Born in Harrison, Virginia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Linger
— married
6 Dec 1821 in Lewis, VA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Jane (Linger) Rowan, Nicholas H. Linger, Margaret A (Linger) Smith, John H Linger, Phillip Hinzman Linger, Thomas Linger Sr, Henry H Linger and William Benton Linger
Died
at age 83
in Skin Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
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Contents |
Biography
Martha (Hinzman) Linger was born in Appalachia, in Virginia. See Appalachia Project.
Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
Marriage
Joseph Linger married Martha Hinzman on December 6, 1821 in Lewis County, VA (now WV). [2][3]
Children
Joseph and Margaret Linger had 10 Children:[4]
- Joseph II
- Nicholas H.
- Mary Jane
- Margaret A.
- John H.
- Thomas
- Philip Hinzman
- Henry H.
- William Benton
- Abraham D.
Death and Burial
Mercy died on March 22, 1884 in Lewis County, WV.
She is buried in the Linger Family Cemetery in Upshur County, WV [5]
Sources
- ↑ *The Linger Family History Linger, Fred J, and Hartzel G. Strader. Baltimore, Maryland. The University of Georgia Press. 1989.
- ↑ Early American Marriages, Virginia to 1850
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-QM7 : 11 November 2020), Mercy Linger in entry for Joseph Linger, 1860.
- ↑ The Linger Family History by Fred Linger [1]
- ↑ Find A Grave for Mercy Hinzman Linger [2]
Acknowledgements
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