John Wesley Linn

Moses Linn
(1819-1892)

Hannah Darner
(1824-1889)

William Harrison Wymer
(1833-1908)

Margaret Williams
(1834-1883)

Andrew D. Linn
(1861-1931)

Kate Wymer
(1866-1918)

John Wesley Linn
(1882-1937)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ivy Louise Koblentz

John Wesley Linn ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 20 November 1882, Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³
Marriage (1): Ivy Louise Koblentz on 23 September 1908 in Tipton, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 28 October 1937, Cedar Rapids, IA at age 54 ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Buried: 30 October 1937, Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴

bullet General Notes:

(Source: The Tipton Conservative, Tipton, Iowa, Wednesday, March 11, 1903)

Iowa Township --- Wesley Linn has returned home from Muscatine after an absence of several months.
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bullet Birth Notes:

Name: John Wesley Linn
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Nov 1882
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Andrew D Linn
Mother's Name: Kate Wymer
Certificate Number: rn 790
Record Number: 126

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVC3-3ML : 1 April 2020), Kate Wymer in entry for John Wesley Linn, 20 Nov 1882; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,810.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: John Linn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Oct 1937
Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Cedar Rapids
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Name: Andrew Linn
Mother's Name: Kata Wyman
Spouse's Name: Iva Linn
Certificate Number: 57480

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-8G7Y : 8 November 2017), Iva Linn in entry for John Linn, 28 Oct 1937, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #57480, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821066.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a State road maintenance in Cedar County, Iowa. ¹⁵

• Birth Image: 20 November 1882, in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA. ⁷

• 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 18, Family 122
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Township 79, Range 3, Section 10, NE quarter of the NW quarter
John W. Linn..2..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ⁹

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 477, Line 21, Family 109
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Wesley Linn..12..Cedar County, IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ¹⁰

1900 US Census
Page 8B, District 31, Family 160
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Wesley Linn..Son..Nov 1882..17..IA

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1905. ¹¹

1905 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
J. W. Linn..22..IA..Card A308

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 34, Family 62
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Head..27..IA

(Living with wife and son.)
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• His occupation on 12 September 1918 was a Farmer in Tipton, IA. ¹⁶

• He resided at RFD 4 on 12 September 1918 in Tipton, IA.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Cedar County, IA.

Name: John Wesley Linn
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1882
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Tipton, IA on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20A, District 31, Family 599
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Self..36..IA

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Nov 1882, then his age should have been 37 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Tipton, IA in January 1925. ⁵

1925 Iowa State Census
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Home owned, no mortgage, $2000
John M. Linn..Head..42..Iowa

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Tipton, IA on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 2, Family 515, Roll 646
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Head..47..IA

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in October 1937 in Cedar County, IA.

Funeral Services for John W. Linn Held Saturday

Funeral services for John W. Linn, age 55, lifetime resident of this community who died at Saint Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids last Thursday afternoon, were held in the Tipton M. E. church at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. William Crossley, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pedee cemetery in the southwestern part of the county.

John Wesley Linn was born Nov. 20th, 1882 in Cedar county. He received his education at the Pedee school near Rochester, Iowa. He has lived near Tipton nearly all his life. His demise followed an illness of several days and a surgical operation at the hospital the fore part of last week. Mr. Linn had been employed by the Iowa state highway commission here.

September 23rd, 1908, he was united in marriage to Ivy Louise Koblentz. To this union were born five children: Clarence E. Linn of Tipton, Mrs. Andrew L. Volkl of Muscatine, Mrs. Lawrence Ford, Tipton, William and Robert Linn both of Tipton, Iowa.

He passed away at Saint Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday, October 28th, 1937, at 2:00 PM. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and five children, four grandchildren; one brother, Earl Linn of Rochester, Iowa; two sisters, Mildred Richards of Tipton, and Mrs. Chloe Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

He was a member of the I.O.O.F., the Rebekah Lodge, and the Encampment. He was secretary of the Odd Fellows many years. The sincere sympathy of a host of friends is extended to the family in their sad bereavement.

Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the many friends for their kindness, for the flowers, and great assistance in our hour of sorrow.
Mrs. John Linn and family

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Oct 1937)
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• Death Image: 28 October 1937, in Cedar Rapids, IA. ¹²

• He was buried on 30 October 1937 in the Pee Dee Cemetery in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA.

John and Ivy share a common gravestone that is a light reddish granite flat stone approximately 36" X 18" and about 10" thick. The inscription has the name Linn in large letters along the top row. On his side of the stone it reads "John W., 1882-1937."

Find A Grave Memorial #105593614
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John married Ivy Louise Koblentz, daughter of Jacob Aaron Koblentz and Ida Mae Christy, on 23 September 1908 in Tipton, IA.² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁴ (Ivy Louise Koblentz was born on 15 July 1890 in Chester, OH,² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ¹⁴ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ died on 5 March 1973 in West Branch, IA ¹⁴ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ and was buried on 8 March 1973 in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ¹⁴ ¹⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 23 September 1908, in Tipton, IA. ²

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 34, Family 62
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Head..27..IA
Ivy L. Linn..Wife..19..OH
Clarence E. Linn..Son..0..IA
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Tipton, IA on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20A, District 31, Family 599
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Self..36..IA
Idy Linn..Daughter(? should have been "wife")..29..OH
Clarence E. Linn..Son..10..IA
Alice G. Linn..Daughter..5..IA
Catharine L. Linn..Daughter..3..IA
William K. Linn..Son..0..IA
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• They appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Tipton, IA in January 1925. ⁵

1925 Iowa State Census
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Home owned, no mortgage, $2000
John M. Linn..Head..42..Iowa
Iva L. Linn..Wife..36..Ohio
Clarence E. Linn..Son..15..Iowa
Alice G. Linn..Daughter..11..Iowa
Lucile K. Linn..Daughter..9..Iowa
William K. Linn..Son..5..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Tipton, IA on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 17B, District 2, Family 515, Roll 646
Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
John W. Linn..Head..47..IA
Iva Linn...Wife.39..OH
Clarence E. Linn..Son..20..IA
Alice G. Linn..Daughter..16..IA
Katherine L. Linn..Daughter..14..IA
William K. Linn..Son..10..IA
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: John W. Linn
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Sep 1908
Event Place: Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Name: Andrew Linn
Mother's Name: Kate Wymer
Spouse's Name: Ivy L. Koblentz
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Koblentz
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ida Christy
Reference ID: 2569

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4P-K4B : 5 September 2017), Ida Christy in entry for John W. Linn and Ivy L. Koblentz, 23 Sep 1908, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference 2569, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,782.
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1 Wymer Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), privately held by Rebecca Dee Linn; Bible and history papers of James and Emily Wymer and their descendants.

2 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 24 Jul 2020), John W. Linn and Ivy L. Koblentz, 23 Sep 1908, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference 2569, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,782.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 3B, family 62, John Wesley Linn and Ivy Louise Koblentz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 20A, family 599, John Wesley Linn and Ivy Louise Koblentz; index and images (accessed 28 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, United States, John Wesley Linn and Ivy Louise Koblentz; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 24 Jul 2020).

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet 17B, family 515, John Wesley Linn and Ivy Louise Koblentz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 646.

7 "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821206 : accessed 28 Jan 2014), John Wesley Linn, 20 Nov 1882; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,810.

8 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 388, dwelling 114, family 122, line 18, Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 27 Jan 2014).

9 1895 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 477, dwelling 104, family 109, line 21, Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 28 Jan 2014).

10 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 8B, dwelling 159, family 160, Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

11 "1905 Iowa State Census," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 28 Jan 2014), Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.

12 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 24 Jul 2020), John Linn, 28 Oct 1937, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #57480, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821066.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105593614.

14 Wymer Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), privately held by Rebecca Dee Linn.

15 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

16 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 February 2021); John Wesley Linn, 1917-1918.

17 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.

18 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105593078.

19 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 28 Jan 2014), Name: Ivy Linn; Event Date: 15 March 1973.

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