Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987) Ancestral Lineage

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Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987)

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Updated April 1, 2025

Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987)

Kirk Louis Linton was the 3^rd child of seven born to Charles Edward Linton (1890-1958) and Annie Lucretia Cronk (1888-1956). Kirk was born on January 29, 1914, in his grandfather’s old family farmhouse, attended by a midwife. The farmhouse was located near Hunter’s Station and Fort Hunt, in the Mount Vernon District, of Fairfax County, Virginia. Kirk was christened late in 1914, in the Washington Street Methodist Church, in Alexandria, Virginia.

Kirk married Evelyn Virginia BIRD (1922-2014), the daughter of Jeff Augustus Bird (1893-1954) and Clara Myrtle Gray (1900-1988) , on November 11, 1944, in Washington, District of Columbia. Evelyn was the daughter of to Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) & Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER (1900-1988). Evelyn was born on May 17, 1922, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Evelyn was, also, known as "Polly" or "Birdie".

Kirk & Evelyn had two children:

i. Kenneth Edward LINTON was born on August 17, 1945 in Alexandria, Virginia.

ii. Terry Louis LINTON was born on November 8, 1949 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Kirk died on July 18, 1987, in the Mary Washington Hospital, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, at age 73. Kirk was buried on July 22, 1987, next to his mother and father, in the Mount Comfort Cemetery, Fairfax County, Virginia. Evelyn died on November 14, 2012 in the North Richland Hills Hospital in Tarrant County, Texas. She was buried next to her husband, Kirk in the Mount Comfort Cemetery.

Below: Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987) in 1945

Editor Note: Work-in-progress

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(CRONK Line) Linton ancestors of Annie Lucretia CRONK (1888-1956)

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Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987)

Parents

Charles Edward LINTON (1890-1958) & Annie Lucretia CRONK (1888-1956)

Grandparents

John Edward LINTON (1838-1901) & Sallie Fenmor STONESTREET (1861-1926).

Charles Fenton CRONK (1852-1918) & Georganna Lucretia COXEN (1855-1897)

Great-grandparents

Doctor Lewis Colbert LINTON (1803-1876) & Sarah KOCHER (1810-1870)

Doctor Edward Noble STONESTREET (1822-1870) & Sarah Ann FENMOR (1824-1870)

Charles Greenberry CRONK (1817-1866) & Sarah Anna "Susanna" MILLS (1833-1866)

James Henry COXEN (1833–1870) & Lucretia PADGETT (1837–1888)

2^nd great-grandparents

James LINTON (1769-1854) & Ann CROASDALE (1776-1852)

Doctor Joseph Noble STONESTREET (1782-1838) & Rosalie "Rosey" Ann EDELEN (1786-1834).

Charles CRONK (1795–1847) *

John Thomas COXEN (1811–1897) & Georgianna (1811–1840) *

Captain George Henry PADGETT (1807–1866) & Anner HACKNEY (1809–1846)

Peter KOCHER (1774–1849) & Maria "Mary "Catherina PIPHER (1787–1850)

Peter MILLS (1800–1855) & Cyntharine "Cynthia" LINTON (1796–1865) (CRONK Line)

3^rd great-grandparents

Quaker master millwright Isaiah LINTON (1739-1775) & Sarah HIRST (1741-1823).

Adjutant General Henry STONESTREET (1752-1812) & Mary Noble EDELEN (1752-1818)

Jeremiah CROASDALE (1751-1829) & Anne QUINBY (1749-1831)

George Washington COXEN (1786–1865) * & Tresa (1786–?) *

William Henry PADGETT (1783–1859) & Susan LOVEJOY (1783–?) *

James HACKNEY (1783–1832) & Jane Cooper BOYD (1792–1829)

John Peter KOCHER (1767–1837) & Susanna Christina SCHNEIDER (1769–1791)

Samuel PIPHER Jr., (1767–1842) & Anna Barbara LaBAR (1771–1857)

Daniel MILLS (1784–1847) & Sarah RICHARDS (1784–?)

John Augustine Elliott LINTON (1769–1822) (CRONK Line) & Sarah TYLER (1770-1835)

4^th great-grandparents

John LINTON (1706-1761) & Elizabeth HAYHURST (1709-1795)

Butler STONESTREET (1703-1755) & Jane EDELEN (1718–1770)

Robert CROASDALE (1728-1780) & Margery HAYHURST (1728-1783)

Isaiah QUINBY (1716–1807) & Rachel WARFORD (1723–1777)

Benjamin F. PADGETT (1755–1799) & Ann GREEN (1750–?) *

Joseph HACKNEY III (1743–1817) & Martha McCOOL (1749–1843)

John BOYD (1760–1828) & Ann MARTIN (1771–1825)

John Peter KOCHER Sr., (1742–1819) & Maria MESSINGER (1743–1813)

Johannes “John” SCHNEIDER (1727–1791) & Elizabeth Catherine MILLER (1739–1829) German emigrants

John HIRST (1720-1754) & Mary Anna JARRETT (1714-?)

