Posted on: Hancock County, Il Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Hancock/1260 Surname: LINDSAY ------------------------- Gregg's "History of Hancock Co.IL 1880" states on page 952 "James Lindsay, Jr., was born Aug. 27, 1853, in this county, and is a son of James and Anna Lindsay; was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school education; April 24, 1879, he married Ella Ikerd, of this county. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving also 18 months in the war of 1812." It is also stated in "History of Hancock Co. IL 1968" p. 162 that a James Lindsay was one of the first settlers in Appanoose Township, Hancock Co.,IL about 1836. This "hamlet" was opposite Fort Madison, Iowa, across the Mississippi River. I am not researching this family and have no further information.