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B. C. Huddleston

Biography

• Occupation: B. C. Huddleston was a judge.¹
• Marriage: He married Ruth Hyder, daughter of Jacob Crockett Hyder and Sophia Dowell.

• Last Edited: 16 November 2022

Citations

1. [S321] unknown author, Newspaper Article from Monterey or Cookeville Newspaper, March 26, 1953 (unknown publisher.)

Whitley Hyder¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Whitley Hyder was born circa 1878 in Tennessee.¹
• Name-Var: Whitley Hyder was also known as Willis Hyder.²

• Last Edited: 16 November 2022

Citations

1. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), District 3 p. 100 B.
2. [S321] unknown author, Newspaper Article from Monterey or Cookeville Newspaper, March 26, 1953 (unknown publisher.)

Reuben Hickman Dowell^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Reuben Hickman Dowell was born circa 1806 in Kentucky.³
• Marriage: He married Attalina Layne Cooke, daughter of Major Richard Fielding Cooke and Margaret Cox.
• Residence: Reuben Hickman Dowell lived in 1850 in Jackson Co., Tennessee, near the Whitefield family.³
• Note: Names of the children in the 1850 census, which do not match up with the names previously given:
  Parazetta, age 18
  Watson, age 16
  Dorinda, age 14
  Mariah, age 12
  Sophia, age 10
  Henry, age 7
  Sarah, age 5
  John, age 2 and 4 MORE KIDS ON THE NEXT PAGE:
  Nancy, age 8
  Letta, age 6
  Mahilda, age 4
  Sarah, age 2 in 1850.⁴
• Occupation: He was elected Justice of the Peace of Putnam Co. in 1854.⁵
• Note: He He is not in the household in Putnam County Tennessee by this date, so he is deceased or he has relocated. in 1860.⁶

• Last Edited: 19 December 2022

Citations

1. [S321] unknown author, Newspaper Article from Monterey or Cookeville Newspaper, March 26, 1953 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S395] Hopson, Mary, Siftings from Putnam Co. Tennessee (unidentified publisher), p. 42.
3. [S234] National Archives, Jackson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), District 12, p. 264.
4. [S234] National Archives, Jackson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 264A; Image: 216.
5. [S94] Early History (of Putnam County), unidentified newspaper, Putnam County, Tennessee, 26 Mar (1953?). Hereinafter cited as Early History (of Putnam County.)
6. [S370] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 7, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1269; Page: 41; Family History Library Film: 805269.

Byrd C. Kinslow¹

Biography

• Birth: Byrd C. Kinslow was born in 1808 in Kentucky.²
• Marriage: He married Minerva Payne Cooke, daughter of Major Richard Fielding Cooke and Margaret Cox.²
• Residence: Byrd C. Kinslow and Minerva Payne Cooke lived in 1840 in District 12, Jackson County, Tennessee.³
• Death: He died on 16 May 1868 in Putnam County, Tennessee, at age ~60.^4,5
• Burial: He was buried in Cooke Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.⁴

• Last Edited: 21 December 2022

Citations

1. [S321] unknown author, Newspaper Article from Monterey or Cookeville Newspaper, March 26, 1953 (unknown publisher.)
2. [S234] National Archives, Jackson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1850 (ancestry.com), Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 275A; Image: 238.
3. [S813] National Archives, Jackson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1840 (ancestry.com), Year: 1840; Census Place: District 12, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 298; Family History Library Film: 0024545.
4. [S368] Patton, Maurine Ensor, Putnam Co. Cemeteries (Published Cookeville, Tennessee, 1995), p. 110.
5. [S274] Robert Logan Lindsey (to his daughter Maria aka Daught in California), Lindsey, Robert Logan - Letter (written Nov. 29, 1866.)

