Cecilia H. Whiting
b. 27 December 1849, d. 7 October 1912
- Father: Gustavus R. A. Whiting b. circa 1819, d. 6 March 1874
- Mother: Thenny Geraldine Haynie b. 20 December 1824, d. 1 February 1892
- Cecilia H. Whiting was born on 27 December 1849 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Gustavus R. A. Whiting and Thenny Geraldine Haynie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas, and also in the household 17-year-old John Damm, whose immigrant German parents had died, leaving five children, each of whom was taken into a different home in Grimes County. It is possible that T. A. Hanes, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Washington were sisters, posssibly Whitings.. Other members of the household included Cecilia H. Whiting, Mary D. Whiting.
- Gustavus R. A. Whiting and Thenny Geraldine Haynie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, living next to Thenny's brother Uriah Haynie.. Other members of the household included Cecilia H. Whiting, Mary D. Whiting.
- Gustavus R. A. Whiting and Thenny Geraldine Haynie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Cecilia H. Whiting, Mary D. Whiting. Also in the household was domestic servant Sarah Taylor.
- She married Samuel Lindley, son of William Nathan Lindley and Martha Jane Hostetter, on 25 October 1871 in Grimes County, Texas, and Cecilia's sister Mary married Sam's brother Frank Lindley.
- Samuel Lindley and Cecilia H. Whiting appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Hattie Cook Lindley, Sallie Hubert Lindley, Willie Gustavus Lindley and Buchanan Wood Lindley.
- Samuel Lindley and Cecilia H. Whiting appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas. Other members of the household included Buchanan Wood Lindley, Daisy Caroline Lindley and Cleveland Daniel Lindley.
- Samuel Lindley and Cecilia H. Whiting appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.
- Cecilia H. Whiting died on 7 October 1912 at age 62 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1202 Welch.
- Her husband Samuel Lindley became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 12 Apr 2012
Family: Samuel Lindley b. 19 October 1850, d. 18 May 1916
- Hattie Cook Lindley b. 30 July 1872, d. 19 August 1955
- Sallie Hubert Lindley b. 31 October 1873
- Willie Gustavus Lindley b. 25 August 1875
- Samuel Uriah Lindley b. 25 March 1877, d. 15 August 1877
- Buchanan Wood Lindley b. 3 March 1879, d. 21 July 1939
- Daisy Caroline Lindley b. 12 February 1883, d. 10 January 1969
- Oliver Haynie Lindley b. 12 February 1887
- Cleveland Daniel Lindley b. 4 March 1893, d. 1 January 1917