HAYWOOD, Virginia Gladys* ^{1357,5186,5187}

   Other names for Virginia were HAYWOOD, Gladys,^{1352,1353,5189,5588} HAYWOOD, Virginia,²⁴⁷⁶ HAYWOOD, Virginia G.,⁵⁵⁴¹ LINDLEY, Gladys,^{1268,1351,2392,5543,5545,5550,5551,5552,5555,5588,5589} LINDLEY, Gladys H.,^{5036,5041,5546,5566} LINDLEY, Gladys Haywood,^{5032,5565,5572} LINDLEY, Mrs. C. C. ⁵⁵⁹⁰ and LINDLEY, Virginia Haywood, Mrs..⁵⁵⁶³

  Death Notes:

Died at Glen Aire retirement community in Cary.

  Burial Notes:

She was cremated, and ashes were not buried until a family memorial service in the Spring.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 19 Apr 1910, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ¹³⁵²
1) Haywood, Oscar, head of household, age 33, married for 1st time for 9 years, born NC, parents born NC, manager at livery stable, rents his home at 324 Raeford Lane
2) Haywood, Lella, wife, age 34, married for 1st time for 9 years, 4 children, 4 living, born NC, parents born NC, no occupation
3) Haywood, Gladys, daughter, age 7, born NC, parents born NC, attending school
4) Haywood, Hilton, daughter, age 5, born NC, parents born NC, not attending school
5) Haywood, Aline, daughter, age 4, born NC, parents born NC
6) Haywood, Houston, son, age 1, born NC, parents born NC.

• Census, 3 Jan 1920, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ¹³⁵³
1) Haywood, W. O., head of household, rents his home at 448 Russell St., age 42, married, born NC, parents born NC, clerk at grocery store
2) Haywood, Lella, wife, age 43, married, born NC, parents born NC, no occupation
3) Haywood, Gladys, daughter, age 17, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
4) Haywood, Hilton, daughter, age 15, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
5) Haywood, Aline, daughter, age 13, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
6) Haywood, Houston, son, age 11, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
7) Haywood, Harold, son, age 8, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
8) Haywood, Ethel, daughter, age 6, not attending school, born NC, parents born NC.

• Education, 18 May 1922, Buie's Creek, Harnett Co, NC. ⁹⁸ She attended Buie's Creek Academy (now Campbell University) in Buie's Creek, Harnett County (NE of Fayetteville, halfway to Raleigh). On 18 May 1922 she earned a certificate for completing the full course of studies in the English and Math Departments.

• Occupation: Teacher, 1926, White Oak, Bladen Co, NC. Virginia Gladys Haywood taught at White Oak for a few months early in the year. She did not have a teaching certificate at that time. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Occupation: Teacher, from 1926 to 1927, Saxapahaw, Alamance Co, NC. Gladys taught in Saxapahaw for the 1926-27 school year. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Residence, 29 Aug 1927, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ^1357,5187

• Occupation: Teacher at Glenhope, from 1927 to 1929, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. Gladys taught at Glenhope for 2 school years, from 1927 to 1929. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Property: Sold lot 11 on Tarleton Ave in Central Heights, 1 Dec 1927, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁵⁵ Charles and Gladys sold Lot 11 on Tarleton Avenue back to Mebane Real Estate & Trust Company. This undeveloped property had been purchased by Charles on 15 June 1926 from the same company.

[This sale is shortly after Charles and Gladys are married, and they have just purchased other property in Burlington, so this is probably Charles selling the place where he lived or planned to live before they got married. With the short time period that they owned the property, it is likely that they never lived there.]

• Property: Bought lots 30-35 on Beaumont Ave in Piedmont Estates, 1 Dec 1927, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ^{5196,5556,5559} Mebane Real Estate and Trust Co of Burlington sold to Chas. C. Lindley, lots 30-35 in Block B of Piedmont Estates, Burlington Twp. This is 6 lots forming an area the shape of a quarter of a pie, with the curved edge on Beaumont Avenue. The land is 150 ft deep, with 210 feet on the street. The back corner of the wedge is on an alley. Registered 9 Dec 1927.

Chas C. Lindley and wife Gladys Lindley obtain a mortgage for $1200 on Lots 32-35 from Central Loan and Trust Company, with final payment due 1 Dec 1931.

Piedmont Estates is shown in Alamance Co plat book 2, p43. The plat, dated Nov 1924, shows Beaumont Avenue running north from Piedmont Way, crossing Glen Alpine Road, then curving northwest to cross Pine Avenue. It also shows Piedmont Park on the east side of Beaumont Avenue across from where the Lindley property is located. A closeup view of the area is shown in Plat book 2, page 23.

[Robert H. Lindley, who lived in the home there as a child, says that the plat does not reflect the way the land was actually developed. Beaumont Avenue did not curve, but instead went straight. He does not remember a park across the street. This is confirmed by a modern map of the area. This area is today (2021) at the corner of S. Beaumont Ave and Rainey Street, which is to the east of downtown Burlington, just south of Church Street. There is no remnant of the curve or the park.]

[This is the first purchase of land on Beaumont Ave that the Lindleys make. They later purchase additional bordering lots, and they are living there in 1930 census.]

