WHITTIER
N. B. Brown erected the first flour mill in 1844; the first woolen mill was erected in 1848. The first judge of probate in the county was Israel Mitchell, appointed in 1838. He was also one of the justices.
The first bridge erected across the Cedar river in Cedar Rapids was in 1856 at what is now Seventh avenue. The oldest settler now living in the county is Robert Ellis, who arrived in 1838.
The first marriage in Linn county was that of Preston Scott and Miss Betsey Martin, which occurred in July, 1839.
The first white male born in Linn county was George Cone, who first saw light at Marion, April 12, 1839.
The first death in the county was that of Mr. Williams, who died January 15, 1839. He was buried in the Campbell cemetery near Bertram. The inscription on his tombstone is yet visible.