John Proudfit Linn and Sarah A. Cole

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Husband John Proudfit Linn ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 11 Sep 1863 - Franklin Co, PA 1 2 3
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           Died: 20 Dec 1924 - Burgettstown, Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Father: William A. P. Linn (1838/1839-1907) 1 2 4 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Proudfit (1842-1916) 1 2 3 4 5 6

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       Marriage: 30 Sep 1890 3

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Wife Sarah A. Cole ¹

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         Father: Thomas Cole (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Thomas Cole Linn ^{1 3}

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           Born: 7 Jun 1891 3
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         Spouse: Mary Louise Farrar (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 16 Jun 1923 3

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2 F Francis Elizabeth Linn ^{1 3}

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           Born: 3 Sep 1892 3
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         Spouse: Bion E. Strickland (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 4 Mar 1919 3

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3 M William Patterson Linn ^{1 7}

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           Born: 20 Nov 1894 7
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           Died: 29 Aug 1896 7
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Gertrude Kerr Linn ¹

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           Born: 25 Dec 1897 7
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         Spouse: John B. Kelly (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 11 Dec 1926 7

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5 F Alice May Linn ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1 Feb 1900 7
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         Spouse: Morris J. Evans (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 16 Oct 1923 7

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6 F Mary Emma Linn ^{1 7}

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           Born: 1 Dec 1901 7
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         Spouse: James Kernohan (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 17 Oct 1928 7

         Spouse: George Frank Hobbs (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 9 Oct 1942 7

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7 M John W. Linn ^{1 7}

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           Born: 17 Nov 1903 7
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         Spouse: Margaret Ellen Shepler (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 19 Nov 1924 7

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8 F Sarah Elsie Linn ^{1 8}

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           Born: 16 Sep 1906 8
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         Spouse: Edward Hamilton (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 9 Nov 1923 8

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General Notes: Husband - John Proudfit Linn

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He attended the public schools of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and the State Normal School at Shippensburg, Cumberland County, later taking a business course in the Eastman Business College, at Poughkeepsie, New York, returning then to Washington County and entering into the lumber business at Burgettstown, with a partner, under the firm name of Armour & Linn. When Mr. Armour retired, Mr. Linn and his brother, William B. Linn, continued the business, adding builders' supplies to their stock.
He was a stockholder and director in the Burgettstown National Bank.
He was reared to respect the principles of the Democratic party and was always more or less active in politics, and at one time was his party's candidate for the state legislature. With his family he belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the school board and he belonged to the Masons and the Odd Fellows.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 682.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 381.

3 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 34.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 931.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 504.

6 Margaret Compton, Historical Sketch of the Proudfit Family (Meadville, PA: Privately published, 1911), Pg 31.

7 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 35.

8 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 36.