• Property: Sold lot 5 in Beverly Hills, 22 May 1928, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁴⁶ C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys H. Lindley convey Lot 5 in Block J, Section 1 of Beverly Hills to D. R. Fonville and C. C. Fonville. Registered 11 June 1928.

[On 22 Nov 1927, Charles and Gladys had purchased this from the Fonvilles. Note that also on 22 May, C. C. and Gladys purchase a different lot in Beverly Hills, so they might just be doing some kind of swap of one lot for another.]

• Property: Bought lot 34 in Beverly Hills, 22 May 1928, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ^5561,5562 C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys H. Lindley buy Lot 34, Block F, Section 1 of Beverly Hills from D. R. Fonville and wife Anne W. Fonville and C. C. Fonville. One of the covenants of the deed says "... the premises shall not be occupied by negroes or persons of negro blood." Later in the deed there are other covenants, such as no pigs, no commercial buildings, and those covenants all have an expiration date of 1 Jan 1953, but the covenant about negroes is specifically excluded from expiring.

They obtain a mortgage on this property for $666.66, with repayment due by Nov 22 1930.

[According to the plat this lot is on the north side of Highland Street, just north of the intersection with Sellars Street. This is a residential area just east of downtown Burlington.

Note that on this same date C.C. and Gladys convey to the Fonvilles a different lot in Beverly Hills, so this looks like a land swap.

The Lindleys already own a block of land on Beaumont Ave, and continue to live there, so it is not clear why they are also purchasing land in the Beverly Hills development.

Charles and Gladys default on the mortgage for this property in 1931, and the property is put up for sale at auction.]

• Appearance in Document: Newspaper ariticle, 13 Sep 1928, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁶³ "Glenhope School Opens Monday"
The Glenhope School will open next Monday, Sept 17 at 8:45 for classificaiton and assignments. All children of school age should enter the first day so as to be property classified as early as possible. Parents too are urged to be present to meet the new teachers and hear the speeches by visitors. The teachers for the year are as follows: Charles C. Lindley, principal; ... Mrs. Virginia Haywood Lindley ...

• Occupation: Teacher, Glen Hope School, 1929. ⁵⁵⁵⁰

• Residence: Beaumont Avenue, Piedmont Estates, 1929, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁵⁰

• Census, 3 Apr 1930, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ¹³⁵¹
1) Lindley, Chas C, head of household, owns home valued $2000, has radio, age 39, first married at age 36, not attending school, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC, teacher at high school.
2) Lindley, Gladys, wife, age 27, first married at 25, not attending school, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC, no occupation.
3) Lindley, Jennette, daughter, age 6/12, single, not attending school, born NC, parents born NC.
4) Haywood, Alline, sister-in-law, age 24, single, not attending school, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC, bookkeeper at furniture company.

Household is in Piedmont Heights.

• Property: Bought .2 acres, 5 Aug 1931, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁶⁵ Deed made 5 Aug 1931 by W. J. Graham and his wife Alice M. Graham to C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys Haywood Lindley, convey land in Burlington Township, adjoining lands of C. E Spoon, W. J. Graham, old street car Electric line, public road, beginning at an iron bolt in said C. E. Spoon's line where car track curves leaves line, running thence northward 2.95 chs. to an iron bolt corner of said Spoon in Graham's line, thence westward 1.80 chs. to an iron bolt former corner of said Spoon, thence southward 57.5 chains to the center of said car track, thence with the center of car track 3 chains to the beginning, containing .2 of an acre more or less. Registered 3 Jan 1947.

[This may be the outside of the original intended curve of Beaumont Ave that no longer curves, so that Charles and Gladys are buying that addiional land that mades their property more rectangular.]

• Occupation: Teacher at Glenhope, from 1931 to 1932, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. Gladys taught at Glenhope for the school year from 1931 to 1932. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Appearance in Document: Burlington Garden Club, 26 Oct 1932, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁹⁰ Mrs. W. H May was hostess yesterday morning at 10 o'clock to the members of the Burlington Garden club at her home on W. Davis street. ... Two new member were welcomed to the club membership. These were Mrs. C. C. Lindley and Mrs. M. B. Smith Jr. ... The judges awarded blue ribbons to the following ladies: ... Mrs. C. C. Lindley for the best growing plant ...

• Residence: Beaumont Ave, 1 Apr 1935, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁰³⁶

• Residence: 903 S. Beaumont Avenue, Piedmont Heights, 1935 To 1943, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ^{2392,5551,5552,5566}

• Property: Bought land on Hwy 93, 29 Feb 1936, Alamance Co, NC. ^5568,5569 Addie Louise Johnston (single) and Margaret Johnston (single) sold to C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys H. Lindley, land in Alamance Co, Lots 1 and 38 as shown on map of Hico land made 29 Feb 1936 and shown in map book 3, p94. The land is on State Highway 93, with 442 feet of frontage on the highway.

They took out a mortgage on the land on 3 March 1936 for $281.25, due 3 November 1937.

[This is land that was about 4 miles north of the area where Charles' father and siblings lived. Robert H. Lindley says they lost it in the depression.]

