Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--G. W. Lindsey

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Page 598

G. W. Lindsey, sheriff of Hickory County, Mo., was born on the 10th of September, 
1849.  His father, James Lindsey, was born on Kentucky soil in 1818, and removed 
to Illinois with his parents when a boy, where he grew to manhood.  He was one of 
the pioneers of Hickory County, and was here married to Miss Cynthia Jones, who 
was born in Tennessee in 1820.  They are still living, and their union was blessed 
in the birth of eight children, G. W. Lindsey being the fourth in order of birth.  
The paternal great-grandfather was an Englishman who came to America and helped to 
free the colonists from the mother country, serving under George Washington.  His 
son, the grandfather of our subject, was born in the "Palmetto State," and resided 
successively in Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri.  The maternal grandfather was a 
Tennesseean.  G. W. Lindsey grew to manhood in Hickory County, and supplemented his 
common school education by an attendance in graded schools for two years, after which 
he engaged in teaching in Hickory and adjoining counties, continuing this occupation 
for a number of years.  May 6, 1877, he was married to Miss. E. J. Hartman, by whom 
he has three children: Myrtle E., Inez Iola and Grace H.  Mr. Lindsey was engaged in 
merchandising for a number of years, but in 1880 discontinued this work to engage in 
agricultural pursuits, in which he has been quite successful, being the owner of a 
good farm of 320 acres.  He is a Republican in politics, and was elected on that ticket 
as sheriff of Hickory County, which position he is now filling.  He is a Master Mason.

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