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Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Mark Jefferson Lindsey (1820-1878) and Mary Ann Harrison — Son Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947)

January 14, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “A Man of Service to Humanity in Red River Parish, Louisiana,” “Don Quixote Attacking a Spinning Windmill“ Alexander Cobb Lindsey, the seventh child of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, was born 10 March 1858 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and died 22 January 1947 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.[1] His tombstone in Old … More Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Mark Jefferson Lindsey (1820-1878) and Mary Ann Harrison — Son Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947)

Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Margaret Tranquilla Lindsey Hunter (1834-1921) — Children of William Hunter and Margaret Lindsey

October 17, 2020

Or, Subtitled: “A Prominent Merchant and One of the Leading Pioneers in the Parish“ As my last posting notes, both the 1900 and 1910 federal censuses indicate that William T. Hunter and Margaret Tranquilla Lindsey had had 10 children, of whom five were living in 1900 and three in 1910.[1] The 1870 federal census lists a … More Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Margaret Tranquilla Lindsey Hunter (1834-1921) — Children of William Hunter and Margaret Lindsey

Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Frances Rebecca Lindsey Kellogg (1831-1916) — Children of Samuel Hiram Kellogg and Frances Rebecca Lindsey

October 7, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Violence Heaped on Violence in Postbellum Northwest Louisiana The following is a summary of what I know of the children of Samuel and Frances, whose dates of birth are all recorded in their parents’ bible: