Co D
3rd Ark Cav
"John Linn, – male, white, married, age 70 yrs., b. Kentucky, d. 13 Apr 1896, in Chico, Calif., bur in Chico Cem." Source: Earliest Death and Burial Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, published serially in the PGS Goldmine, 1992, pg 89.
"... a Virginian, John Linn, who located in Kentucky, thence moved to Yell County, Ark., where he became a successful farmer and saw-and-flour-mill operator. He had amassed a fortune of about ninety thousand dollars when the Civil War broke; he was an Abolitionist and opposed to slavery, and was the first man in Yell County to hoist an American flag. He offered his services to the Union and served as a sergeant in the Third Arkansas Cavalry for three years. After being mustered out and honorably discharged, Mr. Linn returned to his home broken in health, and to find that his property had been devastated. He rebuilt the mill with the aid of his son and they operated it, together with the farm, for some time. The son found out that his father never would recover his health if he remained in that country and he suggested that they come to California. They started with an ox team and wagon for the long overland journey. On their way through New Mexico they were told that a tea made from Chimees brush would cure the dysentery, that being the ailment that afflicted the father; this was tried and a cure resulted. Upon arriving in this state the elder Linn decided he would thereafter make it his home. He died in Chico, Butte County. He married Maria Underwood, who was born in Missouri and died in Chico. Of their seven children there are three still living." – Part of a biographical sketch of son William Birney Linn, by George Mansfield in History of Butte County, CA 1918, pgs 1119-1121.
** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
Chico Weekly Chronicle Record, Saturday, April 18, 1896, pg 1 col 4: Another Death. John Linn Sr. Died Yesterday of Heart Failure. John Linn, the father of the police officer, died yesterday morning at about 11 o’clock from heart failure.
Mr. Linn had been digging holes preparatory to planting trees in the yard when he suddenly fainted. Before he could be carried into the house he had expired.
The deceased leaves a widow and four grown children, Barney Linn, John Linn Jr., Wm. Linn and Mrs. Lucy Herrick. The two former were in Chico at the time of their father’s death. The other two were notified, Wm. Linn at Cana, and Mrs. Herrick at Los Angeles.
The deceased has been a respected citizen of Chico since 1879. He has long been an accepted member of the Masonic Lodge of this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 2 o’clock from the Masonic Temple, Rev. Hathaway officiating.
3rd Ark Cav
"John Linn, – male, white, married, age 70 yrs., b. Kentucky, d. 13 Apr 1896, in Chico, Calif., bur in Chico Cem." Source: Earliest Death and Burial Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, published serially in the PGS Goldmine, 1992, pg 89.
"... a Virginian, John Linn, who located in Kentucky, thence moved to Yell County, Ark., where he became a successful farmer and saw-and-flour-mill operator. He had amassed a fortune of about ninety thousand dollars when the Civil War broke; he was an Abolitionist and opposed to slavery, and was the first man in Yell County to hoist an American flag. He offered his services to the Union and served as a sergeant in the Third Arkansas Cavalry for three years. After being mustered out and honorably discharged, Mr. Linn returned to his home broken in health, and to find that his property had been devastated. He rebuilt the mill with the aid of his son and they operated it, together with the farm, for some time. The son found out that his father never would recover his health if he remained in that country and he suggested that they come to California. They started with an ox team and wagon for the long overland journey. On their way through New Mexico they were told that a tea made from Chimees brush would cure the dysentery, that being the ailment that afflicted the father; this was tried and a cure resulted. Upon arriving in this state the elder Linn decided he would thereafter make it his home. He died in Chico, Butte County. He married Maria Underwood, who was born in Missouri and died in Chico. Of their seven children there are three still living." – Part of a biographical sketch of son William Birney Linn, by George Mansfield in History of Butte County, CA 1918, pgs 1119-1121.
** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
Chico Weekly Chronicle Record, Saturday, April 18, 1896, pg 1 col 4: Another Death. John Linn Sr. Died Yesterday of Heart Failure. John Linn, the father of the police officer, died yesterday morning at about 11 o’clock from heart failure.
Mr. Linn had been digging holes preparatory to planting trees in the yard when he suddenly fainted. Before he could be carried into the house he had expired.
The deceased leaves a widow and four grown children, Barney Linn, John Linn Jr., Wm. Linn and Mrs. Lucy Herrick. The two former were in Chico at the time of their father’s death. The other two were notified, Wm. Linn at Cana, and Mrs. Herrick at Los Angeles.
The deceased has been a respected citizen of Chico since 1879. He has long been an accepted member of the Masonic Lodge of this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 2 o’clock from the Masonic Temple, Rev. Hathaway officiating.
Co D
3rd Ark Cav
"John Linn, – male, white, married, age 70 yrs., b. Kentucky, d. 13 Apr 1896, in Chico, Calif., bur in Chico Cem." Source: Earliest Death and Burial Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, published serially in the PGS Goldmine, 1992, pg 89.
"... a Virginian, John Linn, who located in Kentucky, thence moved to Yell County, Ark., where he became a successful farmer and saw-and-flour-mill operator. He had amassed a fortune of about ninety thousand dollars when the Civil War broke; he was an Abolitionist and opposed to slavery, and was the first man in Yell County to hoist an American flag. He offered his services to the Union and served as a sergeant in the Third Arkansas Cavalry for three years. After being mustered out and honorably discharged, Mr. Linn returned to his home broken in health, and to find that his property had been devastated. He rebuilt the mill with the aid of his son and they operated it, together with the farm, for some time. The son found out that his father never would recover his health if he remained in that country and he suggested that they come to California. They started with an ox team and wagon for the long overland journey. On their way through New Mexico they were told that a tea made from Chimees brush would cure the dysentery, that being the ailment that afflicted the father; this was tried and a cure resulted. Upon arriving in this state the elder Linn decided he would thereafter make it his home. He died in Chico, Butte County. He married Maria Underwood, who was born in Missouri and died in Chico. Of their seven children there are three still living." – Part of a biographical sketch of son William Birney Linn, by George Mansfield in History of Butte County, CA 1918, pgs 1119-1121.
** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
Chico Weekly Chronicle Record, Saturday, April 18, 1896, pg 1 col 4: Another Death. John Linn Sr. Died Yesterday of Heart Failure. John Linn, the father of the police officer, died yesterday morning at about 11 o’clock from heart failure.
Mr. Linn had been digging holes preparatory to planting trees in the yard when he suddenly fainted. Before he could be carried into the house he had expired.
The deceased leaves a widow and four grown children, Barney Linn, John Linn Jr., Wm. Linn and Mrs. Lucy Herrick. The two former were in Chico at the time of their father’s death. The other two were notified, Wm. Linn at Cana, and Mrs. Herrick at Los Angeles.
The deceased has been a respected citizen of Chico since 1879. He has long been an accepted member of the Masonic Lodge of this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 2 o’clock from the Masonic Temple, Rev. Hathaway officiating.
3rd Ark Cav
"John Linn, – male, white, married, age 70 yrs., b. Kentucky, d. 13 Apr 1896, in Chico, Calif., bur in Chico Cem." Source: Earliest Death and Burial Records, Paradise Genealogical Society, published serially in the PGS Goldmine, 1992, pg 89.
"... a Virginian, John Linn, who located in Kentucky, thence moved to Yell County, Ark., where he became a successful farmer and saw-and-flour-mill operator. He had amassed a fortune of about ninety thousand dollars when the Civil War broke; he was an Abolitionist and opposed to slavery, and was the first man in Yell County to hoist an American flag. He offered his services to the Union and served as a sergeant in the Third Arkansas Cavalry for three years. After being mustered out and honorably discharged, Mr. Linn returned to his home broken in health, and to find that his property had been devastated. He rebuilt the mill with the aid of his son and they operated it, together with the farm, for some time. The son found out that his father never would recover his health if he remained in that country and he suggested that they come to California. They started with an ox team and wagon for the long overland journey. On their way through New Mexico they were told that a tea made from Chimees brush would cure the dysentery, that being the ailment that afflicted the father; this was tried and a cure resulted. Upon arriving in this state the elder Linn decided he would thereafter make it his home. He died in Chico, Butte County. He married Maria Underwood, who was born in Missouri and died in Chico. Of their seven children there are three still living." – Part of a biographical sketch of son William Birney Linn, by George Mansfield in History of Butte County, CA 1918, pgs 1119-1121.
** Date of newspaper is not always the date of the incident - this was a weekly, and stories were written, set, and the printing was done after the facts were typeset, often days later.
Chico Weekly Chronicle Record, Saturday, April 18, 1896, pg 1 col 4: Another Death. John Linn Sr. Died Yesterday of Heart Failure. John Linn, the father of the police officer, died yesterday morning at about 11 o’clock from heart failure.
Mr. Linn had been digging holes preparatory to planting trees in the yard when he suddenly fainted. Before he could be carried into the house he had expired.
The deceased leaves a widow and four grown children, Barney Linn, John Linn Jr., Wm. Linn and Mrs. Lucy Herrick. The two former were in Chico at the time of their father’s death. The other two were notified, Wm. Linn at Cana, and Mrs. Herrick at Los Angeles.
The deceased has been a respected citizen of Chico since 1879. He has long been an accepted member of the Masonic Lodge of this city. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 2 o’clock from the Masonic Temple, Rev. Hathaway officiating.
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