Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr.

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Samuel Washington Lindley

Memorial

Birth: 1788 Pendleton Anderson County South Carolina, USA

Death: 1859 Montgomery County Texas, USA

Samuel Washington Lindley was born in 1788 in South Carolina to John Lindley and Sarah Pyle Lindley. After the death of his father, his mother moved the family to Kentucky, where he married Mary Hall on June 5, 1809. He and Mary had a daughter named Sarah, in 1810. Mary died shortly afterwards. Samuel married Elizabeth Whitley in May 1810. They moved to Illinois and had ten of their twelve children there. In 1833 they moved to Texas. They had two more children in Texas. Elizabeth died in 1835. Samuel then married Margaret Elizabeth Collard on September 4, 1839, and they had Amanda Marie. Margaret died in 1840. Samuel then married Martha Taylor, widow of William Allphin, in November, 1845. Samuel died in 1859. Most believe he is buried in an unmarked grave here or in Waverly Cemetery. Family members erected a memorial for Samuel and Elizabeth here.

The children of Samuel Washington Lindley are: 1) Sarah Jane, born 1810 and died after 1860, married Thomas Steele. Her mother was Mary Hall. The next twelve children were born to Samuel and Elizabeth Whitley Lindley: 2) Barsheba, 1811-1885, married John Sadler. She is buried in Ferguson Cemetery in Limestone County. 3) Mary "Polly", 1813-1893, married Hiram Little. She is buried in Willis Cemetery in Montgomery County. 4) Jonathan, 1814-1836. Jonathan was killed at the Alamo. 5) Sarah, 1816-1874, married Lemuel Collard. She is buried in Gourd Creek Cemetery in Walker County. 6) William, 1817-1870, married Mary Jane Hostetter. He is buried in Preston Cemetery in Grimes County. 7) Martha "Patsy", 1821-1882. She first married John Crowson and then Anthony Gibson. She is buried in Allphin Cemetery in Madison County. 8) Samuel Washington, Jr, 1823-1849, married Margaret Fowler Park. Burial unknown. Margaret Fowler Park, wife of Samuel Washington Lindley, Jr, is buried in the Park Cemetery out of Madisonville, TX - under the name of Margaret Fowler Park Reed. 9) Rachel, 1827-1916, married Benjamin Franklin Kelton and then William O'Banion. She is buried in Willis Cemetery in Montgomery County. 10) John L,1829-1911, married Eliza Ann Martin. He is buried Madisonville City Cemetery, in Madison County. 11) James, 1831-1895, married Mary Irvine. He is buried in Shepherd Hill Cemetery in Montgomery County. 12) Mahala, 1833-1857, married Elijah Collard Tolbert. Burial unknown. 13)Elijah, 1835-1880, married Eliza Tolbert first and then Margaret McGill. He is buried in Ferguson Cemetery in Limestone County. Child of Samuel and Margaret Collard: 14) Amanda Marie, 1840-1911, married William Thomas Martin. She is buied in Pony Creek Cemetery in Erath County.

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Parents:

 John Lindley (1747 - 1790)

 Sarah Pyle Lindley (1750 - ____)

Spouses:

 Elizabeth Whitley Lindley (1795 - 1838)

 Martha Taylor Allphin Lindley (1790 - 1879)*

Children:

 Basheba Lindley Sadler (1811 - 1885)*

 Mary Polly Lindley Little (1813 - 1893)*

 Jonathan L. Lindley (1814 - 1836)*

 Sarah Elizabeth Lindley Collard (1816 - 1874)*

 William Lindley (1817 - 1870)*

 Martha Lindley Gibson (1821 - 1882)*

 Rachel Lindley O'Banion (1827 - 1916)*

 John Lindley (1829 - 1911)*

 James Lindley (1831 - 1895)*

 Elijah Lindley (1835 - 1880)*

 Amanda Marie Lindley Martin (1840 - 1911)*

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Burial: Shepherd Hill Cemetery Willis Montgomery County Texas, USA

Maintained by: MB Originally Created by: Bill J. Crowson Record added: Feb 12, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 33766527

