HUSBAND: Daniel Link
BORN: June 26, 1838
MARRIAGE: July 21, 1867 Stoddard Co., MO (Marriage Book 1, page
54)
OTHER MARRIAGES: None Known
MILITARY SERVICE: Private Co H 50 Reg. MO Infantry; enlisted: 8
Dec 1864 discharged: 5 Aug 1865
DIED: 21 Aug 1898 Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John Link b. October 14, 1803
NC
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Nancy Taylor b. February 06,
1805 NC
NOTES: Our Civil War Veteran died at the age of 60y 1m 26d. He
is buried at the Link (Chapel - which is no longer there)
Cemetery in Stoddard Co., MO. To find this cemetery take Hwy
25N, go through Bloomfield in Stoddard Co., MO. Turn right on
Co. Rd #514, then left on #510, travel 1.3 miles - there's a
little fork in the curve of the road with a 'Link Rd' sign on
the left fork - drive down that about .2 mile. The cemetery is
on the right. ... Daniel's tall pillar marker is the 2nd marker
you see as you drive down the road & it's right at the edge of
the road. His wife Mahala's is the first marker - it's broken
down with age.
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WIFE: Mahala Adaline Archa (ARCHER?)
BORN: January 05, 1850 AL
OTHER MARRIAGES: None Known
DIED: September 21, 1921, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO bur: Link
Chapel Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: unknwn
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: unknwn
NOTES: GENERAL AFFIDAVIT (from pension file, by Mary Ann
(Layton) Link, Daniels sis-in-lwa)
STATE OF Missouri, COUNTY OF Stoddard, SS:
In the matter of MAHALA LINK
ON THIS 19th day of December, A.D. 1898, personally appeared
before me, a Circuit Clerk in and for the aforesaid County, duly
authorized to administer oathe, MARY AND LINK aged 63 years, a
resident of ___________ in the County of Stoddard and State of
Missouri whose Post-Office address is Bloomfield Stoddard Co.,
MO well known to me to be reputable and entitled to ccredit, and
who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to aforesaid case as
follows:
That I am aquainted with Daniel Link about all of his life. We
were raised togeather. I have been aquainted with MAHALA ARCHA
(LINK) scence the year 1865 and have known her every scence. I
was present at the marrage of Mr. Link to MAHALA ARCHA. That the
Mahala Link is the same person whom Mr. Link married at the time
that is now making this application for a pension. That I
personally know that they lived togeather as man and wife up to
the death of Daniel Link on or about Agu. 21st 1898. I know of
my own personal knowledge that Mahala Link has never married to
any other person except Daniel Link.
I have lived in the immediate neighborhoood of these parties
every scence their marriage to each other. I am a Sister in Law
of Daniel Link I know that W. W. Norman is dead. Mr. Norman was
veary hard of hearing and he could not speak words plain and in
this the mistake was made in the married certificate as Adaline
M. Asher instead of ASELUTE MAHALA ARCHA.
I know that Daniel Link never was married to any person the
MAHALA ARCHA (KNOW LINK). I know of my own personal knowledge
that Mahala Link is the idential person who Daniel Link married
and that she is his widow and that she has veve been married to
any other person than Daniel Link
Her postoffice address is Bloomfield Stoddard Co., MO. I further
declare that I have no interest in said case and I am not
concerned in its prosecution.
her
Richard Phelan Mary Ann (X) Link
Claude Walker mark
(If affiants sign by mark, two persons who can write sign here.)
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CHILD 1: Nancy Ellen Link
SEX: F
BORN: May 15, 1864
MARRIAGE: Andrew Jackson Kelley, February 12, 1888, Stoddard
Co., MO (Stoddard Co., MO Marriage Bk 3, pg 003)
OTHER MARRIAGES: None Known
DIED: December 02, 1955, Essex, Stoddard Co., MO bur: Link
Chapel Cemetery, Stoddard Co., MO
NOTES: 8 children - 1)James Franklin, 2)Addie(dau), 3)Charles,
4)Betty, 5) Lonnie, 6)Lula, 7) Myrtie & 8)Ola Kelly.
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CHILD 2: Harry Link
SEX: M
BORN: April 1869
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED: bef. 1880
NOTES: Harry is only listed in the June 1870 Castor Twp.,
Stoddard Co., MO Federal Census. He is listed as the 2 month old
son , b. Apr., of Daniel Link.
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CHILD 3: Mary Christena (a.k.a. Betty)Link
SEX: F
BORN: March 07, 1870 Stoddard Co., MO
MARRIAGE: William Henry Hester January 05, 1890 Stoddard Co.,
MO- at residence of Daniel Link (Stoddard Co., MO Marr. Bk 3, pg
220
OTHER MARRIAGES: None Known
MILITARY SERVICE: No
DIED: June 01, 1936 Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO bur: North
Antioch Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO
NOTES: 7 children - 1)Myrtie Mae, 2)Pearl Mae, 3)William Dan,
4)Earnest S., 5)Hubert Vader, 6)George & 7) Winnie Hester.
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CHILD 4: Laura A. Link
SEX: F
BORN: 1873
MARRIAGE: Claud Walker February 18, 1892 (BK 4, pg 33).
OTHER MARRIAGES: none known at this time
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED:
NOTES: At least 1 child, Idella Walker.
See Mahala's notes for mention of Claud Walker
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CHILD 5: John Martin Link (* our descendent)
SEX: M
BORN: March 01, 1878,
MARRIAGE: Ava Susan Cates Bloomfield, Stoddard Co., MO (Bk 8, pg
55).
OTHER MARRIAGES: None Known
MILITARY SERVICE: no
DIED: October 25, 1958 Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO Bur: Gravel
Hill Cemetery, Aquilla, Stoddard Co., MO
NOTES: 4 children - 1)*Fred Joseph, 2) Lillie Myrtle, 3)William
Linus & Richard Wesley Link.
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CHILD 6: Bell Link
SEX: F
BORN: abt 1885
MARRIAGE: Moses Proffer December 21, 1899 Stoddard Co., MO (Bk
6, pg 437).
OTHER MARRIAGES:
MILITARY SERVICE:
DIED:
NOTES: 3 children - 1) Dolly M., Willie (son) & Gracie Proffer.
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SUBMITTED BY:
Mrs. Sherry (Lane) Link
Poster-#-2-
DATE: 02 October 2002
URL:
MAILING ADDRESS: Mrs. Sherry (Lane) Link 3367 Twp Ln
Rd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Mahala's headstone is the first headstone you see when you
approach the Link Cemetery from the lane. It appears to be a
handmade marker that has not withstood the test of time well.
Facing the stone, the whole right upper corner has been broken
off - nearly removing the last digit of her birthyear. It
clearly reads Jan. 5, 185_ ... that last digit could be a 6 - or
possibly even a zero. However - we must remember that all her
census records reveal a different birthyear - but in the 1900
census she states that she was born May 1849 & it's the only
record that her stated age matches the birthyear. We also must
keep in mind ... the information on her headstone is per the
informant giving the headstone maker her personal information!
So this leaves me with a perplexing question ... do I list her
birthdate as per her own information as listed on the 1900
census record when she was 49 years old? ... or do I list the
birth information as per her headstone? .... any
suggestions???????
