William James HerndonAge: 82 years1829–1912
- Name
- William James Herndon
- Given names
- William James
- Surname
- Herndon
 Birth | July 16, 1829 27 27 |
 Birth of a brother | John Fox Herndon February 20, 1831 (Age 19 months) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | George Clark Herndon January 28, 1833 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Herndon March 12, 1835 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Frances Herndon April 20, 1839 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Herndon November 11, 1839 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Herndon August 22, 1840 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Green Herndon October 14, 1841 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Zachery 1847 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | John Fox Herndon October 28, 1851 (Age 22 years) |
 Religious marriage | Mary E McMahan — View this family April 7, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Susan M Herndon 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Herndon 1857 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Harriett Elizabeth Herndon 1859 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha E Herndon April 1860 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Green Herndon September 16, 1861 (Age 32 years) Note: Henry was killed in 1861 while guarding the Lamine Bridge in Cooper County, Missouri waiting for General Sterling Price's men to cross the bridge. |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lucy C Herndon 1862 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Lee “Willy” Herndon 1866 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Levert Herndon 1868 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #8 | Benjamin W Herndon April 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | July 29, 1870 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Zachery Herndon August 7, 1873 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Henry Herndon Sr December 20, 1874 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Della W Herndon 1875 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary E McMahan October 3, 1877 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage | Adelia M Turley — View this family 1882 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Clark Herndon May 24, 1885 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susan Fox December 21, 1885 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Herndon March 5, 1911 (Age 81 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Herndon March 7, 1911 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMahan Cemetery |
 Death | January 3, 1912 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Zachery Herndon Birth: April 30, 1802 23 24 — Virginia, United States Death: August 7, 1873 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Susan Fox Birth: 1802 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 1885 — Lamine Township, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1828 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months himself |
William James Herndon Birth: July 16, 1829 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1912 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
John Fox Herndon Birth: February 20, 1831 28 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 28, 1851 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
George Clark Herndon Birth: January 28, 1833 30 31 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1885 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Elizabeth Herndon Birth: March 12, 1835 32 33 — Missouri, United States Death: March 5, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Frances Herndon Birth: April 20, 1839 36 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1920 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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7 months younger brother |
Thomas Jefferson Herndon Birth: November 11, 1839 37 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1840 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Henry Green Herndon Birth: October 14, 1841 39 39 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 16, 1861 |
| Family with Mary E McMahan |
| himself |
William James Herndon Birth: July 16, 1829 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1912 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Mary E McMahan Birth: January 23, 1834 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: October 3, 1877 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 7, 1853 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Susan M Herndon Birth: 1854 24 19 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
John Herndon Birth: 1857 27 22 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Harriett Elizabeth Herndon Birth: 1859 29 24 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
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16 months daughter |
Martha E Herndon Birth: April 1860 30 26 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Lucy C Herndon Birth: 1862 32 27 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
| son |
Henry W Herndon Death: |
| son |
William Lee “Willy” Herndon Birth: 1866 36 31 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
| daughter |
Ella Herndon Death: |
| daughter |
Levert Herndon Birth: 1868 38 33 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
| daughter |
Ann Herndon Death: |
| son |
Benjamin W Herndon Birth: April 1870 40 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
| daughter |
Maud Herndon Death: |
| daughter |
Della W Herndon Birth: 1875 45 40 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Adelia M Turley |
| himself |
William James Herndon Birth: July 16, 1829 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1912 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Adelia M Turley Birth: May 10, 1827 40 37 — Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1912 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1882 — |
| William J Harris + Adelia M Turley |
| wife’s husband |
William J Harris Death: |
| wife |
Adelia M Turley Birth: May 10, 1827 40 37 — Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1912 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1843 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
William James Herndon has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (24)
Parents Julius G Herndon + Sophia Hockaday
Parents Rodney Herndon + Nancy C Fox
Parents James Herndon + Elizabeth McGarrah
Parents James A Davenport + Nancy Herndon
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William J Herndon - Household
Saline, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William J Herndon - Household
Saline, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William J Herndon - Household
Saline, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Adelia M Turley - Household
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William J Herndon - Household
Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
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