Samuel Miller¹

Biography

• Birth: Samuel Miller was born in 1822 in Indiana. According to his death certificate posted on FindaGrave 26 Dec 1823 is actual birthdate.^2,3
• Birth: He was born in December 1822 in Tennessee.^4,5
• Occupation: He was elected Justice of the Peace of Putnam Co. in 1854.⁶
• Marriage: He married Louisa Cooke, daughter of Major Richard Fielding Cooke and Margaret Cox, on 21 May 1855 in San Joaquin County, California.^7,8
• Residence: Samuel Miller and Louisa Cooke lived in June 1860 in Stanislaus County, California.^9,2
• Residence: He lived in August 1860 in San Joaquin County, California.¹⁰
• Residence: He and Louisa Cooke lived in 1880 in Stanislaus County, California.¹¹
• Residence: He lived in 1900 in San Joaquin County, California, with daughter Arminta Smith and family.¹²
• Death: He died on 20 October 1907 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, at age 84.¹³

• Last Edited: 18 September 2023

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S814] National Archives, Stanislaus Co. California Census - 1860 (familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKV-R9T : 18 February 2021), Samuel Miller, 1860.
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170619800/samuel-miller: accessed 21 December 2022), memorial page for Samuel Miller (26 Dec 1823–20 Oct 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170619800, citing Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA; Maintained by Bailey (contributor 46503045). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S516] National Archives, San Joaquin Co. California Census - 1870 (ancestry.com.)
5. [S517] National Archives, San Joaquin Co. California Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)
6. [S94] Early History (of Putnam County), unidentified newspaper, Putnam County, Tennessee, 26 Mar (1953?). Hereinafter cited as Early History (of Putnam County.)
7. [S103] J. L. Sawyer, E-mail #4 from J. L. Sawyer (Cooke-Lindsey in Missouri) (unpublished.)
8. [S629] California Marriages, 1850-1945: California, U.S., Select Marriages, 1850-1945, Film 824097, familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as California Marriages.
9. [S330] compiled records, Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers (Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, 1995), p. 221.
10. [S815] National Archives, San Joaquin Co. California Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), The family is listed twice in the 1880 census, once in June in Stanislaus Co. CA and again in August, in San Joaquin Co.
11. [S817] National Archives, Stanislaus Co. California Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PG-6CJ: 13 January 2022), L. A. Miller in household of Samuel Miller, Empire, Stanislaus, California, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
12. [S517] National Archives, San Joaquin Co. California Census - 1900, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockton Ward 4, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 108; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1240108.
13. [S818] Death of a Pioneer, Stockton Evening and Sunday Record, Stockton, California, 21 Oct 1907, page 8. Hereinafter cited as Stockton Evening and Sunday Record.

Ada Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Ada Cooke was born in 1876 in Tennessee.²
• Education: She was educated in Ward Seminary, Nashville, Tennessee.³
• Marriage: She married Tecumseh George Settle in 1905.³
• Name-Marr: As of 1905,her married name was Ada Settle.
• Religion: She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist.³
• Occupation: She was a journalist. She interviewed Sarah Bernhardt and Pietrowski (Polish composer or pianist?)³
• Note: She was known for her ability as a pianist, and for the poetry for which she composed music.
• Occupation: She was clerk of U.S. District Court under Federal Judge John Gore in Nashville, Tennessee.³
• Death: She died on 16 October 1959 in Washington, DC, at age ~83.³
• Burial: She was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.³

• Last Edited: 20 October 2022

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S518] National Archives, Davidson County Tennessee Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)
3. [S392] Rites Today for Former Writer, Mrs. T. G. Settle, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, 20 Oct 1959, p. 14 column 4. Hereinafter cited as Nashville Banner.

Tecumseh George Settle^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Tecumseh George Settle was born on 4 November 1866.³
• Marriage: He married Ada Cooke, daughter of Bolivar Houston Cooke and Alice Galena Kersel, in 1905.⁴
• Occupation: Tecumseh George Settle was a newspaper editor and publisher.⁴
• Religion: He was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist.⁴
• Death: He died on 16 May 1942 at age 75.^4,5
• Burial: He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.⁵

• Last Edited: 20 October 2022

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S546] National Archives, Davidson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1940 (ancestry.com), Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: , Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3885; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 19-27B.
3. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, # 49441605. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S392] Rites Today for Former Writer, Mrs. T. G. Settle, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, 20 Oct 1959, p. 14 column 4. Hereinafter cited as Nashville Banner.
5. [S50] Nancy Kathryn Lindsey Parrett, Cemetery Lots - List from Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee (unpublished.)