Samuel PIPHER Sr., (1740–1812) & Christina Barbara TRANBERG (1740–1801)

Colonel Abraham "Abram" LaBAR (1752–1814) & Anna Maria "Mary" LONG (1752–1808)

Captain John MILLS (1740–1797) & Annie LINTON (1744–1798) (CRONK Line)

Rowland RICHARDS (1728–1815) & Lydia TOWNSEND (1745–1835)

John LINTON (1730–1775) (CRONK Line) & Elizabeth "Betty" ELLICOT (1729–?)

William TYLER Jr., (1736-1772) & Sarah KINCHELOE (1740-1842)

5^th great-grandparents

John LINTON (1662-1709) & Rebekah RELFE (1670-1714)

William HAYHURST (1668–1713) & Rachel RADCLIFFE (1682–1715)

Thomas STONESTREET Jr., (1672-1771) & Christian BRNES (1674–1737)

Christopher EDELEN Sr., (1682–1771) & Jane JONES (1692–1772)

Jeremiah CROASDALE (1694-1748) & Grace HEATON (1703-1769)

Cuthbert HAYHURST (1706–1763) & Deliverance BILES (1703–1783)

Josiah QUINBY (1663–1728) & Mary MOLYNEUX (1661–1728)

John WARFORD (1683–1769) & Elizabeth STOUT (1691–1760)

Benjamin PADGETT (1724–1797) * & Susan (1725–?) *

Joseph HACKNEY (1700–1745) & Charity HARLAN (1713–1764)

John McCOOL (1745–1815) & Eleanor LEWIS (1750–?)

John BOYD (1735–1800) & Sarah GRIFFITH (1740–1800) English emigrant

Thomas MARTIN Sr., (1740–1794) & Rachel CAFFERY (1748–1803)

Peter KOCHER (1700–1772) & Elizabeth “Eva” Eveles KOPPENHOPPER (1709–1773) German emigrants

Michael F. MESSINGER Sr., (1719–1791) Anna Katharina Catherine ABEL (1723–1785) German emigrants

Michael SCHNEIDER (1700–1794) & Christina (1700–?) * German emigrants

Christian MILLER (1683–1750) & Barbara (1684–?) * German emigrants

John HIRST (1698-?) & Anna *

John JARRETT (1689–1755) English emigrant & Mary LUKEN (1693–1743)

Hans PIPHER-PFEIFFER (1705–?) & Magdalina ROTH (1710–?) German emigrants

Frederich TRANBERG (1709–1801) & Maria Eva WITTMER (1720–1837)

John MILLS (1715–?) & *

John KINCHELOE (1694-1746) & Elizabeth CANTERBURY (1695–1777)

William LINTON (1700–1733) (CRONK Line) & Susanna MONROE (1695–1752)

6^th Great-Grandparents

Roger LINTON Baron (1641-1715) & Dorothy NEWBURGH (1645-1681)

William RELFE III (1640-1680) & Mabel WILKINSON (1656-1716)

Cuthbert HAYHURST (1632-1683) emigrant & Mary RUDD (1631-1686)

James RADCLIFFE (1645-1690) emigrant & Mary RAWSTHORNE (1641-1715) emigrant

Thomas HIRST (1671-1740) & Alice BATLEYE (1672-1735)

Thomas LONGLEY (1670-1734) & Susanna (1671-1764)

John JARRETT (1647-1689) & Grace MILES (1637-1724)

Jan Johann LUCKEN (1663-1744) Constable of Germantown & Maria THEISSEN (1659/1660-1744)

Ezra CROASDALE (1655-1740) & Ann PEACOCK (1668-1732) emigrant

Robert HEATON (1671-1743) emigrant & Grace PEARSON (1680-1719) emigrant

William HAYHURST (1668-1713) emigrant & Rachel RADCLIFFE (1682-1715) emigrant

John Stephen BILES (1691-1740) emigrant & Mary LAMBERT (1681-1746)

John QUINBY (1618-1709) emigrant & Deborah HOYT (1634-1710)

Thomas MOLYNEAUX Jr., (1620-1705) emigrant & Martha BROWNE (1627-1664) emigrant

John WOFFORD (1644-1699) & Abigail PINCKNEY (1645-1692)

James Bee STOUT (1648-1714) & Elizabeth TRUAX (1675-1714)

Johan Micha KOCHER (1653-1725) & Anna MERTZ (1663-1732)

Conrad KOPPENHOPPER (1675-1740) & Eveles (1678- ?)

Johannes MESSINGER (1699-1791) emigrant & Elizabeth UHLER (1697-?) emigrant

Johann Adam ABEL (1688-1770) emigrant & Anna Maria FECHTLIN (1683-1799)

Jacob SCHNEIDER (1680-1727) & Anna Maria MULLER (1630–1698)

Gary Wyatt MILLER (1655-1753) emigrant & Donna Ray ROGERS (1656-1725) emigrant

Johann Balthasar PFEIFFER (1661-1711) & Margaretha WAINARD (1665-1705)

Anthonius ROTH (1685-?) & Crischona SCHLEUD (1692- ?)

