WILLIAM
BRAXTON LINDLEY
"....Samuel and Mary Braxton Lindley, grandparents of
William B
Lindley, emigrated to Washington County from North
Carolina in 1811,
and located on the farm now owned by Howard Lindley
Trueblood (a great
grandson).
"....William Lindley, the father of the subject of this
sketch, besides
being a large landowner, also owned several pieces of
property in Salem
and New Albany. He and his brother, Thomas, owned
and operated a
team grist-mill in Salem, which was later owned by Gayer
Knight and
perhaps better known as the "Knight Mill". It was
afterward
purchased by George Riester and Elmer London and used as
saw and
planning-mill until burned down in 1806. It was
situated on the
lot now owned by Ed Boling, where his blacksmith and
repair shop now
stands. Thomas Lindley was a victim of the cholera
scourge, and
died of that disease in Salem in 1851..." (source
"Centennial
History of Washington Co Indiana, Stevens, Warder W
1916, B.F. Bowen
& Co Inc. Indianapolis IN. pg 1047. Digital
image of entire
book including index, on internet, submitted by: Linda
McNiel)
"The Samuel Lindley Home- Samuel and Mary Braxton
Lindley, grandparents
of W.B. Lindley, came to Washington County from the Old
North State in
1811-1813. They located on the farm now owned by
their great
grandson, Howard Lindley Trueblood. The house they
lived in was
built of heavy logs and used as a fort during Indian
hostilities.
It was arranged and furnished to accommodate several
families.
This cabin has been replaced by a more modern
home." (source
"Indiana Magazine of History Historic Homes of Salem
and Vicinity
1814-1860" prepared for the Washington County
Historical Society, By
Martha Sayles Hobbs, Salem. pg 54. submitted by
Linda McNiel.)
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SAMUEL M PICKLER was
born in Washington County, Indiana in November
1846. His parents were George and Emily
Pickler. When six years old he moved with them to
Davis County, Iowa, where he grew to manhood and resided
until 1866. He then came to Kirksville
Missouri. After coming to Missouri he entered the
private Normal School at Kirksville, taking an advanced
course of study, and assisting as a member of the
faculty. When this institution became a State
Normal, Mr. Pickler was made a regular member of the
faculty, continuing in that position til 1873. He
then turned his attention to journalism and for eight
years thereafter was editor and proprietor of the
Kirksville Journal. He has been a successful
merchant, lumber contractor and land owner. Mr.
Pickler has one daughter living-- Mrs. F.P. Young; and
one son deceased--Erle Kasson, who died at age of twelve
years. His present wife was formerly Ida Martin
Fowler. The late Hon. J.A. Pickler, who served
four terms in Congress, coming from South Dakota, Hon.
R.M. Pickler, District Judge in Kansas, and Dr. E.C.
Pickler, of Minneapolis, are brothers of S.M.
Pickler. Mr. Pickler was elected to the Missouri
State Legislature four times as representative from
Adair County {Mo}. He served in the 29th, 39th,
40th, and 46th General Assemblies. He was
nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the First
Missouri District in 1900, has served as School
Commissioner of Adair County, Mayor of Kirksville, and
Regent of the First District Normal School at
Kirksville. (source "The History of Adair County
Missouri" by E.M. Violette - 1911, submitted by dlbr)
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