Hico Land is shown on Alamance Co Plat book 3, p94. It is a very messy drawing, and the area where Lot 38 is located is very difficult to read. Lot 1 appears with 250 feet of frontage on a road, about 415 deep back to a stream.

• Property: Easement deed to Duke Power, 26 May 1936, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁴⁵ C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys Lindley, for $1, grant to Duke Power Company, easement for land in Alamance County bounded by lands of Milton Brown on the south by those of Mrs. Margaret Terry on the north and on the west by Hwy #93 approximately six miles south of Graham. Signed 26 May 1936. Registered 11 June 1936.

[This is the Hico land that was purchased 26 Feb 1936. I don't have any more records on this land.]

• Occupation: Teacher at Altamahaw Ossipee, 1937, Alamance Co, NC. Gladys taught at Altamahaw-Ossipee for half a school year from 1943 to 1944. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

[Another scrap of paper in Gladys' files says she taught there in 1937 instead]

• Occupation: Cafeteria Manager, Glen Hope School, 1939. ⁵⁵⁵²

• Census, 10 Apr 1940, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁰³⁶
1. Lindley, Charles C., head of household, owns his home on Beaumont Ave., age 49, married, completed 5 years of college, born NC, lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935, worked 40 hours during week of March 24-30, occupation principal at public school, wage or salary worker, worked 52 weeks during 1939, earned $1500, received other income
2. Lindley, Gladys H., wife, age 37, married, completed 2 years of college, born NC, engaged in home housework, non-paid family worker, no other income
3. Lindley, Charles C., son, age 7, completed 2nd grade, born NC
4. Lindley, Bobbie, son, age 6, not attending school, born NC.

• Appearance in Document: Easement Deed to Duke Power, 29 Aug 1941, Burlington Twp, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁷² C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys Haywood Lindley, for $1, grant to Duke Power Company, easement for land in Alamance County bounded by lands of Thompson the west, on the south by those of Allen Moore, on the north by Rainey St., and on the east by Beaumont Ave. Signed 29 August 1941. Registered 29 Sept 1941.

[So by this time Beaumont Avenue and Rainey Street form a corner where their property is located, instead of having Beaumont Avenue curve around.]

• Story: At Montreat, 9 Jul 1943. Gladys was staying at College Hall, Girl's Dormitory, Montreat NC when she sent a postcard home to her children. [I saw the postcard]

• Occupation: Teacher at Graham, 1943, Alamance Co, NC. Gladys taught at Graham for half a school year in 1943. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Occupation: Teacher, Hillcrest School, 1943, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ²³⁹²

• Occupation: Teacher at Bonlee, from 1944 to 1950, Bonlee, Chatham Co, NC. Gladys taught at Bonlee for 5 1/2 years from 1944 to 1950. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

• Property: Sell all Beaumont Avenue Lots in Piedmont Estates, 18 Jan 1947, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁷⁶ Deed made 18 Jan 1947 by C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys Haywood Lindley of Alamance County to Cherokee Flooring Corporation, all of the following property: First Tract: Land in City of Burlington, being Lots 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 of Block "B" of Piedmont Estates, shown in Plat Book 2, page 23 and 43, and being the same properties conveyed to Lindleys by deeds in Deed Book 137, page 52, Deed book 118 page 18, Deed book 110, page 448, Deed book 110, page 449. Second Tract: Land in Burlington Township, adjoining lands of C. E. Spoon, W. J. Graham, old street car electric line, public road and others, ... containing .2 of an acre, being the same land conveyed to Lindleys by deed in Deed Book 156, page 404. Third Tract: All the interest and estate which the said Lindley parties have or can have in all property lying between tracts Nos 1 and 2 above formerly used or proposed to be used for streets, alleys, street car lines or otherwise, including the area formerly referred to as Beaumont Avenue. Registered 29 Jan 1947.

• Occupation: 2nd Grade Teacher, 1949, Bonlee, Chatham Co, NC. Mrs. Lindley's 2nd Grade Class is mentioned in the Bonlee Gazette Dec 9 1949 issue.

• Appearance in Document, 1950, Bonlee, Chatham Co, NC. Mrs C. C. Lindley is pictured in the 1950 Bonlee High School yearbook.

• Residence: "Woodlin," 1950, Chatham Co, NC.

• Census, 7 Apr 1950, Baldwin Twp, Chatham Co, NC. ⁵⁰⁴¹
1) Lindley, Charles C., head, 59, married, b NC, living on farm on Manns Chapel Road, agriculture questionnaire number 117, was living here a year ago, worked 72 hrs as high school teacher at public school, completed 4 years of college, worked 52 weeks last year, income $4000, relatives in household earned $1900, never served in U.S. armed forces
2) Lindley, Gladys H., wife, 47, married, b NC, worked 72 hrs as 2nd grade teacher at public school
3) Lindley, Charles C. Jr., son, 17, b NC, other work, not seeking work
4) Lindley, Robert H., son, 16, b NC, other work, not seeking work.

• Occupation: Teacher at Pittsboro, from 1950 to 1968, Pittsboro, Chatham Co, NC. ⁵⁰⁴¹ Gladys taught at Pittsboro for 18 years from 1950 to 1968. (from her claimed teaching record as submitted to Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System in May 1968)

Teaching 2nd Grade in 1950.

