William Linger
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William Benton Linger (1840 - 1921)

William Benton Linger
Born in Lewis, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1864 (to 1912) in Upshur, West Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Linger was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia). See Appalachia Project.
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Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
This profile is part of the Linger Name Study.
This profile is part of the Linger Name Study.

William Benton Linger was born on May 15, 1840 in Lewis, Virginia, United States, son of Joseph Linger (1798–1870) and Martha Ann Jane Hinzman (1801–1884).

William died on February 11, 1921 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States, aged 80.[1] He was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Dallison, West Virginia.

In 1850, William (10) was in the household of Joseph Linger in Lewis, Virginia. [2]

William (23) married Josephine Alice Porter (17) (born on January 25, 1846 in Virginia) in 1864 in Upshur, West Virginia.[3] Their known son was Earl Conway Linger (May 21 1881 – April 30 1957).

In 1920, William (80) [4]

Sources

  1. Find A Grave for William Benton Linger
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DC-H54 : 23 December 2020), William Linger in household of Joseph Linger, Lewis, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBCM-BZQ : 11 February 2018), Wm Linger and Josephine A Porter, 1864; citing Upshur, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,188.
  4. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN22-KTZ : 30 January 2021), William Linger, 1920.




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