Esther C. Settle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Esther C. Settle was born in 1906 in Tennessee.²
• Occupation: She was a Lt. Col. USAF stationed in Germany and in Hawaii.³

• Last Edited: 23 November 2022

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S547] National Archives, New Castle Co. Delaware Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 12, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: T625_203; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 761.
3. [S392] Rites Today for Former Writer, Mrs. T. G. Settle, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, 20 Oct 1959, p. 14 column 4. Hereinafter cited as Nashville Banner.

Harriet Settle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Harriet Settle was born in 1913 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: She married C. J. Jones Jr.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Harriet Jones.

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S547] National Archives, New Castle Co. Delaware Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 12, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: T625_203; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 761.

C. J. Jones Jr.

Biography

• Marriage: C. J. Jones Jr. married Harriet Settle, daughter of Tecumseh George Settle and Ada Cooke.

• Last Edited: 17 November 2022

T. Cooke Settle^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: T. Cooke Settle was born in 1909 in Tennessee.²

• Last Edited: 17 May 2021

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S547] National Archives, New Castle Co. Delaware Census Records - 1920 (ancestry.com), Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 12, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: T625_203; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 761.

Mary Cooke¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Cooke was born in July 1885 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: She married Charles E. Mitchell.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Mary Mitchell.

• Last Edited: 21 July 2014

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)
2. [S518] National Archives, Davidson County Tennessee Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Charles E. Mitchell¹

Biography

• Marriage: Charles E. Mitchell married Mary Cooke, daughter of Bolivar Houston Cooke and Alice Galena Kersel.

• Last Edited: 20 November 2022

Citations

1. [S88] From an unknown grandchild of Zenira Cooke, Document #4 - Handwritten list of Zenira Cooke's siblings and their families (unpublished.)

Mattie White

Biography

• Birth: Mattie White was born circa 1843 in Kentucky.¹
• Marriage: She married John Whitley Lindsey, son of Robert Logan Lindsey and Rebecca Zenira Cooke.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Mattie Lindsey.
• Residence: Mattie White lived in 1870 in Putnam County, Tennessee.²
• Death: She died on 10 February 1921 at age ~78.³
• Burial: She was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.⁴

• Last Edited: 5 November 2022

Citations

1. [S79] federal census, Davidson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), ED 55, p. 4.
2. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870 (Family History Library), 1st District, Town of Cookeville, p. 114 #9: Martha White age 30 b. Virginia Housekeeper in Reagen household.
3. [S50] Nancy Kathryn Lindsey Parrett, Cemetery Lots - List from Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee (unpublished.)
4. [S270] unknown newspaper, Lindsey, Mattie White - Obituary (unknown publisher.)

Leon D. Bockman¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Leon D. Bockman was born on 15 December 1871.
• Marriage: He married Nancy Jane Holman, daughter of James Spencer Holman and Hannah Frances Welch, in 1900.²
• Marriage: Leon D. Bockman married Martha E. Rice, daughter of John Adam Rice and Mary Ellen Duncan.
• Death: Leon D. Bockman died on 20 January 1944 at age 72.

• Last Edited: 16 October 2022

Citations

1. [S115] Erin, E-mail from Erin (BOCKMAN) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S373] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1900 (ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: 1593; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241593.

Bailey Bockman

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Bailey Bockman was born in 1907 in Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 29 July 2014

Citations

1. [S374] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1910 (ancestry.com), Year: 1910; Census Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375529.

Hardin Lindsey

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Hardin Lindsey was born.

