Benjamin Barr Lindsey
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Benjamin Barr Lindsey

Benjamin (Ben) Barr Lindsey (1869-1943) was a jurist and known as a reformer.  He was born in Jackson, Tennessee in 1869.  As judge of the juvenile court of Denver from 1900 to 1927, he founded the American juvenile court system, for which he won world recognition.

His literary works include The Beast (with Harvey J. O'Higgins, 1910), Madeleine : An Autobiography (1919), Companionate Marriage (with Wainwright Evans May 1927), The Revolt of Modern Youth and an autobiography, Dangerous Life (with Rube Borough, 1931).

The Y-chromosome DNA haplotype for the Lindsey lineage of Benjamin Barr Lindsey is represented in the Lindsay International DNA Database by a proven genealogical relationship with DNA participant L0086.  See DNA Group 3 results.

The balance of this research will be posted soon.