• Appearance in Document, 25 Jul 1955, Cumberland Co, NC. Will of Lella D Haywood probate includes heir Virginia Gladys Haywood Lindley. (Cumberland Co Will Book N, p259)

• Residence: "Woodlin," 5 Mar 1955, Chatham Co, NC. ¹²⁶⁸ Mrs. Gladys Lindley is resident of Chapel Hill, NC, at time of father's death on 5 March 1955.

• Education: Bachelor of Science from Appalachian Teachers College, 21 Aug 1958, Boone, Watauga Co, NC. (from Commencement Program)

• Appearance in Document: Rented a Cemetery Lot to D. B. Paris, 1 Aug 1961, Burlington, Alamance Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁸² Lease made 1 Aug 1961 by C. C. Lindley and wife Gladys Lindley, lessors, and D. B. Paris and wife Nita T. Paris, lessees. Lessors rent to the lessees, for 99 years ending on 31 July 2060, a lot in Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, being all of Lot 54, section "J", Pine Hill Cemetery, as shown on map in the office of the Clerk of the City of Burlington. The rent during the period is $75 for the full term of the lease, payable in advance. Lessees or their children may use said property for the interment of any member of their family during the term of this lease. Lease may be extended for another period of 99 years upon payment of another $75 by the lessees or their heirs. Filed on 21 Aug 1961.

[Duke B. Paris and Nita Thomas Paris are now (2021) buried at Pine Hill Cemetery]

• Occupation: Retired, 8 Jun 1968.

• Story: Quoted in Herb Article, 3 Jun 1978, Chapel Hill, Orange Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁸⁹ Gladys was quoted in a newspaper article about care for herbs. She was speaking as one of the volunteers at the N. C. Botanical Gardens at the University of North Carolina.

...
A soil mixture for cuttings should consist of one-third part purlite, one-third part peat moss and one-third part sand. Cuttings may also be rooted in sand alone, said Mrs. Gladys Lindley.
"Always handle herbs by their leaves when transplanting or cutting them," Mrs. Lindley said. "Their limbs and stems are very tender. If a leaf is bruised, it won't hurt the plant, but bruised stems could cause poor luck in transplanting."
For persons ambitious enough to start herbs from seeds, Mrs. Lindley recomends the use of a mixture of one-half peat moss and one-half sand with a little purlite.
"Don't cover the seeds deeply," Mrs. Lindley said. "One-eighth of an inch of soil is fine for small seeds."

• Property: Land exchange with Chapel Hill Land Corporation, 14 Nov 1978, Chatham Co, NC. ^{5051,5052,5053,5054} A set of documents record an exchange of land between Charles Clinton Lindley Jr. and Gladys H. Lindley on one part, and Chapel Hill Land Corporation on the other part. The Lindleys give the Corporation 5.9 acres, as shown on Plat book 24 page 65. This includes a triangular area that borders the 3.44 acre triangle that Clint sold previously, and a 60 foot strip of land along the remaining about 10 acres of land that Clint still owns from his 20-acre gift. In return, Clint receives 3 acres, as shown on Plat book 24 page 64, and also a permanent easement of ingress and egress over the strip of land 60 feet wide which now lies just to the east of his Woodlin-adjacent property. The 3 acre tract that Clint acquired contains a house that Clint will eventually move into. The entire property acquired by the Corporation is 14.568 acres, which includes land from King as well. This is the land that will eventually contain part of the entrance to Briar Chapel.

There are a set of restricted covenants associated with all the property which prevent mobile or modular homes from being placed on any of the property, and prevent any houses from being positioned so that the rear faces the proposed street in a 60 foot wide strip of the land.

• Story: Inducted into Golden Key Club, 6 Oct 1979, Buie's Creek, Harnett Co, NC. Gladys was inducted into the senior alumni organization at Campbell University at Buies Creek at a special recognition during Homecoming. Golden Key Club alumni become eligible for membership 50 years after attending the university. She attended Buies Creek in 1922, which later became Campbell University.

• Property: Gave 5 acres to Clint Lindley, 3 Jan 1980, Chatham Co, NC. ^5055,5056 Gladys gave Clint the 5 eastern-most remaining acres of Woodlin. She did this in two deeds, one at the end of 1979 and one at the beginning of 1980, presumably to spread the gift across two tax years.

Deed 20 Dec 1979 between Gladys H. Lindley, party of the first part, and Charles Clinton Lindley Jr., party of the second part. Gladys provides Clint with one-half undivided interest in property beginning in the center of Manns Chapel Road, the northwest corner of the 20 acre Clarles Clinton Lindley, Jr. parcel of land and running thence with his line, South 4 deg. 26 min. West, passing through an iron stake at 30 feet located in the southern margin of said road, 1897.27 feet to a stake in the line of Snipes property; thence with Snipes' line, North 86 deg. 32 min. West 115 feet to a stake, a new corner with Gladys Lindley; thence a new line with Gladys Lindley, North 4 deg. 26 min. East 1898.50 feet to a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road; thence with the center of said road, South 86 deg. 6 min. East 115 feet to the beginning, contaning 5 acres more or less, and being designated as Tract 2-C, according to a survey and plat prepared by William G. Joyner, Surveyor, on Dec 10 1979. Acknowledged 20 Dec 1979. Registered 31 Dec 1979.

