This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LINDSAY, TOMKINS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DGC.2ACI/1561 Message Board Post: Reply to David Law <geneobuff@triad.rr.com> As you might already be aware of, Neilsville (formerly was O'Neill's Miills) is in Clark County, WI, which is to the northwest of WoodCoWI. Lindsey (formerly was Hogan) is in Rock Township, Wood County WI, which is southest of Neilsville. You will find a good deal of historical information on the ClarkCoWI site, at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/ It includes the following links: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/CChistory2.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/CChistory.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/communities.html (great map and links to photos) http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/communities/pine_valley/neilsville/history.html Also, free lookups at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiclark/PersResearch.htm Unfortunately, not much interest to date in the history pages for Rock Township, WoodCoWI, as you can see by the barren entry at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/history/Towns/Rock.html If you have the sources for your information, I will be happy to include it here... Since this will be posted to the WoodCoWI Message Boards, it will also go to the Mailing List. Perhaps there is a local historican out there that will be able to assist you further. I did happen to find this in an on-line database: Freeman Dewitt Lindsay Death Date: 26 Jun 1896 County: Price Volume: 01 Page: 0128 Reel: 109 LINDSAY, FREEMAN D. State: WI Year: 1890 County: Clark County Township: Tragner, George W. Page: 005 - WI 1890 Veterans Schedule Civil War Pensions: Freeman D. Lindsay State Filed: Minnesota Widow: Clara B. Lindsay American Civil War: Freeman D Lindsay Residence: Occupation: Enlist Date: 14 August 1862 State: New York Civil War Service Records: Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Allegiance Lindsay Freeman F5 New Hampshire Inf .Private Private Lindsey, Freeman Union WI Land Records: LINDSAY, FREEMAN D Land Office: LA CROSSE Document Number: 18072 Total Acres: 120 Issue Date: May 02, 1870 Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section # 1 N½SE 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 23 N 1 E 2 2 NESW 4TH PM - 1831 MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN No 23 N 1 E 11 I am not related to nor have any further information on these surnames. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood ++++++++++++++++ I do not know how to go about this or if there is any interest. I am a pretty good geneologist and I am having difficulty getting information on two Cities/Towns. They are Neillsville and a nearby town of Lindsey.Lindsey was named for a F.D. Lindsay, I am told by a lady from Rock. In doing my family geneology of my LINDSAY line I find that my Freeman Dewitt Lindsay was a sheriff, mayor and served in the legislature for the town of Neillsville about 1870s. He was a lumberman, was a Major in the Civil War (some interesting info here} and was in business with Tomkins family at/near Neillsville They named a nearby town of LINDSEY after him. I have the history of his ancestors back into Scotland if any one is interested. I was hoping to reach a Town Historian that may have an interest in one of the early settlers. Can you please direct me to any one interested? Thank You David Law <geneobuff@triad.rr.com> 626 Riverbend Drive Bermuda Run (was Advance) 27006 Phone 1-336=940-2151 Fax 1-335-740-5867