Earl Andrew 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)

Earl Andrew Linn
(1893-1957)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clara Hannah Stiff

Earl Andrew Linn ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵

Born: 12 April 1893, Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵
Marriage (1): Clara Hannah Stiff on 23 June 1915 in Rochester, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 21 August 1957, Iowa City, IA at age 64 ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶
Buried: 23 August 1957, Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ¹⁵

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Earl A Linn
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Apr 1893
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Andrew D Linn
Mother's Name: Kate Wymer Linn
Certificate Number: rn 3598
Record Number: 26

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVCW-RL5 : 1 April 2020), Kate Wymer Linn in entry for Earl A Linn, 12 Apr 1893; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,810.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 12 April 1893, in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA. ⁹

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. ¹¹

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 477, Line 21, Family 109
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Earl Linn..1..Cedar County, IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 27 June 1900. ¹²

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 31, Family 160
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Earl Linn..Son..Apr 1893..7..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1905 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1905. ¹³

1905 Iowa State Census
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Earl Linn..11..IA..Card A310

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1910. ¹⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 34, Family 57
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Earl A. Linn..Son..17..IA

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1915 Iowa State Census in Cedar County, IA on January 1915. ¹⁷

1915 Iowa State Census
Cards 1 through 4
, Cedar County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, $10,000
E. A. Linn..21..Iowa..Farmer..no church..(Card 4)

(Living with parents.)
.

• His occupation in June 1917 was a Farmer in Cedar County, IA. ¹⁰

• He resided in Atalissa, IA in June 1917.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at Cedar County, IA.

Name: Earl A Linn
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1893
Birthplace: Cedar, Iowa, United States
. ¹⁰

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 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

(Living with wife and son at home of widowed father.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 0015, Family 116, Roll 647
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Earl A. Linn..Head..37..IA

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 16-15, Family 48, Roll 1145
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
House rented, $15
Earl A. Linn..Head..47..IA..11th grade..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• His obituary was published in The Tipton Conservative on 22 August 1957 in Tipton, IA.

Funeral services for Earl Linn, 64, of Atalissa, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday
at the Rochester Methodist church. The Rev. Walter Tubbs will be in charge
with burial in PeeDee cemetery. The family has requested that, instead of
flowers, contributions be made to a memorial to the Rochester church.

Linn suffered a stroke Tuesday afternoon in front of the Hardacre theatre in
Tipton. He was taken to Mercy hospital in Iowa City where he died Wednesday
morning.

Mr. Linn, son of Andrew G. and Kate Wyman Linn, was born April 12, 1893, near
Rochester, one of six children. He was graduated from Springdale high school
and married Clara Stiff June 23, 1915, at Rochester.

He had been a farmer for more than 40 years in the Rochester community. He was
a member of the Rochester Masonic lodge, the Rochester Methodist church,
township trustee, and for many years was a member of the Springdale board of
education.

He is survived by his wife, five children, Marvin, Rock Island, Ill.; Lester,
Tipton; Mrs. Joyce Oelrich, Lamont; Ione Nielsen, Cedar Falls, and the Rev.
Eugene, Davenport, and 10 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by five brothers and sisters.

(Source: The Tipton Conservative, Tipton, IA; 22 Aug 1957)
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• He was buried on 23 August 1957 in the Pee Dee Cemetery in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #124284869
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Earl married Clara Hannah Stiff, daughter of James William Stiff and Emma Louise Borschell, on 23 June 1915 in Rochester, IA.³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ (Clara Hannah Stiff was born on 1 November 1896 in Roseland, MO,⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ died on 9 December 1984 in Clay County, IA ⁷ ¹⁶ ¹⁹ ²⁰ and was buried on 12 December 1984 in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ²⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 23 June 1915, in Rochester, IA. ³

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1920. ⁴ ¹⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 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
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 15, Family 116, Roll 647
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Earl A. Linn..Head..37..IA
Clara Linn..Wife..34..MO
Marvin Linn..Son..12..IA
Lester Linn..Son..9..IA
Joyce Linn..Daughter..7..IA
Jane Linn..Daughter..4..IA
Eugene Linn..Son..1..IA
Dale Hartley..Hired Man..21..IA
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 16-15, Family 48, Roll 1145
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
House rented, $15
Earl A. Linn..Head..47..IA..11th grade..Farmer
Clara H. Linn..Wife..43..MO..12th grade..Housewife
Lester L. Linn..Son..19..IA..12th grade..Farmworker
Joyce E. Linn..Daughter..17..IA..10th grade
Ione L. Linn..Daughter..14..IA..9th grade
Eugene L. Linn..Son..11..IA..5th grade

NOTE - Lived next to 1st cousin George and Claudia Linn.
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Earl A. Linn
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Jun 1915
Event Place: Rochester, Cedar, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Father's Name: Andrew Linn
Mother's Name: Kate Wymer
Spouse's Name: Clara Hannah Stiff
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Spouse's Father's Name: James William Stiff
Spouse's Mother's Name: Emma Louisa Borschel
Reference ID: bk1912-1924p291#3377

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4P-5N4 : 5 September 2017), Emma Louisa Borschel in entry for Earl A. Linn and Clara Hannah Stiff, 23 Jun 1915, Rochester, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk1912-1924p291#3377, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,783.
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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 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.

3 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 30 Jan 2014), Earl A. Linn and Clara Hannah Stiff, 23 Jun 1915, Rochester, Cedar, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk1912-1924p291#3377, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,737,783.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 38, p. 3A, family 51, Andrew D. Linn; index and images (accessed 28 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 482.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 0015, sheet 6A, family 116, Earl A. Linn and Clara Hannah Stiff; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 647.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 16-15, sheet 3B, household 48, Earl A. Linn and Clara Hannah Stiff; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1145.

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

8 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.

9 "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1821206 : accessed 30 Jan 2014), Earl A Linn, 12 Apr 1893; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,810.

10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Jan 2014); Name: Earl A Linn; Event Place: Cedar County, Iowa.

11 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).

12 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.

13 "1905 Iowa State Census," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 28 Jan 2014), Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.

14 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 3A, family 57, Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Jan 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

15 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=124284869.

16 Dennis L. Herman, World Family Tree, Vol. 055, CD-ROM Database (N.p.: Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: April 2000), Tree #2191; Dennis L. Herman.

17 1915 Iowa State Census, Cedar County, Iowa, United States, family Cards 1 through 4, Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer; database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 25 Jul 2020).

18 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 8B, dwelling 159, family 160; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

19 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 Jan 2014), Name: Clara Linn; Event Date: December 1984.

20 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=124285276.

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Earl Andrew Linn ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