Deed 3 Jan 1980 between Gladys H. Lindley, party of the first part, and Charles Clinton Lindley Jr., party of the second part. Gladys provides Clint with one-half undivided interest in property beginning in the center of Manns Chapel Road, the northwest corner of the 20 acre Clarles Clinton Lindley, Jr. parcel of land and running thence with his line, South 4 deg. 26 min. West, passing through an iron stake at 30 feet located in the southern margin of said road, 1897.27 feet to a stake in the line of Snipes property; thence with Snipes' line, North 86 deg. 32 min. West 115 feet to a stake, a new corner with Gladys Lindley; thence a new line with Gladys Lindley, North 4 deg. 26 min. East 1898.50 feet to a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road; thence with the center of said road, South 86 deg. 6 min. East 115 feet to the beginning, contaning 5 acres more or less, and being designated as Tract 2-C, according to a survey and plat prepared by William G. Joyner, Surveyor, on Dec 10 1979. Acknowledged 3 Jan 1980. Registered 4 Jan 1980.

• Property: Gave 5 acres to Robert H. Lindley, 3 Jan 1980, Chatham Co, NC. ^5591,5592 Gladys gave Bob and Shirley the 5 western-most remaining acres of Woodlin. She did this in two deeds, one at the end of 1979 and one at the beginning of 1980, presumably to spread the gift across two tax years. As a result of this, Bob and Shirley own 25 acres on the west side of Woodlin.

Deed 20 Dec 1979 between Gladys H. Lindley, party of the first part, and Robert H. Lindley and wife Shirley C. Lindley, party of the second part. Gladys provides Robert and Shirley with one-half undivided interest in property beginning in the center of Manns Chapel Rod, the Northeast corner of the Robert H. Lindley 20 acre parcel, evidenced by an iron stake in the southern margin of said road, 30 feet from the centerline thereof, and running thence South 86 deg. 6 min. East 107 feet to a point, a new corner with Gladys H. Lindley; thence a new line with Gladys H. Lindley, South 4 deg. 8 min. West (passing through an iron stake at 30 feet), 2038.52 feet to a stake in the line of the Snipes property; thence with their line, North 87 deg. 32 min. West 107 feet to a stake, Robert H. Lindley's corner; thence with his line, North 4 deg. 8 min. East 2035.29 feet to the beginning, contaning 5 acres more or less, and being designated as Lot 2-A, according to a survey and plat prepared by William G. Joyner, Surveyor, on Dec 10 1979. Acknowledged 20 Dec 1979. Registered 28 Dec 1979.

Deed 3 Jan 1980 between Gladys H. Lindley, party of the first part, and Robert H. Lindley and wife Shirley C. Lindley, party of the second part. Gladys provides Robert and Shirley with one-half undivided interest in property beginning in the center of Manns Chapel Rod, the Northeast corner of the Robert H. Lindley 20 acre parcel, evidenced by an iron stake in the southern margin of said road, 30 feet from the centerline thereof, and running thence South 86 deg. 6 min. East 107 feet to a point, a new corner with Gladys H. Lindley; thence a new line with Gladys H. Lindley, South 4 deg. 8 min. West (passing through an iron stake at 30 feet), 2038.52 feet to a stake in the line of the Snipes property; thence with their line, North 87 deg. 32 min. West 107 feet to a stake, Robert H. Lindley's corner; thence with his line, North 4 deg. 8 min. East 2035.29 feet to the beginning, contaning 5 acres more or less, and being designated as Lot 2-A, according to a survey and plat prepared by William G. Joyner, Surveyor, on Dec 10 1979. Acknowledged 3 Jan 1980 Registered 4 Jan 1980.

• Property: Gave 17.71 acres to Clint Lindley, 7 Jul 1982, Chatham Co, NC. ^5057,5058 Gladys gave her remaining Woodlin property to C. Clinton Lindley, but retained rights to use the main house and one acre of land around the house for her lifetime. There were two deeds involved in this, as the first deed incorrectly gave the property to Robert H. Lindley, and the second deed corrected the first one to give the property to C. Clinton Lindley instead.

Deed entered 7 July 1982 between Gladys H. Lindley, party of the first part, and Robert H. Lindley, party of the second part. For $10, party of the first part sells and conveys to party of the second part, subject to reservation hereinafter set forth, property in Baldwin Township beginning at a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, said point being situate South 86 deg. 6 min. East 938.05 feet from the Northeast corner of the Horner property (257-236), and running thence from said Beginning point South 4 deg. 8 min. West 2032.52 feet to an iron stake in the line of the Chapel Hill Land Co. (Book 261-page 275) property, thence with its line, South 87 deg. 32 min. East 93 feet to a stake, thence continuing with Chapel Hill Land Co. line, North 3 deg. 28 min. East 128.97 feet to a stake, thence South 86 deg. 32 min. East 301.96 feet to a stake, thence North 4 deg. 26 min. East 1898.50 feet to a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, thence with the center of said Road, North 86 deg. 6 min. West 404.05 feet to the beginning, containing 17.71 acres more or less. This conveyance is made subject to the Life Estate of Gladys H. Lindley in and to 1 acre of land including the residence house and outbuildings around said house together with her right of ingress and egress along the existing driveway running from the house to Manns Chapel Road. The cabin and lake are not included on the one acre of land. Acknowledged 7 July 1982. Registered 5 Nov 1982.

