Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Carroll Co. JAMES HIRAM LINDSAY, the younger of the two sons of Gen. James and Priscilla (Ficklin) Lindsay, was born in Carroll County, Ky., March 10, 1824. Jesse Lindsay was a native of Virginia, but an early settler in Kentucky. He was county sheriff when Carroll and Gallatin constituted one county, and was for a number of years a justice of the peace. He was twice married, his second wife having been a Miss Dosha Scruggs, of Owen County. His death took place in 1875, in his eighty-sixth year. J. H. Lindsay was reared to farm life, and followed agriculture as a vocation until he was forty-eight years of age. In 1870 he was elected assessor. In March, 1878, he moved to Carrollton, having been elected sheriff that year, and served four years; he was then appointed Government storekeeper. In August, 1845, he married Miss Lizzie Jackman, daughter of Benjamin Jackman, of Carroll County. Mrs. Lizzie Lindsay died in 1863, and in 1864 Mr. Lindsay married Mrs. Margaret (Hopkins) Sebree, a native of Gallatin County, and daughter of Harvey Hopkins. To this latter marriage have been born three children: Harvey, Kulley, and Charlie. Mr. Lindsay is a Feeemason, and a member of the Christian Church. Lindsay Ficklin Scruggs Jackman Hopkins Sebree = Owen-KY Gallatin-KY VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/carroll/lindsay.jh.txt