Rebecca S (Timmons) Linson (1836 - 1909)

Born 11 Apr 1836 in Madison County, Ohio, United States

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Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1909 at age 73 in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Rebecca S Timmons was born on 11 April 1836^{[1][2][3][4][5]} in Madison County, Ohio, United States^{[1][2][3][4][5]}. She was the daughter of Cyrus M Timmons^[1] and Nancy Stroup^[1].

CAUTION: Year of birth per attached census records: 1850 - 1836; 1860 - 1837; 1870 - 1840; 1900 - 1845. OH Death records, FindAGrave, and BillionGraves all show year of birth of 1836.

Rebecca married Edward T Linson/Sinson^[2][3] about 1855.

Facts regarding Rebecca's husband:

1. His name was "Edward Linson" from the Ohio death records of their daughter Jessie Morgan Linson and "Edward T Linson" from the Ohio State and County death records of their daughter Rebecca (Linson) Dye.
2. He died before 1900. On the 1900 census Rebecca Timmons Linson is shown as widowed and living with her brother Cyrus and her daughter Jessie Sinson. THIS CENSUS record shows her as born in April 1945.
3. He was alive at least as late as 1871 as the last identified child was born in January 1872.
4. Rebecca and Edward likely married between 1850 and 1860 based on census records. First child appears to have been born in 1857.
5. Rebecca's husband appears to have been much older than her. The 1860 and 1870 census records show him as born in 1819/1818 making him at least 17 years older than Rebecca.
6. The person linked on FindAGrave has a birth dated that doesn't make sense due to dates of birth. It was likely Rebecca's son rather than her husband. The link has since fortunately been removed.
7. FamilySearch shows her husband as born in 1840 with no sources. The date makes more sense but conflicts with the census records.
8. A POSSIBLE FindAGrave memorial for Rebecca's husband is: Find A Grave: Memorial #186969058.

Edward and Rebecca had an unclear number of children. Likely children include: Amanda (Linson) [Kiler, Surbaugh, or Johnson?]^[2][3], Jessie Morgan Linson^[2][3][4][6], Irvin Linson^[2][3], Rebecca (Linson) Dye^[3][7][8][9], Edward Thomas Linson^{[10][11][3][12]}, Cyrus Timmons Linson^{[13][14][15][3]}, and Unnamed Infant Daughter Linson (born in 1872). CAUTION: What appears to be Rebecca is living with her brother Cyrus on the 1900 census as a widow with 1 child, 1 living. This brings up MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HER OFFSPRING AND/OR MARRIAGE.

It seems quite likely that in the late 1880s or early 1890s, Rebecca and Edward's sons Irvin and Cyrus headed to California. What appears to be them are listed one after the other on a "California Great Register" dated Voter Registration listing dated 20 Oct 1892 as "Speculator" from Ohio with appropriate ages with residences of 1266 Ionia and 217 Commercial^[16]. Cyrus appears in a similar listing from a month earlier with no sign of Irvin^[17].

Rebecca S (Timmons) Linson passed away on 29 April 1909^[5][18] in Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, United States^[5][18].

Residence

• 1850 - Union, Madison County, Ohio, United States - Household of Cyrus Timmons^[1]

• 1860 - London, Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States - Household of Edward T Linson^[2]

• 1870 - Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States - Household of Edward L Linson (either her husband or father-in-law NOTE: This census record shows her as born in 1840)^[3]

• 1891 - London, Madison County, Ohio, United States (per her mother's obituary which is attached as a Memory to her profile on FamilySearch. This obituary refers to her as "Mrs. E.T. Linson" confirming her marriage as well.)

• 1900 - Midway Village, ED 65 Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States - Household of Cyrus Timmons (widowed, living with her brother and Rebecca's daughter Jessie, as mother of 1 child, 1 living, and supposedly born in 1845)^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ2-2J4 : 12 April 2016), Rebecca Timmons in household of Cyrus Timmons, Union, Madison, Ohio, United States; citing family 206, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGM-1VH : 18 February 2021), Rebecca Luison in entry for Edward T Luison, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6L3-P7M : 3 January 2021), Rebecca Linson in entry for Edward L Linson, 1870.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDP-DKW : accessed 23 February 2021), Rebecca Sinson in household of Cyrus Timmons, Range Township, Madison, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 17B, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,299.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Z2-C54 : 15 August 2019), Rebecca Timmons Linson, 29 Apr 1909; citing Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, reference fn 19201; FHL microfilm 1,927,087.
6. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6R6-2WP : 10 July 2020), Rebecca Tim* in entry for Jessie Morgan Linson, 25 Sep 1949; citing , reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,247,097.
7. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBR-9TP : 23 February 2021), Rebecca Tummish in entry for D. C. Dye, 1886.
8. ↑ Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KL-1GD : 14 December 2020), Rebecca Timmons in entry for Rebecca Linson Dye, 10 Sep 1938; citing Death, Worthington, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID yr 1938, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,033,093.
9. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8Z-DB5 : 15 August 2019), Rebecca Timmons in entry for Rebecca Linson Dye, 10 Sep 1938; citing Worthington, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 51820; FHL microfilm 2,023,614.
10. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X68V-S4R : 1 January 2021), Rebecca in entry for Linson, 1869.
11. ↑ Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6T8-HMP : 19 January 2020), Rebecca in entry for Linson, .
12. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZN7-RZR : 15 August 2019), Rebecca Tu...Ous in entry for Edward Thomas Linson, 15 Aug 1937; citing Mad River, Clark, Ohio, reference fn 48829; FHL microfilm 2,023,533.
13. ↑ Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X68V-S4R : 1 January 2021), Rebecca in entry for Linson, 1869.
14. ↑ Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6T8-HMP : 19 January 2020), Rebecca in entry for Linson, .
15. ↑ Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX4Q-GX5 : 19 January 2020), Rebecca in entry for Linson, 1869.
16. ↑ California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFY-R2L : 25 July 2019), Cyrus Linson, 20 Oct 1892; citing Voter Registration, 1266 Ionia, Los Angeles, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,929.
17. ↑ California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFY-X4V : 25 July 2019), Cyrus T Linson, 22 Sep 1892; citing Voter Registration, 114 Commercial, Los Angeles, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,929.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK5V-W1Y : 12 November 2019), Rebecca Timmons Linson, 1909.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LVZF-BJ9

• Find A Grave: Memorial #85310356 [Includes a tombstone photograph (with full name inscribed "REBECCA TIMMONS LINSON") with clear and consistent years of birth and death; along with links to the memorials of her husband and 2 children. CAUTION: THE LISTED DATE OF BIRTH (UNSOURCED) FOR HER HUSBAND IS AFTER THE DOB OF BOTH DAUGHTERS.]

• BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK95-S518 : 9 November 2015), Rebecca Timmons Linson, died 1909; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Glen Forest Cemetery, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, United States.

• BillionGraves shows Rebecca Timmons Linson (1836-1909) with nearby graves Jessie M Linson (1858-1949), Rebecca L Dye (1862-1938), Dorothea Shaw (1887-1912), and joint Edward T (1867-1937) and Emma A (1868-19??) Linson.