Deed of Correction made 39 Nov 1982 between Gladys H. Lindley, a widow, Robert H. Lindley, and his wife, Shirley C. Lindley, parties of the first part, and C. Clinton Lindley Jr., party of the second part. Whereas, by deed dated July 7 1982 and recorded in Deed Book 455 at page 521, Gladys H. Lindley conveyed to Robert H. Lindley the property hereinafter described, and whereas there was an error in naming the grantee of said deed, adn whereas it was the intention of Gladys H. Lindley to convey said property to C. Clinton Lindley, Jr., and whereas parties of the first part desire to correct the deed recorded in Book 455 at page 521, by making said conveyance to C. Clinton Lindley, Jr., as was originally intended, now, therefore, for $1, party of the first part sells and conveys to party of the second part, subject to reservation hereinafter set forth, property in Baldwin Township beginning at a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, said point being situate South 86 deg. 6 min. East 938.05 feet from the Northeast corner of the Horner property (257-236), and running thence from said Beginning point South 4 deg. 8 min. West 2032.52 feet to an iron stake in the line of the Chapel Hill Land Co. (Book 261-page 275) property, thence with its line, South 87 deg. 32 min. East 93 feet to a stake, thence continuing with Chapel Hill Land Co. line, North 3 deg. 28 min. East 128.97 feet to a stake, thence South 86 deg. 32 min. East 301.96 feet to a stake, thence North 4 deg. 26 min. East 1898.50 feet to a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, thence with the center of said Road, North 86 deg. 6 min. West 404.05 feet to the beginning, containing 17.71 acres more or less. Gladys H. Lindley, one of the parties of the first part, does reserve for and during the term of her natural life the right and provilege to use the residence property together with one acre of land surrounding said house together with her right of ingress and egress along the existing driveway running from the house to Manns Chapel Road. The cabin and lake are not included on the one acre of land. Acknowledged 3 Dec 1982. Registered 6 Dec 1982.

• Property: Quit Claim to 17.71 acres, 12 Feb 1992, Chatham Co, NC. ⁵⁰⁶⁵ Gladys issued a Quit Claim Deed on the portion of the Woodlin property where she still had a claim, from when she retained a lifetime claim on an acre around the house.

Quit Claim Deed entered 12 Feb 1992 between Gladys H. Lindley, a widow, and C. Clinton Lindley Jr., single, of Chatham County, party of the first part, and Robert H. Lindley and wife Shirley C. Lindley, of Randolph County, address 531 W. Kivette, Asheboro, NC, party of the second part. For $10, party of the first part releases to the party of the second part all right, title, claim and interest to property in Baldwin Township beginning at a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, said point being situate South 86 deg. 6 min. East 938.05 feet from the Northeast corner of the Horner property (257-236), and running thence from said Beginning point South 4 deg. 8 min. West 2032.52 feet to an iron stake in the line of the Chapel Hill Land Co. (Book 261-page 275) property, thence with its line, South 87 deg. 32 min. East 93 feet to a stake, thence continuing with Chapel Hill Land Co. line, North 3 deg. 28 min. East 128.97 feet to a stake, thence South 86 deg. 32 min. East 301.96 feet to a stake, thence North 4 deg. 26 min. East 1898.50 feet to a point in the center of Manns Chapel Road, thence with the center of said Road, North 86 deg. 6 min. West 404.05 feet to the beginning, containing 17.71 acres more or less. Acknowledged 12 Feb 1992. Registered 12 Feb 1992.

• Residence, Sep 1993, Cary, Wake Co, NC. Gladys moved from Woodlin to Glenaire retirement community in Cary in Sept 1993. She soon became well known there for her orchids and her wildflower path through the woods near her apartment. In May 1998 she went to the hospital for surgery, but soon recovered and returned to her apartment at Glenaire. In early 2000, she moved from her apartment to a new apartment in the assisted living area of Glenaire.

• Story: Gladys's Path, 30 Jul 1994, Cary, Wake Co, NC. ⁵⁵⁸⁴ On this date, the Glenaire Residents Association dedicated Gladys's Path. The path went through the woods behind her apartment to the "Wee Loch" pond on the grounds. Gladys and other residents and family had cleared the path, identified and labeled many of the trees and shrubs, and transplanted many wild flowers from her former home in Chapel Hill.

After her death, the path began to get overgrown. In the Spring 2013 the path was renovated with new mulch, benches, and steps. There was a rededication ceremony on 1 August 2013 which was attended by her son Bob and his wife Shirley.

• Property: Sell 10.14 acres to Cameron Company, 31 Oct 1994, Chatham Co, NC. ⁵⁰⁶⁶ Clint sells his remaining Woodlin-adjacent property. This is the remaining portion from the original 20-acre gift of land from his parents. This is the land that will eventually contain the water tower and part of the entrance to Briar Chapel.

Deed made 31 Oct 1994 between Charles C. Lindley Jr. (unmarred) and Gladys H. Lindley (unmarried), Grantor, and J. P. Riddle, a 1/3 undivided interest, Bruce B. Cameron, a 1/3 undivided interest, and Daniel D. Cameron, a 1/3 undivided interest as tenants in common, Grantee. Grantor, for a valuable consideration paid by the Grantee, sells and conveys unto the Grantee a parcel of land in Baldwin Township, described as follows:
A portion of the Charles Clinton Lindley Jr. tract as descrbied in Deed book 312, page 54. Beginning on an old iron pipe on the southern right-of-way on Manns Chapel Road, said point being located S 81 deg. 29 min. 26 sec. E 367.40 feet from the intersection of centerlines of pavement of Manns Chapel Road and Chatham Drive, said beginning point being the northwestern corner of the aforesaid Charles Clinton Lindley Jr. tract. Proceed from said point of beginning with the southern right-of-way of Manns Chapel Road South 86 deg. 21 min. 47 sec. East 250.01 feet to an old iron pipe, being the northwestern corner of the Chapel Hill Land Corporation tract as shown in map book 24, page 65, thence with the western line of said Chapel Hill Land Corporation tract South 5 deg. 10 min. 18 sec. West 1182.54 feet to an old iron pipe, thence continuing with said line, South 4 deg. 35 min. 58 sec. West 680.09 feet to an old iron pipe, thence with another line of Chapel Hill Land Corporation North 86 deg. 30 min. 27 sec. West 228.78 feet to an old iron pipe, being the southwestern corner of the Lindley tract of which this is a part, thence with the western line of said Lindley tract North 4 deg. 18 min. 34 sec. East 1862.82 feet to the beginning, and containing 10.14 acres according to a survey by Hanover Design Services, P.A. in October of 1994.
The property was acquired by Grantor as recorded in Book 312, page 54.
Title to the property is subject to the following: Upon development of the property by Grantees, their successors or assigns, Grantees agree to provide one road access no less than 15 feet in width from the Property to the rear half of the adjacent property to the west owned by Robert H. Lindley and wife, Shirley C. Lindley, at a location to be determined by Grantees.
Acknowledged on 31 Oct 1994. Registered 1 Nov 1994.

• Medical, 3 May 1998. Gladys had hernia surgery at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.

• Obituary, 1 Jan 2004, Chatham Co, Province of North Carolina. ⁵⁰³² Gladys Haywood Lindley, 101, died Wednesday (12-24-03) at Glenaire Retirement Community, Cary, N.C. Mrs. Lindley was a native of Cumberland County. She was a retired teacher, having taught for many years in Bonlee and Pittsboro schools. She was a member of University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill. After her retirement from teaching, she was active in the Chapel Hill Garden Club, the Herb Volunteers of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, and Lystra Homemakers Club. She was preceeded in death by her husband, C. C. Lindley, and son, Charles Clinton Lindley, Jr. She is survived by her son, Robert Lindley; his wife, Shirley; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
A family service will be held at Moore's Chapel Cemetery in Saxapahaw at a later date. Memorials may be made to Glenaire Foundation, 4000 Glenaire Circle, Cary, N.C. 27511.

• Religion: Baptist, then Presbyterian.

• Story. Gladys began first grade at a private school. However, during that year she became sick (maybe typhoid fever, then pneumonia) and missed so much time that she did not move into second grade. Instead, the next year she attended "half second grade" in the public school system. (recollections of Gladys Haywood Lindley)

• Story. After she graduated from high school, she spent a year working as a cashier at Fleishman's store in Fayetteville. It was a men's clothing store and dry goods. She then spent one semester at a business school in Richmond, VA, mainly because her father wanted her to study business, but she did not like it. This school was the same one that her sister Aline was attending. After that, she spent 2 years at Woman's College in Greensboro, studying General Studies. She stopped because the family cotton crop failed. Oscar and Lella sold property (the land Lenward Hair's house is on) to cover the crop fertilizer costs, but she had to stop attending school. She worked in her Uncle Lon's office at the Registrar of Deeds, and was there when the school superintendant came to see Lon looking for someone to teach 6th Grade at White Oak school at Cedar Creek. Lon suggested that he hire Gladys, since he knew she had always been interested in teaching (but she had no training). She taught one semester at White Oak. When she went back to Woman's College, she signed up for Teacher Training (writing a check on her father's account without his permission). She was there when she met Charles. (recollections of Gladys Haywood Lindley)

• Story. When asked about her early memories of airplanes, she said that she did not remember the first time she saw an airplane in flight, but remembers seeing men trying to fly in early Wright-brothers-like "boxy" airplanes at the beaches of North Carolina. She also remembers the excitement of Haley's Comet, when each night they would look to see whether the comet was higher or lower in the sky. She did not remember any special concerns about the turn of the century (like the concerns about 2000), but she says that people have been expecting the end of the world as long as she can remember. (discussion with Les Lindley)

• Story. Gladys met Charles when he and Ed Mann went to interview her roommate at Woman's College for a teaching position at Saxapahaw. Gladys entertained them while waiting for her roommate to return. They later hired her instead of the roommate. She left school to take the job at Saxapahaw, and did not get her Class A teaching certificate until June 1958, when she completed her degree at Appalachian State College at Boone, NC. She taught at Saxapahaw for a year, married Charles the following summer, then they went to Glen Hope (Burlington). She taught at a lot of schools, mainly as substitute or part-time. She taught at Altamahaw Ossipee and several schools in Burlington, including Maple Avenue. She started teaching full time when the family moved to Bonlee, and continued when they moved to Woodlin. She also attended summer school at Chapel Hill. She continued teaching until she turned 65 in 1967. (recollections of Gladys Haywood Lindley)

• Story: Buies Creek Academy: Buie's Creek, Harnett Co, NC. Campbell University was founded as Buies Creek Academy on January 5, 1887, by James Archibald Campbell, a North Carolina preacher who believed that no student should be denied admission because of lack of funds. In 1926, the school attained junior college status and changed its name from Buies Creek Academy to Campbell Junior College. In 1961, Campbell became a senior college. The name was changed to Campbell University on June 6, 1979.

• Story. She stopped teaching for a while while she raised her children. She ran the lunchroom at Glenhope School while Charles was principal there.
She taught at Bonlee until Charles retired in 1950. During this time they had been building Woodlin in preparation for retirement. In 1950 they moved and she began teaching first grade in Pittsboro. She continued to teach there until she retired in 1967.
At the age of 90 she sold her car and she made her own arrangements to go to Glenaire Retirement Community. Even there she continued her activities with wildflowers, both wild and cultivated. She was known for her orchids, which she raised in Glenaire's greenhouse and placed in the public spaces there when in bloom, and for a wildflower path that she established in a wooded area whe could see from her apartment window.
After she moved to Glenaire she continued to show her independence by making her own after death arrangements.
She loved children and influenced a lot of lives. Bob and Shirley met many people who recognize the name Lindley and tell them that she was responsible for their staying in school. One former student said that she sat on Mrs. Lindley's lap the first several days of school -- that was the only way she would stay. (Recollections of Bob Lindley)

• Story: Corn Cob Spanking. "I spent many happy days at my grandparents [William Henry and Sophia Downing] home. However I was the only grandchild that my grandmother ever spanked. I do not remember the incident but she told me about it. Grandpa grew much corn so corn cobs were brought to the house in a big basket to burn in the kitchen stove. It must have been fun to throw them into the yard for that was what I was determined to do. Grandma said to me "If you throw any more cobs I will have to spank you." I continued to throw the cobs so my truthful grandmother had to spank me. She said she never threatened to punish another of her 34 grandchildren." (written recollections by Gladys Haywood Lindley)

• Story. ⁹⁸ Charles called Gladys "bunny" because her nose went in and out when she breathed.

Virginia married Charles Clinton* LINDLEY, son of William Foushee* LINDLEY and Lucinda Jeanette* TEAGUE, on 30 Aug 1927 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC ^1357,2480.^,5187 (Charles Clinton* LINDLEY was born on 29 Sep 1890 in Alamance Co, NC,²⁴⁸⁰ died on 19 Aug 1973 in Chapel Hill, Orange Co, NC ⁵¹⁸⁹ and was buried on 20 Aug 1973 in Saxapahaw, Alamance Co, NC ^5039,5189.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage, 30 Aug 1927, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ⁵¹⁸⁷ Marriage License dated Aug 29 1927 in Cumberland County, NC. Charles Clinton Lindley of Burlington NC, age 36, son of William Lindley (living) and Jenette Lindley (deceased) of Saxapahaw NC, and Virginia Gladys Haywood of Fayetteville NC, age 25, daughter of Oscar Haywood and Lella Haywood, both lliving, of Fayetteville. Marriage performed 30 Aug 1927 in Fayetteville. WItnessed by Aline Haywood, Marion Downing, and W. O. Haywood, all of Fayetteville.

• Marriage, 30 Aug 1927, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ¹³⁵⁷ Chas Clinton Lindley of Burlington, age 36, married Virginia Gladys Haywood of Fayetteville, age 25. Person performing marriage: Isaac N. Kimbough, Minister of Gospel. Witnesses: Aline Haywood, Marion Downing, W. O. Haywood.

• Marriage, 30 Aug 1927, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ⁵¹⁸⁶ Charles Clinton Lindley (born 1891, son of William and Jenette Lindley) married Virginia Gladys Haywood (born 1902, daughter of Oscar and Lella Haywood) on 30 Aug 1927 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC.

• Story, 30 Aug 1927, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co, NC. ⁹⁸ Charles was engaged to a woman, but called it off after he met Gladys. He used his Elon class ring as a signet ring to seal early letters to Gladys. They were married at sunrise at Lella Downing Haywood's house on 30 Aug 1927.

• Story. ⁵²⁰² Charles had been engaged to a local girl prevously and the family already knew the other girl, so Gladys was not accepted right away. Margaret Lindley (wife of William Arthur Lindley) had also been excluded somewhat when she joined the family, so she made Gladys welcome.