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Note: Past and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri, Vol II, p 814-816, 1910: JACOB LINEBAUGH
It will be found, upon examination, that the person who lives the quietest and most uneventful life, one that is free, on the one hand, from too great a degree of toil, and free, on the other, from nervous excitement, such as falls to the lot of the dwellers in the metropolitan centers, will live the longest span on this earth. It seems that all p0ersons are given, at the outset of their lives, only about so much vitality, and if they squander it before they reach maturity, or if they use it up too fast at any stage of their careers, it means a premature death. Like a candle, they burn out too fast and are left with nothing but a wick, black and unsightly. But the quiet and steady life is what counts. Such a person has great reserves of vital force which he can call into action at any emergency and is thus enabled to make a better showing in a crisis than the person who is ready to fall to pieces at the least excitement. These reflections are suggested by a study of the career of Jacob Linebaugh, one of the venerable citizens of Atchison township, Nodaway county, who had the wisdom to save his best powers for suitable occasions, being noted for having kept the "even tenor of his way" and lived an exemplary life that would be worthy of imitation by the youth who is ambitious to succeed and to reach a calm and honorable old age.
Mr. Linebaugh was borne in Greene county, Tennessee, in January, 1828. When a child he emigrated with his father and the balance of the family to Fulton (sic, actually Fountain] county, Indiana, and there he remained until twenty-one years of age, when he accompanied his father to Page county, Iowa, where the elder Linebaugh spent the remainder of his life.
Jacob Linebaugh received but a meager education in the pioneer schools, and he has made his way from boyhood with but little aid from anyone and the large success that has attended his efforts proves him to be a man of unusual business qualities and sterling characteristics. He entered one hundred and twenty acres of land in Page county, one and a half miles east of Clarinda, Iowa, where he lived several years, improved the place and erected buildings on it. Selling out, he then moved eight miles southeast of Clarinda; he later sold out and bought elsewhere in Page county, benefiting himself by each move and prospering as the years went by, finally becoming the owner of four hundred acres of land.
Deciding to come to Nodaway county, Missouri, Mr. Linebaugh traded cattle for land in Atchison township and since coming here he has been very successful and is one of the leading farmers in the county, he and his family now owning eighteen hundred acres of good land. It was about 1872 when he came to Nodaway county and he has lived here continuously ever since, having given his entire attention to farming and stock raising; he has long been known as one of the most extensive stock feeders in the county, and much of his ample competence has been derived from this source. He has kept his land in excellent condition. He has a substantial and imposing home that is an ornament to the community.
Mr. Linebaugh was married in 1853 to Mary Ann Gray, who then lived north of Maryville; she was the daughter of Martin Gray, who was born in North Carolina, from which state he went to Tennessee and there married Nancy Langley. They made their home there for many years and finally, with their five children, moved in an early day to Nodaway county, Missouri, locating eight miles north of Maryville, when the county was wild and neighbors were few and far between. There Mr. Gray established his home and became the possessor of a good farm.
To Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gray twelve children were born, five of whom are living at this writing. Four of their sons served in the Union army during the Civil war, two of them dying while in the service.
The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Linebaugh: Sarah Jane married Joseph Burch; Francis Marion is deceased; William Jefferson is farming in Atchison township, and his sketch appears on another page of this work; Julia; Ella is deceased; Etta married J. A. Huls, of Atchison township; Martin Erastus is deceased.
Jacob Linebaugh and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, the father having always been active in the work of the same and a liberal supporter of it. Politically he is a Democrat. He is well known and highly esteemed for his honesty and many worthy traits of character. __________________________________ From Diane Wiscarson: PAGE COUNTY IOWA DEEDS
11 Mar 1854 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary Ann his wife of Page Co to Henderson Murrary of Page Co; $50; 40 acres. SS/ Jacob (X) Linebaugh, Mary Anne (X) Linebaugh Wit: A. H. Farrens, Jas. O. Murray A/128
2 Mar 1857 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary Ann of Page Co to Benjamin Shannon; $1395; for mortgage. SS/ Jacob Linebaugh, Mary Ann (X) Linebaugh D/4
22 Jul 1857 - John Linebaugh of Page Co to Jacob Linebaugh of page Co; $338. SS John (X) Linebaugh C/312
27 Feb 1859 - Jacob Linebaugh & Maryan to William Scarlet, $3000, dower right of Mary Ann. SS/ Jacob Linebaugh, Mary Ann (X) Linebaugh, C/585
23 May 1859 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary Ann his wife to Eli Miers & David Fine; $910; 140 acres. E/185
7 Nov 1859 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary Ann, his wife, to Edward R & A. H. Morley; $1740; 140 acres. SS Jacob Linebaugh, Mary Ann (X) Linebaugh C/585
22 Feb 1860 - Jacob Linebaugh and Mary Ann to William Dyke; $400. Dower right of Mary Ann. H/29 [Note: This is an interesting deed in that Mary Ann's husband Jacob was alive, as were both of her parents. Her grandmother Gray had been dead some time, and probably both Langley grandparents.]
