Sketch of the Life of Adam Linn Lindsey from the Family Bible

I am of Scotch descent. My mother, Peggy Linn, was Irish; my father John W. Lindsey, was Scotch.
I was born in Trigg County, Kentucky, April 8, 1831.
My father moved to Lafayette County, MO in March 1833. He settled in Benton County near the county seat of Warsaw (which he named- DLG) on the Osage River. He we elected county judge of that county in 1835.
He died in January, 1840 (on the bench). Two years after his death, my mother married Dr. John Morris and moved to Newton County in the year 1843. There I was principally raised.
My mother died in Newton County, MO just ten years after my father's death.
My mother's people were of some prominence. Her cousin, Linn Boyd, was a Representative in Congress, and at one time was Speaker of the House.
Rev. Finis Ewing, another cousin, was one of the founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. One of his brothers was a candidate for the governorship of Missouri on the "Know Nothing" ticket. Bill Lindsey, a cousin of mine, is a Representative in Congress at this time.
All of the Lindseys are Democrats and most of them are Baptists.
Both of my grandparents were in the Revolutionary War.
Grandfather Linn was wounded at the Battle of Cowpens.
I moved to Texas in the last days of 1858. Stopped at Decatur, Wise County, Texas January 3, 1859. Next May, I moved to Veal Station, Parker County, Texas.
There I joined Captain Thomson's Ranger Company of Minutemen in October, 1859. Served until the war of 1862.
Was at Flannigan's Ranch on the headwaters of the Leon River when I heard Lee had surrendered, came home, found Mary and the children in a destitute condition.
Going back to 1848.
I was married to Mary Wormington, October 26, 1848, and settled down on a little farm of eighty acres, went to work and accumulated property fast until 1852 in partnership with my brother, Felix, I engaged in the mercantile business. Sold goods two years, quits the goods business, and went on a gold hunt in 1855. spent all I had, traveled four long months, came home a poorer but wiser man.
I am now living 7/6/1895 in Springtown, Texas situated on the north side of Parker County on the waters of the west fork of the great Trinity River in a belt of timber known as the lower cross-timbers of Texas.
A. L. Lindsey