Matthei TRANBERG (1678-1720) & Annae Mariae SECUNDA (1680-1719)

Christoph WITTMEIER (1696-?) & Anna Maria REISS (1705-1747)

Abraham de LABARRE (1702-1800) & Anna Christina STRIBIA (1697-1750)

Daniel de LABARRE (1670-1723) & Judith ROSSIGNAL (1670-1731)

Thomas STONESTREET (1630-1706) emigrant & Elizabeth BUTLER (1634-1698)

Henry BARNES (1643-1676) emigrant & Sarah COFFER (1643-1675)

Richard EDELEN (1639-1694) emigrant & Elizabeth BLANTON (1639-1694) emigrant

Moses Even JONES (1665-1704) & Elizabeth JENKINS (1678-1731)

Thomas JENKINS (1642-1731) emigrant & Susanna "Ann" SPALDING (1649-1729)

Joseph NOBLE (1660-1726) emigrant & Catherine WATSON (1667-1695)

Francis WHEELER (1670-1736) & Winifred GREEN (1670- ?)

Thomas HAGAN (1645-1716) emigrant & Mary AISQUITH (1645-1725)

John Barton WATHEN II (1662-1705) & Susannah Ann HUDSON (1662-1707)

William Taylor BARTON (1662-1705) & Sarah Elizabeth MARSHAM (1662-1741)

Major William BOARMAN (1630-1709) emigrant & Mary JARBOE (1630-1739)

Baker BROOKE Jr. (1665-1698) & Catherine MARSHALL (1672-1712)

John GARDINER (1687-1717) & Susanna BARTON (1677-1711)

Leonard BROOKE (1666-1718) & Sarah Anne BOARMAN (1673-1727)

John White MILLS (1685-1759) & Priscilla WAYNWRIGHT (1690-?)

Philemon PERKINS (1689-1769) & Obedience COX (1688-1770)

John LINTON (1670-1726) Ship Captain (Cronk line) & Ann BARTON (1679-1734)

Colonel Burr HARRISON (1699-1775) & Mary Anne BARNES (1699-1803)

Rowland I. RICHARDS (1660-1720) & Catherine JONES (1668-1758)

Owen EVANS (1659-1729) emigrant & Elizabeth GAINOR (1663-1725) emigrant

John TOWNSEND (1656-1727) & Elizabeth COLES (1665-1736)

Moses EMBREE (1675-1748) & Mary Southard SPRAGG (1680-1748)

Andrew MONROE (1661-1714) Captain & Eleanor SPENCE (1664-1708)

John ELLICOTT (1664-1708) & Sarah FOXHALL (1665-1739)

John HIGGINS (1641-1684) emigrant & Penelope HALL (1650-1711)

Richard TYLER (1688-1734) & Susannah BAXTER (1688-1734)

William KEELING (1680-1753) Captain & Amy WOODHOUSE (1690–1753)

Cornelius KINCHELOE (1661-1724) & Shadrach Joan WILLIAMS (1667-1710)

John CANTERBURY (1669-1717) & Ruth WILLIAMS (1672-1750)

Henry ACTON (1677-1742) Sir knight & Ann Marriott CHANDLER, (1675-1737) emigrant, Lady Penn

Benjamin Lewis PADGETT (1702-1775) & Ethel McTIGGART (1703- ?)

John CAWOOD (1693-1767) & Elizabeth SMALLWOOD (1695-1775)

Francis GREENE Jr. (1694-1761) & Elizabeth WHEELER (1680-1758)

Benjamin WHEELER (1685-1741) & Elizabeth GREENE (1685-1742)

John B. LOVEJOY (1708-1760) & Margaret MILES (1708-1766)

George Rothmaers GOSZLER (1727-1791) emigrant & Anna Elizabeth MAGDALEN (1727-1791) emigrant

Joseph HACKNEY (1676-1736) & Elizabeth NEWTON (1675-1731)

Aaron HARLAN (1685-1732) emigrant & Sarah HEALD (1692-1747)

John Adam McCOOL (1675-1727) emigrant & Olivia (1675-1730)

James WRIGHT (1671-1759) & Mary BOWATER (1689-1764) emigrant

Robert BOYD (1709-1761) emigrant & Elizabeth BUNTEIN (1686-1736) emigrant

John GRIFFITH (1715-?) & Sarah KERWIN (1720-1800)

Benjamin MARTIN (1702-1766) & Elizabeth LINDSAY (1708-1767)

Charles CAFFERY (1722-1809) & Sarah WARREN (1722-1805)

work-in-progress

Kirk Louis Linton (1914-1987) in front of his new 1951 Dodge pickup truck with Terry Louis Linton & Kenneth “Ken” Edward Linton in April 1951. Photograph taken by Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012).

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