Tag: Mary Ann Nobles

Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Elvira, Hannah, John B. Birdwell

August 26, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Died at the ripe old age of 85 years at the residence of her son, J. C. Harville” As the previous posting states, the combined succession documents of James G. Birdwell and his wife Aletha Leonard give us the names of the six youngest children of James and Aletha: Dewitt Clinton, Thomas, Camilla, … More Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Elvira, Hannah, John B. Birdwell

Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (2)

July 1, 2023

Or, Subittled: From the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Texas Supreme Court The account of the early life of Ezekiel Samuel Green in the previous posting, culled almost entirely from affidavits in the 1856 Pointe Coupee Parish Green v. Green case, augmented with data from federal censuses, brings us to the point at which he … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (2)

Children of Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947), Son of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, and Wife Mary Ann Green

January 16, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “The fourth generation was represented, and there were 87 present” As the previous posting, to which this posting is a footnote, indicates, the 1910 federal census states that Alexander Cobb Lindsey and Mary Ann Green had thirteen children,[1] but the birth and death register of their family bible, of which the posting I’ve just … More Children of Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947), Son of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, and Wife Mary Ann Green

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: Mark Jefferson Lindsey (1820-1878) and Mary Ann Harrison — Daughter Emma C. Lindsey (Cone) (Wester)

December 3, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Mysteries and Incongruities Piled Atop Each Other Emma C. Lindsey was the fourth child of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, and their only daughter — though, as the last posting notes, a grandson of Mark and Mary Ann, Aaron Bloomer Lindsey, stated in an August 1959 interview in the Coushatta Citizen newspaper that his grandparents … More Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: Mark Jefferson Lindsey (1820-1878) and Mary Ann Harrison — Daughter Emma C. Lindsey (Cone) (Wester)

Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: John Wesley Lindsey (1814-1903) — Louisiana Years

August 6, 2020

Or, Subtitled: When Tombstone Information May Lead Us Astray My postings have now followed John Wesley Lindsey, oldest child of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks, from his birth in Wayne County, Kentucky, in 1814, to his move with his parents in 1817 to what would soon be Lawrence County, Alabama, where he grew up … More Children of Dennis Lindsey (1794-1836) and Jane Brooks: John Wesley Lindsey (1814-1903) — Louisiana Years