WILLIAM LINDSEY
Among the prominent and more intelligent men of Cass county, we will not fail to give space, to the history of William Lindsey, who is a member of the board of trustees of Edna township. In 1872 he came to his present location on section 33, and purchased good land, and is now known among the best farmers in the county. Mr. Lindsey is a native of Fulton county, Illinois, born on the 2d of August, 1841, and is the son of Stephen and Alietha (Martin) Lindsey. His father was a native of Hamilton county, Ohio, where he was among the pioneers; and his mother was born in North Carolina. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and in 1858, he moved with his family to McDonough county, Illinois, where he married, in 1873, Eliza Cooper, a native of New York State. They have been blessed with one child--Mamie. In 1876, his house was struck by a tornado, which blew it into pieces. The family, except himself were in the cellar, where he started to go, but was caught, and when they discovered him, his limb was broken, and he was otherwise injured. His house has been replaced by a good and comfortable dwelling, which is much admired by those who see it.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 759.
