Lindsey Cemetery
Warren, Tyler County, Texas
Marker Inscription
When W. C. Lindsey knew he was dying of tuberculosis, he asked to be buried on his family's land. After his death in 1898, this family cemetery was established by his parents, David S. and Caroline E. Lindsey. Among the nearly 50 graves here are brothers David S. Lindsey and James Oliver Lindsey, who came to Texas from Mississippi with their family in the 1840s. Both enlisted as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War, and David served in the Texas Legislature. This site is maintained by the Lindsey Cemetery Association. (1997)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
When young W. C. Lindsey was dying of tuberculosis in 1898, he asked to rest on his family's own land, and his grieving parents opened this cemetery in answer. The family had come west from Mississippi in the 1840s, part of the great Anglo migration into the Texas frontier, and two of its sons marched off as Confederate soldiers—one of whom also served in the state legislature. Nearly fifty graves now cluster on the ground the Lindseys claimed as theirs.
Why it matters
Family burial grounds like this one preserve the intimate, generational story of the settlers who peopled rural Texas and were swept into the Civil War.
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Related people
- · W. C. Lindsey
- · David S. Lindsey
- · James Oliver Lindsey
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