
Christ & Anna K. (Gehm) Linn, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Twp, Mercer County, Ohio. (2024 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of Christ and Anna K. (Gehm) Linn, located in row 7 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
LINN
Christ
1874-1953
Anna K.
1877-1941
Christian “Christ” Linn was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on 28 April 1874, the son of Jacob (1838-1919) and Katharina (Mueller) (1839-1913) Linn. His parents were both born in Germany and immigrated to America in 1872 and settled in Liberty Township. His mother Katharina was the sister of my great-grandfather Jacob Mueller/Miller.
Christian “Christ” Linn with his family in 1880: Jacob Linn, 41, farmer; Katharina, 40; Jacob, 15; Philip, 12; Henry, 9; Christian, 6; and John, 6 months. [1]
Christ Linn married Anna K. Gehm on 3 May 1894 in Mercer County, married by Karl Mueller. [2]
Anna Katherine Gehm was born 13 December 1877, the daughter of William Gehm (1847-1893) and Barbara Brecheisen (1851-1914).
The William Gehm household in 1880: William Gehm, 32, wife Barbara, 28, and their four children, Jacob Gehm, 5; Henry Gehm, 4; Anne C Gehm, 2; and Mary Gehm, 5 months. William’s father, Philip Gehm, 60, also resided with them. [3]
Sic years after their marriage, Christ and Anna Linn and their four children resided in Liberty Township, where Christ was a farmer. Their family in 1900: Christopher Linn, 25; Anna, 23; Willie, 5; Bertha C, 4; Edith K, 2; and Clara M, 5 months. The couple had been married six years and four of their four children were living. [4] By 1910 they had another daughter, Laura, born in 1901, [5] and they had another son, Bevan, born in 1919.
By 1920, four of their six children had left home, leaving only Laura, 18, and Bevan, 7 months, living at home with their parents. [6]
In 1940 the family consisted of Christ Linn, 65; Anna K Linn, 63, wife; Bevan Linn, 32, son, single; and Laura Nelson, 38, daughter, widow. Daughter Laura lived in Adams County, Indiana, in 1935. [7]
Anna K. (Gehm) Linn died 25 May 1941.
In 1950, widower Christ Linn resided in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio, with his son Bevan Linn, Bevan’s wife Romania, and their daughter Linda. [8]
Christ Linn died 3 August 1953 in Coldwater, Ohio, age 79.
Christ Linn’s obituary:
Coldwater-Christ Linn, 79, a native of Liberty-tp, died Monday morning in Mercy Hospital here following a two-year illness. Mr. Linn was a retired farmer, a former trustee of Liberty-tp, and a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Liberty-tp.
Surviving are one son, Bevan, Coldwater, with whom he had made his home for the last four years; four daughters, Mrs. Filmore Donovan, Celina; Mrs. Delphia Fennig, Wabash; Mrs. Ora Weil, Phoenix, Ariz; and Mrs. James Nelson, Celina; six grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren.
Desch funeral home is in charge of the funeral arrangements. [9]
Christ and Anna (Gehm) Linn had the following children:
William Chris “Willie” Linn (1894-1953), married Martha Amelia Behmer
Bertha Caroline Linn (1896-1977), married Filmore A. Donovan
Edith K. Linn (1898-1977), married Delphia Enos Fennig
Clara M. Linn, (1899-1995), married Ora Weil
Laura Linn (1901-1984), married James Nelson
Bevan Wilbur Linn (1919-2005), married Ramonia E. Zumbrink
[1] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, p.477B, dwelling 114, family 121, Jacob Linn; Ancestry.com.
[2] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ohio, Mercer, 1887-1904, p.37, Christian Linn & Anna Gehm, 3 May 1894; Ancestry.com.
[3] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 188, p.479B, dwelling 144, family 152, William Gehm; Ancestry.com.
[4] 1900 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Black Creek, ED 74, p.7, dwelling 156, household 156, Christopher Linn; Ancestry.com.
[5] 1910 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 119, p.2B, dwelling 37, family 37, Christ Linn; Ancestry.com.
[6] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 140, p.9B, dwelling 181, family 198, Christ Linn; Ancestry.com.
[7] 1940 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, ED 54-22, p.11B, household 223, Christ Linn; Ancestry.com.
[8] 1950 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Coldwater, Ed 54-4, p.19, dwelling 184, Bevan W Linn; Ancestry.com.
[9] Christopher “Christ” Linn, Find a Grave.com memorial no. 27666294, St. Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery, Rockford, Mercer County, Ohio.