John S. Linn (1838)
| John S. Linn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1838 |
| Residence | Champion, Tehama County, California (1880) |
| Parents |
Hugh Linn (1808) Mary Ann Saylor |
John appears to have left his family in Pennsylvania as a young man and traveled to California without any other Linns. As of 1880, when John was 42, he wasn't living with a wife.
His father's will left John a dollar, noting that John was living in California. So John must have remained in communication with his family in Pennsylvania even after leaving them.
Historical Records
The 1860 Federal Census of Santa Cruz, California records a John Linn (21) of Pennsylvania, a machinist, as living with Peter Swan (20) of Sweden, a blacksmith, and John Hayes (27) of Ireland, a day farmer.[1]
The 1880 Federal Census of Sierra, Tehama County, California records John S. Linn of Pennsylvania, age 42, a farmer, living with his business partner John L Boles (55) from Kentucky. With them lived a "servant," Gennett Nichols (female, 37), and two "boarders," Rose E. Nichols (12), and Albert Thompson (26) (all from New York).[2]
1881 California Voter Registration:[3]
John S. Linn
Age: 41
Place of Nativity: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
Local Residence: Champion
Date of Registration: June 15, 1880