Carl J Linn, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. (2024 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of Carl J. Linn, located in row 5 of St. Paul UCC cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
LINN
Carl J.
1897-1927
Carl John Linn was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on 28 March 1897, the son of Henry Linn (1871-1934) and Margaret “Maggie” Deitsch (1877-1964). His father was born in Germany and his mother was born in Ohio. Carl was the oldest of 9 children born to Henry and Maggie Linn.
Carl Linn was enumerated as Charley Sinn in the 1900 census. His family in 1900: Henry [Linn], 28, head; Maggie, 28, wife; Charley, 3, son; and Edward, 1, son. [1]
Carl Linn, enumerated as John, with his family in 1910: Henry, 37; Maggie, 31; John, 13; Edward, 11; Andy, 9; Valentine, 7; Herbart, 6; Powell, 3; William, 2; and Caroline, 1 month. [2]
Carl Linn applied for the WWI draft on 5 June 1918. He was 21 years old, resided at Route 3 Rockford, and was employed by Michael Linn, Route 1, Celina. He was short, of medium build, with blue eyes and light hair. [3]
Carl Linn, 22, resided with his cousin Michael Linn, 36, and his family in 1920, working as hired farm labor. [4]
Carl Linn married Hulda Bollenbacher in Mercer County, Ohio, on 19 July 1923, married by Rev. S. Egger. [5] Hulda Bollenbacher was the daughter of Jacob and M. (Distler) Bollenbacher, born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, on 6 March 1898.
Their son Carl John “Junior” Linn was born in Mercer County on 6 March 1925.
Carl Linn, 31, was killed in a farm accident 6 May 1927, one-half mile east of the intersection of State Route 49 and 707, when he was run over and pinned beneath his tractor as he was plowing.
He was survived by his parents, wife, and small son. His widow married widower Fred J. Miller in 1935.
Carl and Hulda (Bollenbacher) Linn had one child:
Carl John Linn Jr (1825-2016), married Phyllis E Shirk
[1] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 85, p.8, dwelling 153, family 158, Henry Sinn [sic]; Ancestry.com.
[2] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 119, p.9A, dwelling, 156, family 157, Henry Linn; Ancestry.com.
[3] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ohio, Mercer County, Carl John Linn, 1918; Ancestry.com.
[4] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 140, p.4B, dwelling 80, family, 81, Michael Linn; Ancestry.com.
[5] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Mercer, Vol. 1912-1940, p.223, Carl Linn & Hulda Bollenbacher, 19 July 1923; Ancestry.com.
