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

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Photo album put together by John Blair Linn (1831 – 1899) consisting of 72 B&W images of his immediate family, his extended family, and his friends from his days in Lewisburg, PA and Bellefonte, PA.
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B&W Miniature Portrait of Henry James Linn
B&W Miniature Portrait of Henry James Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Henry James Linn, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew; born in New York, New York County, NY in 1798; son of Reverend Dr. William Linn (1752 - 1808) and Catherine Kip Moore Linn (1758 - 1799); died in Albany, NY in 1837; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery (Menands, Albany County, NY); handwritten text at bottom of 'Henry J. Linn, Esq.'
B&W Photograph of Ann B. Linn Sterner and Charles 'Charley' Ernest Linn
B&W Photograph of Ann B. Linn Sterner and Charles 'Charley' Ernest Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Ann B. Linn (right) and Charles 'Charley' Ernest Linn (left), John Blair Linn's niece and nephew, at the ages of approximately 13 years and 2 years, respectively; both Ann B. Linn and Charler Ernest Linn were the offspring of Wilson Irvin Linn (1829 - 1893) and Elizabeth Brown Linn (1827 - 1887); Ann B. Linn was born Pennsylvania in 1855, married Nathan E. Sterner in 1877, died in Lewisburg, PA in 1882, and is buried in Lewisburg, Cemetery (Lewisburg, PA); Charles 'Charley' Ernest Linn was born in Pennsylvania in 1866, married Gertrude F. Hanby Pennington in 1921, was a railroad conductor, died in Delaware in 1922, and is buried in Riverview Cemetery (Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware)
B&W Photograph of Catherine Small Grafius
B&W Photograph of Catherine Small Grafius
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Catherine Small Grafius, John Blair Linn's niece from his 1st marriage, at the age of 5 years; born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA in 1857; 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 Addison Candor (1852 - 1937) in 1878; died in Williamsport, PA in 1941; buried in Wildwood Cemetery (Williamsport, PA)
B&W Photograph of Dean Sage
B&W Photograph of Dean Sage
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Dean Sage, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew's daughter's son, at the age of approximately 20 years; born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY in 1841; son of Henry Williams Sage (1814 - 1897) and Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage (1819 - 1885); married Sarah Augusta Manning (1841 - 1915) in 1865; member of the lumber firm of H. W. Sage Co. (Albany, NY); collector of first edition books; died at a hunting lodge in Canada in 1902; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery (Menands, Albany County, NY); handwritten text of 'Dean Sage' at bottom
B&W Photograph of Dewitt Linn
B&W Photograph of Dewitt Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Dewitt Linn, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew's son, at the age of approximately 47 years; born in 1817; son of William Linn (1794 - 1867) and Mary Ann Biers Linn (1797 - 1848); died near Staten Island, NY in 1872 by drowning; buried in Ithaca City Cemetery (Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY)
B&W Photograph of Henry Williams Sage
B&W Photograph of Henry Williams Sage
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Henry Williams Sage, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew's daughter's husband, at the age of approximately 50 years; born in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut in 1814; son of Charles H. Sage (1795 - 1838) and Sally Williams Sage (1796 - 1872); married to Susan Elizabeth Linn (1819 - 1885); established a lumber manufacturing business, H. W. Sage Co.; served as president of the board of trustees of Cornell University; died in Ithaca, NY in 1897; buried in Sage Chapel Crypt (Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY)
B&W Photograph of Henry Wilson Harbaugh
B&W Photograph of Henry Wilson Harbaugh
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Henry Wilson Harbaugh, John Blair Linn's nephew's son, at the age of approximately 4 months; born in Pennsylvania in 1877; son of Wilson Linn Harbaugh (1850 – 1922) and Rosanna McNaughton Harbaugh (1853 - 1894); clerk at a drug store in 1900 census; died in 1906; buried in Old Saint David’s Church Cemetery (Wayne, Delaware County, PA)
B&W Photograph of Jane P. MacBeth Coates
B&W Photograph of Jane P. MacBeth Coates
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Jane P. MacBeth Coates, John Blair Linn's cousin, at the age of 53 years; born in Lewisburg, PA in 1823; daughter of Andrew McBeth (1777 – 1854) and Ann Linn McBeth (1787 – 1873); married to William H. Coates (1799 – 1873); founder of Coates College for Women (Terre Haute, Ind.) that opened in 1885; died in 1891; buried in Forest Hill Cemetery (Greencastle, Indiana)
B&W Photograph of John Fleming Linn
B&W Photograph of John Fleming Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
John Fleming Linn, John Blair Linn's cousin, at age of approximately 51 years; born in Pennsylvania in 1827; son of John Linn (1797 – 1891) and Mary Frances Chamberlin Linn (1803 – 1865); farmer; lived in Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa with his brother; never married; lived past 1910 per 1910 Federal census; burial location unknown
