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Eleveta Sparks, Greg Blair make interesting historical discoveries Special project brings life to the man for whom Lindsey Wilson College was named The LWC Archives Director Eleveta Sparks and Assistant Greg Blair have been on a journey to find out about the man for whom Lindsey Wilson College is named, Marcus Lindsey Wilson. For many years he has been just a photo and a name in history notes, until these two documentarians began to detail his brief life. The two discovered that his mother's sister, Catherine Wilson was the person who gave the money to LWC with the requirement that it be named for Marcus Lindsey Wilson who died of a "long, lingering illness" at age 18 while studying to be a Methodist Minister. His last words were, "I'm dying happy, so happy." He was the last of the Lindsey family. Lindsey Wilson Library Director Phil Hannah said, "I couldn't be more proud of the work Eleveta and Greg have done on this special project." He wanted Eleveta to have this special attention as she was awarded a 25-year pin at graduation in honor of her service to the Library. Following are some notes from their journey into the past: In search of Marcus Lindsey Wilson By Eleveta Sparks and Gregory Blair MARCUS LINDSEY WILSON 1853 -1872 Our research for Marcus Lindsey Wilson began with a trip to the Marion County Public Library. We found vast resources for the Lindsey and Wilson families. We learned that Marcus Lindsey, Catharine, Fletcher and Emily were all buried in the Ryder Cemetery. We made a copy of the map of the cemetery to use when we got there. Our next stop was the Marion County Courthouse where we learned that much of the legal papers were burned by Morgan's Raiders at the end of the Civil War. The Courthouse did not burn but records were carried out on the lawn and destroyed to protect slave owners and those who were sympathetic to the North or the South. We found two deeds that were signed by Fletcher, Catharine and Emily. Since many of the records were destroyed we found no records pertaining to Marcus Lindsey Wilson. We then traveled to the Ryder Cemetery that sits on a hill two miles from the Marion County Public Library. We were impressed by the beauty of the cemetery and we had no problem finding the Wilson plot. The plot was well kept with a small rock wall at its base. As we entered the plot there were four stones with the initials of Marcus Lindsey Wilson, Flether Wilson, Catherine Lindsey Wilson and Emily T. Lindsey. The monument in the middle of the plot was large and well kept. On the side facing the entrance were the names of Flether Wilson and Catharine Lindsey Wilson. On the opposite side were the names of Marcus Lindsey Wilson and Emily T. Lindsey. Above the names on both sides was a W. We then left Ryder Cemetery and went to the Lebanon Methodist Church which was first known as Lindsey Chapel. While there we were giving the number of Nell Spaulding who told us about the Thomas Meeting House Cemetery. This cemetery is where Marcus Lindsey and Sarah Wilson, Marcus Lindsey Wilson's grandfather and mother, are buried. We decided to go there another day. The Adair County Public library gave us records of Catherine Lindsey and Fletcher Wilson's marriage in 1863. Trip to Thomas Meeting House Cemetery August 9, 2004, Marion County, KY By Eleveta Sparks We met Mr. Paul Peterson at the farm and he said, "It's a long way down there and I'm not sure you can make it all the way, it's really grown up." He looked us over, thinking, they are college people; they don't know how to survive the wilderness. We assured him we were farm people and understood what he was telling us. We had come too far to give up. He pointed in the distance, "See that tallest clumb of trees (which looked like 50 acres or more of timberland) that is where yo uneed to go. he got on his four wheeler and took us through the barn lots, pasture field, and three gates. We entered the largest tobacco field I had ever seen. We traveled the length and breadth of fourteen acres of the tobacco field in the car. We parked and turned and were a good two miles from the farm house. Greg left the car and climbed over the fence. When he was ten feet from the fence he could no longer be seen. I heard him yell, "I have found it." He returned and helped me get through the barbed wire fence. We then walked one hundred yards through wilderness, including briars, bushes and poison ivy. Then we began to see the periwinkle growing on the ground. In the distance we spotted the iron fence around the grave. The iron fence was intact; the gate was still on the hinge. We entered through the gate to the sacred place of the Lindsey family (150 years of entombment). Many of the gravestones were covered with leaves, the names were hard to read but we accomplished our goal. We found the gave of Marcus Lindsey Wilson's mother, Sarah Lindsey Wilson. The periwinkle had provided a beautiful carpet, extending far beyond the grave plot, keeping larger plants from covering the cemetery. One could only see light by looking up through the tall trees. I said to Greg, "If we don't make it back to the farm they will never find us." We returned safely. We came through our excursion without a scratch, no torn clothes, just tired and thirsty. ~ ~ ~ For more information or to visit the library and see the photo album which accompanies these notes e-mail blairg@lindsey.edu This story was posted on 2005-05-18 09:11:29
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