Lindley, Albert Newton
(1841-1947)
"Albert N. Lindley, age 76, who resided on a farm near Trenton, died of complications Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. in Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. Formerly of Pleasant Run, Mr. Lindley operated a farm near Trenton for many years. He was born August 29, 1872 near Pleasant Run and was the husband of the late Anna (Pfeiffer) Lindley. He was affiliated with the Mt. Healthy, Ohio Council of Junior Order, I.O.O.F, and Rebekahs. He attended the Mt. Healthy Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Clarence Albert Lindley of Middletown; two daughters, Mrs. Mable Uhling and Mrs. Elizabeth Place, both of Cincinnati; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Hawthorne funeral home, 7830 Hamilton Avenue, Mt. Healthy, Ohio, with burial in the New Burlington cemetery."
FAMILIES D-H: LINDLEY ~ Clarence Albert Lindley
Clarence Albert Lindley (1894-1953)
Clarence Albert Lindley and Mary (Reeves) Lindley were married in 1913.
Four children were born to this union: one daughter, Jessie and three sons; Albert, Leroy, and William.
We know that the Clarence Lindley family lived in or near Seven Mile and Collinsville, Ohio.
In the late 1930's, Clarence and Mary farmed the "Long" farm which was located at the top of hill on the Wayne-Madison Road, north of Howe Road - northwest of Trenton, Ohio. Around 1939-1940, Mr. and Mrs. Lindley purchased and moved to a farm about 1/4 mile west of Jacksonburg, Ohio on the Oxford-Middletown Road.
"Clarence A. Lindley, 58, R.R. 1, Trenton, died of complications at his winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida, Friday, 12:10 a.m. He had been in failing health about one year. Mr. Lindley, whose home here is near Jacksonburg, Ohio, had been in St. Petersburg since early December.
Clarence Lindley was born at New Burlington, Ohio, November 9, 1894, the son of Albert N. and Anna (Pfeiffer) Lindley and was educated in Butler County Schools. On June 3, 1913, he was married to Mary Reeves. A well-known Butler County farmer, Mr. Lindley was chiefly interested in purebred cattle. He was a 4-H club leader in Milford Township and a member of the Seven Mile Knights of Pythias. He was a member of the Seven Mile Presbyterian Church.
Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons: Albert Lindley, R.R. 5 of Hamilton; Leroy Lindley, 1456 Eaton Road, Hamilton; and William Lindley, Middletown, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Harry (Jessie) Hageman of Greenville, Ohio; two sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Place and Mrs. Mabel Uhling, both of Cincinnati."
As noted in the newspaper article below, around 1939-1940, FSA legislation enabled Clarence and Mary to buy a farm that was located west of Jacksonburg, Ohio. The house and barn on that property appear in the photographs that are shown beneath the news article.
(The following obituary appeared in the Hamilton Journal, February 6, 1953.)
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lindley
(The following obituary appeared in the Hamilton Journal; date not known. Albert Newton Lindley was the father of Clarence Albert Lindley.)
Clarence and Mary Lindley acquire farm thanks to Roosevelt's Farm Security Administration Plan
The photo at the left and the news item below (italicized font) appeared in the Hamilton Journal News. While this news item is undated, family history places this event around 1939-1940. This news item, regarding the FSA program, was found in a photo album maintained by Mrs. Bernice (Weiss) Lindley.
"First F.S.A. Deal Is Completed
Thomas Foster, manager of the Butler County Farm Security administration left, is pointing to the dotted line where Clarence Lindley seated, is to place his signature to close the deal for the first farm purchased this year under the F. S. A. plan. Mrs. Lindley, seated right, is awaiting her turn to sign the document. Mr. M. M. Brate, chairman of the tenant farm purchasing committee of the F. S. A., which handled the loan, is standing behind Mr. Lindley. The deal was closed Tuesday morning. The F. S. A. offices are in the post office building."
RIGHT: The Clarence Lindley family (circa late 1940's).
Front: Mary Lindley, Clarence "C.A." Lindley, and Jessie Lindley.
