Randolph County, West Virginia          Biography of HARRY C. LINTON

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 430-431
Randolph

HARRY C. LINTON, who maintains his residence and ex-
ecutive headquarters in the City of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, is superintendent of the Moore-Kappel Company,
which is engaged in the manufacturing of lumber on Mid-
dle Fork at Midvale, Randolph County, this being one of
the important industrial concerns of this section of the
state.

Mr. Linton was born in Randolph County, on the 14th
of January, 1883, and is a son of John and Mary (Shaw)
Linton, the former of whom was born in the State of
Pennsylvania, in 1855, and the latter of whom was born
in Marion County, West Virginia, in 1859. John Linton
has been consecutively identified with farm enterprise from
the time of his marriage and is one of the substantial
and honored citizens of Randolph County, his political
allegiance being given to the republican party and he
and his wife being active members of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Of the four children the eldest is Hattie,
who is the wife of Mond Davis; Floyd is employed in a
factory at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Harry C., of this
sketch, was the next in order of birth; and Daisy is the
widow of Robert Wakefield.

Harry C. Linton gained his youthful education in the
public schools and remained on the home farm until he
had attained to his legal majority. He has gained broad
and comprehensive knowledge of the lumber industry, and
by his ability and effective service has risen to his pres-
ent responsible position in connection therewith. He has
applied himself vigorously to business, and thus has had
neither time nor desire for political activity or public of-
fice, though he accords loyal allegiance to the republican
party. His wife is an active member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

On the llth of September, 1905, was solemnized the mar-
riage of Mr. Linton and Miss Dail Koon, who was born
in Upshur County, August 25, 1886, a daughter of J. K. P.
and Sarah (Grim) Koon. Her father likewise was born
in Upshur County, where his education included a course
in a business college. He became one of the progressive
exponents of agricultural and live-stock enterprise in his
native county, where he owned and operated a large farm,
and he was a bank stockholder and had other interests
that marked him as one of the substantial men of the
county. He was affiliated with the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, was a stanch republican, and was one of
the honored citizens of Upshur County at the time of his
death, which occurred in 1906, his widow being still a
resident of this county. They became the parents of eight
children: Lela, Blaine, Maude, Dail, Goff, Stacy, Cataline
and Harry.

Mr. and Mrs. Linton have three children, whose names
and respective dates of birth are here recorded: Mabel,
November 27, 1912; Pauline, May 6, 1916; and Helen L.,
December 9, 1919.

During the period of his active and constantly advanc-
ing business career Mr. Linton has manifested a sense of
loyal stewardship in civic affairs, and he takes lively in-
terest in all that concerns the well being and progress of
his home city and county, the while his fealty to his
native state is marked by full appreciation of its mani-
fold attractions and advantages. He and his wife have
a wide circle of friends and are popular in the social
activities of their home community.