..40.. PA

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 23 August 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 7, Roll 380
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..50..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 9A, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..Self..60..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. ⁸

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 388, Line 30, Family 127
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 3
SW quarter of the sw quarter
Moses Linn..65..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and son, William)
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• He has alternate death information of 9 February 1891 and Springdale, IA. ⁹ Yvonne Linn has indicated that the inscription on his gravestone has the wrong year of death; it shows 1891 and should be 1892. This also would mean that the "Age at Death" should read 72 years instead of 71 years. And the number of days should be 18 instead of 17.
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in February 1892 in Cedar County, IA.

He was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 22 Dec 1819. Married to Miss Hannah Darner in Ohio in 1841, and in 1855 came to Cedar County, Iowa, where he resided ever since. Nine children were born to them, five of whom, three sons and two daughters are living at the present time. Mrs. Linn died 11 Apr 1889, since which time his son, W. H. Linn and wife, have ministered to the comfort of the deceased. The funeral was conducted from his late residence on Friday, 12th, Interment being made at the Pee Dee Cemetery.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried on 12 February 1892 in the Pee Dee Cemetery in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA.

Moses and his wife, Hannah, share one tall vaulted obelisk marker made of white and light gray sandstone that is about 72" tall. Around the base is the name LINN in large block letters. On one side, the inscription reads "Moses Linn, Born Dec 22, 1819, Died Feb. 9, 1891, Aged 71 Ys. 1 M. 17 Ds."

Find A Grave Memorial 78532607
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Moses married Hannah Darner, daughter of Andrew John Darner and Hannah Yost, on 17 March 1842 in , Muskingum County, OH.¹ ² ³ (Hannah Darner was born on 17 August 1824 in , Muskingum County, OH,⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ¹¹ died on 11 April 1889 in Cedar County, IA ¹¹ and was buried after 11 April 1889 in Pedee Cemetery, Springdale Township, Cedar, IA ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 17 March 1842, in , Muskingum County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Union Township, Muskingum County, OH on 1 October 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 434B, Family 1117
Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Moses Linn..29..PA..Farmer
Hannah Linn..25..OH
John W. Linn..7..OH
James C. Linn..5..OH
Joseph M. Linn..3..OH
Lucetta J. Linn..1..OH
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• They appeared on the 1856 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on March 1856. ⁵

1856 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..36..PA..Farmer
Hannah Linn..31..OH
John Wesley Linn..13..OH
James Cleaver Linn..11..OH
Lucetta Jane Linn..7..OH
Jennet Ruth Linn..5..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 150, Family 1041
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..40.. PA
Hannah Line..38..OH
John W. Linn..17..OH
James C. Linn..15..OH
Lucetta J. Line..10..OH
Jannetta R. Line..7..OH
Loretta A. Line..6..OH

NOTE - Some indexes may leave out the names of Hannah, and the 3 daughters Lucette, Jennette, and Loretta. Usually this is because their surnames were incorrectly transcibed as Line instead of Linn.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 23 August 1870. ¹²

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 7, Roll 380
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn..50..PA..Farmer
Hanah Linn..46..OH..Keeping House
Jane Linn..20..OH
Loretta Linn..15..OH
Andrew Linn..10..IA
Willy Linn..6..IA
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• 1880 US Census: 1880 US Census, June 1880, Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA. ² 1880 US Census
Page 9A, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Moses Linn...Self..60..PA..Farmer
Anna Linn..Wife..58..OH..Keeping House
Andrew D. Linn..Son..19..IA
William Linn..Son..16..IA
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. ⁸

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 388, Line 30, Family 127
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 3
SW quarter of the SW quarter
Moses Linn..65..PA..Farmer
Hannah Linn..60..OH
William H. Linn..20..Farmer
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Moses Linn
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Mar 1842
Event Place: Muskingum, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Hannah Darner
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 343
Reference ID: p294

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDGP-92T : 26 August 2019), Moses Linn and Hannah Darner, 17 Mar 1842; citing Marriage, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, p294, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Marriage Record: Muskingum County, Ohio; 1835-1869, Book 3, page 40: Hannah Darner to Moses Linn, 17 Mar 1842. Officiated by F. H. Jennings, M. G.
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Left Ohio bound for Iowa in Oct 1854; arrived in 1855; purchased farm 1864, 117 Acres, Sect 3 and 10, Iowa Township of Cedar County, Iowa
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2014); Moses Linn and Hannah Darner, 01 Mar 1842; citing Marriage, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 9A, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0331.

3 Family Archive #400, Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850 Marriage Index, CD-ROM Database (N.p.: Genealogy.com, n.d.), This record can be found at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film #s 0847939, 0865135, 0865137, 0865138, & 0865142.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, p. 434B, dwelling 1107, family 1117, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

5 1856 State Census, Iowa, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 150, family 1041, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 1, dwelling 7, family 7; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 380.

8 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 388, dwelling 118, family 127, line 30, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 27 Jan 2014).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78532607.

10 Yvonne Linn, Fulton, Missouri [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail, Several messages exchanged during January and February of 2002; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages regarding the Linn and Darner families. Yvonne is the great granddaughter of Andrew D. Linn

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78532883.

12 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 1, dwelling 7, family 7, Moses Linn and Hannah Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 380.

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