James W. Lindsey, born in 1804 in North Carolina, lived in Carroll Co., TN for about twenty-five years then moved to Marshall Co., Kentucky where he lived out his life. He was a dedicated New Testament Christian from an early age. In the 1850 Federal Census he is listed as a ‘C.C. Clergyman" (Christian Church). He was probably influenced by the Mulkey movement in Barren Co., KY, where he was married to Tabitha Craver at the age of 17 (1821). James was a powerful force for the cause of Christ in Kentucky and Tennessee. Brother John Howard of Paris, TN writes of him in 1857 as "...laboring in his respective field with great acceptance and success , constantly adding numbers to the Lord." And from the "History of Calloway County – 1931", in an article on the first Christian church in Murray by Ernest B. Motley, we read "Bro. James Lindsay (sic), of Marshall County, Kentucky, having been engaged by the congregation at Green Plain to preach for them last year (1857), would occasionally stop by the way and preach for the people and scattered brethren in and about Murray. Being himself apparently one of the best and most devoted and pious of men, and an able expounder of the ancient Gospel, he always left a good and often deep and solemn impression on the brethren and general audience." James is recorded as having preached at Blood River in 1861, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, and 79, baptizing many. He died in Marshall Co., KY in 1891 and is buried in Old Union Cemetery in Briensburg, Marshall County.
James W. Lindsey, born in 1804 in North Carolina, lived in Carroll Co., TN for about twenty-five years then moved to Marshall Co., Kentucky where he lived out his life. He was a dedicated New Testament Christian from an early age. In the 1850 Federal Census he is listed as a ‘C.C. Clergyman" (Christian Church). He was probably influenced by the Mulkey movement in Barren Co., KY, where he was married to Tabitha Craver at the age of 17 (1821). James was a powerful force for the cause of Christ in Kentucky and Tennessee. Brother John Howard of Paris, TN writes of him in 1857 as "...laboring in his respective field with great acceptance and success , constantly adding numbers to the Lord." And from the "History of Calloway County – 1931", in an article on the first Christian church in Murray by Ernest B. Motley, we read "Bro. James Lindsay (sic), of Marshall County, Kentucky, having been engaged by the congregation at Green Plain to preach for them last year (1857), would occasionally stop by the way and preach for the people and scattered brethren in and about Murray. Being himself apparently one of the best and most devoted and pious of men, and an able expounder of the ancient Gospel, he always left a good and often deep and solemn impression on the brethren and general audience." James is recorded as having preached at Blood River in 1861, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, and 79, baptizing many. He died in Marshall Co., KY in 1891 and is buried in Old Union Cemetery in Briensburg, Marshall County.
Gravesite Details
His marker has date of death as 1880
Family Members
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Mary "Polly" Lindsey Finch
1825–1865
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Elizabeth "Betsey" Lindsey Fields
1826–1877
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James W. Lindsey Jr
1827–1919
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John S Lindsey
1828–1909
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Cornelius "Neil" Lindsey
1830–1913
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Allen K Lindsey
1832–1867
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Elisha "Lish" Lindsey
1834–1910
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Martin "Mart" Lindsey
1837–1919
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Selina Francis Lindsey Slaughter
1839–1919
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Martha Ann Lindsey Potts
1842–1925
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Noris Lindsey
1844 – unknown
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Robert Daniel Lindsey
1875–1969
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