James Cleveland Linn

Andrew John Darner
(1783-1863)

Hannah Yost
(1789-1879)

Moses Linn
(1819-1892)

Hannah Darner
(1824-1889)

James Cleveland Linn
(1844-1922)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Carney

James Cleveland Linn ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴

Born: 10 October 1844, , Muskingum County, OH ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹⁴
Marriage (1): Mary Carney on 26 January 1868 in Cedar County, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Died: 22 March 1922, Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA at age 77 ¹⁴ ¹⁵
Buried: 24 March 1922, West Bethel Cemetery, Cedar County, IA ¹⁴ ¹⁵

bullet General Notes:

If James Cleveland Linn who supposedly helped to build or actually built the Springdale Methodist church and possibly had a part in building the Rochester Methodist church, I would say he and his wife were probably Methodists.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: James C Linn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Mar 1922
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Father's Name: Moses Linn
Mother's Name: Havara Darner
Spouse's Name: Mary Linn
Certificate Number: 16321

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-P2K1 : 8 November 2017), Mary Linn in entry for James C Linn, 22 Mar 1922, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #16321, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768577.
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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. ⁹

1850 US Census
Page 434B, Dwelling 1107, Family 1117
Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
James C. Linn..5..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1856 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on March 1856. ¹⁰

1856 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Cleaver Linn..11..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1860. ¹¹

1860 US Census
Page 150, Family 1041
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..15..OH

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 23 August 1870. ¹²

1870 US Census
Page 1, Dwelling 6, Family 6
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Linn..35..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - Living next door to James' parents. If his birth date was 10 Oct 1844, then his age should have been 25 instead of 35.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 169A, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Self..30..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Oct 1844, then his age should have been 35 instead of 30.
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on March 1885. ⁴

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 389, Line 2, Dwelling 119, Family 128
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 10, NW Quarter of the NW Quarter
James C. Linn..40..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ⁵

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 482, Dwelling 143, Family 148, Line 19
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..50..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ¹³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 31, Dwelling 158, Family 159
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
J. C. Linn..Head..Oct 1843..56..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife, daughter, and father-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Oct 1844, then his age should have been 55 instead of 56.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ⁷

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, Roll 408, District 34, Household 58
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Head..65..OH

(Living with wife.)

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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 482, District 38, Household 52
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Self..75..OH

(Living with wife.)
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• Death Image: 22 March 1922, in Cedar County, IA. ¹⁵

• He was buried on 24 March 1922 in the West Bethel Cemetery in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA.

James and his wife, Mary, share one large monument marker of polished gray granite. The inscription reads "James C. Linn, Oct. 10, 1844-Mar. 22, 1922; Mary Linn, Aug. 13, 1851-Aug. 8, 1940".

Find A Grave Memorial 50759888
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James married Mary Carney, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Carney and Isabel Williams, on 26 January 1868 in Cedar County, IA.² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ¹⁶ (Mary Carney was born on 13 August 1851 in , Muskingum County, OH,³ ⁷ ⁸ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹ died on 8 August 1940 in Tipton, IA ²⁰ ²¹ and was buried on 10 August 1940 in West Bethel Cemetery, Cedar County, IA ²⁰ ²¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 26 January 1868, in Cedar County, IA. ²

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 23 August 1870. ²²

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 6
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James Linn..35..OH..Carpenter
Mary Linn..18..OH..Keeping House

NOTE - Living next door to James' parents.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 169A, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Self..30..OH..Carpenter
Mary Linn..Wife..28..OH..Keeping House
George Linn..Son..3..IA
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on March 1885. ⁴

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 389, Line 2, Family 128
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 10, NW Quarter of the NW Quarter
James C. Linn..40..OH..Carpenter
Mary Linn..32..OH
George Linn..8..IA
May Linn..4..IA
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• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ⁵

