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Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior 1844–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1844

Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 September 1923

Death Location: Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA

Father: Absalom Linn

Mother: Catherine Heagan

Spouse(s): K Linn

Children(s): Sylvester Lim, Zayda Hancock, Georgia Wallace, Absolum Linn, Vess Linn

The story of Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior began in 1844 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided in Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1870, Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided in Taylor, Harrison, Iowa, USA. Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior married K H Linn, and had children including Absolum Hubert Linn, Georgia Augusta Wallace, Sylvester James Lim, Vess Linn, Zayda Montana Hancock. Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior passed away in 1923 in Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior began in 1844 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided in Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1870, Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided in Taylor, Harrison, Iowa, USA.
  • Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior married K H Linn, and had children including Absolum Hubert Linn, Georgia Augusta Wallace, Sylvester James Lim, Vess Linn, Zayda Montana Hancock.
  • Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior passed away in 1923 in Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Linn
1820–1900
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
AL
Catherine Heagan
1820–1898
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

K Linn
1842–1920
Birth Location: Canada
KL

Children(s)

Sylvester Lim
1872–1947
Birth Location: Iowa
SL
Zayda Hancock
1879–1954
Birth Location: Modale, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
ZH
Georgia Wallace
1870–1936
Birth Location: DuPage County, Illinois, United States of America
GW
Absolum Linn
1873–1932
Birth Location: Modale, Harrison County, Iowa, United States of America
AL
Vess Linn
1882–
Birth Location: Mandamin Har, Iowa
VL

Sylvester Senior's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Senior
1844–1923
Birth Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Absalom F. Linn
1820–1900
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Heagan
1820–1898
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Funderlinn
1789–1871
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Catherine Jacobs
1790–1844
Maryland
Henry Heagen
1786–1848
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharine Heagen
1783–1864
Adams, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Michael Lindt
1741–1827
Barbara Eckes
1753–1808
Patrick Heagen
1749–1835
Father Little
1748–1820
Mother Little
1760–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lind
1719–1789
Catharina Jantzer
1720–
Edward Hagin
1720–1779
Elizabeth LNU-Hagin
1729–1779

Sylvester Senior's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester (Jacob Bisker Linn) Senior (18 September 1844–13 September 1923) m. K (H) Linn (9 September 1842–30 January 1920)
  1. 1. Sylvester (James) Lim 1872–1947
  2. 2. Zayda (Montana) Hancock 1879–1954 m. Frank (De Forest) Hancock 1884–
  3. 3. Georgia (Augusta) Wallace 1870–1936
  4. 4. Absolum (Hubert) Linn 1873–1932
  5. 5. Vess Linn 1882–

Sylvester Senior's Timeline

7 Records

1844
18 September 1844
Birth of Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided here in Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided here in Taylor, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Taylor, Harrison, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided here in Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided here in Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 66
Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior resided here in Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, USA
Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, USA
1923
13 September 1923
Age 79
Death of Sylvester Jacob Bisker Linn Senior in Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA
Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1844
    Event Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 343; Page: 104C; Enumeration District: 085
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taylor, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 116B; Family History Library Film: 545894
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240436
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: T624_405; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374418
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 840; Page: 174b
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania; Roll: 840; Page: 174b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Taylor, Harrison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taylor, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 116B; Family History Library Film: 545894

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: 343; Page: 104C; Enumeration District: 085

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clay, Harrison, Iowa; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1240436

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa; Roll: T624_405; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374418

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1923
    Event Place: Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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