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Note: In 1943 Jessie was living with Annie Mae in Frostproof, Fl. (Polk Co.) at the time of his father's (Richard) death. Social Security #255-16-3390 applied for in Georgia. Might get more informa- tion. Died on Jan. 02, 1967 on a public lake about 3:00 p.m.. The boat motor caught fire and he accidentally drowned. He was only 52 years old. He was DOA when taken from the lake and then taken to North Center of Lake Blue in Polk Co., Florida.[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jul 12, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.143397.159]
Individual: Lindsay, Jessie Social Security #: 255-16-3390 SS# issued in: Georgia
Birth date: Feb 27, 1914 Death date: Jan 2, 1967
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1967----- LAKELAND LEDGER----1b HAVEN MAN, TINY SON DROWN AFTER BOAT CATCHES FIRE By Vince Smith Ledger Staff Writer WINTER HAVEN----A 53-year old Winter Haven man and his three-year-old son drowned here Monday afternoon when a boat they were fishing in suddenly caught fire and they jumped overboard to escape the blaze. Two other children escaped death when one remained in the blazing boat and another swam ashore. The bodies of Jessie Lindsay and his young son Billie Joe Lindsay, were re- moved from Lake Blue by Winter Haven firemen at approximately 8:30 o'clock Monday night. The disaster occured about 2:45 p.m. Monday as Lindsay and three of his sons were fishing in Lake Blue, a Winter Haven lake lying just to the south of Havendale Boulevard near 36th Street. Wolf said Lindsay apparently tried to refuel the boat while the motor was still running.
THE BOAT was hit by a flash fire and Lindsay and his three-year-old son im- mediately jumped overboard. Lindsay's two other son's, John, 8, and Richard, 9, remained in the boat, witnesses said, with John later swimming safely to shore. Fire departments from Auburndale and Lake Alfred were called to assist the Winter Haven Fire Department. Wolf said recovery of the bodies took place almost simultaneously --- about 8:30 Monday night. The Winter Haven fire chief said that some ten boats were used in the re- covery. Firemen eventually used grappling hooks to recover the father and his small son.
LINDSAY WAS a lift operator at Cypress Gardens Citrus Products and had been employed by the firm since 1954. He worked in the fresh fruit packing house of the firm. The Winter Haven Fire Department reported that one of the sons who sur- vived the tragedy finally managed to bring the fire under control. Lindsay lived with his family at 3615 Ave. T, NW, only several blocks from the scene of the tragedy.
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