Elmer Lee Lindsey

1903 - 1958  (55 years)

• Name	Elmer Lee Lindsey
  Birth	15 Mar 1903	KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 7
  Census	1920	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 16,single, living with parents George A & Lizzie Lindsey
  Census	1930	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 26,wife Gracie V
  Census	1940	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 36,wife Gracie
  Census	1950	Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 46, wife Gracie-age 43, son Joe M-age 20
  Death	21 Aug 1958	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [1, 7]
  Findagrave.com	21 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	Benton Cemetery
  Person ID	I1684	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Gracie Verena Baker,   b. 07 Feb 1907, KY d. 28 Jul 1975, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1923	Henry Co, TN   [8, 9]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNCC-B5N Elmer L Lindsay, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Gracie Baker Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Dec 1923 Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Elmer L Lindsay Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 380 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. William Earl Lindsey,   b. 28 Apr 1927, Marshall Co, KY d. 05 Sep 1951, Marshall Co, KY (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joe Murrell Lindsey,   b. 09 Aug 1929, Marshall Co, KY d. 10 Feb 2010, Marshall Co, KY (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eva Lois Lindsey,   b. 06 Mar 1931, Marshall Co, KY d. 01 Aug 2003, McCracken Co, KY (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Lindsey-Elmer-L-(Gracie-Verena-(Baker)-Mar-1
  		Lindsey-Elmer-Lee-(Gracie-Verena-(Baker))-MRJ-1
  Family ID	F407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1903 - KY Census - age 7 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 16,single, living with parents George A & Lizzie Lindsey - 1920 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 21 Dec 1923 - Henry Co, TN Census - age 26,wife Gracie V - 1930 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 36,wife Gracie - 1940 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 46, wife Gracie-age 43, son Joe M-age 20 - 1950 - Marshall Co, KY Death - 21 Aug 1958 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Burial - - Benton, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Lindsey-Elmer-Lee-19580821-KY-Marshall-TS

  
  

• Notes

  - son of George A Lindsey 1885 KY and Lizzie ??? 1889 KY - nickname 'Goozell' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-YKLL Name: Elmer Lee Lindsey Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Aug 1958 Event Place: Paducah, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 55 Race: Race (Original): White Occupation: Auto Mechanic Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Birthplace: Kentucky Burial Place: Marshall County Kentucky Cemetery: Father's Name: George Lindsey Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Lizzie Smith Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: GS Film Number: 001709630 Digital Folder Number: 007552656 Image Number: 00116 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-YKLL : 6 November 2014), Elmer Lee Lindsey, 1958. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-4ZXD Name: Elmer L Lindsey Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Aug 1958 Event Place: Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Age: 55 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-4ZXD : 1 July 2015), Elmer L Lindsey, 21 Aug 1958; citing Death, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/21/2023 Elmer Lee Lindsey Birth: 15 Mar 1903 Kentucky, USA Death: 21 Aug 1958 (aged 55) Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Benton Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 40193254 Bio: 1930 US Census; Birmingham Marshall County Kentucky: HH: Elmer L. Lindsey, head 26 Gracie V. Lindsey, wife 23 William E. Lindsey, son 2 Joe M. Lindsey, son 0 Kentucky Deaths: Name - Elmer Lee Lindsey Birth Date - 15 March 1903 (55 yrs) Birth Place - Kentucky Death Date - 21 August 1958 Death Place - Paducah McCracken Kentucky (residence) Male White Married Occupation - Ret. Auto Mechanic & Service Station Attd. Father's Name - George Lindsey Mother's Name - Lizzie Smith Informant - Mrs. Gracie Lindsey Cemetery - Benton Location of Cemetery - Marshall County Kentucky Burial Date - 23 August 1958 Sun Democrat, August 21, 1958: Elmer L. Lindsey, 55, died at 8:45 pm at his residence in Paducah, 533 No. 6th Street. He was a retired mechanic and service station attendant and formerly lived here. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Lindsey; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Beasley, Paducah; parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Lindsey, Benton; a sister, Mrs. Thomas Riley, Lone Oak and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 3;30 pm Saturday at Filbeck & Cann Funeral Chapel with Dr. Frank Norfleet and Rev. Thomas Doughty officiating. Burial will be in Benton Cemetery. The body is at Filbeck and Cann Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Willard Travis, Ted Salyer, Desmond Galloway, Leo Billka, Joe Peck and Milburn Baker Family Members Parents George Allen Lindsey 1884-1961 Elizabeth S. Smith Lindsey 1889-1965 Spouse Gracie Verena Baker Lindsey 1907-1975 Children William Earl Lindsey 1927-1951 Joe Murrell Lindsey 1929-2010 Eva Lois Lindsey Beasley 1931-2003 Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 2 Aug 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40193254/elmer-lee-lindsey Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40193254/elmer-lee-lindsey: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for Elmer Lee Lindsey (15 Mar 1903-21 Aug 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40193254, citing Benton Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/21/2023 Elmer L. Lindsey Birth: Mar. 15, 1903 Death: Aug. 21, 1958 Burial: Benton Cemetery Benton Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Aug 02, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 40193254 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.