FAMILY SEARCH. When Joseph Robert Linnett was born on 8 February 1830, in Whetstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William James Linnett, was 27 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Riley, was 28. He married Ann Dorsey about 1855. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana in 1860 and Galveston, Texas in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 31 December 1910, in Galveston, Galveston, Texas at the age of 80.
Joseph Linnett was the son of William James and Ann Elizabeth Riley Linnett. He emigrated to America prior to 1860 when he was enumerated on the 1860 census of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. By 1868 he had moved his family to Galveston.
He was first married to Ann Dorsey with whom he had three children: James Alfred, Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) Linnett Schreiber, and Anna Linnett Cook. Following Ann's death, he married Marie Margret Reiners Warnken, with whom he had two daughters: Ellen Josephine (Jo) Linnett Childers and Mary Margaret (Maggie) Linnett Cravy.
By trade he was a cotton screwman (also called a cotton jammer), a person who would load cotton into the holds of outbound ships.
His death certificate lists his dob as Feb. 9,1828.
Joseph was a private during the Civil War having enlisted in New Orleans in Company B Screwmen's Guards. The unit was successively known as Co G 22nd Regiment Lousiana Infantry and Co G 21st (Patton's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry.
Joseph Linnett was the son of William James and Ann Elizabeth Riley Linnett. He emigrated to America prior to 1860 when he was enumerated on the 1860 census of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. By 1868 he had moved his family to Galveston.
He was first married to Ann Dorsey with whom he had three children: James Alfred, Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) Linnett Schreiber, and Anna Linnett Cook. Following Ann's death, he married Marie Margret Reiners Warnken, with whom he had two daughters: Ellen Josephine (Jo) Linnett Childers and Mary Margaret (Maggie) Linnett Cravy.
By trade he was a cotton screwman (also called a cotton jammer), a person who would load cotton into the holds of outbound ships.
His death certificate lists his dob as Feb. 9,1828.
Joseph was a private during the Civil War having enlisted in New Orleans in Company B Screwmen's Guards. The unit was successively known as Co G 22nd Regiment Lousiana Infantry and Co G 21st (Patton's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry.
FAMILY SEARCH. When Joseph Robert Linnett was born on 8 February 1830, in Whetstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William James Linnett, was 27 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Riley, was 28. He married Ann Dorsey about 1855. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana in 1860 and Galveston, Texas in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 31 December 1910, in Galveston, Galveston, Texas at the age of 80.
Joseph Linnett was the son of William James and Ann Elizabeth Riley Linnett. He emigrated to America prior to 1860 when he was enumerated on the 1860 census of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. By 1868 he had moved his family to Galveston.
He was first married to Ann Dorsey with whom he had three children: James Alfred, Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) Linnett Schreiber, and Anna Linnett Cook. Following Ann's death, he married Marie Margret Reiners Warnken, with whom he had two daughters: Ellen Josephine (Jo) Linnett Childers and Mary Margaret (Maggie) Linnett Cravy.
By trade he was a cotton screwman (also called a cotton jammer), a person who would load cotton into the holds of outbound ships.
His death certificate lists his dob as Feb. 9,1828.
Joseph was a private during the Civil War having enlisted in New Orleans in Company B Screwmen's Guards. The unit was successively known as Co G 22nd Regiment Lousiana Infantry and Co G 21st (Patton's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry.
Joseph Linnett was the son of William James and Ann Elizabeth Riley Linnett. He emigrated to America prior to 1860 when he was enumerated on the 1860 census of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. By 1868 he had moved his family to Galveston.
He was first married to Ann Dorsey with whom he had three children: James Alfred, Mary Elizabeth (Mamie) Linnett Schreiber, and Anna Linnett Cook. Following Ann's death, he married Marie Margret Reiners Warnken, with whom he had two daughters: Ellen Josephine (Jo) Linnett Childers and Mary Margaret (Maggie) Linnett Cravy.
By trade he was a cotton screwman (also called a cotton jammer), a person who would load cotton into the holds of outbound ships.
His death certificate lists his dob as Feb. 9,1828.
Joseph was a private during the Civil War having enlisted in New Orleans in Company B Screwmen's Guards. The unit was successively known as Co G 22nd Regiment Lousiana Infantry and Co G 21st (Patton's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry.
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