William Cecil Herndon^{[1, 2]}

1932 - 2011  (79 years)

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• Name	William Cecil Herndon
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	12 Aug 1932	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Degree	B.S. Chemistry, Texas Western College, May 1955  [2]
  Degree	Ph.D. Chemistry, Rice University, May 1959  [2]
  Occupation	Chemistry Department Chairman and Dean of the College of Science, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)  [2]
  Occupation	Professor of Chemistry  [2]
  Residence	Apr 1940	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  3231 Memphis Street
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  Cause of Death	Alzheimer’s related complications  [2]
  Death	20 Oct 2011	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [2]
  Burial	28 Oct 2011	Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 10
  Person ID	I111	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Paul Herndon,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States d. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Marina Masten,   b. 5 Feb 1915, Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States d. 20 Sep 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1932	Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States   [6]
  Separated	Abt 1936  [2]
  Notes	A ‘Mrs. H. Mabry’ (Tennie (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry) witnessed the marriage of Robert Paul Herndon to Elizabeth Marina Masten in New Mexico in 1932. [6]
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ruth Fairbanks,   b. 29 May 1934, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States d. 9 Mar 2025, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. (Living)   2. (Living)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1932 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Residence - Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 13 Apr 1940 - Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Death - 20 Oct 2011 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Burial - 28 Oct 2011 - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "William Cecil Herndon". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I111&tng_extras=1&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 2, 2025).

  
  

Sources

[S7] Herndon, William Robert (interviewer), Interview of Nancy Ruth (Fairbanks) Herndon. [S315] Herndon, William Robert. [S26] Birth Certificate of William Cecil Herndon. [S473] . [S477] William Cecil Herndon. [S399] Marriage License of Robert Paul Herndon and Elizabeth Marina Masten.