Centre County Library & Historical Museum - John Blair Linn Photo Album

Addison Graham Marr, John Blair Linn, Calvin Davis and Charles Francis Chidsey (left to right), John Blair Linn with his friends; Addison Graham Marr at the age of 23 years - born in Lewisburg, PA in 1844, graduated from Princeton University in 1866, entered the law office of John Blair Linn and admitted to the Northumberland bar in 1867, practiced law in Shamokin, PA (1867 – 1870, 1877 - 1909), in banking business under A. G. and J. C. Marr (1870 – 1877), died in 1909, buried in Lewisburg Cemetery (Lewisburg, PA); John Blair Linn at the age of 35 years - born in Lewisburg, PA in 1831, graduated from Marshall College in 1848, admitted to the Union County, PA bar after reading law in his father’s office, practiced law in Sullivan County, PA from 1852 – 1853 until elected to district attorney, returned to Lewisburg, PA to practice law until moving to Centre County, PA in April 1871, in April 1878 he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and became Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in May 1878 up to the inauguration of Governor Henry M. Hoyt in 1879, co-editor of the Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, published ‘Annals of Buffalo Valley’ in 1879 and ‘History of Centre and Clinton Counties’ in 1882, married to Julia J. Pollock from Oct. 1857 to her death in 1862, and Mary E. D. Wilson from Nov. 1867 to his death, father of Sarah Pollock Linn, Bessie Wilmot Linn, Mary Hunter Linn and Henry Sage Linn, died in 1899, buried in Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, PA); Calvin Davis in his 20's - insufficient information to identify further; Charles Francis Chidsey at the age of 24 years - born in Easton, Northampton County, PA in 1843, graduated from LaFayette College in 1864, mustered on Aug. 11, 1862 as private in Company D, 129th PA Regiment, mustered on July 3, 1863 as 1st Lieutenant in Company C, 38th PA Regiment, mustered out Aug. 7, 1863, lawyer per 1880 census, mayor of Easton, PA (1887 – 1889), died in 1933, buried in Easton Cemetery (Easton, PA)

Mary Elizabeth Davis Wilson Linn (right) and Mary Hunter Linn (left), John Blair Linn's 2nd wife and 3rd child, at the ages of 35 years and 6 months, respectively; Mary E. D. Wilson - born in Centre County, PA in 1834, daughter of Samuel Hunter Wilson (1793 - 1841) and Mary H. Roberts Benner Wilson (1795 - 1850), attended the Lawrenceville Female Seminary (Lawrenceville, NJ) from at least May 1851 - Sept. 1852 with support by her brother (William Potter Wilson (1825 - 1878)), mother of Mary Hunter Linn (July 26, 1869 - 1954) and Henry Sage Linn (1873 - 1946), died in Bellefonte, PA in 1907, and buried in Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, PA); handwritten text at bottom of 'Mary Hunter Linn, Feb. 5, 1870'

Mary Hunter Linn, John Blair Linn's daughter from his 2nd marriage, as a new born; born in Lewisburg, PA in 1869; daughter of John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) and his second wife, Mary E. D. Wilson Linn (1834 – 1907); graduated from the Bellefonte Academy and Bryn Mawr College (1891); never married; historical student and writer; died in Bellefonte, PA in 1954; buried in Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, PA); handwritten text at bottom of 'Mary H. Linn 1869'.

Mary Linn Peters, John Blair Linn's grandfather's niece's daughter, at the age of approximately 33 years; born in Philadelphia, PA in 1828; daughter of John Weiss Peters (1789 - 1830) and Sarah Livingstone Linn Peters (1795 - 1840); lived with her aunt, Mary Linn, in Ithaca, NY per 1860 census; married Dr. William Lawrence Coryell (1813 - 1880) sometime in the 1860's; died in Ithaca, NY in 1902; buried in Ithaca City Cemetery (Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY)

Mary Pollock Grafius, John Blair Linn's niece from his 1st marriage, at the age of 8 years; born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA in 1855; daughter of John Small Grafius (1811 - 1869) and Sarah Pollock Grafius (1824 - 1909) who was a sister of Julia Pollock Linn (John Blair Linn's first wife); married John Jay Reardon (1852 - 1921) in 1884; died in Williamsport, PA in 1941; buried in Wildwood Cemetery (Williamsport, PA)

Philip Benner Wilson, John Blair Linn's brother-in-law, perhaps in his late 40's; born in Chillisquaque Mills, Northumberland County, PA in 1822; son of Samuel Hunter Wilson (1793 – 1841) and Mary H. Roberts Benner Wilson (1795 – 1850); brother of Mary E. D. Wilson Linn, second wife of John Blair Linn; mustered in Aug. 18, 1861 at Harrisburg, PA as Captain of Company F, 59th Regiment, 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry for a 3-year term of service (Company F was recruited in Centre County, PA); promoted to Major of the regiment on Oct. 28, 1862; transferred to the 1st Provisional Cavalry (combination of the 2nd PA Cavalry and the 20th PA Cavalry) on June 17, 1865 with duty at Cloud’s Mills, VA; mustered out July 13, 1865; after war involved first with John Irwin, Jr. in the hardware business and then with Thomas Hicks (Wilson & Hicks), both businesses in Bellefonte, PA; Colonel of the 5th Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania; unmarried; died in Bellefonte, Centre County, PA in 1878; buried in Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, PA)

Reverend Dr. Hugh Sheridan Dickson, John Blair Linn's acquantance, in his 40's; born in Ireland in 1813; married Sarah Margaretta Stoever (1824 – 1898); associated with the University at Lewisburg (Lewisburg, PA) in 1861; minister in Philadelphia, PA in 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses; former pastor in Lewisburg, PA per John Blair Linn; pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Utica, NY) from at least 1850 (Federal census) - 1855 (New York 1855 census); died in 1887; buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, PA)

Sarah 'Sallie' Pollock Linn, John Blair Linn's first child from his 1st marriage, at the age of approximately 3 years; born in Lewisburg, PA in 1859; daughter of John Blair Linn (1831 - 1899) and Julia Pollock Linn (1831 - 1862); after her mother's death she lived along with her sister, Bessie Wilmot Linn (1860 - 1933), with her mother's parents in Williamsport, PA; never married; died in Williamsport, PA in 1933; buried in Wildwood Cemetery (Williamsport. PA)

Sarah 'Sallie' Pollock Linn, John Blair Linn's first child from his first marriage, at age of approximately 16 years; born in Lewisburg, PA in 1859; daughter of John Blair Linn (1831 - 1899) and Julia Pollock Linn (1831 - 1862); lived with her mother’s parents in Williamsport, PA after her mother’s death and then with her sister, Bessie Wilmot Linn (1860 – 1933) in Williamsport, PA; never married; died in Williamsport, PA in 1933; buried in Wildwood Cemetery (Williamsport, PA)

Simon Cameron, John Blair Linn's friend/acquaintance through his marriage to Mary E. D. Wilson, in his 60's; born in Maytown, PA in 1799; businessman and politician; helped build the Pennsylvania Canal between Harrisburg, PA and Sunbury, PA; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1845 – 1849, 1857 – 1861, 1867 – 1877), U.S. Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln (March 1861 – Jan. 1862); died in 1889; buried in Harrisburg Cemetery (Harrisburg, PA); printed text at bottom of 'Brady, Washington'.