Person:Phillip Linn (1)

"Philip was born in Sandy Lake Twp. of Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, near the present town of Sandy Lake. He was the youngest of eight children of William and Elizabeth (Laird) Linn. Elizabeth died in, or as a result of childbirth and a few months after her death William married Elizabeth Stoops, whose family resided in the adjoining Venango County. Early in 1813 William and his family moved to Kentucky. After residing in Fleming County a year or two, where he worked at his trade as a miller, he moved to a farm in the adjoining Nicholas County, where he remained until his death in March 1847. It was on this farm, along or near Cassady Creek about a mile from where it flowed into the Licking River in northeastern Kentucky, that Philip was reared. In 1831 he married Mahala McDannald and in about 1838 they moved to Illinois with their first four children.For the next ten years he devoted most of his time working at his trade of millwright and carpenter-mostly in Brown and Adams counties. In about 1848 he moved to a farm near Buckhorn in Brown County where he also operated a small sawmill and a grist mill. About the time of, or shortly after the death of his wife, Mahala, April 10, 1859, Philip moved to a farm near Mt. Sterling. There he married Christina Long and in the spring of 1865 he, and his first wife's brother, John McDannald, organized a wagon train and brought their large families to Oregon. The McDannald family settled in Umatilla County, across the Columbia river from Walla Walla, Washington. The Linn part of the train, following a different route from Ft. Hall, Idaho, came across Central Oregon and the Barlow Road and settled south of Eagle Creek in Clackamas County. Philip was a leader in every community in which he lived and was highly regarded and respected by all who knew him." {'Philip E. Linn Descendants', citing research of Albert Shankland, <http://www.pelinn.com/geneaology.html>, 7 Dec 2006}

 According to a WorldConnect database, Philip and Mahala had children Elizabeth Ann 1832 m. Frederick Bullard; Margaret Jane 1833 m. Timothy C. Bowen; William Thompson 1835; Martha Matilda 1837 -- all born KY -- Nancy Catherine 1839; John Alexander 1843; Mary Ellen 1844; Benjamin Franklin 1846; Thomas J. 1848; Sarah Esther 1849; Timothy 1851; Josephine Mahala 1852; Philip Edmond 1853; Granville Bond 1856; and Charlotte 1858 -- all born IL.  He married Christina Long in 1860 and had children James Oliver 1860 and Tobias Everett 1862.
 In the 1850 census for Brown Co., Illinois, Philip Linn is 38, farmer from PA; with Mahalia 37 KY; Margaret 17; William 15 farmer; Martha 13; Nancy H. 10; John A. 7; Mary E. 6; Benjamin F. 4; and Sarah E. 6 months -- all born IL. Elizabeth (Linn) 20 and husband Frederick Bullard are next door. Half-brother A.[lexander] B. Linn is on the same page.
 In the 1860 census for Lee, Brown Co., Illinois, Philip Lynn is 48 farmer from PA; with 'Mrs. C.' 42 PA; Martha 22 KY, W.C. 19; Jno A. 18; B.F. 16; M.E. 14; Josephine 8; P.E. 6; Gran B. 5; and Charlotte 2 -- all born IL. Next door is Timothy Bowen 24 with Mrs. M. J. (Linn) 24; and next door to them is Wm Lynn 24 with family.

 In the 1880 census for Eagle Creek, Clackamas Co., Oregon, Philip 'Liner' is 68, farmer from Pennsylvania; wife Cristena is 62 PA; sons are James 19 and Everts 17 -- both born Illinois. All show parents born Pennsylvania. {Page 178D}
 Philip, Cristina, daughter Nancy Shankland, and son William E. Linn are buried in the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery in Estacada, Clackamas Co., Oregon. {<http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/clackamas/cemeteries/pelinn.txt>}