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William James Linton 1857–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1857

Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Jun 1935

Death Location: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA

Father: Archibald Linton

Mother: Margaret McWilliam

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Paul

Children(s): Wilma Linton, Earl Linton, Myrtle Linton, Ethel Linton, Grace Linton, Archie Linton, Hazel Blunt, Florence Linton, Maggie Linten

The story of William James Linton began in 1857 in County Donegal, Ireland. William James Linton married Elizabeth Lizzie Hinman Paul, and had children including Archie John Linton, Earl Dewitt Linton, Ethel Doris Linton, Florence Mildred Linton, Grace Elizabeth Linton, Hazel Pauline Blunt, Maggie A Linten, Myrtle Leona Linton, Wilma R Linton. William James Linton passed away in 1935 in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William James Linton began in 1857 in County Donegal, Ireland.
  • William James Linton married Elizabeth Lizzie Hinman Paul, and had children including Archie John Linton, Earl Dewitt Linton, Ethel Doris Linton, Florence Mildred Linton, Grace Elizabeth Linton, Hazel Pauline Blunt, Maggie A Linten, Myrtle Leona Linton, Wilma R Linton.
  • William James Linton passed away in 1935 in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Linton
1824–1904
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret McWilliam
1828–1887
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Paul
1867–1911
Birth Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Wilma Linton
1905–1983
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Earl Linton
1890–1954
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Myrtle Linton
1892–1981
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Ethel Linton
1893–1979
Birth Location: Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
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Grace Linton
1895–1963
Birth Location: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
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Archie Linton
1898–1955
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Hazel Blunt
1901–1978
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Florence Linton
1889–1955
Birth Location: Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
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Maggie Linten
1888–
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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William Linton's Ancestors

Self
William Linton
1857–1935
Birth Place: County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Archibald Linton
1824–1904
Ireland
Margaret (Anne) McWilliam
1828–1887
Ireland
Grandparents
Robert McWilliams
1800–1865
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jane Stevenson
1800–1864
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Linton's Descendants

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William (James) Linton (19 Feb 1857–5 Jun 1935) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Hinman) Paul (12 Jan 1867–14 Sep 1911)
  1. 1. Wilma (R) Linton 1905–1983 m. Charles (Frank) Sprague 1902–1952 m. Vernon (B) Layman 1903–
    1. 1. Joyce (Elaine) Sprague 1929–2019 m. George (Robert) Barlow 1922–2003
    2. 2. Janelle (Ruth) Sprague 1924–2019 m. Max Presnell 1922–
    3. 3. Philip (Charles) Sprague 1926–2016 m. Norma Jean 1927–1993
    4. 4. A (J) Sprague 1932–2006
  2. 2. Earl (Dewitt) Linton 1890–1954 m. Hilda (V) Linton 1891–
    1. 1. Carroll (R) Linton 1915–
  3. 3. Myrtle (Leona) Linton 1892–1981
  4. 4. Ethel (Doris) Linton 1893–1979 m. Ray (Hiram) Kinney 1892–1961
    1. 1. Bette (Rae) Boyd 1922–2002
  5. 5. Grace (Elizabeth) Linton 1895–1963 m. Bert Hays 1896–
    1. 1. Lawrence (Morton) Hays 1924–2010
      1. 1. Wayne (Lawrence) Hays 1951–1994
    2. 2. Shirley Hays 1926–
  6. 6. Archie (John) Linton 1898–1955
    1. 1. Marlene (Helen) Linton 1932–1959
  7. 7. Hazel (Pauline) Blunt 1901–1978 m. Ivan (Percy) Blunt 1900–1954
    1. 1. Jean Lefever 1923–2010 m. Daniel (C.) Lefever 1923–1987
  8. 8. Florence (Mildred) Linton 1889–1955 m. William (W) Perry 1884–
    1. 1. Dean (Alan) Perry 1928–2007
    2. 2. Bernadine (A) Perry 1913–
    3. 3. W (Richard) Perry 1924–
  9. 9. Maggie (A) Linten 1888–

William Linton's Timeline

6 Records

1857
19 Feb 1857
Birth of William James Linton in County Donegal, Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland
1900
1900
Age 43
William James Linton resided here in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
William James Linton resided here in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
William James Linton resided here in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
William James Linton resided here in Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
1935
5 Jun 1935
Age 78
Death of William James Linton in Antelope County, Nebraska, USA
Antelope County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1857
    Event Place: County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341000
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Roll: 916; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cereaco
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1874
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341000
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Roll: 916; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Roll: 916; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341000

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Neligh, Nebraska
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Neligh News - 13 Jun 1935 - Page 5, Obituary for W. J. Linton 13 Jun 1935

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland and Liverpool and Lawrence Belfast
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Antelope County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taylor Valley
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Elgin Review; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Elgin, Nebraska, USA; ,0.62278956,0.20433539,0.72499865&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Antelope County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Elgin Review; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Elgin, Nebraska, USA; ,0.62278956,0.20433539,0.72499865&xid=3355
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Antelope, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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