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Note: Various documents indicate that he was usually called Lindsey.
Family members living in Catlettsburg in 1980 identified John, Jacob and Marcus Lindsey as brothers. Lawrence E. Alley, Jr. remembered that Samantha and her two old maid sisters (children of John) are cousins of his grandfather, Everett. A letter from John Alley's daughter written in 1914 calls Lindsay's wife "Aunt Hannah".
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We got a letter from Pig this eve saying she read in the paper Aunt Hannah got a fall at Lulu's and would be laid up some time, but hope it may not be that bad." (Anna Bell Alley to Melissa (Elbert) Rucker Francisco, First Cousins, 22 Feb 1914) (I am not sure what the person who sent me this meant by Elbert.)
Evidence that Jacob is a brother is the story told by Mrs. Nunley, a friend of the Kimbird Alley family, and also by other Alley's in the county. John was a land "hoarder" as she put it. John and his brother, Jacob, had a legal battle over land. John owned over 5000 acres surrounding Jacob. In response, Jacob changed the spelling of his name to Allie, evidently to emphasize disowning the rest of the Alley family. They both lived on the same road in Boyd County. A descendent of Jacob also told of a dispute. A letter from a great grand daughter of William, Sr., Georgia Francisco, written in 1924, gives a specific detail about the land dispute and other information about the family.
"When I was working in Virginia City near Long Beach, I met a butcher in the store and accidentally in conversation we spoke of Catlettsburg and mentioned the Alleys. Well he is the son of Abby Jane Alley who married Levi Toppings and seems that one of his family married a Shinkle (wife of Jacob Alley is a Shinkle) who had steamboats. He also mentioned a Jake Alley and Mellisa or Mellisie what ever is right, and he remembered the two who were drowned in Cliffside Park in the ice.
"Now what relation is he? He says the Alley family was divided when John died because some one changed the land mark on a tree and caused one side to be cheated out of their proper share of land.
"He also remembers Annabel, says he has been away for many years and everything he says indicates he is a relative so let's find out. His address and name is C. T. Toppins Box 541 Route #2 Long Beach, Calif."
Abby Jane Alley who married Levi Toppings is the daughter of Jacob also called Jake. Levi and his family first lived across the river in Wayne Co. WV. Charles (C T) was born in 1883. By 1910 they were in Chenoa, Joaquin Co., Illinois. In later years the census doesn't clearly indicate where they are. Lawrence E. Alley, Jr. and his sisters knew nothing of Corinth, Philo or Garfield. No records have been found except the 1870 and 1880 census lists. Two of these three brothers are very likely the two Alley's who drowned in the ice at Clifford Park. I found no other Alley boys unaccounted for in the area.
In this section of Kentucky there are three Alley names in the 1850 and 1860 time frame that cannot be identified. Perry Alley is in the tax lists of Greenup Co. in 1850 and 1851, but not in the 1850 census. The son of Jacob, James Perry Alley born 1853, might be named after him. There are no other clues as to who he is. Noah Alley is in Greenup one year later in 1852 and cannot be found anywhere at a later date. Cary Alley is in the 1860 Lawrence Co. census and never recorded anywhere else in the nation, at least with that name. Since another Cary is the father of Samuel, who brought the whole family from Virginia, this person, Cary, is particularly intriguing.
An account ledger of Lorenzo Dow Alley is in the possession of Mrs. Cyrus Alley. It contains a record of those who charged purchases and did odd jobs for Dow. It also gives insight into the close associations of the Alley's in Boyd County. Nearly half the space in the ledger is devoted to dealings with the Alley's. All the brothers except Casey and James are mentioned. Casey's presence in the County is last recorded in 1855 and James last in 1866. Floyd, the son of William, is also included. William's daughter Margaret married George Smalley, who is recorded as a boarder of Dow in 1858 immediately following their marriage. Sam (Samuel) is also mentioned once. (see appendix for the Lorenzo Dow Alley Ledger Excerpts)
Inscription on Tombstone of Marcus and Hannah: "On that Bright Immortal Shore we shall meet to Part No More"
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