John R. Linder
War of 1812
2nd Regiment (Cocke's) West
Tennessee Militia
John R. Linder
War of 1812
2nd Regiment (Cocke's) West
Tennessee Militia
John R. Linder was born in March 1800 in North Carolina, and died on the 16th of August 1863 in Fulton Co., Kentucky. He married Livinia Nichols on 4 July 1823 in Stewart Co., Tennessee by Mathy Morgan, Baptist minister She was born on the 11th of February 1803 in South Carolina, and died on 20 November 1882 in Fulton Co., Kentucky. He and Lavinia were originally buried in the Linder Family Cemetery, north of Fulton on Highway 307; however, when the Purchase Parkway was built, their graves were moved to Greenlea Cemetery in Fulton, Kentucky.
John served in War of 1812 in Capt. John Price's Company, Tennessee Militia. He enlisted 13 Nov. 1814 and was discharged 13 May 1815. In his military record there is a letter dated 15 Nov. 1815 to Joseph Coleman, District Paymaster for the State of Tennessee; seeking pay for his service. An undated Company Pay Roll states that he should have received 8 dollars a month or a total of 48 dollars for his time in the militia. There is no evidence that he ever did receive this pay.
1830 Hickman Co., Kentucky Census
Linder, John, wife, another adult male and
three boys under the age of 10. Living next door to John was a William
Linder.
1850 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1860 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
Linder, John 53, NC
Linder, John 60, NC
Elyna 50, SC
Levinia 57, SC
Carrel 20m, Ky
Martha 19, K
Betsey 16, Ky
John 14, Ky
Mary 11, Ky
Martha 9, Ky
On 15 October 1879, Lavinia applied for a pension. According to Livinia's pension application, they moved to that part of Hickman Co., Ky.; now Fulton Co., in 1824. Her pension application was witnessed by George I. McFall and Stephen Beard, and pension #31818 was approved on 10 May 1880. She later, on 28 Oct. 1881, applied for a Bounty Land Warrent. That application states that John Linder was rather heavy built, dark or black eyes, black hair with a fair complexion. She also says that after they were married, they moved to Henry Co., Tennessee and subsequently to Fulton Co., Kentucky. Witnesses were Stephen Beard and Taylor Bard.
Children of John Linder and Livinia Nichols
are:
2 i. Philip Jesse Linder,
born 31 Aug 1824 in Tennessee.
3 ii. J. W. Linder, born 31 Aug
1824 in Tennessee.
4 iii. Chaney Perry Linder, born 15
Nov 1825 in Kentucky; died 11 Jul 1918. He married Mary Catherine
Kimbro; born 10 Aug 1832 in Kentucky; died 20 Oct 1921. They are buried
at Rush Creek cemetery
in Fulton Co., Kentucky.
1860 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1870 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
Linder, C. P. 39, Ky
Linder, C. P. 44
Mary 36, Ky
Mary G. 38
Turner 7, Ky
Sarah M. 18
Samuel 5, Ky
Samuel H. 14
Charles 3, Ky
Emma 10
Manda F. 5
Lula V. 2
1880 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census - Johnsons
1900 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census - Cayce
Linder, Chaney 56, Ky
Linder, C. P. Nov.1825, 74, m-49, Ky
Mary 49, Ky
Mary C. Aug. 1832, 67, m-49-5-5, Ky
Emma 18, Ky
Fanny 14, Ky
Lula 12, Ky
Davidson, James 14, Tn
5 iv. William C. Linder, born 10
Mar 1830 in Kentucky.
6 v. Betsey E. Linder, born
27 Sep 1832. She married ______ Childers.
7 vi. John R. Linder, jr., born
27 Oct 1834 in Kentucky. He married Mary W. Everett before 1856;
born 1833
in Kentucky.
1860 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
Linder, John R. 25, Ky
Mary W. 27, Ky
Nancy E. 4, Ky.
Martha 2, Ky.
John E. 1, K
8 vii. Mary Jane Linder, born 11
Dec 1838 in Kentucky.
9 viii. Martha Linder, born 17 Aug 1840
in Kentucky. She married Thornton Newhouse 2 Jan 1860 in Fulton
Co., Kentucky; died Bef. 1880.
1870 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census - Fulton Station
1880 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census - Fulton
Newhouse, T. (F.) 24
Newhouse, Martha 39, Ky
Martha F. 28
Martha 10, Ky
Martha E. 1
T. C. 9f, Ky
Linder, Elvira 67
Geneth 7f, Ky
Linder, Alvina 77, SC
10 ix. Stephen J. Linder, born 15 Oct
1842 in Kentucky.
11 x. Susan C. Linder, born 10
Oct 1845 in Kentucky.
Proclamation by the Mayor of
Fulton, Kentucky
Making February 12, 2005
"John R. Linder Day"
Descendants of John Linder gathered to erect
a new headstone in his honor, at Greenlea Cemetery in Fulton,
Kentucky. Great, great, great grandson Steve
Harris was the driving force behind this celebration, bringing
the new stone all the way from Stillwater,
Oklahoma - he is the man on the far right. The other descendants
are; from left to right: Susan Major, Patrick
Linder, Allison Major, Sam Linder, Charles Linder and Johnson
Linder. The little fellow in front holding
the headstone is Josh Matheny, a 4th-Great Grandson.
A crowd of some 25 to 30 people were present
for the festivities, including members of the DAR,
American Legion, Fulton Genealogical Society
and the Boy Scouts.
This stone was placed 16 Sept.2006 by Steve Harris
1830 Hickman Co., Kentucky Census
1850 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1860 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1870 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1880 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
1900 Fulton Co., Kentucky Census
Linder Family Bible - John and Livinia Linder published by the American Bible Society in 1830
John Linder's Military Record from the National
Archives
Livinia Linder's Pension Application from
The National Archives
Livinia Linder's Bounty Land Warrent Application
from the National Archives.
Fulton County History Book, pubished in 1983 by the Fulton County Historical Society