Simon Peter Linn (1832)
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| Simon Peter Linn | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1832[1] |
| Died | August 30, 1880 (aged 48)[2] |
| Resting place | Sibley Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas[3] |
| Spouse | Catherine Jane Akers (m. 1850)[4] |
| Children |
Jessie Lee Linn (1852) Amos A. Linn (1854) Chalmers Armstrong Linn (1856) Ezekiel Linn (1858) Asa James Linn (1860) Minnie Ella A. Linn Martha Winifred Linn (1867) Rachael Amanda Linn (1870) Charles H. Linn (1870) Clarissa M. Linn (1874)[5] |
| Parents |
Charles Linn (1803) Martha Snyder |
Clan Linn Entry[6][edit]
...became a farmer in Tuscarora Valley of Fulton County, Pennsylvania. Simon, Clarissa, and their four young sons left Pennsylvania in 1862, traveling first to Illinois, then to Lucas County, Iowa. Simon and his brother, Henry (h116), farmed briefly in Iowa, but Simon soon moved to northeast Kansas. There they settled on the SW 1/4 of Section 2, Sibley Township, Cloud County, Kansas near the small coal mining community of Minersville. In 1878 the prosperous community organized a new school (District #72 Cloud County), which was located on the southwest corner of the Linn farm. ...