Born in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Mayberry Beckham
and Catharine (Hinkle) Beckham
Sister of
Elihu Chris Beckham, Martha Carolyn (Beckham) Peery, Christopher Columbus Beckham, Arena (Beckham) Trevathan, Rodney Leander Beckham, Felix Stanley Beckham and Genarah Catherine (Beckham) Finley [half]
Wife of
William Sampson (Lynn) Linn
— married
4 Sep 1856 in Blue Mountain, Izard, Arkansas
Descendants 
Mother of
George Byron Linn, Eliza Catharine (Linn) Meeker, Thomas Burns Linn, Maude Muller Linn, Luella Caroline (Linn) Edwards, Lenora Linn, Thomas Harris Linn Sr., Joshua Linn, James Otis Linn, Lula Estelle Linn and Gertrude Blonda (Linn) Arnold
Died
at age 72
in Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2014
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Biography
Mary was the daughter of Joshua Mayberry Beckham (1816 - 1888) and Catharine Hinkle Beckham (1819 - 1863)
Mary married William Sampson Linn (1829 - 1915). These are their known children:
- George Byron Linn (1857 - 1944)*
- Eliza Catherine Linn Meeker (1859 - 1955)*
- Tasso Burns Linn (1860 - 1928)*
- Maude M Linn Wallace (1861 - 1936)*
- Luella Caroline Linn Edwards (1862 - 1952)*
- Lenora Linn (1865 - 1943)*
- Thomas Harris Linn (1867 - 1944)*
- James Otis Linn (1874 - 1959)*
- Lula Estelle Linn Spence (1876 - 1956)*
- Gertrude Linn Arnold (1881 - 1955)*
Mary is buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Sage, Izard County, Arkansas, USA
- Inscription:
- MARY J
- WIFE OF WM S LINN
- BORN
- DEC 4, 1838
- DIED
- SEPT 14, 1911
Sources
- Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33141781/mary-jane-linn: accessed 17 May 2023), memorial page for Mary Jane Beckham Linn (4 Dec 1838–14 Sep 1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #33141781, citing Bethlehem Cemetery, Sage, Izard County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by S Alvarado (contributor 47326038).
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- 1860 United States Federal Census
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- Ancestry Family Trees. This citation provides evidence for Mary Jane Beckham
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Pam (Melton) Walker 
:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jeff Eccleston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jeffreyeccleston1
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~0.78%
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