Andrew D. Linn ^{2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16}

   Cause of his death was following gallstone surgery.⁸

  General Notes:

from Yvonne Linn, January 2002:

Clara Linn recalls reference to living near Correctionville, Iowa. They may have returned to the home place after his brother, William, died.
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Springdale --- Mr. A. D. Linn was taken seriously ill at his home last Friday and was removed to the Mercy hospital at Iowa City in the afternoon. On Monday of this week he submitted to an operation and last reports are that he is doing as well as could be expected.

(Source: Tipton Advertiser, Tipton, Iowa, Thursday, January 15, 1931)
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  Death Notes:

Name: Andrew Linn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Jan 1931
Event Place: Iowa, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Iowa City
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Father's Name: Moses Linn
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Linn
Certificate Number: 5247

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-L7ZP : 8 November 2017), Elizabeth Linn in entry for Andrew Linn, 15 Jan 1931, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5247, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101797043.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 23 August 1870. ¹¹

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 380, Family 7
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew Linn..10..IA

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth day was 17 Jan 1861, then his age should have been 9 instead of 10.

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• His occupation in 1878 was a Farmer in Section 3 and 10 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA. ¹⁷

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on June 1880. ¹²

1880 US Census
Page 9A, Roll 331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Son..19..IA

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

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 388, Line 18, Family 122
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 10, NE quarter of the NW quarter
Andrew D. Linn..25..IA..Farmer

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Jan 1861, then his age should have been 23 or 24 instead of 25.
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ¹³

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 477, Line 21, Family 109
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..34..Cedar County, IA..Farmer

(Living with wife, 4 children, and widowed father-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Page 8B, District 31, Family 160
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 16 years
Andrew Linn...Head..Jan 1861..39..IA..Farmer

(Living with wife, 4 children, and father-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1905. ¹⁸

Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Several of the names and enumeration cards are missing from the transcription index for Cedar County. Only two of the children are found in the current index. Because at least two of the children are shown in the census, it is assumed that they must have been living with their parents. The missing names and card numbers are shown below for reference only with the asterisks:

***(Andrew Linn ..Card A306)

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 34, Family 57
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Head..49..IA

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1915 Iowa State Census in Cedar County, IA on January 1915. ⁵

1915 Iowa State Census
Cards 1 through 4
, Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, $10,000
A. D. Linn..53..Iowa..Farmer..Presbyterian..(Card 1)

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. ¹⁴

1920 US Census
Page 3A, District 38, Family 51, Roll 482
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Head..58..IA..Widowed
Earl A. Linn..Son..26..IA
Clara H. Linn..Daughter-in-law..23..MO
Marvin H. Linn..Grandson..2..IA

(Widowed and living with married son, Earl, and his family.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, Family 130, Roll 647
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Head..69..IA

(Living with 2nd wife.)
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• Death Image: 15 January 1931, in Iowa City, IA. ¹⁵

• He was buried on 18 January 1931 in the Pee Dee Cemetery in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA.

Kate and Andrew share a common gravestone that is a large rose colored polished granite vertical face monument approximately 48 inches wide and 60 inches tall. The inscription on his side of the stone reads "Andrew D. Linn, Jan. 17, 1861, Jan. 15, 1931, At Rest." At the base is the name Linn in large block letters. At the top is a Masonic Temple symbol.

Find A Grave Memorial #115299445
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• His obituary was published in the Tipton Advertiser after 18 January 1931 in Tipton, IA.

¹⁹ Andrew D. Linn, Prominent County Resident, Passes

In the passing of Andrew D. Linn of Iowa township last Thursday, Cedar county loses another of its esteemed pioneer citizens. Mr. Linn had been ill but a few days, and his death was a shock to his many friends and acquaintances over the county.

Andrew D. Linn, son of Moses and Hannah Linn, was born in Cedar Co., Iowa, January 17, 1861, and passed away at Mercy hospital in Iowa City, January 15, 1931, being at the time of his death 69 years, 11 months and 28 days of age. His death followed an operation for gallstones.

Mr. Linn had lived, with the exception of a few years, on the farm which his father purchased in Iowa township. He was married to Kate Wymer on Feb. 14, 1882. She preceded him in death March 2, 1918. To this union six children were born, two dying in infancy. He was married to Elizabeth A. Wood, on Oct. 4, 1922. She is left to mourn his departure, together with four children: John W. Linn and Mildred M. Richards, of Tipton; Earl A. of West Branch, IA; and Chloe L. Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He also leaves thirteen grandchildren and one sister, Loretta Lightfoot, of Eau Claire, Wis.

Services were held at the home last Sunday at two o'clock p.m., Rev. G. W. Harvey of West Branch officiating. Music was furnished by the male quartet of Tipton. Burial was in Pedee cemetery nearby. Golden Rule Lodge No. 24 of the Masonic Order had charge of the services at the grave.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere appreciation of the kindnesses of the many friends and neighbors in the hour of our bereavement.

Mrs. Elizabeth Linn, John W. Linn, Mildred M. Richards, Earl A. Linn, Chloe L. Smith, and Grandchildren.

(Source: Tipton Advertiser, Tipton, Jan 1931, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa)
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• His obituary was published in the West Branch Times on 22 January 1931 in West Branch, IA.

A. D. Linn, familiarly known as "Andy" Linn, died at the hospital at Iowa City, Thursday night. Mr. Linn had gone to the hospital early in the week and had an operation for gall trouble.