Back: Albert "Al" Lindley, Leroy "Jake" Lindley, and William "Bill' Lindley
This photo was taken facing east; barn appears in the background, with windmill at the right rear. The windmill powered a pump for the animals' watering trough. The small building at the left was the milk house, where milk cans were stored in a milk vat, until a milk truck driver picked up the fresh Gurnsey milk.
The farm the Clarence and Mary Lindley acquired through the FSA Plan was located on the north side of Oxford Middletown Road, approximately one-forth of a mile west of Jacksonburg, Ohio.
The three Lindley brothers are shown in the photo at the left.
Left to right are Leroy ("Jake"), Albert ("Al"), and William ("Bill").
Three generations of Lindleys appear in the photo at the right. Left to right:
Clarence Albert Lindley,
Frederick Albert Lindley,
Albert Frederick Lindley
This photo (circa 1945) at the left includes (left to right):
Front Row: Freddie Lindley and Betty Jean Lindley (grandchildren of Clarence and Mary Lindley)
Second Row: Clarence Lindley, Mary Lindley, and Jaunita Paugh (fiance of Leroy Lindley)
Third Row: Albert Lindley, unidentified, and unidentified
(The following news article appeared in the Hamilton Journal during World War II; the date of the publication is unknown.)
"TWO BROTHERS MEET WHILE IN MILITARY SERVICE
Two brothers, one en route home for discharge, the other on his first trip to sea, spent several days together recently at Pearl Harbor. Leroy C. Lindley, Mo. M. M. 2-c, who served in the U.S. navy for 21 months, including 12 months aboard the U. S. S. Hidatsa, received his discharge June 20 at Great Lakes, Illinois. While on his way home, Leroy met his younger brother, Bill, who is now at sea at Pearl Harbor. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lindley, R.R. 1, Trenton, Ohio."
ABOVE: Brothers William Lindley (left) and Leroy Lindley (right) appear in their high school and U.S. Navy photos.
RIGHT: (circa late 1940's)
Clarence Albert "C.A." Lindley
is seen at the center of this photo, with four of his four grandchildren.
(L-R): Robert Hageman,
James Hageman,
Betty Jean Lindley,
and Freddie Lindley
LEFT: This photo shows Clarence Lindley preparing to hit a softball to family members who were "in the field" on a summer afternoon at the C. A. Lindley homestead near Jacksonburg, Ohio.
The adult children of Clarence and Mary Lindley often returned home on Sundays for dinner (frequently, fried chicken) and family fun, which on this day included playing softball.
ABOVE: Granddaughter, Betty Jean Lindley is shown leaning on the fence behind Clarence. The buildings in the background included a chicken house at the left and a tool shed at the right.
Clarence and Mary Lindley
Buried in New Burlington, Ohio Cemetery
Clarence Albert Lindley and Mary (Reeves) Lindley are buried side by side at the north border of the New Burlington Cemetery, which is located in the northwest corner of Mill and Springdale Roads - Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Clarence and Mary Lindley lived most of their married lives in Butler County, Ohio. We assume that they chose the burial sites in the New Burlington Cemetery in Hamilton County, Ohio, because Clarence's parents, Albert and Anna, are also buried there (the four plots are adjacent to each other - as show in the May, 2009 photos below).
(Above) On May 10, 2009, Betty (Lindley) Daniels and
Frederick A. Lindley visited the Spring Grove gravesite
of their great- grandparents (Albert and Anna Lindley) and their grandparents (Clarence and Mary).
(Above) Also, on May 10, 2009, Fred Lindley, along with his son, Michael and grandson Tucker visited the Spring Grove gravesite of Albert, Anna, Clarence, and Mary Lindley.
Albert and Bernice (Weiss) Lindley, the parents of Betty and Fred
are buried at the Butler County Memorial Gardens, west of Trenton, Ohio.
THREE DOCUMENTS were found in June 2022 that relate to Clarence and Mary (Reeves) Lindley
Click the links to see the documents.
This confirms their birthdates, places of birth, and names of parents (Mary's mother is not named; family lore told that Mary had been a resident of a children's home).
In the 1950s, Clarence's oldest son, Albert, also became a Milford Township 4-H leader.
On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the military draft. As noted on his draft card, Clarence registered for the World War II draft, in 1941, when he was 47 years old.
