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Descendants of James Linn

Generation No. 3

8. JAMES S.⁵ LINN (WILLIAM⁴, JAMES³, ADAM², JOHN¹) was born 30 Sep 1826 in Elizabeth, Westmoreland Co, PA. He married PHENIAH UKNW. She was born 1834.

Children of JAMES LINN and PHENIAH UKNW are:

	i.		WILLIAM⁶ LINN, b. 1853, Westmoreland Co, PA.
	ii.		FRANK LINN, b. 1859, Westmoreland Co, PA.
	iii.		HOMER I. LINN, b. 1864, Westmoreland Co, PA.

9. ELIZABETH⁵ LINN (MOSES⁴, JAMES³, ADAM², JOHN¹) was born 26 Apr 1835 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania, and died 01 Sep 1913 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania. She married (1) EBENEZER B. BOYLE. He was born 1822 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania. She married (2) THOMAS MILLER 20 Nov 1860.

Notes for ELIZABETH LINN:

E. B. Boyle, p. 850
E. B. BOYLE. Prominently identified with the enterprising and successful citizens of North Strabane township is the gentleman above named. He is a son of William Boyle, who was born in 1794, in Allegheny county, Penn, and there learned the carpenter's trade. In 1823 he came to Washington county, and purchased the farm in North Strabane township now occupied by his son. When a young man William Boyle was united in marriage with Elizabeth Weller, a native of Washington county, Penn., born in 1800, and eight sons were born to their union, namely: Daniel (deceased), Hugh (residing in Washington, Penn.), J. W. (living in Oklahoma), William (a citizen of Iowa), E. B. (whose name introduces this biography), Andrew Jackson (residence unknown), Benjamin Franklin (of Lawrence county, Penn.), and James G. (living in Pittsburgh). The mother of this family died in 1861, followed by the father in 1865, and they were buried in the private cemetery on the old Weller homestead. Both were earnest members of the Presbyterian Church.
E. B. Boyle was born October 22, 1826, on the old farm in North Strabane township, Washington Co., Penn., and received all the literary training which could be imparted by the pedagogue of the country school. On October 28, 1852, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Moses and Nancy Linn. To the union of E. B. and Elizabeth Boyle the following children have been born: Agnes J., Lizzie W., Clara B. (Mrs. R. J. Wallace, has one son, E. B. F.), Nettie G. (wife of Charles Wilkinson, Lawrence county, Penn., has two sons, Lawrence B. and Earnest), Anna (Mrs. E. G. Walker, has one son, Fred), William F., Blanche L., John Grant, H. A. and Mamie. Of this family the three eldest daughters have taught school, and all are regular attendants and ardent supporters of the Presbyterian Church. In political opinion Mr. Boyle votes according to the ability of the candidate, regardless of party preferences. During his father's lifetime, our subject purchased one-half of the home farm, which contains 175 acres, and after the death of his father he purchased the remainder from his brothers, B. F. and A. J. Boyle. His principal attention is devoted to the general care of his farm and the breeding of Jersey cattle. The home place, on which he resides, is improved to the highest point of cultivation.

Text taken from page 850 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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No children

Notes for THOMAS MILLER:

Thomas Miller, p. 770
THOMAS MILLER, a retired agriculturist and one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Canonsburg, was born October 15, 1815, in Mt. Pleasant township, this county. Andrew Miller, his father, came from Ireland to America in 1812, bringing his wife, his parents (Thomas and Sarah Miller), and their children---Andrew, Thomas, Sarah, Margaret and Mary. These children all settled in Mt. Pleasant township, where many of their descendants are now living. Andrew Miller was married, in Ireland, to Sarah Steele, a sister of Rev. James Steele, who for many years was a Presbyterian minister at Strabane, Ireland, where his son, Frederic Steele, attorney at law, now lives. After his arrival in Mt. Pleasant township Andrew Miller commenced farming, an occupation he continued many years, and then, some forty years ago, moved to Chartiers township, where he died in 1853, at the age of seventy years. After his death, his widow lived with her daughter in Mt. Pleasant township, dying there in 1856 at a very advanced age. Andrew Miller was a prominent Democrat in his day, and held carious offices of trust in his township and county, such as director of the poor. He was a member of the old Associate Church. Of their marriage four children were born, viz.: James (who was an attorney in Wooster, Ohio, and died in 1844), Thomas (our subject), Andrew (who died in Allegheny county, Penn.), and Jane (widow of Andrew Russell, residing in Chartiers township, with her daughter Mrs. Homer Wilson).
Thomas Miller received the rudiments of his education in an old log school house on Chartiers creek, and his first day's attendance was indelibly fixed on his memory by his being an eye-witness to the singular freak of a snake climbing up the wall of the house. He had a thorough, practical training in all the departments of agriculture, which was his life vocation, and in 1875 retired from active labor. On May 17, 1843, Mr. Miller married Annie, daughter of David Reed, of Cecil township, Washington county, and the following named children were born to their union: Andrew S. (who served in the Union army in the defense of his country, and is now an attorney in Pittsburgh), David R. (a United Presbyterian minister in East Palestine, Ohio), J. Martin and John C. (both on the farm in Chartiers township), Almira (wife of Rev, W.T. McConnell, of Des Moines, Iowa), and Sarah Jane (Mrs. W.H.S. Ritchie, of West Point, Ky.). Mrs. Miller died in March, 1858, and November 20, 1860, our subject married Elizabeth, daughter of James Linn, who was born in South Strabane township, this county. No children were born to this union. In 1875 Mr. Miller built the elegant house in Canonsburg, into which he and his faithful wife moved the same year, and in which they now live, calmly awaiting the summons that shall call them from earth. They are lifelong members of the U.P. Church, in which he has been an elder for about forty-five years. Politically Mr. Miller was originally a Democrat, but left the ranks of that party on the slavery issue, and united with the old Whig party; he first voted for Martin Van Buren, then for William Henry Harrison. He was a delegate from Canonsburg at the first National Convention of the Republican party, held in Pittsburgh in 1856. In 1884, with a sense of duty to his fellow-man and to his God, he enlisted under the Prohibition banner. Although earnest and most conscientious in his political associations Mr. Miller has, nevertheless, consistently refused office. At the first Republican county convention he declined to become the nominee of his party for the State Legislature. He was a delegate to the Congressional Convention that nominated Hon. T.M.T. McKennan to fill the vacancy in Congress through the death of Hon. Joseph Lawrence, in 1842. Mr. Miller's old farm in Chartiers township, comprising 250 acres of highly improved land, is now owned and worked by his sons, J. Martin and John C. Miller.

J. Martin Miller, son of Thomas Miller, was born November 27, 1848, on the farm above mentioned. He grew to manhood under the parental roof, and was educated in the schools of Chartiers township, then taking the freshman and sophomore years at Washington and Jefferson College. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Mary B. Stewart, a native of St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio, and daughter of John Stewart, who was born in Pennsylvania, and when a young man moved to Belmont county, Ohio. In 1832 he was married to Ann Bell, a native of the same county, and they settled on a farm in Ohio, where their children were born and reared. he was ruling elder for sixty years in the U.P. Church at St. Clairsville, Ohio. He died in February 1892, aged eighty-seven years, and the faithful wife was laid to rest beside him three weeks later, having passed through eighty years of life. The Stewart family are of Scotch origin, and trace their ancestry to Robert Bruce, of historic fame. They first settled in Pennsylvania, afterward moving to Ohio.

After his marriage to Mary B. Stewart, Mr. Miller bought the old homestead, consisting of 150 acres of land. He has since carried on general farming, including the raising of Holstein cattle and Delaine Merino sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have had six children, viz.: Anna Bell, born November 7, 1875, died at the age of eight years; Stewart, born July 3, 1877; Lena Alice, born August 16, 1879; Karl Martin, born September 6, 1882; Edna Bruce, born December 11, 1886, and Mary Bell, born June 29, 1892. J. Martin Miller is a Republican, and in religious connection he and his wife are members of the Chartiers U.P. Church, Rev. W.B. Smiley, pastor, of which he was elected ruling elder in 1886.

Text taken from page 770 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
Transcribed April 1997 by Jack McNatt of Valrico, FL as part of the Beers Project.
Published April 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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More About THOMAS MILLER and ELIZABETH LINN:
Marriage: 20 Nov 1860

Children of ELIZABETH LINN and EBENEZER BOYLE are:

	i.		AGNES⁶ BOYLE, b. 1854, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	ii.		LIZZIE BOYLE, b. 1857, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	iii.		CLARA B. BOYLE, b. 1859, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	iv.		NETTIE BOYLE, b. 1861, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	v.		ANNA M. BOYLE, b. 1861, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	vi.		WILLIAM T. BOYLE, b. 1867, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	vii.		BLANCH BOYLE, b. 1869, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	viii.		JOHNNY G. BOYLE, b. 1873, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	ix.		HUGH BOYLE, b. 1876, No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA.
	x.		MARY E. BOYLE, b. 1878.

