Monroe Marion “Marion” Lindsey (1846-1925)

Monroe Marion “Marion” Lindsey

Birth

1 Apr 1846

Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

1925 (aged 78–79)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

Burial

Summit View Cemetery

Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 1, Block 39, Lot 7

Memorial ID

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Marion was a homesteader in Solomon River, Kansas. He also operated a livery barn. He lived for a time on Sugar Creek Farm, Lynn County, Kansas near Boicourt. During the years 1919-1925 Marion lived in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma with sons, Chester, Archie or Hugh until his death

His burial lot card for 1925 reads, "Marion M Lindsey."

Direct descendant of Marion provided me with this information several years ago via email and an online family tree.

Marion married Elizabeth Little and they were the parents of 7 children namely:

Hugh Benjamin Lindsey
Chester Milo Lindsey
Bessie (twin of Henry) Lindsey
Henry Lindsey
Archie Jay Lindsey
Emily Lindsey
Lucille Lindsey

Marion and Elizabeth Little married about 1879 per family records.

Elizabeth's parents moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Kansas. They had the 1st white baby born in Ottawa County, near Niles Kansas. (provided by Helen E. Lindsey from interview with Archie J. Lindsey)