Individual Details
Cyrenus Lindsley
(15 Aug 1820 - 1 Jun 1906)
Benjamin Whitman Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1896.
Cyrenus Lindsley, retired. West Springfield, Erie county. Pa., was born in the town of Nelson, Madison county, N. Y. He is the son of Judah and Sarah Smith from New York, and to whom were born the following children: Samantha, wife of Samuel Rea, of Erie, Pa.; .Almira (deceased); and B. Franklin Lindsley, of Springfield township. Judah Lindsley died in 1857, and his widow in 1870.
Cyrenus, in the year 1839, having been wearied with working the unproductive soil about his native heath, pushed out into the then far west, and selected and purchased a farm near the present village of West Springfield, which was, in those days, in a dense wilderness, H.- then rctuninl i,,liis Imhii.' in New York, and the next year, his parents, came and took possession of his newly purchased farm.
In 1848 he was married to Miss Belva A., daughter of Thomas and Clarissa (Darker) Ivory, one of the original settlers of the township. Of the Ivory family there were also the following children: Cynthia, wife of Cephas Marsh, Conneaut township; Addison A., who died in California in 1892; John, of Washington county, Idaho; Mark B., of California; and Edgar D., of California. Thomas Ivory was born in Salem, Mass., and was the son of John Ivory, a native of Holland. Cyrenus Lindsley was elected justice of the peace in 1861, and served in that capacity for several years, and has always been identified with the thrift, progress and general growth of the township.
Cyrenus Lindsley, retired. West Springfield, Erie county. Pa., was born in the town of Nelson, Madison county, N. Y. He is the son of Judah and Sarah Smith from New York, and to whom were born the following children: Samantha, wife of Samuel Rea, of Erie, Pa.; .Almira (deceased); and B. Franklin Lindsley, of Springfield township. Judah Lindsley died in 1857, and his widow in 1870.
Cyrenus, in the year 1839, having been wearied with working the unproductive soil about his native heath, pushed out into the then far west, and selected and purchased a farm near the present village of West Springfield, which was, in those days, in a dense wilderness, H.- then rctuninl i,,liis Imhii.' in New York, and the next year, his parents, came and took possession of his newly purchased farm.
In 1848 he was married to Miss Belva A., daughter of Thomas and Clarissa (Darker) Ivory, one of the original settlers of the township. Of the Ivory family there were also the following children: Cynthia, wife of Cephas Marsh, Conneaut township; Addison A., who died in California in 1892; John, of Washington county, Idaho; Mark B., of California; and Edgar D., of California. Thomas Ivory was born in Salem, Mass., and was the son of John Ivory, a native of Holland. Cyrenus Lindsley was elected justice of the peace in 1861, and served in that capacity for several years, and has always been identified with the thrift, progress and general growth of the township.
Events
| Birth | 15 Aug 1820 | Nelson, Madison County, New York | |||
| Marriage | 1848 | Belvia Ann Ivory | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1850 | (Judah Lindsley and Sarah Smith) Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Election | 1861 | Justice of the Peace - West Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Census (family) | 9 Aug 1870 | Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania - Belvia Ann Ivory | | | |
| Death | 1 Jun 1906 | West Spring Hill, Erie County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Burial | Springfield Cemetery, East Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | |
Families
| Spouse | Belvia Ann Ivory (1818 - 1899) |
| Father | Judah Lindsley (1776 - 1857) |
| Mother | Sarah Smith (1784 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Cemantha Lindsley (1818 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Almira Lindsley (1823 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin Lindsley (1825 - 1850) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Lada [Juda] Lindsly M 74 Connecticut - FarmerSarah Lindsly F 66 Massachusetts
Cyrenus Lindsly M 30 New York - Farmer
Belva A Lindsly F 32 New York
John Sho M 13 Switzerland
Census (family)
Cyrenus Lindsley M 49 New York - Retired farmerBelva A Lindsley F 51 New York - Keeping house
Burial
Plot: Sec. I Lot 34 Grave 3Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4H8-YQZ : accessed 08 Sep 2013), Cyrenus Lindsly in entry for Lada Lindsly, 1850..
2. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZGP-7NQ : accessed 08 Sep 2013), Cyrenus Lindsley, ..
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 128661206.