Frances A. (Bowen) Linger (1822 - 1901)

Born 22 Nov 1822 in Virginia, United States

Wife of William Linger — married 4 Nov 1847 in virginia USA

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1901 at age 78 in Lewis, West Virginia

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Biography

Frances (Bowen) Linger was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia). See Appalachia Project.

Frances (Bowen) Linger was born in Virginia.

Frances was the daughter William C. and Sally Boyden Bowen. She was the second wife of William Linger and the mother of Sarah Angeline, Susan Frances, James Robert, Alfred Clark, Harrison Kemper, Luther Wise, Agnes E., Dennis Lafayette, John Scott, Silas Bruce and Catherine.

The Weston Independent, Tues. 19 Feb.1901: MRS. FANNIE LINGER - Dexter Shoulders was in town Saturday and he tells us of the death of Mrs. Fannie Linger, a woman of past 80 years at her home on Stone Coal on Monday of last week.

Sources

West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-7RWG : 12 September 2020), William Linger and Frances Brown, 4 Nov 1847; citing Marriage, Lewis, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm . Name: Frances Bowen Gender: Female Spouse's name: William Linger Spouse Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1847 Marriage Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States

United States Census, 1850 Name Wm Linger Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Lewis county, part of, Lewis, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 49 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1801 Birthplace Virginia House Number 397 Wm Linger M 49 Virginia Francis A Linger F 27 Virginia George W Linger M 22 Virginia Ennis Linger M 17 Virginia Marshall Linger M 15 Virginia Rheuhama Linger F 13 Virginia William J Linger M 10 Virginia Anne Linger F 8 Virginia Mary Linger F 6 Virginia Sarah A Linger F 1 Virginia Suzan F Linger F 0 Virginia Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-7DP : 12 April 2016), Wm Linger, Lewis county, part of, Lewis, Virginia, United States; citing family 399, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-YW9 : 18 February 2021), Wm Linger, 1860. United States Census, 1860 Name: Francis A Linger Age: 38 Birth Year: abt 1822 Gender: Female Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Upshur, Virginia Post Office: Buckhannon Dwelling Number: 416 Family Number: 418 Occupation: Wife Household Members: Name Age Wm Linger 57 Francis A Linger 38 Geo W Linger 29 Marshall Linger 22 Ruhama Linger 21 Polly Linger 16 Jefferson Linger 20 Sarah A Linger 11 Susan F Linger 10 Jas R Linger 8 Alfred C Linger 7 Harrison R Linger 5 Lathur W Linger 3 Dennis L Linger 2 Agnes E Linger 2/12

United States Census, 1880 Name: Francis A. Linge [Francis A. Linger] Age: 56 Birth Date: Abt 1824 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Bukhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA Dwelling Number: 102 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: William Linge, Jr. Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Keep House Household Members: Name Age William Linge, Jr. 78 Francis A. Linge 56 Jefferson Linge 39 Luther W. Linge 21 Denis L. Linge 20 Bruce Linge 15 Sarah F. Cutright 15

United States Census, 1900 Name: Francis A Linger Age: 77 Birth Date: Nov 1822 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia House Number: 3 Sheet Number: 16 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 314 Family Number: 317 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: Number of Living Children: 8 Mother: How Many Children: 11 Occupation: Farm Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: O Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: F Household Members: Name Age Francis A Linger 77 Iza E Linger 12

West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 Name: Frances Bowen Gender: Female Spouse's name: William Linger Spouse Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1847 Marriage Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States

West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Name: Frances A. Linger Birth Date: abt 1822 Birth Place: Virginia Death Date: 12 Feb 1901 Death Place: Dell, West Virginia Burial Date: 13 Feb 1901 Burial Place: West Virginia Cemetery Name: Home Cemetery Death Age: 79 Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital status: Widowed Gender: Female FHL Film Number: 825107

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101205692/frances-ann-linger : accessed 04 October 2021), memorial page for Frances Ann Bowen Linger (Nov 1822–12 Feb 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101205692, citing Linger Family Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Linger Thorn (contributor 46992836) .