A Series of WWII Memoirs (1): Benjamin Dennis Lindsey (1920-1969)

“Or, Subtitled: “No one will ever know how that war scarred the men of my generation” With discussions in the news recently of what constitutes good soldiers, heroic ones, coupled with discussions of whether fascism is on the march again after many of us thought it had been decisively set back if not defeated in … More A Series of WWII Memoirs (1): Benjamin Dennis Lindsey (1920-1969)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): George Sidney Green (1817-1853)

Or, Subtitled: “Lost his life while handling a vicious mule“ 11. The last child of John Green and Jane Kerr, George Sidney Green, was born 2 August 1817, according to family trees that researchers of the Green family have shared with me.[1] None of the family trees assigning George this date of birth cite a … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): George Sidney Green (1817-1853)

Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)

Or, Subtitled: “We all loved and respected Mollie Green Lindsey, our grandmother” This posting is a continuation of a previous one in which I began documenting the life of my great-grandmother Mary Ann Green, daughter of Ezekiel Samuel Green and Camilla Birdwell, who married Alexander Cobb Lindsey on 2 November 1876 in Red River Parish, … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)