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<p>Name: Samuel Washington LINDLEY , Sr. 1 2</p><p>Sex: M</p><p>Birth: 1790 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina 3</p><p>Death: 1859 in Danvill, Montgomery County, Texas 4</p><p>Event: Fact 01 1828 First sermon preached in Whitley Twp 5</p><p>Event: Fact 02 1826 Settled head of Whitley Creek 6</p><p>Burial: UNKNOWN</p><p>Reference Number: 1826</p><p>Note:</p><p>[This is a list of sources,via e-mail dated May 24, 2000, submitted by Jeannie Rogers.]</p><p>[Family group sheet of Samuel Washington Lindley and Elizabeth Whitley.]</p><p>Notes for Samuel Washington Lindley:</p><p>Marriage: Either Illinois or Kentucky per montgomery County, Texas Early Settlers applications.</p><p>Land record: Spanish Land Grant, Volume C: 56, Montgomery County, Texas.</p><p>Samuel Washington Lindley estate settlement, Volume 11, page 47-51, probate minutes of Montgomery County, Texas. Dated December 01, 1860, William Lindley vs Martha Lindley who was Samuel's 4th wife.</p><p>William Lindley, John Lindley, Elijah Lindley,</p><p>Polly [Lindley] Little, (wife of Hiram Little)</p><p>Martha [Lindley] Gibson, (wife of A. P. Gibson)</p><p>Barsheba [Lindley] Sadler, (wife of John Sadler)</p><p>Rachel [Lindley] Kelton are children of Samuel Lindley by a former wife named Elizabeth, who also left her surviving other children by the said Samuel, Viz:</p><p>Samuel Lindley, Jr. (now deceased) and</p><p>Elizabeth [Lindley] Collard, (now deceased then wife of Lemuel Collard) and</p><p>Martha [Lindley] Tolbert, (now deceased), all of whom left heirs, and that said Elizabeth Lindley died in Texas in the Spring of 1838, interstate owning considerable community property with said Samuel Lindley.</p><p>Samuel Lindley married widow Mrs. Martha Lindley, in November 1845.</p><p>Amanda [Lindley] Martin. wife of Thomas Martin of Limestone County, a daughter of Samuel Lindley by his third wife...will goes on to state who received what.</p><p>[Source: Jeannie Rogers</p><p>3309 East Rock Wren Road</p><p>Phoenix, AZ 85044-8708]</p><p> </p><p>SOURCES: Jeannie Rogers researched are....</p><p>1. Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Texas, pages 1-16.</p><p>2. Madison County, Texas Deeds. William ThomasMartin #F300: Paid by John Lindley...James. F. Mitchell by his father James Mitchell...December 23, 1867...deceased wife Mary A. Mitchell is buried...</p><p>3. Confederate Pension Application. Madison Book 1, #12040 film #0961979 pvt Co D, 24th Cav, CSA.</p><p>4. Ibid. App #12040, Madisonville, texas, Approved, September 29, 1906.</p><p>[Source: Jeannie Rogers</p><p>3309 East Rock Wren Road</p><p>Phoenix, AZ 85044-8708]</p><p> </p><p>Kentucky Marriages to 1850</p><p>Christian County</p><p>Hall, Polly married Lindley, Samuel on 05 Jun 1809 in Christian County, Kentucky</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Marriage 1 Polly HALL b: UNKNOWN</p><p>Married: 5 JUN 1809 in Christian County, Kentucky 7</p><p>Children</p><p> Sarah LINDLEY b: 1810</p><p> </p><p>Marriage 2 ElizabethWHITLEY b: 1795 in Isle of WightCounty, Virginia</p><p>Married: MAY 1810 in Madison County, Illinois 8</p><p>Children</p><p> Barsheba LINDLEY b: 5 MAR 1811 in Bond County, Illinois</p><p> Polly LINDLEY b: 26 NOV 1812 in Illinois</p><p> Jonathan LINDLEY b: 12 FEB 1814 in Sangamon County, Illinois</p><p> Elizabeth LINDLEY b: 24 MAR 1815 in Illinois</p><p> William LINDLEY b: 29 SEP 1817 in Whitley Point, Moultrie County, Illinois</p><p> Martha LINDLEY b: 30 JUL 1821 in Illinois</p><p> Samuel Washington LINDLEY , Jr. b: 30 JUL 1823 in Illinois</p><p> Rachel LINDLEY b: 7 JUL 1827 in Illinois</p><p> John L. LINDLEY b: 8 JUN 1829 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois</p><p> James LINDLEY b: 13 MAR 1831 in Illinois</p><p> Mahala LINDLEY b: 1833 in Texas</p><p> Elijah LINDLEY b: 8 FEB 1835 in Texas</p><p> </p><p>Marriage 3 Martha ALLPHIN b: UNKNOWN</p><p>Married: NOV 1845 9</p><p> </p><p>Marriage 4 Margaret TALBERT b: UNKNOWN</p><p>Married: UNKNOWN</p><p> </p><p>Sources:<p>Title: Family Record of John Saunders Whitley and Bathsheba Bateman 1770-1979: Name for Samuel W. Lindley</p><p>Author: Compiled by Mrs. Cecil A. Pursley, 803 Patton Drive, Odessa, Texas 79761</p><p>Publication: Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Treeshaker Code: TXTS Vol.17 Number 2, October 1979</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 900 Webster St. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801-2270</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Magazine</p><p>Page: Page 58 number 3</p><p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley married Elizabeth Whitley.</p><p>Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044-8708: Name for Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr, 1790</p><p>Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address</p><p>Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Internet</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Electronic</p><p>Page: Family Group Record</p><p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley, Land Record: 1834, Montgomery County, Texas.</p><p>Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044-8708: Birth date for Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr. 1790</p><p>Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address</p><p>Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Internet</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Electronic</p><p>Page: Family Group Sheet</p><p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley born 1790 in North Carolina.</p><p>Father: William Lindley</p><p>Mother: Amy Chambers</p><p>Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix AZ 85004-8708:Death date for Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr. 1859</p><p>Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address</p><p>Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000</p><p>Note:Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Internet</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Electronic</p><p>Page: Family Group Sheet</p><p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr. died about 1859 in Shepherd Hill, Montgomery County, Texas.</p><p>Title: Family Record of John Saunders Whitley and Bathsheba Bateman 1770-1979: 1828</p><p>Author: Compiled by Mrs. Cecil A. Pursley, 803 Patton Drive, Odessa, Texas 79761</p><p>Publication: Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Treeshaker Code: TXTS Vol.17 Number 2, October 1979</p><p>Note: [from the book] Combined History of Shelby & Moultrie Counties, Illinois, Published 1881.</p><p>Page 210</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 900 Webster St. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801-2270</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Magazine</p><p>Page: Page 67</p><p>Text: The first sermon preached in Whitley was at the cabin of Samuel Lindley in 1828.</p><p>Reverend Miles Hart, a Methodist was the preacher.</p><p>Title: Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois: Samuel Washington Lindley settled 1826</p><p>Author: Illinois State Library & Fort Myers FL, Lee County Library, Interlibrary exchange</p><p>Publication:Published by, Brink, McDonough & Co. 1881</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Illinois State Library</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Book</p><p>Page: Page 45 Settlements Line 3 & 4<p>Text:The Honor of first settling in the territory belongs to John Whitley. He with his wife and sons, his son-in-law Samuel Lindley....</p><p>Title: Kentucky marriages to 1850: Marriage date for Samuel Washington Lindley & Polly Hall, 1809</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Ancestry.com</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Electronic</p><p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley married Polly Hall on June 05, 1809 in Christian County, Kentucky.</p><p>Title: International Genealogical Index: Elizabeth Whitley married May 1810</p><p>Author: Compiled by Delpha Weatherson 2523 Roxbury Drive, Madera Califorina, 93638</p><p>Publication: Photocopy, Family Group Sheet</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Family Hilstory Library</p><p>Call Number: 1396368</p><p>Media: Microfilm</p><p>Page: 1396368 Batch: 876473 Sheet: 037</p><p>Text: Elizabeth Whitley married Samuel Washington Lindley May 1810. Elizabeth was the second wife of Samuel<p>Title: 3309 East Rock Wren Road, Phoenix AZ 85004-8708: Marriage for Samuel W. Lindley, Sr. 1845</p><p>Author: Compiled by Jeannie Rogers e-mail address</p><p>Publication: Personal e-mail to me Richard W. Chandler, dated May 25, 2000</p><p>Note: Good</p><p>Repository:</p><p>Note: Internet</p><p>Call Number:</p><p>Media: Electronic</p><p>Page: Family Group Sheet</p>Text: Samuel Washington Lindley, Sr. married Mrs. Martha Lindley On November 1845