Person:Eli Lindley (4)

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Eli Lindley
d.10 Apr 1867 Wise County, Texas
m. 13 May 1805
  1. Eli Lindley1811 - 1867
m. Abt 1836
  1. Jacob Marion Lindley1836 - 1873
  2. Redden Green LindleyAbt 1840 - Abt 1850
  3. John Washington Lindley1841 - 1935
  4. Elizabeth Orlena Lindley1841 - 1908
  5. Missouri Ruth Lindley1844 - 1930
m. 12 Jul 1846
  1. Jonathan Samuel Lindley1849 - 1910
  2. Sarah Amanda Lindley1849 - 1886
  3. Eli Francis Lindley1851 - 1916
  4. Emma Josephine Lindley1854 - 1918
  5. Mary Ellen Lindley1856 - 1925
  6. Theodocia G. Lindley1858 - 1928
  7. Jefferson Davis Lindley1861 - 1941
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Eli Lindley
Gender Male
Birth[2] 10 Jun 1811 Christian County, Kentucky
Marriage Abt 1836 Kentucky(his 1st wife; 5 children)
to Unknown Unknown
Marriage 12 Jul 1846 Red River County, Texas(his 2nd wife; 7 children, 5 died in infancy, all buried with their mother)
to Sarah Crisp
Census[5] 1850 Hopkins County, Texas
Census[6] 1860 Hopkins County, Texas
Death[2] 10 Apr 1867 Wise County, Texas
Burial[2] Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County, Texas

Hopkins County, 1850 census:[5]

Lindley, Eli 39 yrs Farmer (real estate = $2,776) b. Kentucky
      Sarah 29 yrs b. Missouri
      Jacob M. 12 yrs b. Missouri
      Redding E. 10 yrs b. Missouri
      Elizabeth O. 8 yrs b. Missouri
      Jno. W. 7 yrs b. Missouri
      Missouri R. 6 yrs b. Texas
      Jonathan S. 1 yr b. Texas
      Sarah M. 1 yr b. Texas
Prince, John 23 yrs Teacher b. Tennessee
      Harriet C. 21 yrs b. Tennessee

Hopkins County, 1860 census:[6]

Lindley, Eli 48 yrs Merchant (real estate = $48,000; personal estate = $31,000) b. Kentucky
      Sarah 39 yrs b. Missouri
      Jacob 23 yrs Merchant (personal estate = $3,000) b. Missouri
      John W. 18 yrs Laborer b. Missouri
      Missouri R. 16 yrs "Serving" b. Texas
      Sarah A. J. ("twins") 12 yrs b. Texas
      Eli F. ("twins") 12 yrs b. Texas
      Jonathan 8 yrs b. Texas
      Emma 6 yrs b. Texas
      Mary E. 5 yrs b. Texas
      Theodocia 3 yrs b. Texas

NOTE: In identifying the twins, the enumerator made an error & switched Jonathan (Sarah's actual twin) with Eli (who was 2 years younger).

References
  1. Red River, Texas, United States. Marriages.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.
  3.   Texas Tax List Index
    Vol. 2, Cert #194, 1846.
  4.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    Vol. 2, Cert #194, 8 Dec 1847.

    3rd Class Patent, 320 A.

  5. 5.0 5.1 Hopkins, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 141B, dwelling/family 91/91.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Hopkins, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 131, dwelling/family 428/426.