Polly (Cooper) Linn (1792 - 1852)

Wife of John Linn — married 9 Apr 1810 in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Biography

Polly Cooper was born 20 Aug 1792. She was the daughter of Hiram Cooper and Nancy Cummings.

15 April 1810 John Linn married Polly Cooper in Monongalia, West Virginia. ^{[1][2] [3]}

She passed away at age 59 on 24 April 1852 and is buried in John Linn Cemetery, Palatine, Marion, West Virginia. ^[4]

"JOHN LINN, oldest son of William and Isabella Gibson Linn, was born Feb. 22, 1786, died Sept. 29, 1856. He was married April 9, 1810, to Polly Cooper a daughter of Hiram and Nancy Cooper. Polly Cooper, wife of John Linn, was born Aug. 20, 1792; died April 24, 1852. Hiram Cooper's wife was Nancy Cummings. Hiram Cooper, father of Polly (Cooper) Linn, was born May 20, 1769 and died Feb. 3, 1829. His wife, Nancy Cooper was born in 1775 and died Oct 25, 1815. John Linn was a man of high intelligence and had a good education. He taught the community school for many years, and when Marion County was organized in 1842 he was appointed one of the school commissioners for the county. He kept a private diary in which he recorded the important events that took place in the community, and also a record of the marriages, births and deaths that occurred among his own relatives. These records are carefully preserved by his grandson Hiram R. Linn, and much of the earliest data of this book was gathered from the records made by him.

The children of John and Polly (Cooper) Linn are William, Nancy, Hiram, Peninah, Hannah, Rebecca, Elizabeth (Betsy), Samuel, Mary (Polly), Jane, and Harriet."

“Genealogical History of the Family of William Linn,” Mennonite Publishing House, 1932.

"Genealogical history of the family of William Linn who came from Belfast, Ireland, in 1771 Family of John Linn (I)" page 6 ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/7049164?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22326f57315155536970385633505846614b7550582f696a5568492f2b39744b6748735a725a4477314b72593d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
2. ↑ https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=840910&ImageNumber=13
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBCZ-38M : 11 February 2018), John Linn and Polly Cooper, 1810; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118274943/polly-linn: accessed 15 October 2023), memorial page for Polly Cooper Linn (20 Aug 1792–24 Apr 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118274943, citing John Linn Cemetery, Palatine, Marion County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Anna (contributor 47477171).
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6985285?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a224d637a716339373138575774614d6b6c307571487871444e453368545674736c6d633871413645624e686b3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

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