George Washington Lindsey

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Lindsey was born on 27 July 1849, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Lindsey, was 24 and his mother, Emerella Fagin, was 24. He married Laura Lewis on 5 February 1871, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pierce Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Ohio Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 27 July 1940, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Mount Pisgah, Clermont, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Lindsey
1849–1940
Laura Lewis
1851–1931
Marriage: 5 February 1871
Arthur E. Lindsey
1872–1920
Evan Lindsey
1874–1953
James Cyrus Lindsey
1877–1938
Isaac Clyde Lindsey
1879–1966
Susan J. Lindsey
1882–1972
Lindsey
1886–1886
Elizabeth Emerella Lindsey
1890–1940
Charley Lindsey
1891–

Sources (32)

  • George Lyndsia, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George W. Lindsey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • George Washington Lindsey, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1853

Pierce Township was formed from Ohio Township in 1852, founded in 1853, and named for President Elect Franklin Pierce.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Lindsay .

Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of various Gaelic surnames, as for example Ó Loingsigh (see Lynch 1), Mac Giolla Fhionntóg (see McClintock ), and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn and Lynn ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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