1850 census - married to Michael Murphy. living in Muhlenberg P.O., Plymouth Twp, Luzerne County, PA, Margaret Murphy,50, NJ Michael Murphy,47, (b. abt 1803), Ireland, Catharine Murphy,12,PA Margaret Murphy, 8,PA , William Cook, 25, PA, Sarah Cook, 23, PA, Ann Cook, 21, PA, Isaac Cook, 18, PA, Margaret LARK, 99, b. NJ, Value of her real estate $1000
1860 census - Muhlenberg P.O., Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, PA
Margaret Pace Cook Murphy lives next to Joseph Blain, brother of her daughter-in-law: Catherine Blaine Cook/Wiilliam Cook, her son. Margaret Pace Cook Murphy is not living in her Cook children’s household. Michael, 60, Margaret Murphy, 61, Catharine 22, Margaret 18
1870 - s/b 28 - she is now Margaret Linn or Lynn with Jacob.
1880 census Larksville, Luzerne Co., PA
Jacob N. LInn, 39
Margaret Linn, 38, b. PA. father b. Ireland, mother b. NJ
Marshall, 12
Estella, 10
William, 7
Ester A., 3
1900 census 458 Green St. District 0043, Edwardsville, Luzerne Co, PA
Jacob Linn, b. Feb 1841 PA, (age 59) married, head of household, , married 32 years, father b. PA, mother b. Wales, contractor, owns home.
Margaret Linn, wife, b. Mar. 1858, (age 47), m. 32 years, bore 4 children, 4 living, father b. Ireland, mother b. NJ.
Stella Linn, daughter, b. Oct 1870, (age 29), PA, single,
William, son, b. Nov 1864, (age 32) PA, single.
Ester, daughter, b. May 1877 PA (age 23), single.
1910 census - Jacob widowed.
Research Notes
Edwardsville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, two miles (3 km) west of Wilkes Barre and also adjacent to the boroughs of Kingston to the north and Larksville to the south. It is strictly a residential place, the population being 5,165 in 1900 and 8,407 in 1910. A substantial decrease in the population has occurred since the population count of 1940, which was 7,998. The population was 4,984 at the 2000 census. Edwardsville was settled in 1768 by settlers from Connecticut. It was incorporated as a borough in 1884.
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