LEWIS LINN, a representative agriculturist of Peters township, was born December 17, 1827, in Union township, Washington Co., Penn., and is a son of Aaron Linn. Aaron Linn was born in 1790, in New Brunswick, N. J., and in early manhood was married to Eliza Henkison, a native of the same State. They afterward located in Union township, Washington Co., Penn., where he worked by the day. Their children were born as follows: David, William, Lewis, Hannah, Mary (1), Zephanalia, James, Mary (2), Elizabeth and Ann C. Of this family David, William, Mary, Zephanalia and James are deceased. The latter enlisted in Company G One Hundred and Fortieth P. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. Lewis Linn, the subject proper of this sketch, passed his youth on the home place. On April 13, 1848, he was married to Margaret J., daughter of James Sheets, a shoemaker of Peters township. The young couple then lived as tenants in Peters township, also near Canonsburg, and in 1861 bought the home farm in Peters township, containing 180 acres of fine land, upon which he has made many improvements. He owns twenty-five cows, and has a milk route in Pittsburgh, which is managed by his son, William, who also buys milk of the neighboring farmers. Mr. Linn votes the Democratic ticket, and has served nine years as road supervisor, but prefers to devote his principal time to personal matters. He assisted in the organization of the Presbyterian Church at Finleyville, of which he is an elder and stanch supporter. Nine children have been born to this union, namely: James, Aaron, Nancy, Belle, William, John A. (deceased), one deceased in infancy, Robert and Margaret. Of these four are married, viz.: James, Aaron, Nancy and Belle. Mr. Linn has had fifteen grandchildren, three of whom are deceased.

Text taken from page 1160 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

[ [Back to Beers Table of Contents] [Back to Beers Project Page]