Dolan & Donald Linn, Fountain Chapel Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio (2024 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of twin brothers, Dolan and Donald Linn, located in Fountain Chapel Cemetery, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Their marker is inscribed:
SONS OF O. & N. LINN
DOLAN-DONALD
1917
Dolan Otto Linn and Donald Oral Linn were born in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on 11 June 1917. The twin boys were the first children born to Otto (1893-1960) and Norah (Stover) (1895-1979) Linn.
The twin boys were born two months prematurely and both died within a few days. Neither of the boys’ given names were written on their death certificates. [1] [2] I could not find birth certificates for the twin boys.
Donald Linn died in Black Creek Township on 13 Jun 1917, age 2 days. He was buried on the 13th.
Dolan Linn died in Black Creek Township on 17 June 1917, age 6 days. He was buried on the 18th.
Dolan and Donald Linn had the following siblings who lived to adulthood:
Ethel Lois Linn (1918-2001), married Francis Eugene Longsworth
Herman Reed Linn (1925-2008), married Thelma Tucker
Alice Joan Linn (1929-2009), married Ralph L Bruns
Janet J. Linn (1931-2017), married Charles Anthony Heureux Sr.
Paul Kent Linn (1934-1999), married Joyce Marie Ayers
Eugene Garman Linn (1927-2012), married Dora Dean Shrider
Robert Gerald Linn (1937-), married Beatrice Eileen Baucher
[1] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” [unnamed] Linn [Donald Linn] and Otto Linn, 13 Jun 1917; FamilySearch.org.
[2] “Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,” [unnamed] Linn [Dolan Linn] and Otto Linn, 17 Jun 1917; FamilySearch.org.