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 482, Line 19, Family 148
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..50..OH..Carpenter
Mary Linn..42..OH
George Linn..18..Cedar County, IA..Methodist
Mary Linn..14..Cedar County, IA

NOTE - The handwriting on this census form is somewhat sloppy and as a result the age of James was indexed as 30 instead of 50 and the name of the daughter was indexed as Mary instead of Mae.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ⁶

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 31, Family 159
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
J. C. Linn..Head..Oct 1843..56..OH..Carpenter
Mary Linn..Wife..Aug 1851..48..OH..2/2
May Linn..Daughter..Feb 1881..9..IA..Servant
T. J. Carney..Father-in-Law..Aug 1831..68..NJ

NOTE - Lived next door to his brother, Andrew Linn, and his wife, Kate Wymer.
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• They appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Cedar County, IA on 1905. ¹⁷

1905 Iowa State Census
, Cedar County, Iowa
Mary Linn..53..OH..Card A305

NOTE - For some reason, the name of her husband, James Linn, does not appear in the index to the census.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ⁷

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 34, Household 58, Roll 408
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Head..65..OH
Mary Linn..Wife..58..OH
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 38, Household 52, Roll 482
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
James C. Linn..Self..75..OH
Mary Linn..Wife..68..OH
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bullet Marriage Notes:

"Carney Family History 1748-1993", Published by Tony Posten, 1993, page 74

"James was a carpenter, he built the Springdale and Rochester Methodist Churches, out of native pine wood. Today these churches are still very active. He also built the Linn family home in/about 1860/1870's. Many family members were married, gave birth and passed away there. It still is standing today with little remodeling on the inside. The barn is still standing, when it was built there was no nails used. Legend has it that James was very careful with his money, and (not to) drop a staple or nail on the ground, he spent more time looking for it then we would have. Many of the barns he built are still standing in the Springdale, Iowa community. James is spoke of to this day. James died 22 March 1922 on the Linn farm. Not long before his death he told a friend he was not afraid to go because he had always tried to do what is right. The funeral services were held in the Bethel Church and interment made in the Bethel Cemetery. Mary stayed at the house for a while after James passed on. She made beautiful hand sewn linen table cloth's, did a lot of mending and sewing of clothes. Mary became bored and went to work at the County Jail house as a cook, she would say they were tilted when the prisoner's were brought for drinking too much. She was best always thought of wearing patched overalls, even when she would go visiting family. I've been told she made the best sugar cookie's, that she kept in an old churn jug with a wooden lid on it. Mary had blue eyes and blonde hair. She passed away on 8 Aug 1940 and is laid to rest with James in (West) Bethel Cemetery."
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1 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

2 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 9 Jan 2020), James Lenin and Mary Carney, 26 Jan 1868; citing Cedar Co., Iowa, reference 2:3RBQPF2; FHL microfilm 986,805.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 169A; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0331.

4 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 389, dwelling 119, family 128, line 2, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 14 Jan 2014).

5 1895 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 482, dwelling 143, family 148, line 19, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 15 Jan 2014).

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 8B, dwelling 158, family 159, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 3B, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 408.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 38, p. 3A, family 52, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; index and images (accessed 14 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 482.

9 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.

10 1856 State Census, Iowa, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.

11 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.

12 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 1, dwelling 6, family 6; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

13 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 8B, dwelling 158, family 159; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

14 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=50759888.

15 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 9 Jan 2020), James C Linn, 22 Mar 1922, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #16321, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768577.

16 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.

17 "1905 Iowa State Census," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 15 Jan 2014); Card A305.

18 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet 9B, family 271, Mary Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 646.

19 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 16-15, sheet 3B, household 49, George B. Linn and Claudia Ethel Hutchinson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1145.

20 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 9 Jan 2020), Mary Linn, 08 Aug 1940, Tipton Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #1680, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821082.

21 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=50759906.

22 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 1, dwelling 6, family 6, James Cleveland Linn and Mary Carney; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

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James Cleveland Linn ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