Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....Linn, W. T. 1883 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  W. T. Linn, of Overland Park, Kan., is the chief engineer for the Strang
railway line. Mr. Linn is a native of Johnson county. He was born at Lenexa,
April 9, 1883, and is a son of F. B. and Rosa (Earnshaw) Linn, the father a
native of Platteville, Ill., born in 1861, and the mother was born at Lenexa,
Johnson county, and they now reside in Kansas City, Mo. They were the parents of
three children, as follows: W. T., whose name introduces this sketch; Anna, born
at Lenexa, April 21, 1886, now the wife of F. L. Guy, Oak Grove, Mo., and Julia,
born at Lenexa, in 1895, now resides with her parents in Kansas City, Mo. W. T.
Linn was educated in the public schools of Lenexa and the Olathe High School.
From high school he became manager of the Interstate Telephone Company of
Lenexa, and held that responsible position for three years. In 1906, he entered
the employ of the Strang line as conductor and four months later became a
motorman, remaining in that capacity for three years. He then became assistant
engineer under Walter Kaegi, who was chief engineer. In 1912, Mr. Linn became
chief engineer and has successfully directed the intricate machinery of that
mammoth plant to the present time. The neat appearance of the plant and the
never-failing motor power of the Strang line bear ample testimony of the
efficiency of the master hand and ingenious brain that directs this monster
machine. Thirty minutes is the longest period that this power plant has been
shut down since Mr. Linn has been connected with it. The power is furnished by
gas engines and the two engines consume about 60,000 feet of gas per day. Mr.
Linn has two assistants, one for night service and one for the day. Mr. Linn was
united in marriage September 12, 1906, to Miss Sophia Scherman, of Lexena, and
two children have been born to this union: Mildred, born July 29, 1908, and
Marjorie, born January 21, 1912. Mr. Linn is one of the progressive citizens of
Overland Park, and both he and his wife are well known in the community and have
many friends.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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