Minerva J. Linton is the daughter of Elizabeth A. Cassingham and Dutton Linton. She was born 20 Feb 1847 in Franklin County, Ohio. She died in 1871 at age 24 in Mt. Hope, Grant, Wisconsin.

On 12 Sep 1869, she married Ardillis Alvin Adams in Mt. Hope, Grant, Wisconsin. He is the son of Joseph Adams and Susannah. He was born 16 Aug 1828 near Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.  He died 11 Jan 1909 at. age 80 in Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin. He is buried at Casler Cemetery, Mt. Hope, Grant, Wisconsin.

Child of Minerva J. Linton and Ardillis Alvin Adams:

1. Lucy A. Adams was born 2 Aug 1870 in Mt. Hope, Grant, Wisconsin.

Sources

Minerva: Marriage from Wisconsin Marriages [Name: A. ALVIN ADAMS; Spouse: MINERVA J. LINTON; Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1869; County: Grant; State: WI]. Death from Ardillis's obituary.

Ardillis: Birth and Death from obituary and grave marker.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Minerva: 1850 Census. Mifflin, Franklin, OH P. 168.
• Minerva: 1860 Census. Little Grant, Grant, WI p. 137.
• 1870 Census. Mount Hope, Grant, WI p. 6.