B&W Photograph of John Linn
B&W Photograph of John Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
John Linn, John Blair Linn's uncle, at age of 82 years; born in Union County, PA in 1797; son of John Linn (1754 - 1809) and Ann Fleming Linn (1761 - 1841); married Mary Frances Chamberlin (1803 – 1865) in 1825; farmer; lived in Mount Vernon, Ohio; died in 1891; buried in Forest Cemetery (Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio)
B&W Photograph of Mary Linn
B&W Photograph of Mary Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Mary Linn, John Blair Linn's grandfather's niece, at the age of approximately 74 years; born in 1789; daughter of Reverend Dr. William Linn (1752 - 1808) and Rebecca Blair Linn (1754 - 1794); never married; died in Ithaca, NY in 1870; buried in Ithaca City Cemetery (Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY)
B&W Photograph of Mary Linn Peters Coryell
B&W Photograph of Mary Linn Peters Coryell
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
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)
B&W Photograph of Mary P. Grafius
B&W Photograph of Mary P. Grafius
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
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)
B&W Photograph of Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage
B&W Photograph of Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew's daughter, in her 40's; born in 1819; daughter of William Linn (1794 - 1867) and Mary A. Linn (1797 - 1848); married Henry Williams Sage (1814 - 1897); died in Ithaca, NY in 1885; buried in Sage Chapel Crypt (Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY)
B&W Photograph of William Henry Sage
B&W Photograph of William Henry Sage
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
William Henry Sage, John Blair Linn's grandfather's nephew's daughter's son, in his early 20's; born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY in 1844; son of Henry Williams Sage (1814 - 1897) and Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage (1819 - 1885); married to Jane Gregg Curtin Sage (1847 - 1893); lived in Brooklyn, NY per 1860 and 1870 censuses and in Ithaca, NY in 1850 and 1880 censuses; lumber merchant with his father; died in Albany, NY in 1924; buried in Albany Rural Cemetery (Menands, Albany County, NY)
B&W Photograph of William Thompson
B&W Photograph of William Thompson
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
William Thompson, John Blair Linn's cousin, perhaps in his 70's; born in Pennsylvania in 1812; son of William Thompson (1777 – 1823) and Susanna Linn Thompson (1783 – 1831) (sister of James Fleming Linn and aunt of John Blair Linn); grandson of John Linn (1754 – 1809); married Mary Ann Foster (1815 – 1870’s); lived in Beaver County, PA in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses; listed as blind in 1870 census; died in 1888; burial location unknown
B&W Photograph of Wilson Irvin Linn and Elizabeth Brown Linn Children
B&W Photograph of Wilson Irvin Linn and Elizabeth Brown Linn Children
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Four children of Wilson Irvin Linn (1829 - 1893) and Elizabeth Brown Linn (1827 - 1887), John Blair Linn's nieces and nephews; children most likely are Margaret Wilson Linn (standing right, 11 years 4 months), Mary Bausman Linn (sitting left, 8 years 9 months), Merrill Reno Linn (standing left, 8 years) and Frank Sterner Linn (sitting right, 5 years); Margaret Wilson Linn was born in Pennsylvania in 1857, was never married, died in Philadelphia, PA in 1896, and is buried in the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Malvern, Chester County, PA); Mary Bausman Linn was born in Pennsylvania in 1860, married Alfred N. Vanalstine (1846 - 1931) in 1904, died in Haverford, PA in 1942, and is buried in the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Malvern, Chester County, PA); Merrill Reno Linn was born in East Buffalo, Union County, PA in 1861, married Catherine Comeror (1867 - 1943) in 1889, died in Philadelphia, PA in 1918, and is buried in Montrose Cemetery (Upper Darby, PA); Frank Sterner Linn was born in Lewisburg, PA in 1864, married Emma Sarah Keeley (1871 - 1940) in 1892, died in 1938, and is buried in Malvern Baptist Church Cemetery (Malvern, Chester County, PA)
B&W Tintype of Henry Wilson Harbaugh
B&W Tintype of Henry Wilson Harbaugh
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
Henry Wilson Harbaugh, John Blair Linn's nephew's son, at the age of 2 years, 9 months, 13 days; born in Pennsylvania in 1877; son of Wilson Linn Harbaugh (1850 – 1922) who was the son of Rev. Dr. Henry and Mary Louisa Linn Harbaugh; clerk at a drug store in 1900 census; died in 1906; buried in Old Saint David’s Church Cemetery (Wayne, Delaware County, PA)
B&W Tintype of William M. Linn
B&W Tintype of William M. Linn
John Blair Linn; Extended Family
William M. Linn, John Blair Linn's cousin, at the age of approximately 56 years; born in Pennsylvania in 1824; son of William Linn (1793 - 1834) (brother of James Fleming Linn); married Mary Ann (1826 – 1902); boatman on canal per 1880 census; lived in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio; died in 1906; buried in Forest Hill Cemetery (Piqua, Miami County, Ohio)