He was for years a prominent farmer in the Pedee neighborhood.

Funeral services were held at the family home, with Rev. Guy Harvey, pastor of the Friends church in charge. Burial was made in the Pedee cemetery the Masonic service being used.

(Source: West Branch Times, 22 Jan 1931)
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Andrew married Kate Wymer, daughter of William Harrison Wymer and Margaret Williams, on 14 February 1882 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Kate Wymer was born on 6 November 1866 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA,^{2 4 5 13 20 21} died on 2 March 1918 in Cedar County, IA ²¹ and was buried after 2 March 1918 in Pedee Cemetery, Springdale Township, Cedar, IA ²¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 14 February 1882, in Cedar County, IA.

• Marriage Image: 14 February 1882, in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA. ¹

• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. ²

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 388, Line 18, Family 122
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 10, NE quarter of the NW quarter
Andrew D. Linn..25..IA..Farmer
Kate Linn..19..IA
John W. Linn..2..IA

Living next to Henry and Emma Crees, Isaac and Eliza Burnett, and about 4 houses away from Moses and Hannah Linn.
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• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ¹³

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 477, Line 21, Family 109
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..34..Cedar County, IA..Farmer
Kate Linn..29..Cedar County, IA
Wesley Linn..12..Cedar County, IA
Millie Linn..4..Cedar County, IA
Earl Linn..1..Cedar County, IA
Cloe Linn..0..Cedar County, IA
William Wymer..61..OH..Retired Farmed
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Page 8B, District 31, Family 160
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 16 years
Andrew Linn..Head..Jan 1861..39..IA..Farmer
Kate Linn..Wife..Nov 1865..34..IA..6/4
Wesley Linn...Son..Nov 1882..17..IA
Millie Linn..Daughter..Dec 1890..9..IA
Earl Linn..Son..Apr 1893..7..IA
Chloe Linn..Daughter..Sep 1894..5..IA
W. M. Weymer..Father-in-Law..Aug 1833..66..OH..Widowed..Farmer
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• They appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1905. ¹⁸

1905 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Several of the names and enumeration cards are missing from the transcription index for Cedar County. Only two of the children are found in the current index. Because at least two of the children are shown in the census, it is assumed that they must have been living with their parents. The missing names and card numbers are shown below for reference only with the asterisks:

***(Andrew Linn ..Card A306)
***(Kate Linn..Card A307)
J. W. Linn..22..IA..Card A308
***(Mildred Linn..Card A309)
Earl Linn..11..IA..Card A310
***(Chloe Linn..Card A311)
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 34, Family 57
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Head..49..IA
Kate Linn..Wife..44..IA
Mellie M. Linn..Daughter..19..IA
Earl A. Linn..Son..17..IA
Chloe L. Linn..Daughter..15..IA
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• They appeared on the 1915 Iowa State Census in Cedar County, IA on January 1915. ⁵

1915 Iowa State Census
Cards 1 through 4
, Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, $10,000
A. D. Linn..53..Iowa..Farmer..Presbyterian..(Card 1)
Kate Linn..48..Iowa..Housewife..Friends Church..(Card 2)
Mildred M. Linn..24..Iowa..Friends Church..Card 3
E. A. Linn..21..Iowa..Farmer..no church..(Card 4)
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Andy D. Lynn
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Feb 1882
Event Place: Iowa Tp., Cedar, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Father's Name: Moses Lynn
Mother's Name: Hannah Darner
Spouse's Name: Kate Wymer
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Spouse's Father's Name: Wm. Wymer
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Williams
Reference ID: BK 1 P 19 CN 26

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNC-XTP : 5 September 2017), Margaret Williams in entry for Andy D. Lynn and Kate Wymer, 14 Feb 1882, Iowa Tp., Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference BK 1 P 19 CN 26, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,784.
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Two Wymer sisters were married in a joint ceremony on Feb. 14, 1882 in Cedar County, Iowa. Emily Wymer and Alexander Mackie were married at the same time as Kate Wymer and Andrew D. Linn.
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The William Wade Hinshaw Iowa Quaker Meeting Records, Volume VIII has the following:
..Linn, Andrew D., w. Kate, b. 11-6-1866, dau. of Wm. (Wymler?) & ??? d. ??? 1918 bur. at Peder??? ch.
..Millie b. 12-16-1890 m. ??? Richards
..Chloe b. 9-10-1894 m. Siegel E. Goldsberry 9-5-1914
..Chloe, b. 9-10-1894, Cedar Co., IA., dau. of A. D. & Kate, m. Siegel E. Goldsbury 9-5-1914
....12-28-1912 Chloe, recd. into mbrshp. ???
....12-28-1912 Chloe, recrq.
...Kate, b. 11-6-1866, Cedar Co., IA., dau. of William Wymer & ???
....2-22-1912 Kate & dt., Millie, recrq.
....3-20-1918 Kate, d. ??? 1918
..Millie, b. 12-16-1890, Crawford Co., IA., dau. of A. D. & Kate Linn
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Andrew next married Elizabeth A. McClosky Wood on 4 October 1922.^{7 8} (Elizabeth A. McClosky Wood was born in 1861 in Iowa,⁷ died on 15 February 1953 in Tipton, IA ⁸ and was buried after 15 February 1953 in Morrison, IL ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. ⁷

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, Family 130, Roll 647
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Andrew D. Linn..Head..69..IA
Elizabeth Linn..Wife..59..IL
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