• Last Edited: 17 November 2022

Edna May Stone

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Edna May Stone was born on 28 November 1878 in Atlanta, Macon County, Missouri.^1,2
• Name-Var: Edna May Stone was also known as Cousin Edna Stone.
• Marriage: She married George Emmett Swindle on 19 November 1893 in White County, Tennessee.³
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Edna May Swindle.
• Divorce: She and George Emmett Swindle were divorced before 1908 in Tennessee.
• Death: She died on 6 December 1958 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at age 80.²
• Burial: She was buried in Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.²

• Last Edited: 23 July 2024

Citations

1. [S334] National Archives, Oklahoma Co. Oklahoma Census Records - 1930 (ancestry.com), District 106, p. 17 B.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76855126/edna_may-swindell: accessed July 23, 2024), memorial page for Edna May Stone Swindell (28 Nov 1878–6 Dec 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76855126, citing Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Sarah (contributor 47613212). Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S555] Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee State Marriages.

Eli Lindsey¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Eli Lindsey was born in 1755 in North Carolina.²
• Marriage: He married Jane Ann Carr.³
• Will: He left a will on 21 April 1816 in Orange Co., North Carolina.⁴
• Death: He died in 1816 at age ~61.
• Note: Mentioned in the will: Eli Lindsey, wife Jane, sons Josiah Bowman Lindsey, Martin Luther Lindsey, daughters Ann Hodge, Polly Clark, Sally Hodge ("money now in hands of Willie Shaw, Esq.")
  daughter Eunice Lindsey: bed and furniture
  sons John, Robert and James: $3.00 each
  Executors: wife Jane and William McCluskey
  Witnesses: William Woods, J Allison, John McDade.³

• Last Edited: 24 July 2024

Citations

1. [S36] Lindsey Family Bible, Bible Record of Robert L. and Margaret Lindsey (unknown publisher address: Copied by Dr. Harriet Lindsey, Iowa, great-granddaughter, unknown publish date); unknown present owner, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Lindsey Bible.
2. [S256] LDS records on line (unknown publisher), "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9H6C-H43 : accessed 18 January 2022), entry for Elisha (Eli) Lindsey; file (2:2:2:MM9R-KWG), submitted 7 January 2002.
3. [S521] unidentified, compiler, Abstract of Wills, Orange Co. North Carolina (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher), Will dated 21 Apr 1816, proven May Court 1816. Hereinafter cited as Abstract of Wills, Orange Co. North Carolina.
4. [S269] Eli Lindsey will (unknown date), Lindsey, Eli - Will Orange Co. North Carolina Will Book D, Orange Co. North Carolina Will Book D, p. 483, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Eli Lindsey Will.

Jane Ann Carr^1,2

Biography

• Marriage: Jane Ann Carr married Eli Lindsey, son of Matthew Lindsey.³
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Jane Ann Lindsey.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S108] Cheryl Williams, E-mail from Cheryl Williams (LINDSEY-WHITEFIELD) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S269] Eli Lindsey will (unknown date), Lindsey, Eli - Will Orange Co. North Carolina Will Book D, Orange Co. North Carolina Will Book D, p. 483, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Eli Lindsey Will.
3. [S521] unidentified, compiler, Abstract of Wills, Orange Co. North Carolina (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher), Will dated 21 Apr 1816, proven May Court 1816. Hereinafter cited as Abstract of Wills, Orange Co. North Carolina.

William Newton Lindsey¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Newton Lindsey was born on 24 December 1805 in Sparta, White Co., Tennessee.²
• Birth: He was born in 1806 in North Carolina.³
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Hensley in 1839 in Polk Co., Missouri. They MIGHT have been married in Missouri, but they were living in Jackson Co. Tennessee at the time of the 1840 census.^4,5
• Residence: He and Elizabeth Hensley lived in 1840 in District 12, Jackson County, Tennessee.⁵
• Residence, Change of: He moved to Mercer Co. Missouri circa 1845.³
• Death: He died in 1852 in Mercer Co., Missouri, at age ~46.⁶
• Death: He died in October 1854 in Mercer Co., Missouri, at age ~48.⁷

