Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.
William Cecil Herndon

William Cecil Herndon[1, 2]

Male 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Providence Hospital
    Gender Male 
    Religion None (agnostic) 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 13 Apr 1940  Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause of Death Alzheimer’s related complications  [5] 
    Death 20 Oct 2011  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial 28 Oct 2011  Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 10
    Person ID I111  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2025 

    Father Robert Paul Herndon,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Marina Masten,   b. 5 Feb 1915, Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1932  Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    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. [7]
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Aug 1932 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Apr 1940 - Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Oct 2011 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Oct 2011 - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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    William Cecil Herndon    		WilliamCHerndon
    Bill's father.
    William Cecil Herndon    		William Cecil Herndon
    Bill's father.
    More Herndon Boys    		More Herndon Boys
    William Cecil Herndon (lower) and Robert Frank Herndon (upper), Bill's father and uncle circa 1938.
    William Cecil Herndon    		William Cecil Herndon
    Bill's father

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "William Cecil Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I111&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 08-Apr-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] [Fairbanks-1997a] Herndon, William Robert (interviewer), "Interview of Nancy Ruth (Fairbanks) Herndon".

    2. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    3. [S26] [TxDoH-1932a] "Standard Certificate of Birth: William Cecil Herndon," Austin, Texas: State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1932, register 1561.

    4. [S473] [US-1940-1b] "Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 4182, E.D. 256-68, sheet 12B.

    5. [S1652] [TxDoSHS-2011a] "William Cecil Herndon - Certificate of Death," Austin, Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services, State File Number: 142-11-136353.

    6. [S477] [Restlawn-2011b] "William Cecil Herndon," Interment Records - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, Texas: Restlawn Memorial Park, 2011, section D-3, lot 4, space 10.

    7. [S399] [DonaAna-1932] "Marriage License of Robert Paul Herndon and Elizabeth Marina Masten," Doña Ana County, Marriages, Las Cruces, New Mexico: Office of Doña Ana County Clerk, 2011, volume 12, page 297.


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