Clara Hannah Stiff

James William Stiff
(1867-1928)

Emma Louise Borschell
(1867-1946)

Clara Hannah Stiff
(1896-1984)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Earl Andrew Linn

Clara Hannah Stiff ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹

Born: 1 November 1896, Roseland, MO ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹
Marriage (1): Earl Andrew Linn on 23 June 1915 in Rochester, IA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 9 December 1984, Clay County, IA at age 88 ⁸ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹²
Buried: 12 December 1984, Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ¹¹

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Clara H. Linn..Daughter-in-law..23..MO

(Living with husband and son at home of his widowed father.)
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• She 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
Clara Linn..Wife..34..MO

(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She 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
Clara H. Linn..Wife..43..MO..12th grade..Housewife

(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She was buried on 12 December 1984 in the Pee Dee Cemetery in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #124285276
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Clara married Earl Andrew Linn, son of Andrew D. Linn and Kate Wymer, on 23 June 1915 in Rochester, IA.³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ (Earl Andrew Linn was born on 12 April 1893 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA,⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ died on 21 August 1957 in Iowa City, IA ⁸ ¹² ¹⁹ and was buried on 23 August 1957 in Springdale Township, Cedar County, IA ¹⁹.)

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 ¹⁸

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
.

• 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 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.

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

9 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.

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

11 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.

12 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.

13 "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.

14 "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.

15 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).

16 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.

17 "1905 Iowa State Census," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126961 : accessed 28 Jan 2014), Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa.

18 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.

19 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.

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