From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, pages 712-713.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.

ELISHA LINDSEY

Elisha Lindsey, deceased, born at Elizabethtown, Penn., October 30, 
1803, died October 20, 1879, was a well-known and influential citizen 
of the county of Marshall.  He was the son of Elisha Lindsey, a 
native of New Jersey, who was married there to Nancy Cravat, and then 
removed with his family later to Wheeling, where he died.  Ten 
children were born in this family, of whom but one survives.  Elisha 
Lindsey engaged in business as a brick-layer when of age, and 
subsequently manufactured brick, supplying the brick for tunnels on 
the Baltimore & Ohio road.  During the winter seasons he also went 
south with fruit, and made twenty-one trips of this kind, the last 
being in 1870.  He also, at one time, ran wood-boats at the time the 
steamers used wood for fuel.  He did an extensive business flat-
boating and trading, was enterprising and skillful in executing his 
plans, and in his relations to the community was liberal and just. He 
was patriotic towards his country and gave to the army three sons, 
Robert F., Huston W., and Johnston, all of Company I, Sixth West 
Virginia cavalry, who served in the aggregate more than eleven years.  
January 1, 1840, Mr. Lindsey was married to Catherine, daughter of 
John and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Graham, who came to this country from 
Ireland in 1812, and by this union there were born eight children:  
Robert F., of Achison, Kas., Huston W., of Marshall county; Cornelia, 
deceased; Johnston K., who has been mentioned as a brave soldier of 
the Union.  He was captured at New Creek, but by swimming the river 
escaped;  Laura V., deceased;  Cornelia, wife of William F. Lindsey;  
John K., who married Miss Blassie Martin, and has two children, Ella 
B. and Blair, and George who lives in Colorado.  Mr. Lindsey's death 
was caused by an accident, the particulars of which are unknown.  He 
was found, having been driven to Belmont, with his buggy torn to 
pieces, his horse hurt and himself fatally injured, October 1, 1879, 
and his death followed in the same month.  Mrs. Lindsey is still 
living, highly esteemed by all. 

(Linda Fluharty)