Biography - John Lindsey
John
Lindsey, owner of the Evergreen farm, two miles west of Tuscola, was born in
Fairfield county, Ohio, April 2, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Mary
(Blackburn) Lindsey. They were both natives of Ireland, and after their
marriage came to this country in about 1820. They were both descendants of
Scotch-Irish ancestry and were members of the Presbyterian church. The
father died in 1873, aged about sixty-five years; the mother died when our
subject was about twelve years old.
Mr. Lindsey was reared on a farm and received a common-school education, and
was engaged in farming in Ohio up to September 14, 1855, when he emigrated
to Illinois and located on a farm in Edgar county, which he rented some
three or four years. He then bought forty acres and tilled this until 1874,
when he removed to Kansas and remained there for about two years and a half,
at the end of which time he returned to Illinois and located near Ficklin,
on a farm of one hundred and thirty-four acres, which he bought and still
owns. He resided on this farm until 1885, when he came to his Evergreen
farm, which contains one hundred and sixty acres.
In 1853 he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Ebert, who was also
born in Fairfield county, Ohio. She is a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Gaul)
Ebert. To their marriage have been born ten children. John Lindsey is one of
the devout and useful members of the Methodist church. He is a pleasant,
affable gentleman, has accumulated a considerable competency, and resides in
a beautiful home where he is surrounded by the modern conveniences and
comforts of life which fittingly crown an active and successful career.
Extracted 12 Apr 2017 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, pages 127-128.
