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John Lindsey 1792 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jul 1792

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1874

Death Location: Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA

Father: Joshua Lindsey

Mother: Elizabeth Findlay

Spouse(s): Nancy Shields

Children(s): Elizabeth Lindsey

John Lindsey was born in 1792 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Lindsey and Elizabeth Findlay. John Lindsey married Nancy Shields, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Lindsey. John Lindsey passed away in 1874 in Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lindsey was born in 1792 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Lindsey and Elizabeth Findlay.
  • John Lindsey married Nancy Shields, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Lindsey.
  • John Lindsey passed away in 1874 in Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Lindsey
1770 – 1818
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Findlay
1773 – 1821
Birth Location: Licking Creek, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Shields
1815 – 1870
Birth Location: Harrison, Harrison, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lindsey
1836 – 1908
Birth Location: North Bend, Starke, Indiana, USA
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John Lindsey's Ancestors

Self
John Lindsey
1792 – 1874
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joshua Lindsey
1770 – 1818
Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Findlay
1773 – 1821
Licking Creek, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Lt. (John W) Findley
1737 – 1813
Belfast, Rosemary St Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary Boyde
1736 – 1814
Belfast, Antrim County, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Findley
1715 – 1809
Jane (Findley)
1721 – 1757
Hugh Boyde
1708 – 1790
Esther Corkhill
1710 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Steele
1688 – 1740
Isabell Hamilton💗
1692 – 1739

John Lindsey's Descendants

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John Lindsey (08 Jul 1792 – 15 Apr 1874) m. Nancy Shields (13 Sep 1815 – Jan 1870)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Lindsey (7 May 1836 – 1908) m. Joseph (Douglas) Edmison (8 Jun 1815 – 28 Jun 1901)
    1. 1. Katherine (Isabel "Kate") Edmison (18 February 1868 – Mar 12 1926) m. George (Wilbur) Mothersell (Apr 1858 – 8 Feb 1912)
      1. 1. Cecil (Silva) Mothersill (23 Aug 1893 – 7-28-1979) m. William (Henry) Kail (29 Oct 1889 – 6-28-1940)
        1. 1. Kenneth (Harold) Kail (25 Apr 1914 – 29 Apr 1980)
        2. 2. Charles (Wilbur) Kail (05 Apr 1916 – 09 Sep 1979)
        3. 3. Katherine (Sybil) Kail (21 Oct 1920 – 23 May 1986)
        4. 4. Paula (Ellen) Kail (21 Jun 1923 – 18 Jan 2009) m. Leon (J) Conkey (6 Jul 1919 – 15 Jun 1992)
        5. 5. Ace (Gordon) Kail (27 Mar 1926 – 11 Aug 2011)
        6. 6. Florence (Anola) Kail (04 May 1927 – 27 Sep 2010)
        7. 7. Dorothy (Delfinia) Kail (21 Nov 1931 – 11 Nov 2002)

John Lindsey's Timeline

2 Records

1792
08 Jul 1792
Birth of John Lindsey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1874
15 Apr 1874
Age 82
Death of John Lindsey in Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA
Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1792
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Union Mills, La Porte Co, Indiana, USA
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