27 Feb 1960 - Jacob Linebaugh and Mary Ann to William Scarlot; $600. E/374
16 Jan 1863 - Larkin T. Magers to Jacob Linebaugh of Page Co; $80; a chattel for 3 yoke of oxen; 10% interest. Bill of Sale. F/56
4 Sep 1864 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary A, Page Co to William Journey; $200. I/301
15 Dec 1864 - Jacob Linebaugh & Mary A. his wife; $500; 10% mortgage; T. A. McKinnon & Moses Thompson sureties for school fund. D/505
12 Oct 1865 - Rebeckah Greer of Buchanan Co, MO to Jacob Linebaugh, Page Co; $275; 40 acres. Witness: N. B. Moore J/136
31 Dec 1866 - Goolman Davidson, Betsey his wife of Page Co to Jacob Linebaugh of Page Co; $600; 80 acres. J/1311
31 Aug 1867 - Louisa McBee to Jacob Linebaugh; $500; 40 acres. J/229
7 Feb 1891 - Jacob Linebaugh/Mary Ann wife Nodaway Co, MO to J. H. Martin; $150; 5 acres. 101/627
NODAWAY COUNTY MO DEEDS 20 Feb 1869 - Robert C Hubbard and Mary A wife, to Jacob Linebaugh of Nodaway; $200; Sec 18 T 66, R 36; 80 acres. 22/323-324
In addition to the land he owned, Jacob had, at the time of his death, a small fortune in mortgages out. It is difficult to figure out exactly what he left at the time of his death, but it appears to be well over $300,000.00. A large sum in 1915. He left his personal dwelling, plus furnishings, a tavern, and the income from his investments to his wife, real estate to each of his children, with the exception of the heirs of his deceased daughter, Sarah Jane Burch. Her husband got $1, and each of the children received $500.00 although they had contested the will. _______________________ 1860 Page Co., Iowa Census, Buchanan Twp., P.O. Center, taken 27 July 1860, p 99 [Ancestry.com, Image #99]:
Jacob Linebaugh - age 32 - Farmer - RE Value $3200 - Pers. Estate Value $2000 - b. Tenn. - Dwelling #735 - Family #735 Mary A. " - age 27 - b. Tenn. Sarah " - age 5 - b. Iowa Francis M. " - age 4 - b. Iowa Martin E. " - age 9/12 - b. Iowa Hiram Watson - age 22 - Laborer - b. Ohio __________________________ 1870 Nodaway Co., Mo. Census, Atchison Twp., P. O Maryville, taken 16 July 1870, p 8 [Ancestry.com, Atchison Twp., Image #8]:
Linebaugh, Jacob - age 45 - Farmer - RE Value $14000 - Pers. Estate Value $1100 - b. Tenn. - Dwelling #45 - Family #44 ----, Mary A. - age 36 - Keeping House - b. Tenn. ----, Sarah J. - age 15 - no occupation - b. Iowa ----, Francis M. - age 14 - working at home - b. Iowa ----, William J. - age 7 - b. Iowa ----, Julia A. - age 4 - b. Iowa ----, Martha S. - age 2 - b. Iowa ___________________________ 1880 Nodaway Co., Mo. Census, Atchison Twp., ED #254, taken 1st June 1880, p 17 [Ancestry.com, Atchison Twp., ED #254, Image #17]:
Linebaugh, Jacob - age 51 - Farmer - b. Tenn. - F born Penn. - M born Penn. - Dwelling #150 - Family #161 ----, Mary A. - age 45 - Wife - Keeping House - b. Tenn. - F born N. C. - M born N. C. ----, Jefferson - age 17 - son - At school - b. Iowa - F born Tenn. - M born Tenn. ----, Julia A. - age 13 - Daughter - At school - b. Iowa - F born Tenn. - M born Tenn. ----, Martha E. - age 12 - Daughter - At school - b. Mo. - F born Tenn. - M born Tenn. ----, Mary E. - age 8 - Daughter - At school - b. Mo - F born Tenn. - M born Tenn.
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