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William Gardner Linn 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1897

Birth Location: Maryland, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1979

Death Location: Spring Gap, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Father: William Linn

Mother: Charlotte Williams

Spouse(s): Margaret Reckley

Children(s): Warren Linn, Charlotte Linn, Harvey Sr, James Sr, Bettie Linn, William Linn

The story of William Gardner Linn began in 1897 in Maryland, USA. In 1924, William Gardner Linn resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA. In 1935, William Gardner Linn resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA. William Gardner Linn married Margaret Elizabeth Reckley, and had children including Bettie Ellen Linn, Charlotte Ann Linn, Harvey Clyde Linn Sr, James Paul Linn Sr, Nancy Lee Linn, Sarah Margaret Sally Linn, Warren Gerald Linn, William Reckley Bud Linn. William Gardner Linn passed away in 1979 in Spring Gap, Allegany, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gardner Linn began in 1897 in Maryland, USA.
  • In 1924, William Gardner Linn resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1935, William Gardner Linn resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • William Gardner Linn married Margaret Elizabeth Reckley, and had children including Bettie Ellen Linn, Charlotte Ann Linn, Harvey Clyde Linn Sr, James Paul Linn Sr, Nancy Lee Linn, Sarah Margaret Sally Linn, Warren Gerald Linn, William Reckley Bud Linn.
  • William Gardner Linn passed away in 1979 in Spring Gap, Allegany, Maryland, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Linn's Ancestors

Self
William Linn
1897–1979
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Parents
William Gardner Linn
1864–1924
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Charlotte (Guess) Williams
1862–1933
Wales
Grandparents
George Linn
1833–1918
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Duncanson) Gardner
1836–1894
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Gardiner
1811–1856
Jane Gartshore
1812–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gartshore
1777–1831
Jane Rankine
1786–1859

William Linn's Descendants

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William (Gardner) Linn (14 Jun 1897–24 Mar 1979) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Reckley (abt 1897–1971)
  1. 1. Warren (Gerald) Linn 1923–2005
  2. 2. Charlotte (Ann) Linn 1925–1988
  3. 3. Harvey (Clyde Linn) Sr 1927–2006
  4. 4. James (Paul Linn) Sr 1919–1978 m. Dorothy (Forsythe) Haynes 1923–2022
  5. 5. Bettie (Ellen) Linn 1920–2009 m. Wilbur (Leon) Metz 1925–2020
  6. 6. William (Reckley "Bud") Linn 1917–2002 m. Marion (V) Goodyear 1918–2010

William Linn's Timeline

6 Records

1897
14 Jun 1897
Birth of William Gardner Linn in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1924
18 Jan 1924
Age 27
William Gardner Linn resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
William Gardner Linn resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 43
William Gardner Linn resided here in Election District #16 North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Election District #16 North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
William Gardner Linn resided here in North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1979
24 Mar 1979
Age 82
Death of William Gardner Linn in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01500; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1-62
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 3904; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 1-108

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01500; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1-62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election District #16 North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01500; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1-62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 3904; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 1-108

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Gap, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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