10. WILLIAM M.⁵ LINN (JAMES⁴, JAMES³, ADAM², JOHN¹)³ was born 1826 in Strabane Twshp, Washington, PA^3,⁴. He married ELLEN.

Notes for WILLIAM M. LINN:
Lived in West Ward of Washington Boro,1860
Attorney at Law - 1860 Census

Lived In South Strabane with James (II), 1850
Attorney at Law, Age 22 - 1850 Census

Co E, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry
Enrolled 9/30 1861
Promoted Pvt to Sgt 9/12/1862
Pa State Archives

More About WILLIAM M. LINN:
Residence: 1860, Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania ^5,⁶

Children of WILLIAM LINN and ELLEN are:

	i.		LUCY A⁶ LINN, b. 1854, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	ii.		IDA M. LINN, b. 1856, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	iii.		EDWARD E. LINN, b. 1858, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	iv.		WILLIAM M. LINN, b. 1860, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	v.		CLAY LINN, b. 1861, Washington Co, Pennsylvania; m. KATHERINE M.
	vi.		JESSIE LINN, b. 1865.

11. JOHN P.⁵ LINN (JAMES⁴, JAMES³, ADAM², JOHN¹) was born 24 Mar 1830 in No. Strabane Twshp, Washington Co., PA, and died 07 Nov 1882 in Washington Co, , Pennsylvania, USA. He married MARY A. G ?. She was born 1840.

Notes for JOHN P. LINN:
John P, Linn, the son of James II, is different than John P. Linn, the son of Mathew I. The former is buried in the Washington Cem, the latter in the Oak Spring Cem. in Canonsburgh, PA. The former is John Preston, The latter John Pollack.

Children of JOHN LINN and MARY ? are:

	i.		JAMES PRESTON⁶ LINN, b. 1883, Washington Co, Pennsylvania; d. 03 Jul 1887, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	ii.		JOHN P LINN, b. 16 Mar 1880, Washington Co, Pennsylvania; d. 14 Sep 1880, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.

12. MATTHEW POLLOCK⁵ LINN (JAMES⁴, JAMES³, ADAM², JOHN¹) was born 22 Nov 1837 in N. Srabane, Washington,PA, and died 05 Nov 1910 in Washington Co, , Pennsylvania, USA. He married (1) HENRIETTA HARTER 1863. She was born 08 Aug 1844 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania, and died 07 Jul 1880 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania. He married (2) ANNIE THOMAS Abt. 1888. She was born 08 Jun 1854 in Pittsburgh, PA, and died 18 Nov 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Notes for MATTHEW POLLOCK LINN:
Twelfth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
"The companies which marched from Washington borough and Monongahela City to join the Twelfth Regiment, ... were raised for three months' service, a term which at that time was thought to be ample for the suppression of the Rebellion. After the filling of the first quotas the War Department changed its policy and ceased to accept three months' men, the term of service required being three years or during the war, with some exceptions of two years' regiments.The Twelfth was one of the earliest regiments to enter the field. The field officers had all received a military training. The two Washington County companies of the Twelfth were designated in the regimental organization as "E" and "G" companies. Lists of their officers and enlisted men are given below: (Unit mustered in to service April 25, 1861)"

Company E
Recruited at Washington

Privates
John W. Acheson, Henry H. Alter, James Barr, Edward W. Bausman, Peter Blonberg, Hugh P. Boon, John V. Brobst, John A. Byers, John L. Cook, Henry M. Dougan, Horace B. Durant, Tertius A. Durant, Henry Erdman, Hardman Gantz, John L. Gettys, James Grier, John M. Griffith, Charles Hallam, William T. Hamilton, Alexander C. Hamilton, William Hart, Eli Hess (died), William H. Horn, Robert P. Hughes, Andrew J. Hyde, James B. Kennedy, John Kendall, Phillip P. Kuntz, John Lawton, Joseph Lane, Matthew P. Linn, Charles L. Linton, John Loughman, Taylor McFarland, Thomas M. McKeever, John McKeever, Caleb I. McNulty, James W. Montford, William M. Morrison, Henry C. Odenbaugh, George A. Perrett, Rollin O. Phillips, Henry A. Purviance, Alexander Rankin, George W. Reed, Samuel B. Rickey (died), John B. Ritner, Alexander W. Scott, Cephas D. Sharp, David Shepherd, James Stocking, Andrew J. Swart, John R. Sweeny, Samuel M. Templeton, Joseph H. Templeton, Robert Thompson, Robert L. Thompson, William H. Underwood, Isaac Vance, George I. Walker, Andrew W. Wilson, James B. Wilson, Roobert T. Wishart, Wesley Wolf

.................................................................OR............................................................

Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment of Militia
"On the 4th of September Governor Curtin issued a proclamation calling on the people to arm and prepare for defense....In September, 1862, two companies of men from Washington (many of them past the military age) marched to the front, and as a part of the Sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania militia, encamped at a point about two miles west of Chambersburg, PA., awaiting orders to move against the Confederate army, which had crossed the Potomac into Maryland with the evident intention of invading Pennsylvania. "

"Of the field and staff officers of the Sixth Regiment, Col. James Armstrong, Quartermaster David Aiken, and Chaplain William P. Aldrich were residents of Washington. The rolls of the two Washington County companies are here given, viz:

Mustered into service on the 13th of September, and mustered out on the 29th of September; in defense of the State of Pennsylvania."

Company A
Officers
Capt. Norton McGiffin (Washington); 1st lieut. Samuel M. Templeton Washington); 2nd lieut. Henry H. Alter (Washington); 1st sergt. James B. Wilson (Washington); sergts., Charles B. McCollum, David Brady, John W. Wolf, James C Acheson (Washington); corps., Joseph M. Spriggs, Harvery B. McCollum (Washington), John Steck (Greenburg), John Wiley, Thomas G. Wolf, James R. Thompson, Henry M. Aiken, John W. Dinsmore (Washington); musician, Charles White, Washington

Privates
(all from Washington, unless otherwise noted)
Henry H. Arnold, John C. Alrich, William Allen, Isaac N. Bane, John B. Beatty, William S. Beatty, Norton Braddock, William Burke, Samuel Cooke, John L. Cooke, Samuel A. Clarke, George W. Driver, George L. Gow, William Greer, Charles Glaun, John Hainer, John N. Hainer, George Hammond, John B. Hallam, George O. Jones. Thomas C. Kerr, Joseph C. Keiser, Aexander Litle, George O. Lindsey, Gustavus A. Loukert, Jeremiah Marshall, George W. Murphy, William McClane, James McCreary, John E. McCullough, Jacob B. McKennan (Brownsville), Archibald B. McAllister, William Paul, Samuel H. Rial, James Goodrich Ruple, George Rods, John P. Reimund, Anthony D. Rickey, James Seaman, John W. Seaman, Robert F. Strean, John H. Scott, Alex. M. Todd, Theodore Turner, Robert L. Thompson, Dan. C. Vallentine, William C. Vance, Ferdinand J. P. Varro, Thomas M. Wiley, John W. Wiley, Francis J. L. Wiley, John C. S. Weills, David T. Watson, John G. Windworth, Samuel K. Weirich, James S. Wolf, Frederick F. Wotring

Company F
Officers
Capt. John H. Ewing (Washington), 1st lieut., Alfred Creigh (Washington); 2nd lieut., Samuel O. Williams (Washington); 1st sergt., James M. Byers (Washington); sergts., William F. Fleming, William Hart, Thomas D. O'Hara, George W. Reed (Washington); corps., Samuel W. Griffith, James Brown, Robert Baird Patterson, James R. Ruth, Matthew P. Linn, William Phillips, William
W. Smith, Frank Gabby (Washington)

More About MATTHEW POLLOCK LINN:
Residence: 1880, South Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States ⁷

More About MATTHEW LINN and HENRIETTA HARTER:
Marriage: 1863

More About MATTHEW LINN and ANNIE THOMAS:
Marriage: Abt. 1888

Children of MATTHEW LINN and HENRIETTA HARTER are:

	i.		LIDA HARTER⁶ LINN, b. 1867, Washington,Washington Co, Pennsylvania, USA; d. 25 Nov 1963, Washington Co, , Pennsylvania, USA.
	ii.		BESSIE T LINN, b. Abt. 1876; m. HOWARD CHRISTMAN.
	iii.		LUCIE C LINN, b. 1874; m. EDWIN HYATT PICKETT.
	iv.		THOMAS B. LINN, b. 1871, Washington Co, Pennsylvania; d. 25 Jun 1899, Washington Co, Pennsylvania.
	v.		JOHN LINN, b. Feb 1879.

Child of MATTHEW LINN and ANNIE THOMAS is:

vi.

HELEN⁶ LINN, b. 1892.

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