• Last Edited: 24 July 2024

Citations

1. [S108] Cheryl Williams, E-mail from Cheryl Williams (LINDSEY-WHITEFIELD) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S510] Lindsey, Leander, death certificate 39509 (01 Dec 1914), Tally, Anita - Personal Files, 715 W. 99th Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, 64114. Hereinafter cited as Lindsey, Leander - Death Certificate.
3. [S304] National Archives, Mercer Co. Missouri Census Records - 1850 (Washington, D.C.), Household #389.
4. [S296] Joe Dale Linn, Marriage Records of People with Mercer Co. Missouri Roots (Great American West Publishing Company, 1996), p. 190.
5. [S813] National Archives, Jackson Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1840 (ancestry.com), Year: 1840; Census Place: District 12, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 0024545.
6. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II (1997), p. 529.
7. [S407] Linn, Joe Dale, Tabulation of Mercer Co. Missouri Cemeteries, A (published in 1986), p. 267.

Archibald Morris Lindsey¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Archibald Morris Lindsey was born on 13 August 1807 in Orange Co., North Carolina.²
• Birth: He was born on 15 August 1807 in Sparta, White Co., Tennessee.¹
• Birth: He was born in 1811 in North Carolina.³
• Marriage: He married Rhoda Decker on 12 September 1826.
• Residence: He lived in 1850 in Mercer Co., Missouri, where he arrived around 1847.³
• Marriage: He married Martha Jane Wood on 1 October 1851 in Mercer Co., Missouri.^1,2
• Death: He died on 16 April 1873 in Mercer Co., Missouri, at age 65.^1,2
• Will: He left a will on 16 April 1873 The will was recorded by C.H. Stewart and R.C.W. Lindsey.⁴
• Note: From the will: he had a grandson named Eli M. Lindsey,and a granddaughter named Margaret A. Foster.
• Burial: He was buried in Underwood Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri.^5,6

• Last Edited: 24 July 2024

Citations

1. [S108] Cheryl Williams, E-mail from Cheryl Williams (LINDSEY-WHITEFIELD) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II (1997), p. 529.
3. [S304] National Archives, Mercer Co. Missouri Census Records - 1850 (Washington, D.C.), Household #103.
4. [S457] Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, Will Records of North Central Counties of Missouri (publ. at Chillicothe, Missouri), p.42.
5. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II, p. 530.
6. [S407] Linn, Joe Dale, Tabulation of Mercer Co. Missouri Cemeteries, A (published in 1986), p. 266.

Rhoda Decker

Biography

• Birth: Rhoda Decker was born circa 1803.
• Marriage: She married Archibald Morris Lindsey, son of Robert Lawrence Lindsey and Margaret Allison, on 12 September 1826.
• Name-Marr: As of 12 September 1826,her married name was Rhoda Lindsey.
• Death: Rhoda Decker died on 14 May 1849 in Mercer Co., Missouri, at age ~46 in childbirth.^1,1

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II (1997), p. 529.

Martha Jane Wood¹

Biography

• Birth: Martha Jane Wood was born on 17 March 1829 in Kentucky.²
• Name-Var: Martha Jane Wood was also known as Margaret Jane Wood.³
• Marriage: She married Archibald Morris Lindsey, son of Robert Lawrence Lindsey and Margaret Allison, on 1 October 1851 in Mercer Co., Missouri.^4,2
• Name-Marr: As of 1 October 1851,her married name was Martha Jane Lindsey.
• Residence: Martha Jane Wood lived in 1880 in Mercer Co., Missouri. She was widowed.⁵
• Death: She died on 5 June 1900 in Mercer Co., Missouri, at age 71.⁶
• Burial: She was buried in Underwood Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri.⁶

• Last Edited: 5 November 2022

Citations

1. [S407] Linn, Joe Dale, Tabulation of Mercer Co. Missouri Cemeteries, A (published in 1986), p. 266.
2. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II (1997), p. 529.
3. [S457] Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, Will Records of North Central Counties of Missouri (publ. at Chillicothe, Missouri), p. 42.
4. [S108] Cheryl Williams, E-mail from Cheryl Williams (LINDSEY-WHITEFIELD) (unknown publisher.)
5. [S304] National Archives, Mercer Co. Missouri Census Records - 1850 (Washington, D.C.)
6. [S306] Mercer Co. Genealogical Society, Mercer Co. Pioneer Traces Vol. II, p. 530.