George Lindsley
July
11, 1832 - August 8, 1901
George
Lindsley was born in Jefferson County, New York, a son of Elijah and Harriet
(nee Webster) Lindsley. At the age
of 16 (circa 1848), George and his father (who had become a widower) moved to
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. On
April 15, 1856, he married the former Sarah
Lawrence, who was the daughter of
Jesse and Almeda (nee Benedict) Lawrence. The
1870 Federal Census for Fond du Lac lists a George (37) and Sarah (30) Lindsley
living in Alto Township. The
Lindsleys eventually moved to Clark County and arrived in York Township on
October 15, 1880. George Lindsley
was a Civil War veteran who enlisted in 1862 and served with General Sherman on
his march to the sea. He also
participated in the Grand Review at Washington D.C.
One of George and Sarah Lindsley's sons, Ernest Lindsley, married Ella
Livingston. Ernest and Ella’s
son, Dean Lindsley is buried in York Center Cemetery.
George and Sarah’s daughter, Harriet (Hattie) Turner is also interred
in York Center Cemetery.
