Abraham Linville Family Research

• First Source - "The Linville Family in America", Alice Eichholz, McDowell Publications, Hartford, Kentucky, 1977, pages 112-113.
  • Lists daughter of Abraham Linville and Nancy Trapp - Jeminia Linville m. 1/14/1846 Josiah Hendricks
• Try to Verify this Research
  • Google Search - PHRASE "Josiah Hendricks" AND ANY OF ( MO Missouri Platte Buchanan )
    • Location based on other Linville research over the years, and 1982 Revision of Eichholz.
    • 6h Hit - a researcher lists marriage date - without a citation
      Family: Josiah Hendricks/Jemimia Linville (F3065)
    • Married Jan 14, 1846 - could be from source "Eichholz" or elsewhere
  • 1850 Census - Find Josiah Hendrick/s and Jemimah
    • Found - Series: M432 Roll: 393 Page: 107 1850 > MISSOURI > BUCHANAN > BLOOMINGTON TWP
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    • Abstract - Josiah Hendrick [29] Mary [20] Mary Jane [2]
    • Sanity Check Abraham and Nancy Married March 24, 1824 in Lillard County, Missouri.
      Copy of record obtained at Lafayette County MO Courthouse - office of Registrar.
    • BUT! This Mary is not the Jeminia we expect (per "Eicholz")
  • 1860 Census - Found Jemima C. Hendrick [30] and daughter Laura [13] in David J. Thorp household
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    • So was the Jemima married to a different Hendrick/s than Josiah?
    • Record does raise question if this Sarah might be older sister of Jeminia per "Eichholz"
    • However, "Eichholz" has a different husband for Sarah, a Thompson Blair
    • And is Josiah Hendricks deceased, or moved away with Mary and daughter?
  • Google Search - PHRASE "Josiah Hendrick" AND ANY OF ( MO Missouri Platte Buchanan )
    Note: Not quite the same as previous Google, (Hendrick vs Hendricks)
    • Second entry catches eye as know DeKalb is in Buchanan County
    • Letter to Josiah Hendrick from Robert James Hendrick
    • A careful reading turns up phrase "Tell Laura her uncle"
    • And note, Josiah in 1852 is living in Buchanan County, same place as 1850 census places a Josiah Hendrick.
    • Conclusion - this Josiah Hendrick is/was husband of (Mary/Jemima) and husband of (Mary Jane/Laura}.
    • Third entry has image of letter and envelope!
      1852: Robert James Hendrick to Josiah Hendrick
    • Statement made that Josiah married Jemima Linville daughter of Abraham and Nancy
      Obviously, since not mentioned in letter, due to research for which no citation is given.
• What about supposed sister of Jemimah Linville named Sarah?
  • Background. The interest in Jemimah and Sarah is because the 1850 Federal Census for Abraham and Nancy does not name them.
  • Found - "Series: M432 Roll: 401 Page: 98 1850 1850 > MISSOURI > HOLT > 38-DIST
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  • Sarah also married by 1850, but question remains, to Thompson Blair or David Thorp?
  • Google - Sarah AND PHRASE (Thompson Blair) AND ANY OF ( MO Missouri Platte Buchanan )
    Query mentions Sarah and Thompson Blair Researcher thinks this Sarah from a different Linville than Abraham.
  • Find-A-Grave knows Sarah and Thompson.
    Search Key" Thompson Blair born before 1840 in the United States
    Thompson Milton Blair
  • A close reading shows Thompson Blair and Sarah Linville were married in Buchanan County, Missouri
  • So there are at least two women named Sarah Linville connected to Buchanan County
  • Follow one married to David Thorp. Because Jemima Hendricks in their household in 1860, suspect this is the one related closely to Abraham Linville.
  • Google - PHRASE (David Thorp) AND ANY OF ( MO Missouri Platte Buchanan )
  • One researcher says died in Platte County, Missouri
  • Next Google hit - refers to a History of Platte County by Paxton
    "Annals of Platte County, Missouri: From Its Exploration Down to June 1, 1897 ...", By William McClung Paxton
    Click link - Annals .... by Paxton
  • Marriage to Sarah E. Linville confirmed.
  • And the 1860 Census does mention son Coriolanus
  • Still lacking - Verification of marriage date from courthouse records.
  • Further exploration of the "Annals" fails to find any connection between Abraham Linville and Sarah E. Linville Thorp
  • Hathi Trust An easy to use archive of book, particularly US County Histories.
• Next Session - If we have time
  • Next Session - Continue Research of Abraham and Nancy Trapp Linville Family
  • Explore the publication by Paxton.